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Company fined nearly $18,000 after excavator strikes worker in Ucluelet
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (249+ words) A construction company operating in Ucluelet has been fined $17,593.16 after a worker was struck by an excavator and seriously injured at a water treatment plant. WorkSafeBC issued the fine to Ridgeline Mechanical in July after investigating the site and finding…...
Switching seats won't save you from impaired charge: West Shore RCMP
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (254+ words) A driver and a passenger who changed seats to avoid an impaired charge last Saturday found the switch trick can backfire big time. Both drivers failed roadside sobriety tests, resulting in a three-month suspension for one and a three-day ban…...
Nanaimo RCMP take to the skies to target dangerous drivers
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (221+ words) Nanaimo RCMP used a helicopter to target dangerous drivers on Sunday, issuing 33 tickets against speeding and stunting motorcyclists and other bad actors, including one impaired driver. The use of Comox Air Services Air 8 was part of an ongoing traffic enforcement…...
Inquest set for RCMP shooting of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation member
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (751+ words) The B.C. Coroners Service is opening an inquest into the death of an Indigenous man who was shot by Tofino RCMP officers on Meares Island in 2021 while they responded to a report of a woman being held against her will. The…...
Police watchdog probes alleged injury in Victoria liquor store arrest
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (198+ words) The province’s police watchdog is asking for witnesses to an arrest in which a man says he was injured by Victoria police at a liquor store. The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia said the arrest happened June 7 at about…...
B.C. wildfire evacuees told to brace for devastation, as RCMP launch criminal probe
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1170+ words) PENTICTON — Heartbroken Okanagan-area officials have told wildfire evacuees to prepare themselves for the level of destruction left by a deadly blaze in B.C.'s southern Interior that police say has triggered a criminal investigation. The out-of-control Bald Range fire is…...
Woman dead in B.C. wildfire as grim video reveals village in ruins
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (1373+ words) PENTICTON — The wildfire raging near Okanagan Lake in British Columbia's southern Interior claimed the life of an 80-year-old woman as she tried to escape the flames, police said on Sunday, as video footage and grim accounts emerged of nearby devastation....
Saanich woman missing near Woss for two weeks found safe
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (84+ words) Times Colonist Saanich woman missing near Woss for two weeks found safe Saanich police said Sunday afternoon that the missing Saanich woman last seen more than two weeks ago in Woss has been found safe by Port McNeill RCMP. The…...
Mother worries for missing Victoria teen spotted last month in northern B.C.
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (372+ words) The mother of a Victoria teen who’s been missing for a month says the ordeal has been “heartbreaking” for the family. The woman, who did not want her name used out of concerns for her safety due to circumstances surrounding…...
Driver linked to indecent acts seen in Central Saanich
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (176+ words) Central Saanich police are warning people to maintain a safe distance from a driver who could be linked to indecent acts in Saanich. The man appears to be trying to lure people to his vehicle by asking for directions or…...