Marissa Birnie
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B.C. school districts crack down on e-scooters, e-bikes as emergency room visits grow (opens the original)
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More British Columbia school districts are banning electric bikes and scooters from their properties ahead of the new school year, citing a spike in injuries among underage riders. The Langley School District says in a letter to parents this week that e-scooters and e-dirt bikes are now banned at all of its schools, and the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district says elementary school students cannot arrive to school on an e-bike or scooter. “If an e-bike or scooter does come to school we will call p
Two MLAs who defected from B.C. Conservatives plan to form new party (opens the original)
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There are plans for a new party in the British Columbia legislature as politicians return this fall, with two MLAs who recently defected from the provincial Conservatives saying they want to provide an option for frustrated voters. Ian Paton, who has served as the MLA for Delta South since 2017, announced Monday that he was leaving the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent. He’s the second MLA to make the move this month after Peter Milobar, who had been one of the Conservatives’ leading
Some residents defy B.C. wildfire evacuation orders, clashing with fire crews (opens the original)
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A man from Boston Bar, B.C., says officials are “villainizing” those who defy evacuation orders, even though they have the expertise and willingness to pitch in to protect their communities. Attila Banhegyi said the decision to stay is a more nuanced topic than the edict to just leave. “Some people are equipped to stay behind in certain emergencies. And some are even willing to die to protect their own livelihoods. And I believe that’s a choice that they should be allowed to make,” he said in an
Two out-of-control fires merge in Boston Bar, B.C. (opens the original)
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Two of the three out-of-control wildfires burning near Boston Bar, B.C., have merged, while hot and dry conditions and a lightning storm led to even more fires and evacuation alerts across the province. The BC Wildfire Service says the 57-square-kilometre Anderson Creek wildfire grew rapidly along its northern edge on Thursday, merging with the southern edge of the 173-square-kilometre Ainslie Creek wildfire. An evacuation alert issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District due to the Ainslie
Properties destroyed by Clinton wildfire as B.C. communities remain under threat (opens the original)
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A regional official says structures on about 20 properties have been “impacted” by an out-of-control wildfire burning northwest of Clinton, B.C., in what may be the worst destruction of property in the province’s fire season to date. Kevin Skrepnek, manager of community and emergency services at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District in the southern Interior, said the damage ranged from melted siding to all structures on some properties being completely burned down. Skrepnek said the losses occur
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