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Some residents get to go home tonight north of the Bald Range wildfire.

At 6 p.m. Friday, evacuation orders for all properties in the Peachland and Electoral Area West areas will be downgraded to evacuation alerts.

But residents are reminded the Bald Range Wildfire remains active and they should continue to monitor and subscribe for notifications at


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Labour disruption continues for CPKC’s signal and communications department across Canada as union members overwhelmingly reject the railway company’s latest contract offer.

Eleven weeks have passed since the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canadian Signals and Communications Systems Council No. 11 began striking between Vancouver and Montreal ov...


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Residents of the entire Village of Clinton, and many of the residents in Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Area “E,” will be able to return home on Saturday, Aug. 15, as several evacuation orders issued in response to the Pear Lake wildfire are being downgraded to evacuation alert as of 8 a.m. Saturday.

The announcement was made during an online public informati...


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Drivers looking to get to Vancouver Island via BC Ferries on Friday (Aug. 14) face a potential wait until Saturday.

Drivers face an eight-sailing wait as boats coming to Greater Victoria at Swartz Bay from Tsawwassen are full right through to the 6 a.m. ferry, as far ahead as the “current conditions” at the ferry service site looks.

Drivers heading for Duke Po...


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Two buildings on Pandora Avenue have been cleared after a gas leak prompted an evacuation Friday afternoon (Aug. 14).

The Victoria Fire Department said businesses in two buildings on Pandora Avenue between Douglas and Blanshard streets were evacuated around 1 p.m. following reports of a gas leak.

The fire department says the cause of the gas leak is not yet know...


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