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Townsite to host outdoor painting event in September

Townsite to host outdoor painting event in September

Plein air was central to French Impressionism in the nineteenth-century
Shuswap area fire chief thanks residents, asks them to let firefighters take over

Shuswap area fire chief thanks residents, asks them to let firefighters take over

North Shuswap residents say they believe people who have disobeyed evacuation orders to fight the Bush Creek East fire have helped save structures
Powell River Council reviews active transport correspondence

Powell River Council reviews active transport correspondence

Advocate to receive update on three approved projects
Chinese mother of teenage girl found dead in B.C. tearfully testifies at murder trial

Chinese mother of teenage girl found dead in B.C. tearfully testifies at murder trial

VANCOUVER — The Chinese mother of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago has taken the witness stand at the murder trial of her accused killer.
'In my blood to fight': Shuswap, B.C., residents tell why they defy fire evacuation

'In my blood to fight': Shuswap, B.C., residents tell why they defy fire evacuation

Kyle Boppre and others in the small communities that dot the Shuswap region's waterfront felt like they were on their own, with no choice but to take the firefight into their own hands. 
Strategic plan approved for qathet region

Strategic plan approved for qathet region

Regional district directors set priorities for the rest of their term and beyond
Without systemic change, expect more record-breaking wildfire seasons: report

Without systemic change, expect more record-breaking wildfire seasons: report

'If the people of B.C. want to co-exist with fire, there is an urgent need to act now at a pace and scale that will achieve landscape resilience.'
Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

We are lucky to have good disaster planning teams on the North Shore. But we also need to take individual action to play our part.
‘Still very active’: Wildfires burning in Fraser Canyon triggering evacuation orders, alerts

‘Still very active’: Wildfires burning in Fraser Canyon triggering evacuation orders, alerts

Evacuees are asked to head to Merritt Civic Centre.
Squamish cat owner loses pet to poisoning

Squamish cat owner loses pet to poisoning

Owner wants to remind residents that second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide is permanently banned in B.C.