Tag: Fraser Valley
Avian flu detected on poultry farm in Chilliwack
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says avian flu has been detected on a commercial poultry farm in Chilliwack, about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver…
B.C. community gets Indigenous Justice Centre to help break incarceration cycle
The over-representation of Indigenous people in British Columbia’s jails is a destructive cycle that must be broken, said Premier David Eby as he officially opened…
B.C. seasonal forecast shows cool spring, with risk of flooding in high snowpack regions
A long, cool, wet spring is in the forecast for British Columbia, but temperatures are expected to start rising next month, increasing the risk of…
South Asian community mourns death of Vancouver Punjabi Market ‘pioneer’
Balu Thakor’s bridal jewelry store, chock full of dazzling diamond rings, earrings and bangles, has been popular among Vancouver’s South Asian population for decades. In…
B.C. warns doctors to watch for avian flu spreading to humans after spike in cases in birds
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is asking doctors to be on the lookout for the unlikely possibility of highly pathogenic avian influenza spreading to…
Thousands without power, several highway closures in B.C. amid stormy conditions
Thousands of British Columbians are without power Saturday due to stormy weather. B.C. Hydro spokesperson Susie Rieder said about 14,000 customers across the province have been…
Air quality from wildfire smoke hits dangerous levels in cities across B.C., as smoke heads west
For days, thick smoke from wildfires has blanketed B.C. cities in the Kootenays and Okanagan. Now, Metro Vancouver is bracing for that smoke to reach the…
B.C. municipalities prepare for another week of high temperatures a month after deadly heat dome
Some B.C. municipalities are changing their heat-wave management plans, including potentially keeping cooling centres open overnight, as unseasonably high temperatures hit Metro Vancouver once again…
