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Multiple buildings lost to wildfire in Kelowna area, but new $75M water plant saved
Many homes were lost to wildfire but many were saved, says West Kelowna fire chief
BCGEU steps up job action with overtime ban
The overtime ban excludes BC Wildfire Service during the wildfire season
Kamloops man tapped to be new president of BCLC
Pat Davis will be taking over from Lynda Cavanaugh, who has been BCLC’s Interim president since January of 2021
B.C. woman learns someone filed taxes under her name and collected CERB
The culprit opened a CIBC bank account and collected $3,150 in Canada Emergency Response Benefits and three deposits of $450 for other pandemic supports.
Westbank First Nation chief resigns, citing corruption within band
Derickson's resignation follows departure of the band's CAO
Control zone put in place around B.C. poultry farm with avian influenza outbreak
The control zone was established on Saturday
Survey of B.C. health-care workers finds 1 in 3 likely to quit in next 2 years
Many health-care workers are at a "breaking point, exhausted by all they've been through," says the Hospital Employees' Union.
Year-round BC Wildfire Service coverage expected to be up and running by September
The operations director of the BC Wildfire Service anticipates a "sizable" staffing increase, somewhere in the neighbourhood of 50 to 100 more resources for this season.
Collective bargaining begins between province and 58K unionized health-care workers in B.C.
The current agreement expires March 31