Time change not good for everyone, including drivers
As we get ready to set our clocks back an hour this Saturday night (Sunday morning at 2 a.m.) for the end of Daylight Savings Time (DST), ICBC is asking drivers to take extra care as the time change can affect us in different ways. The biggest impacts can be felt on some of the […]
Seven-year-old Chilliwack boy saves Grandpa with 9-1-1 call (complete with audio)
A seven-year-old boy is being hailed a a hero after helping save his grandfather’s life Saturday in Chilliwack. At around 9:30 a.m. Saturday (October 27), a 9-1-1 operator received a call from the boy during a drive on a road. The boy told the 9-1-1 operator his Grandpa suddenly pulled over, started to shake violently […]
IntegrityBC launches “Take back BC” campaign
IntegrityBC today launched “Take back BC,” a campaign focused on ensuring that the 2013 provincial election is the last election in B.C. bought and paid for by special interest money. The organization is calling on every political party to put electoral finance reform into their 2013 election platform and to make it one of ...
Northern BC mayor pushes for transit on 'Highway of Tears'
By Ereic Doherty in the CommonSense Canadian. Highway 16, also known as the Highway of Tears, has once again been in the news as new DNA technology allowed police to link a deceased sex offender to the 1974 murder of 16-year-old Colleen MacMillen of Lac La Hache, B.C., who disappeared while hitchhiking. Much of the […]
UPDATED: Surveyor killed by avalanche near Stewart a contractor for Seabridge Gold Inc.
In a written press release, Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX:SEA; NYSE:SA) (Seabridge) regrets to report the accidental death of one of its contractors Tuesday, in an avalanche near Seabridge’s KSM Project located 65 kilometres northwest of Stewart, British Columbia. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague, and extend our deepest condolences to the […]
ICBC board appoints new interim president and CEO
ICBC’s Board of Directors announced Tuesday the appointment of Mark Blucher as interim president and CEO effective immediately. Blucher was most recently ICBC’s senior vice president of insurance, a position he has held since joining ICBC in 2010. In his most current role as senior vice president, he was responsible for pricing, product design, product […]
Province-wide day of action to show opposition to pipelines and tankers In BC
Communities across BC are planning a province-wide Defend Our Coast day of action to show growing opposition to tar sands, pipelines and tankers and the risks they pose to our coast, rivers and livelihoods. Rallies will be held at MLA’s offices across the province on Wednesday, October 24th, and participants will link arms to symbolize […]
Time to chill-out in Lillooet municipal politics?
The political climate in Lillooet is beginning to resemble a Quentin Tarantino movie and if it continues down the same path it’s not – from a cinematic perspective – going to end much differently than most of his films. In May, IntegrityBC called on the provincial government to appoint a conciliator in Lillooet, since then ...
Kamloops RCMP shut down organized crime operation
An extensive and complex eight month undercover drug investigation initiated by the Kamloops RCMP has shut down an organized criminal dial a dope operation in Kamloops and dismantled the main supplier of cocaine to that group. Project ENOCTURNAL began on February 1 of this year after criminal intelligence identified an organized crime group with ties […]
BC MLA calls for the regulation and taxation of marijuana — with video
Kash Heed, a long-time law enforcement official and MLA, is calling for the legalization and taxation of cannabis to better protect communities and reduce related organized crime activity resulting from the illegal marijuana trade. Heed shared his experiences Thursday about the devastating consequences of cannabis prohibition, based on his 31 years in law enforcement […]
