Vancouver Island was rattled by a 4.4 magnitude quake Sunday night. It was centred 200 kilometers off of Port Hardy just after 7:30 according to the U-S Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center. There have been no tsunami warnings or advisories issued, and there are no reports of major damage or injuries. This after multiple tsunami … [Read more...]
RCMP looking for Toyota with front end damage after elderly man injured in hit and run
December 1, 2012 by
A hit and run in Surrey has left a man in his 70's in hospital with serious injuries, but he is expected to recover. It happened just before 7 Friday night on 132nd street and Huntley Avenue. RCMP Sergeant Bob Pinkewyczs says the man was hit so hard, he was thrown several feet and knocked right out of his shoes. "Indications are he had been jay … [Read more...]
Cadieux admits CLBC controversy has done damage
June 23, 2012 by
With details emerging that Community Living BC executives will still receive bonuses despite a government promise to the contrary, the minister responsible admits this latest twist doesn't make the government look all that great.Social development minister Stephanie Cadieux admits the Community Living BC salary saga has been a blow to the … [Read more...]
Still working to repair storm damage
March 13, 2012 by
Power crews are still working to restore electricity to about 12 hundred people in the Campbell and Powell River areas after a windstorm created havoc. Downed Hydro wires and toppled trees originally left about 110-thousand people without service in coastal BC, most of them on the Vancouver Island. … [Read more...]
