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Up to 27 tonnes of tire particles end up in B.C. lake every year: study

3 days ago | todayinbc.com | Bowen Assman

In an estimated study of the impact of tire and road wear particles (TRWP) in Kalamalka Lake, between three and 27 tonnes of particulate matter end up in the lake in a given year. The numbers come from a study written by Kevin McCarty, and was presented at a Water Sustainability event hosted in Vernon's Paddlewheel Hall on Sunday, June 22. McCarty is a climate action specialist at the City of Vernon, and former senior specialist at Kal Tire.
B.C. professor honoured for preserving wartime letters from Canadian soldiers

6 days ago | todayinbc.com | Chris Bush

A Vancouver Island University professor has received provincial recognition for more than 25 years of work to preserve the voices of soldiers who fought in Canada’s wars through the letters they sent home.
Film highlighting Mount Prevost's mountain biking trails to be released

1 week ago | todayinbc.com | Robert Barron

A film of a world-renowned mountain biker who took on one of Mount Prevost’s most difficult downhill trails is expected to be released by early June.
Elk Valley Resources cuts jobs in response to global economic challenges

1 week ago | todayinbc.com | Gillian Francis

Fluctuating economic conditions in the mining industry, spurred by increased steel exports from China and the U.S tariffs, have led Elk Valley Resources (EVR) to cut costs and jobs.
Northwest B.C. craft brewery named best in Canada

1 week ago | todayinbc.com | Thom Barker

Smithers Brewing Company (SBC) has achieved one of the highest honours in Canadian craft beer, bringing the Brewery of the Year title home to the Bulkley Valley from the 2025 Canadian Brewing Awards held last weekend in Vancouver. The company earned the top award after taking a competition-high six medals across multiple individual categories. “It's quite overwhelming. We're all humbled to be recognized with such a prestigious award,” said Cam McKeigan, head brewer at Smithers Brewing Company.
VIDEO: Heat wave continues in B.C.

2 weeks ago | todayinbc.com | Brittany Webster

Multiple communities across B.C. saw temperature records broken on June 8. Pitt Meadows broke the longest standing record, surpassing the high of 31.7 C in 1903 and reaching 32.3 C. Lytton was the hottest place to be in B.C. on June 8, registering at 39.3 C. A special weather statement remains in place for southwestern B.C. and the West Kootenays. Temperatures are expected to drop back down on Thursday, June 12.
Kermode bear sightings in northwest B.C. raise concern from conservation officers

3 weeks ago | todayinbc.com | Quinn Bender

Kermode bears hold a special place in B.C.’s natural and cultural heritage, but in the Terrace and Kitimat area of northwest B.C., residents’ admiration for the animal is prompting concern from B.C. Conservation. Recent social media posts showing Kermode bears along the highway and forest roads in the area have sparked public interest, with conservation officer Micha Kneller noting the posts are prompting more people to head out in search of the animals. “I know people want to go and see them.
Bush fire knocked down north of Kelowna airport

3 weeks ago | todayinbc.com | Gary M. Barnes |Jordy Cunningham

Update: 5 p.m. A resident in the area is praising firefighters for the quick action on a blaze north of Kelowna's airport. "A little bit of panic," Caroline Ivens told media when asked her initial response to hearing about the fire so close to home. "I got the dogs ready to go, got everything packed up." Only one house was damaged in the fire and at least two vehicles. Crews confirmed with a reporter on scene the fire has been knocked down.
B.C. lawyer suspended after trying to evade impaired driving consequences

3 weeks ago | todayinbc.com | Anna Burns

A Surrey lawyer has been suspended for a month following a 2023 impaired driving stop where he allegedly attempted to use his status as a lawyer to "avoid an immediate roadside prohibition." The decision of the hearing panel issued on May 28, 2025, from the Law Society of British Columbia stated that on May 29, 2023, Manpreet Singh Bains was pulled over by the Surrey RCMP. The officer asked him if he had anything to drink that day, and Bains claimed he had not.
Man who previously tried to argue 'sexsomnia' sentenced in Nanaimo court

4 weeks ago | todayinbc.com | Karl Yu

Warning: This story contains details related to the sexual assault of a child and may not be appropriate for all readers. A man found guilty of sexually assaulting his one-year-old daughter will serve two and a half years' jail time. The man, who can't be identified due to a publication ban, stood trial in 2023 and was found guilty of sexual assault, sexual interference of a person under the age of 16 years and possessing child pornography.