Tag: Wildfires

New made in Northern B.C. app providing one-stop shop for wildfire information

Fire Darin Bain -
Jeff Parr, a native of Dawson Creek, B.C., has built Wildfire Ready, a free, bilingual wildfire app that compiles wildfire information from a number of official sources, and puts it into one place.

New made in Northern B.C. app providing one-stop shop for wildfire information

Wildfires Darin Bain -
Jeff Parr, a native of Dawson Creek, B.C., has built Wildfire Ready, a free, bilingual wildfire app that compiles wildfire information from a number of official sources, and puts it into one place.

Federal funding boosts research and Indigenous knowledge on wildfires

Provincial Emily Joveski -
Ottawa is offering $45.7 million for projects in B.C. and across Canada that advance knowledge about wildfires. 

Have you ‘herd’?

Fish & Wildlife Tavi Dhillon -
Boreal caribou populations are declining across B.C., to combat this, the province announced new habitat-protection measures for the northeastern corner. 

B.C. workshops help residents breathe easier with DIY air cleaners

Provincial Emily Joveski -
Rick Medley said he didn’t know much about lung health when he was diagnosed in 2021 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — a chronic lung disease that causes scarring of lung tissue and makes it difficult to breathe.

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Flags at the B.C. legislature flew at half-mast Thursday as leaders mourned eight people killed in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge.

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The B.C. RCMP has released the names of six children and two women killed in this week’s shooting in Tumbler Ridge, as the small northeastern community continues to mourn.

Psychologist offers guidance to parents after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

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In the wake of a deadly shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that involved victims between the ages of 11 and 13, a psychologist is advising guardians to check in with themselves before talking to their children.