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Discounted hotel rooms for wildfire evacuees

Discounted hotel rooms for wildfire evacuees

Coast Hotels offering support to help ease the burden on evacuees
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Lightning sparks small wildfires throughout Southeast Fire Centre

Lightning sparks small wildfires throughout Southeast Fire Centre

28 small fires started in southeastern B.C. on Monday, but none are threatening
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‘Furious’ Surrey mayor will push Horgan for increase on provincial funding for crackdown on gangs

‘Furious’ Surrey mayor will push Horgan for increase on provincial funding for crackdown on gangs

Linda Hepner says she is ‘embarrassed’ after ‘thugs’ shoot innocent bystander, a 64-year-old woman from Ontario
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RCMP send 340 officers from B.C. and Alberta to help with wildfires

RCMP send 340 officers from B.C. and Alberta to help with wildfires

RCMP say there will be ‘no tolerance for criminal activities’ in fire evacuation zones
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Fernie SAR rescues injured mountain biker

Fernie SAR rescues injured mountain biker

On July 9 at about 11:48 a.m., Fernie Search and Rescue (SAR) was tasked with rescuing a female mountain biker who suffered facial and suspected spinal injuries after falling from a wooden structure and landing on her head and face.
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RCMP asking for public patience

RCMP asking for public patience

RCMP resources from around the province are being deployed to assist with a multitude of fires
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Elk Valley schools unite to install a timber arch on the TransCanada Trail

Elk Valley schools unite to install a timber arch on the TransCanada Trail

A massive wooden arch on the B.C.-Alberta border is uniting youth from the valley’s three public high schools in celebration of the largest trail network in the world.
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Southeast Fire Centre bans campfires

Southeast Fire Centre bans campfires

Fire danger rating high to extreme throughout the region.
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IDES students one step closer to adulthood

IDES students one step closer to adulthood

It was an exciting moment for students and parents as the Isabella Dicken Elementary School (IDES) grade 6 class stood assembled one last time, on June 29.
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Police seeking suspect following alleged sexual assault

Police seeking suspect following alleged sexual assault

The RCMP are actively searching for a suspect following incident at Boundary Creek Provincial Park
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