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Summerland firefighters called to out-of-control campfire
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Vernon boy’s stolen bike recovered by RCMP – Summerland Review
“This is a terrific example of the great work being done by our frontline policing team and their genuine desire to help people in our community,” said Insp. …Read the full story
Kamloops Mounties investigating stabbing at Pioneer Park – Summerland Review
According to police, a man in a ski mask and blue shirt, as well as a Caucasian woman with brown hair who was dressed in a ghillie suit, were throwing eggs at the crowd. …Read the full story
California utility agrees to pay $55 million for pair of massive wildfires – Summerland Review
Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by its aging equipment in 2019 and 2021, prosecutors announced. The Dixie Fire burned nearly 1 million acres in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama counties and destroyed more than 1,300 homes and other […]
Cyclist killed in Vernon crash – Summerland Review
The cyclist, a 52-year-old Vernon man, was ejected from his bike and was transported to hospital. “Our thoughts go out to the victim’s family and all those who witnessed this tragic event,” said Const. …Read the full story
Trying to control the Canada geese population in Penticton – Summerland Review
Egg addling involves shaking eggs or coating them with non-toxic biodegradable food-grade corn oil within 14 days of incubation to make them non-viable. In the 15 years of addling, greater than 20,000 eggs have been addled which equates to an estimated 11,000 – 15,000 geese directly not entering the population. Kate Hagmeier, program coordinator, is […]
Uncertainties of farm succession pose major risk to food security: BC farmer – Summerland Review
Bob Mitchell, who ran Sea Bluff Farm in Metchosin, was looking to line up a successor. From 2011 to 2016, the total number of B.C. “It was really tough mentally for me, because I felt like I’d cultivated a relationship being for 10 years – but then thinking that I can either stay in the […]
Google plans transpacific undersea cable to link BC and Japan – Summerland Review
The cable is the width of a garden hose and contains 16 fibre pairs that are capable of speeds up to 240 Terabits per second. “Tseshaht is very proud of this collaboration and our partnership with Google, who has been very respectful and thoughtful in its engagement with our Nation. “This agreement, in which both […]
Canada offers more money to COVAX while vaccine dose donations stall – Summerland Review
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leave a press conference before the release of the federal budget, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Thursday, April 7, 2022. …Read the full story
PHOTOS: First cruise ship since start of pandemic lands in Victoria – Summerland Review
The last ship to call at a Canadian port was in October 2019, and industry partners and stakeholders gathered at the port to celebrate a reawakening tourism industry and a return to normalcy. “The safe resumption of cruise in Victoria, and in Canada, is the culmination of two years of hard work, advocacy, and planning. […]
BC film workers union overwhelmingly in favour of strike vote – Summerland Review
“We thank our members for the solidarity they have shown with this overwhelming mandate. DGC BC has been engaged in negotiations for a year with the bargaining representatives of producers, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Canadian Media Producers Association. “After being so close to reaching an agreement, the DGC BC […]
Highly pathogenic avian flu found in Alberta poultry, new cases in Ontario: CFIA
Chickens are shown at an egg-laying chicken farm in Amritsar, India on April 17, 2018. …Read the full story
