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RCMP report – Salmon Arm cabin fire deemed coroners case — non suspicious. Investigators with the RCMP E Division Major Crime Unit have concluded that the investigation into the death of Full story

Press release – Emergency support for wildfire evacuees extended. WEST KELOWNA – Emergency social services coverage has been extended beyond the normal 72 hours, for an additional three days, Full story

Behind the Wheel – I’ve noticed recently that often drivers are impatient of people parallel parking and pass them on the left rather than waiting in the right hand lane for the driver to Full story

On average, three emergency responders are killed every year in BC while they are attending emergency situations. After 21 people died in seven years (12 at roadside), the BC government has instated a Full story

RCMP report – Salmon Arm – Fatal cottage fire children-family statement. Investigators from the RCMP E Division Major Crime Unit, BC Coroners Service and Fire Commissioners Office conducted Full story

Press release – Proposed changes allow pharmacists to give injections. VICTORIA – British Columbians may soon have even more health professionals to choose from when they need to have certain Full story

Press release – Forest road rules guide safe off-road vehicle use. Following speed limits and observing licence and insurance requirements will improve the chances that off-road vehicle users Full story

Press release – VICTORIA – Earlier this week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed that Canada has achieved a national disease-free status for avian influenza, based on the Full story

Press release – VERNON – Forty candidates will undergo wildfire suppression training in Vernon July 25 and 26 as part of the Province’s Emergency Firefighter Training Program, Vernon-Monashee Full story

Behind the Wheel – Amid the chaos of a collision scene this afternoon came a call over the police radio: “grab that vehicle, it just drove around the cones and into oncoming traffic!” Not Full story

Press release – VICTORIA – The provincial government is seeking British Columbians’ input on the use of cell phones and other electronic devices while driving. The Office of the Superintendent Full story

Press release – VICTORIA – British Columbia is welcoming additional personnel from Ontario and New Brunswick to assist B.C. fire crews as hot and dry conditions continue in the province, Forests Full story

Press release – Provincial resources deployed to West Kelowna wildfires. KELOWNA – Crews from the West Kelowna fire department and BC Forest Service are working on wildfires burning at Rose Full story

Behind the Wheel – Taxi drivers in British Columbia are exempt from wearing their seatbelts if they are travelling at less than 70 km/h. I have never understood why this exemption was necessary, Full story