Elizabeth McSheffrey

Feb 19, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Elizabeth McSheffrey |Aaron McArthur

A Metro Vancouver man’s insurance deductible has been hiked by $2,200 after the catalytic converter on his vehicle was stolen for a third time, adding to the thousands he has already spent on prevention, replacement parts and rental cars. Ken Hansen said his car has been parked in the driveway during each incident, which occurred in the middle of the night, but the thief or thieves to continue to “come and help themselves.” All the thefts occurred the past year-and-a-half.

Feb 16, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Elizabeth McSheffrey |Kylie Stanton

A Prince George, B.C., artist has written a song for her fire-razed hometown of Lytton and is raising funds to support its rebuild, which is trudging along more slowly than most would like. Becky Adams’ family was in the southern B.C. village when it was consumed by fire on June 30, 2021. The fire killed two people and forced another 300 to flee as it burned through houses, the health centre, the post office and more. “It was a horrible time for everybody.

Feb 14, 2024 | treefrogcreative.ca | Kylie Stanton |Elizabeth McSheffrey |Linda Coady |Stephane Renou

Minister ‘confident’ B.C. is adequately preparing for drought, energy needs By Kylie Stanton and Elizabeth McSheffrey Global News February 13, 2024 Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy Region: Canada, Canada West British Columbia’s energy minister Josie Osborne is “confident” the province is “taking all the steps that need to be taken” to prepare for what could be another drought-stricken summer followed by more dry summers for years to come. …some continue to sound alarm bells about...

Feb 13, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Kylie Stanton |Elizabeth McSheffrey

British Columbia’s energy minister is “confident” the province is “taking all the steps that need to be taken” to prepare for what could be another drought-stricken summer followed by more dry summers for years to come. Josie Osborne made the comments in a Tuesday interview, as some continue to sound alarm bells about snowpack levels that are well below average for this time of year, and may not sufficiently replenish the water reservoirs tapped by BC Hydro.

Feb 8, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Elizabeth McSheffrey |Kristen Robinson

A flight school in Pitt Meadows, B.C., is taking a man to court for remaining firmly grounded at its dormitories for more than two years after he stopped being a student there. The Canadian Flight Centre’s petition to B.C. Supreme Court seeks an order for Saifeddin Rajab Falah Aldara’in to remove himself and his belongings from the dorms, as well as a permanent ban of his re-entry to the premises.