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Booklet explaining Canadian cash to new arrivals from Ukraine includes $188 of the real thing

Booklet explaining Canadian cash to new arrivals from Ukraine includes $188 of the real thing

A Sooke man and his siblings, whose grandfather was swindled as a new arrival in the 1930s, have created a handbook for those escaping the war in Ukraine
B.C.'s Blackwater Gold mine construction to start this spring

B.C.'s Blackwater Gold mine construction to start this spring

Blackwater Gold mine near Vanderhoof will start in the first quarter, despite permit delay
Watch: Bobcat visits private B.C. airport; owner helps it to freedom

Watch: Bobcat visits private B.C. airport; owner helps it to freedom

"It looked to me from my distance like a more fluffy domestic cat," said the Kamloops resident.
Canfor extends sawmill curtailments

Canfor extends sawmill curtailments

Expected restart date for PG Sawmill now January 30
Remarkable photos show Big White staff clearing snow from chairlift

Remarkable photos show Big White staff clearing snow from chairlift

"Still a lot of work to do."
Seventh B.C. company from Bridgemark case cited by commission

Seventh B.C. company from Bridgemark case cited by commission

G2 Energy Corp. (Green 2 Blue Energy Corp.) is among seven companies from the Bridgemark case to face a hearing notice for misrepresentations made to investors. Up to four hearings may be heard at the B.C. Securities Commission in 2023.
B.C. government increases homeowner grant limit as home values rise by 12 per cent

B.C. government increases homeowner grant limit as home values rise by 12 per cent

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is boosting the homeowner grant threshold to $2.125 million for this year as average property values increase by 12 per cent. The government says in a statement that resetting the threshold from $1.
Injured skier plucked from Mount Cain in nighttime lift

Injured skier plucked from Mount Cain in nighttime lift

The rescue on Mount Cain was a complicated event due to the conditions and the tricky location of the fallen skier on the edge of a bowl.
Update: 1,000 pieces of luggage still looking for owners at YVR

Update: 1,000 pieces of luggage still looking for owners at YVR

The airport is asking passengers whose baggage is missing to contact their airline.
Patients say they couldn't get COVID booster while in Greater Victoria hospitals

Patients say they couldn't get COVID booster while in Greater Victoria hospitals

After hearing complaints, Island Health now says COVID vaccination will be offered once a month to patients at Gorge Road Hospital.