Charlie Carey

Vancouver

Digital Team Lead at CKWX-AM (Vancouver, BC)

@citynewsvan web team lead - @BCFNJC Gladue report writer - settler on stolen xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, səl̓ilw̓ətaɬ territories - formerly naarm

Articles

Squamish wildfire grows, forces evacuation of provincial park

2 weeks ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Dean Recksiedler |Charlie Carey

Campers and day trippers were forced to pack up and leave Alice Lake Provincial Park Wednesday evening, as authorities proactively evacuated the area due to the growing Dryden Creek wildfire in Squamish. The fire at the north end of the town grew to more than 54 hectares, from its previous measurement of 20 hectares just hours earlier, as southerly winds pushed the fire front north.
Squamish wildfire remains out-of-control, grows to 14 hectares

2 weeks ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Dean Recksiedler |Charlie Carey

The wildfire that is threatening parts of the north end of Squamish continues to burn Wednesday. According to the BC Wildfire Service, as of 6 a.m., the fire has grown to 14 hectares and remains out of control. Darren McPeake, the morning show announcer at Mountain FM Sea to Sky, tells 1130 NewsRadio that while driving to work Wednesday morning, he saw what looked to be more flames. "I could see the patches, best way I can describe it, of fire on the hillside. It definitely looks ominous.
Langley fire has smoke billowing into air near Golden Ears Bridge

3 weeks ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Maria Vinca

There are reports of a large fire in north Langley Friday afternoon. Callers to 1130 NewsRadio say they are seeing heavy plumes of smoke on the south side of the Golden Ears Bridge. While the exact address has not been confirmed, callers suggest the fire is around the 102B Avenue area in the Walnut Grove neighbourhood. 1130 NewsRadio has reached out to the Langley RCMP and the Langley Fire Department for more information.
Vancouver Police turn on 8 more CCTV cameras in DTES

3 weeks ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

The Vancouver Police Department says eight closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras along East Hastings Street in the city's Downtown Eastside are being turned on following what it says are "numerous violent incidents."The VPD says the incidents have targeted both community members and police officers in the area.
Vancouver heat wave triggers special weather statement

3 weeks ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

A special weather statement has been issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada as hot weather is moving into the Lower Mainland until early next week. "A ridge of high pressure is bringing high temperatures to the region. Daytime highs are expected to be in the high 20's to low 30's with overnight lows in the low to mid teens. High temperatures will persist into early next week," ECCC said in its statement early Friday morning.
Temperatures to hit 30 degrees this weekend

3 weeks ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

B.C.'s South Coast is set to heat up this weekend, with temperatures forecasted to hit as high as 30°C for parts of the Lower Mainland. 1130 NewsRadio Meteorologist Michael Kuss says Friday and Saturday will be at least five to eight degrees warmer than normal, with "not a cloud in the sky from Saturday through Monday.""The peak of the heat comes on Sunday with highs as hot as 30 degrees for inland areas across Metro Vancouver," he said.
PWHL Vancouver signs Sarah Nurse, Emerance Maschmeyer

3 weeks ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

Vancouver's Professional Women's Hockey League team continued to add to its initial roster Thursday by signing goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer to a two-year contract and forward Sarah Nurse to a one-year deal. Maschmeyer spent the last two seasons with the Ottawa Charge. She was one of the franchise's three foundational signings in the PWHL's inaugural season, but she sustained a season-ending lower-body injury in March.
40 days since Lapu-Lapu Day festival car-ramming attack

3 weeks ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Dean Recksiedler

It's been exactly 40 days since 11 people were killed, and dozens of others were injured in the Lapu-Lapu Day festival car-ramming attack in Vancouver. To honour the victims, a special mass is being held on Thursday. In a statement, Filipino BC says the past few weeks have not felt real for the community that is still in mourning. "Today marks 40 days since the tragic events of April 26. Forty days of grieving, remembering, surviving, and supporting one another through unimaginable loss," it said.
Langley man faces charges in 2024 fatal shooting

3 weeks ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

The Lower Mainland's Integrated Homicide Team says a 41-year-old Langley man has been arrested and charged in relation to a fatal shooting in September last year. The killing happened on Sept. 21, 2024, when the Langley RCMP was called after reports of shots fired in the area of 196 Street and 84 Avenue. When police arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds. One could not be saved, and the other was rushed to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Burnaby Teachers urging B.C. gov't to increase education funding

3 weeks ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Srushti Gangdev |Charlie Carey

As the Burnaby School District cuts band and language programs, high school counsellors, and some other positions due to a $4.2 million budget shortfall, the district's teachers' association is urging the province to immediately increase funding for public education. Burnaby Teachers' Association president Alex Peters tells 1130 NewsRadio that due to the cuts, some daytime custodial positions at elementary schools will move to an on-call basis only.