A plane that made a fatal emergency landing on a Prince George road Thursday lost power in one engine before colliding with four vehicles, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said.
The operators of a Summerland wildlife rehabilitation centre destroyed by the Bald Range wildfire hope to rebuild by next spring after safely evacuating the animals in their care.
Communities across the Kootenays are receiving provincial funding to strengthen their emergency operations centres (EOCs), helping local governments improve their ability to respond to wildfires, floods and other emergencies.
Cooler temperatures and lighter winds helped crews gain ground overnight on the out-of-control Saw Creek wildfire near Lytton, allowing evacuation orders affecting much of the community to be downgraded to alerts.
The B.C. government has released new floodplain maps for 58 communities in three major river basins, saying the updated information will help residents and local governments better prepare for future flooding.
The B.C. government has appointed veteran mediator Vince Ready to help broker a new contract for more than 700 emergency communications workers, averting a planned strike by 911 operators.
British Columbia will test its emergency alert system at 1:55 p.m. Pacific time on May 6, sending a test message to cellphones and interrupting radio and television broadcasts across the province.
