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08/24/2023

Highway 4 at Cameron Lake will be closed from 8:30 am to 9 pm tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 24) to allow work crews to clear debris from rock scaling at Cameron Bluffs.

Highway will be closed for a full day on Thursday, Aug. 24

08/19/2023

One day after declaring a state of emergency due to B.C.’s wildfire situation, the province has issued an order banning non-essential travel to fire-affected communities.

This is the first order under the provincial state of emergency

08/19/2023

B.C.’s Premier David Eby has declared a provincial state of emergency due to the fast-paced spreading of multiple wildfires across the province.

The declaration comes as the province sees its worst wildfire season on record

08/18/2023

TODAY IN B.C.: Film ‘My Name is Arnold’ earns widespread accolades

08/18/2023

A fire on Quadra Island has been reduced from four hectares to one and a half, as crews continue to battle the fire which is still listed as out of control.

First reported Aug. 18, Fire currently measures one and a half hectares

08/18/2023

FireSmoke Canada mapping shows a wisp of particles over Vancouver Island Friday (Aug. 18). However, by 6 a.m. Saturday the mid-Island will see more, and by 8 a.m. the entire Island could be covered in light smoke.

Light particles expected to become heavier by late evening across the Island

08/17/2023

“I was the only Asian kid in the school, and it wasn’t always an easy experience,” he said. “People would hit me; they would call me names. No one cared, no one did anything. I didn’t do anything. It was a time where I went to school angry almost every single day. Maybe to process that and maybe for cathartic reasons, I wrote a short, I called it, My Name is Arnold.”

TODAY IN B.C.: Film ‘My Name is Arnold’ earns widespread accolades

08/17/2023

The first of two all-day closures on Highway 4 east of Port Alberni happens today, Aug. 17. The road was due to close at 8:30 a.m. and is supposed to reopen to single lane alternating traffic at 9 p.m.

Closures will allow for removal of ‘refrigerator-sized boulders’ from the highway

08/17/2023

Directing the feature film All in Madonna, which won numerous awards in 2020, Lim has followed it with his own story My Name is Arnold. It details the story of when he was 10 years old growing up in Blue River, B.C.

TODAY IN B.C.: Film ‘My Name is Arnold’ earns widespread accolades

08/13/2023

TODAY IN B.C.: Kelowna band hit the stage more than 40 years ago

08/12/2023

UPDATE: Highway 4 has REOPENED and westbound traffic is beginning to move.
Monitor DriveBC for conditions.
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Highway 4 is currently CLOSED due to a rock hazard. Next update on DriveBC will likely be 8 pm (Friday, Aug. 11, 2023).

Highway 4, in both directions. Maintenance between Cathedral Grove/MacMillan Prov Park and Koen Rd for 7.0 km (Cathedral Grove). The road is closed. Expect delays. Highway 4 is closed due to an increased risk of debris fall due to rain. Estimated time of opening is unavailable. Monitoring is in prog...

08/11/2023

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08/11/2023

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08/10/2023

Devastating wildfires have killed at least 36 people in Maui, Hawaii.

Maui wildfires kill 36 as thousands flee historic Hawaiian town

08/10/2023

An ill-conceived and reckless romantic gesture on a Tofino beach—under a fire ban due to extreme drought conditions—has sparked outrage on social media.

“This is not cute, it’s so irresponsible and disrespectful to the local community.”

08/10/2023

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08/10/2023

PODCAST: ‘We basically were put up the flat, which is attached to Abbey Road (Studios). There's a picture of the Beatles hanging out in this bedroom and Ringo standing on top of the fireplace mantle. And that was my room. It was pretty incredible,’ says Tom Hooper of the Grapes of Wrath and self-confessed ‘Beatles nerd.’
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08/09/2023

PODCAST: Host Peter McCully chats with Tom Hooper, with Kevin Kane and brother Chris played their first gig in junior high school, in Kelowna.

LISTEN NOW: https://www.todayinbc.com/news/podcast-tom-hooper-of-legendary-b-c-music-group-grapes-of-wrath/

08/09/2023

UPDATE: The highway reopened on Wednesday evening (Aug. 9) and is now operating under the weekly closure schedule. Subject to sudden changes.

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Highway 4 between Parksville Qualicum Beach and Port Alberni is closed right now due to an increased risk of debris falling from the site of the Cameron Bluffs wildfire. Rain in the vicinity has caused the issue. DriveBC will have an update at 5 pm.
There is no estimated time of reopening.

Highway 4, in both directions. Maintenance between Cathedral Grove/MacMillan Prov Park and Koen Rd for 7.0 km (Cathedral Grove). Single lane alternating traffic. Expect delays. Oversized vehicles/loads over 2.6m in width use detour. Closures from 9:00-11:30am and 1:30-5:00pm on weekdays. Please see....

08/09/2023

“On one hand, they obviously don’t want to offend the very powerful business community. On the other hand, they don’t want to alienate the labour groups they’ve been courting for years,” said Larry Savage, a professor in the labour studies department at Brock University.

Lobby argues Ottawa must take steps to ensure such a disruption never happens again

08/09/2023

Some of the original Port Alberni Cubs were on hand to celebrate the return of senior baseball to Recreation Park last week, in advance of the Old Timers National Championships.

Bud Pedersen, Carl Olson on hand for ceremony prior to start of Old Timers Nationals

08/09/2023

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08/08/2023

A veterinarian from Port Alberni is as close as a phone call away with new telemedicine program.

Animal doctor wants more people to know about online veterinary telemedicine.

08/08/2023

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08/08/2023

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