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• JGC Fluor gets go-ahead to start construction on LNG Canada

  03-11-2018 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Notice to Proceed issued on Tuesday, October 30
  
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• VIDEO: Song about Summerland fire debuts at charity event

  16-08-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  An encounter with the wildfires that ravaged the Summerland area has inspired a song of hope that made its debut at the RibFest charitable fundraiser in Langley, the result of a collaboration by two Rotary Club members.
  “There is no home/when there is no home/But I feel a kinship/Even though I’m all alone,” says the lyrics to “The Summerland Song.”Langley Rotarian and lyricist Robin McIntosh was inspired to write and produce the song based on fellow Rotarian Jami Wa
  
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• Ainslie Creek wildfire burns to Alexandra Tunnel in Fraser Canyon

  16-08-2026 20:05 via abbynews.com
  
  The Ainslie Creek wildfire, between Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon, Highway 5 (Coquihalla), and Highway 8, was estimated at 65,086 hectares as of Sunday morning (Aug. 16) and is still burning out of control.
  Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon remains closed between Toll Road (Yale) and Aspen Road (south of Boston Bar), with no estimated date of reopening. Highways 5 and 8 are still open, but could close suddenly and with little notice. For up-to-date highway closure information, visit DriveBC.
  
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• Multiple planned ignitions scheduled for Pear Lake fire near Clinton

  16-08-2026 19:33 via abbynews.com
  
  The Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton received some precipitation on Saturday, but it is still burning out of control, and as of Sunday morning (Aug. 16) was estimated at 159,317 hectares.
  BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says that while Saturday’s precipitation will have a positive impact in the short-term, it comes after a prolonged period of drought in the area, meaning fuels will quickly dry out and be more susceptible to ignition.
  The region is moving into a period of stable dry and hot weath
  
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• Visitor survey looks at economic, environmental value of protecting Cultus Lake

  16-08-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A survey for Cultus Lake visitors will help a preservation society and local governments make decisions about future investments in the lake’s health.
  The Cultus Lake Stewardship Society is partnering with researchers at UBC Okanagan on a study examining the economic and environmental value of protecting Cultus Lake, said society chair Coralea Towler.
  Cultus Lake visitors are invited to participate in the online survey which asks them about their visits to the lake, including their activit
  
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• City of Revelstoke issues wildfire evacuation order for 5 rural properties near Beaton

  16-08-2026 04:54 via abbynews.com
  
  An evacuation order has been issued by the City of Revelstoke for five properties near the rural community of Beaton, along the Incomappleux Forest Service Road (FSR) and Fish River Road, due to the growing Johnson Creek wildfire.
  The city issued the order at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, on behalf of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s Area B, and on the advice of BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).
  Three Incomappleux FSR properties (3211, 3227 and 3730) and two Fish River Road properties (2728
  
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• UPDATE: Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton grows to nearly 160,000 hectares

  16-08-2026 03:06 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE: 6 p.m.
  The Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton has grown to nearly 160,000 hectares, according to the latest update by BCWS.
  As of 5:36 p.m., the blaze is marked at 159,317 hectares, growing well into Saturday evening.Seven evacuation orders and eight evacuation alerts remain in place for the wildfire of note.Nearly 480 firefighters are attacking the blaze, with an additional 21 helicopters, 131 pieces of heavy equipment and 131 structure protection personnel.
  For Clinton, crews are engaging
  
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• PHOTOS: Chilliwack Mural Festival turns downtown into outdoor art gallery

  16-08-2026 02:51 via abbynews.com
  
  Professional muralists and the general public had the chance to add artwork to downtown Chilliwack while taking part in an annual festival on Saturday.
  The seventh annual Chilliwack Mural Festival brought colour and creativity to the community as people of all ages came out to the festival’s street party on Aug. 15.
  There was a graffiti wall, mural cubes, live music, food trucks and various vendors set up throughout the downtown core, including Central Community Park, Mill Street and Distr
  
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• City of Revelstoke issues evacuation order for Fish River Road area due to wildfire

  16-08-2026 01:38 via abbynews.com
  
  An evacuation order has been issued by the City of Revelstoke for the Fish River Road and Incomappleux River Forest Service Road area due to wildfire activity in the vicinity of Beaton.The city issued the order Saturday afternoon on behalf of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) Electoral Area B, and on the advice of BC Wildfire Service.The order area is limited to the properties and lands located within the highlighted evacuation order polygons shown on the official evacuation order ma
  
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• Okanagan protesters spread awareness of campaign to recall MLA Tara Armstrong

  16-08-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A petition to recall Tara Armstrong hasn’t gone live yet, but a small group of protesters in Coldstream are already making sure residents are aware of the effort to remove the Kelowna–Lake Country–Coldstream MLA from office.About half a dozen Coldstream residents took to the corner of Kalamalka Lake Road and Westkal Road Friday, Aug. 14, bearing signs that highlighted the Recall Tara Armstrong campaign.
  “We’re out here because we feel very strongly that there is a l
  
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• Ainslie Creek wildfire showing growth on southwest flank in Fraser Canyon

  16-08-2026 00:03 via abbynews.com
  
  There have been no new evacuation orders or alerts issued since Aug. 11 in response to the Ainslie Creek wildfire, which continues to burn out of control between Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon and Highway 5 (Coquihalla).
  As of Saturday (Aug. 15), the fire was estimated at 64,674 hectares. At its northeastern tip the fire is burning towards Highway 8 at Nooaitch, while on the southeast it is burning towards Highway 5. Both highways remain open at this time, but could close suddenly and with littl
  
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• UPDATE: More Summerland wildfire evacuees could return home Sunday, CAO says

  15-08-2026 23:33 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE: 2 p.m.
  The pace is picking up on staged re-entry into Summerland for evacuees of the devastating Bald Range wildfire.
  “I’m planning on rolling with a larger area than originally planned tomorrow (Aug. 16),” Summerland CAO Graham Statt said.“It’s not going to be all of Summerland. We have damaged areas, we still have areas with downed power lines. But for the areas further away from the fire and the least impacted, we’re bundling those together and tryi
  
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• Man fatally struck by train in Chilliwack

  15-08-2026 22:16 via abbynews.com
  
  A man is dead after being struck by a train in Chilliwack Friday evening.
  The fatal collision happened around 9:45 p.m. on Aug. 14.
  When police arrived on scene they found the male pedestrian underneath the Yale Road overpass. Paramedics with BC Emergency Health Services also attended and confirmed the man was deceased, RCMP stated in a press release the next day (Aug. 15).
  Chilliwack RCMP are now asking anyone who was in the area at the time, or who witnessed the collision, to call police at 60
  
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• UPDATE: Summerland wildfire surpasses 20,000 hectares, around the clock firefight continues

  15-08-2026 22:02 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE: 12:35 p.m.The Bald Range Wildfire near Summerland has surpassed 20,000 hectares in size.In the latest update from BCWS at 12:20 p.m., the blaze is marked at 20,553 hectares and is burning out of control.The wildfire of note has forced nine evacuation orders and 12 evacuation alerts since its discovery on Aug. 7.Saturday’s response to the fire includes an incident management team, 24-hour coverage from 376 firefighting personnel split between day and night shifts, as well as 16 heli
  
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• Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton estimated at 157,448 hectares

  15-08-2026 21:05 via abbynews.com
  
  As of Saturday morning (Aug. 15), the Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton was estimated at 157,448 hectares and is still listed as Out of Control.
  The nearby Rim Lake wildfire, between Loon Lake and Clinton, had previously been listed as Being Held. It has now been classed as part of the Pear Lake fire, which crossed the Bonaparte River and joined with the Rim Lake fire.
  As of 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, evacuation orders for the entirety of the Village of Clinton, and for some 373 properties in Tho
  
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• ‘We’ll be here for the foreseeable future’: Summerland wildfire grows to almost 20,000 hectares

  15-08-2026 19:19 via abbynews.com
  
  Around 300 firefighters and 15 helicopters are battling the Bald Range wildfire, one day after some evacuation orders related to the blaze were downgraded to alerts.
  Residents in the Trout Creek neighbourhood of Summerland, for properties east of Highway 97, were told they could go home early Friday afternoon. Evacuation orders for all properties in the Peachland and Electoral Area West areas were also downgraded to alerts.
  All other previously issued evacuation orders remain in effect, as of Sa
  
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• VIDEO: Late goal preserves Vancouver FC undefeated streak

  15-08-2026 18:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver FC extended their undefeated streak to six Friday in Langley, but it was a near thing, with a last-minute goal producing a 1-1 tie against Pacific.
  VFC’s Terran Campbell scored against his old club in the 87th minute to secure the 1-1 draw.Earlier in the game, Pacific’s Ronan Kratt managed to cut inside on his right foot and fire a low shot, one that curled into the bottom corner to put his team up 1-0 36 minutes in.
  After a frustrating start to the season, the Eagles are n
  
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• Highway 97 through Clinton reopen to all traffic at noon Saturday

  15-08-2026 17:23 via abbynews.com
  
  Highway 97 between Clinton and 70 Mile House will be reopening to all traffic in both directions as of noon on Saturday (Aug. 15), but non-local drivers are not allowed to stop at any time.
  The highway has been closed since July 24 due to the Pear Lake wildfire.
  On Friday, the Village of Clinton and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District announced that evacuation orders affecting the whole of the Village, as well as 373 properties in TNRD Area “E,” were being downgraded to evacuation
  
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• Residents, stakeholders across B.C. unite to stop deactivation of valued Interior forest road

  15-08-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Citing public safety concerns, the B.C. government is starting to permanently close off a forest service road (FSR) near Trout Lake that accesses homes and runs up the Incomappleux River toward Glacier National Park.
  Property owners, backcountry users, industry and environmentalists have voiced outrage over the province’s plans, describing lack of meaningful consultation and a strong rationale for the road to remain accessible.
  This combination of advocates for keeping the Incomappleux FSR
  
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• ‘The environment has changed:’ residents returning to Clinton area told to be prepared for wildfire damage

  15-08-2026 03:51 via abbynews.com
  
  Be prepared to be self-sufficient for several days, be alert for fire, and give yourself space to absorb the changes you’ll see to the landscape.
  That was the advice that more than 400 people heard during an online information session on Friday afternoon for residents of Clinton, the surrounding electoral area, and local First Nations who are preparing to return.
  The Village of Clinton and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) co-hosted the session, which began with the news that ma
  
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• BC Wildfire Service responding to blaze off Highway 5 near Clearwater

  15-08-2026 03:45 via abbynews.com
  
  BC Wildfire Service personnel were responding by land and air to a one-hectare blaze near Clearwater on Friday afternoon.The Noblequartz Creek fire was discovered later in the day on Aug. 14, burning southeast of Clearwater, near agricutural properties along the north side of Highway 5.As of 6 p.m. (Aug. 14), a crew of seven BCWS firefighters were responding along with two helicopters. BCWS said air tankers were also used on the fire and “had completed their objectives.”
  
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• BC Wildfire Service responding to blaze near off Highway 5 near Clearwater

  15-08-2026 03:45 via abbynews.com
  
  BC Wildfire Service personnel were responding by land and air to a one-hectare blaze near Clearwater on Friday afternoon.The Noblequartz Creek fire was discovered later in the day on Aug. 14, burning southeast of Clearwater, near agricutural properties along the north side of Highway 5.As of 6 p.m. (Aug. 14), a crew of seven BCWS firefighters were responding along with two helicopters. BCWS said air tankers were also used on the fire and “had completed their objectives.”
  
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• UPDATE: Evacuation order partially rescinded for Bradley Creek wildfire near Vernon

  15-08-2026 02:56 via abbynews.com
  
  Update: 5:55 p.m.
  An evacuation order for an area of the Bradley Creek wildfire zone west of Vernon area has been rescinded, according to the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB).Effective at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, the following addresses are no longer on an evacuation order and are instead on an evacuation alert:• 12400 Westside Road
  • 12398 Westside Road
  • 12401 Westside Road
  • 12392 Westside Road
  • 12354 Westside Road
  • 12324 Westside Road
  • 12354 Coyote Creek Ro
  
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• Murder charge downgraded to manslaughter in 2021 killing of a Naramata woman

  15-08-2026 02:33 via abbynews.com
  
  In an 105-page decision read in Kelowna Supreme Court on Friday, Aug. 14, Ekene Anigbo had his first-degree murder charge downgraded to being found guilty two counts of manslaughter.
  Anigbo was accused of killing 57-year-old Naramata resident Kathleen Richardson inside her home in the early morning of June 9, 2021, part of a series of murders and acts of violence in the Okanagan that started with the deaths of Erick and Carlos Fryer.However, on Friday, Justice Alison Beames found Anigbo not guil
  
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• ‘Emotional’ end for Hockey Night in Canada’s Punjabi broadcast, cancelled after 18 years

  15-08-2026 02:32 via abbynews.com
  
  Jagrag Lalli’s lifelong dream of working on Hockey Night in Canada’s Punjabi broadcast came to a sudden, emotional end on Thursday, Aug. 13.
  In a conference call, Lalli and more than a dozen other contracted broadcasters and staff were told the Rogers Sportsnet-produced show was cancelled after 18 years of airing NHL games in the Punjabi language.
  “It was very emotional when we told the news, I’m not going to lie,” said Lalli, who calls Surrey Eagles games in the BC
  
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• As fires rage, B.C.’s ranchers band together to save their homes and cattle

  15-08-2026 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  This year’s wildfires are ripping through some of B.C.’s best cattle country, and it is often neighbours stepping in to help save each other’s homes and cattle as the BC Wildfire Service works to protect more populated areas.
  In the Churn Creek area northwest of Clinton, a pair of historic ranches banded together to save one of their homesteads, fighting off the encroaching French Bar Creek fire into the night on July 17, alone and without professional firefighting help.
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• Realtor Jag Sidhu announces bid for Abbotsford council seat

  15-08-2026 01:46 via abbynews.com
  
  Longstanding Abbotsford resident and local realtor Jad Sidhu has confirmed his entry into the Abbotsford city council race.
  Sidhu officially launched his campaign on April 25 and stated that hundreds of supporters were on-hand at the announcement in Aldergrove.He has lived in Abbotsford for over 37 years and graduated from Abbotsford Senior Secondary School in 1994. Sidhu has been a realtor for close to 20 years and has seen the challenges firsthand that many local families can have in attemptin
  
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• Bear cub and mother put down in Nelson

  15-08-2026 01:32 via abbynews.com
  
  After several weeks of monitoring a grizzly sow and three yearling cubs, the B.C. Conservation Service (BCCOS) was forced to euthanize the grizzly sow in the interest of public safety.
  Two yearlings associated with the sow were captured and released at an undisclosed location where they can continue to be monitored, the BCCOS said in a statement.
  The grizzly, along with her three yearlings, were recently spotted along Highway 6 between Nelson and Ymir.
  One yearling, which had a a deformity or in
  
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• WorkSafeBC announces fines for Fraser Valley construction companies

  15-08-2026 01:25 via abbynews.com
  
  WorkSafeBC has announced penalties issued to several construction employers in the Fraser Valley.
  Five construction companies who have been issued fines across June and July were specified in a press release on Friday (Aug. 14).
  Langley Roofing Co. Ltd. of Surrey was issued a $19,232.06 fine for a worksite in Chilliwack after the company failed to comply with a stop-work order. The order had been placed on a roof replacement worksite run by the company because the site had no fall protection. A
  
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• UPDATE: Orange, yellow air quality warnings remain for Okanagan, Thompson, Eastern Fraser Valley

  15-08-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Wildfire smoke continues to be prevalent in multiple parts of B.C.
  On Friday, Aug. 14, Environment Canada issued orange and yellow air quality warnings due to wildfire smoke.
  Currently, 100 Mile House and the South Okanagan from Summerland to Osoyoos are under orange warnings, meaning conditions are expected to last longer than 48 hours.However, Environment Canada said conditions are expected to improve.
  “Cooler, wetter, convective conditions have led to clearing in many regions and improv
  
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