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Wildfire, Osoyoos land-swap at First Nations na nagsusuri ng SMR — Vancouver Biyernes

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Utos ng paglikas para sa 107 ari-arian malapit sa Big Bar Lake habang lumalala ang Fiftynine Creek wildfire. In-upgrade ng Thompson Nicola Regional District ang evacuation alert tungo sa isang utos na sumasaklaw sa humigit-kumulang 107 addressed properties sa Electoral Area “E” (Bonaparte Plateau) matapos mabilis na lumakas ang Fiftynine Creek wildfire malapit sa Big Bar Lake. Nagbabala ang mga opisyal na maaaring maapektuhan ang Big Bar Road — isang gravel access route — at iniutos sa lahat sa ilalim ng utos na lumikas kaagad.

  2. Lumago ang Signal Hill wildfire sa humigit-kumulang 97 ektarya habang naghahanda sa paglikas ang mga residente ng Pemberton. Iniulat ng BC Wildfire Service at lokal na mga crew na tinatayang 97 ektarya ang nasusunog na Signal Hill fire malapit sa Pemberton, isang komunidad na may mga 3,600 residente; naglabas ang mga opisyal ng bayan ng mga evacuation order para sa One Mile Lake Park at mga alerto para sa mga nakapaligid na lugar habang pansamantalang nawalan ng kuryente ang ilang bahay dahil sa apoy sa ilalim ng mga linya ng kuryente.

  3. Kidlat ang umapoy sa bubong ng bahay sa Courtenay sa gitna ng bagyo ng rehiyon; pinatay ng mga crew ang apoy. Tinamaan ng kidlat ang isang bahay sa Courtenay, Vancouver Island, noong Huwebes ng gabi, na nagliyab sa tuktok ng bubong bago pa pinatay ng mga crew mula Cumberland at Comox Valley ang apoy; nagdulot ang bagyo ng malawakang pagbaha, ilang pagkawala ng kuryente, at maraming tawag sa 911, ayon kay Courtenay Fire Chief Kurt McDonald.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Dalawang bata ang nawawala pa rin matapos ang Amber Alert; hinahanap ng RCMP ang ina na si Krista Morrison at ang partner na si Daniel Ludwig. Sinabi ng Alberta RCMP na nawawala pa rin sina six-year-old Lanakai Morrison at four-year-old Karl Morrison matapos ang pagkawala noong 7 Hulyo; patuloy na hinahanap ng RCMP ang 35-anyos na Krista Morrison at si Daniel Ludwig, at iniulat ang mga posibleng pagkitang sa British Columbia kabilang ang Fort St. John noong 8 Hulyo ngunit hindi pa natatagpuan ang mga bata.

  2. Humihingi ng tulong ang Fort St. John RCMP sa publiko para hanapin ang 31-anyos na Nicole Andrus at ang isang buwang gulang na si Krew Gordon. Iniulat ng pulisya na huling nakita sina Nicole Andrus at ang sanggol na si Krew Gordon noong 9 Hulyo at iniulat na nawawala noong 16 Hulyo; naniniwala ang RCMP na maaaring bumibiyahe sila gamit ang isang green 2003 Ford Expedition na may BC plate RK3 60C at hiniling sa publiko na huwag lumapit kundi tumawag sa Fort St. John RCMP sa 250-787-8140.

  3. Isang lalaki mula sa B.C. nagkuwento ng dalawang buwang pagkakakulong sa Georgia dahil sa reseta ng gamot para sa ADHD. Sinabi ni Simon Rovensky, 22, na inaresto siya ng mga awtoridad sa Georgia kahit na dala ang gamot sa orihinal na lalagyan ng botika na may reseta; nagtagal siya ng halos dalawang buwan sa Gldani Prison bago nakalikom ang kanyang pamilya ng sampu-sampung libong dolyar para sa multa, bayad sa abogado at iba pang gastusin at napakawalan siya.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Nakikipagnegosasyon ang Osoyoos Band (isang Katutubong banda sa South Okanagan) sa isang land-swap sa B.C. para maibalik ang mga Crown site na may kahalagahang kultural. Sinabi ni Chief Clarence Louie na hinahangad ng banda ang isang patchwork ng Crown land, kabilang ang mga ancestral burial sites at mga lugar tulad ng Spotted Lake, kapalit ng pagpapanatili ng mga kasalukuyang highway na tumatawid sa mga hangganan ng reserve; binigyang-diin ni Louie na walang pribadong ari-arian ang isinaalang-alang at nakatuon ang negosasyon sa Crown land lamang.

  2. Delegasyon ng limang First Nations nag-aral tungkol sa maliit na modular na reaktor (SMR) sa Ontario upang siyasatin ang mga opsyon sa kuryente para sa B.C. Naglakbay ang mga kinatawan mula sa Haisla, Metlakatla, Nisga’a, Halfway River at Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nations patungong Ontario upang matuto tungkol sa SMR habang nagpaplano ang B.C. para sa tumataas na pangangailangan sa elektrisidad sa susunod na dalawang dekada; sinabi ni Chief Wes Sam ng Ts’il Kaz Koh na nag-aaral pa ang kanilang bansa at hindi pa kumikibo para sa o laban sa teknolohiyang nukleyar.

📰 Also Today

  • Tinawag ni Premiere Eby ang B.C. na 'canary in the coal mine' para sa epekto ng wildfire.
  • Plano ng Blueberry River First Nations ang isang native plant orchard para ibalik ang lupa.
  • Ayon sa abogado, 'walang halagang pera' ang pipigil sa pagpapalaya ng sinasabing kasapi ng Bishnoi.
  • Dumoble ang bilang ng wildfire matapos ang kidlat sa buong B.C.; iniulat ang maraming bagong sunog.
  • Lumaban ang mga crew sa 38-ektaryang Signal Hill fire malapit sa Pemberton habang nananatili ang mga evacuation order.
  • Naghikayat ang mayor ng mga pag-upgrade sa Sea-to-Sky highway matapos ang nakamamatay na aksidente at pagsasara.
  • Inusisa ang presyo ng gasolina sa Kamloops at Sea-to-Sky na mga rehiyon.
  • Ang 'walang ebidensya' na pahayag ng isang senior RCMP officer tungkol sa India ay taliwas sa mga nakaraang sinasabi.
  • Iniulat ng B.C. Hydro ang gastos ng Site C sa $14.9 billion habang papatapos na ang konstruksyon.
  • Sabi ng Environment Canada dumating na ang El Niño at inaasahan ang hindi pangkaraniwang malakas na epekto.
  • Humihingi ng paliwanag ang mga residente ng South Okanagan matapos ang pag-alis ng mga regional fire chief.
  • Pumirma ang Simpcw First Nation ng consent agreement para sa iminungkahing copper mine malapit sa Kamloops.
  • Magkakaroon ang Delta park ng nakalaang lugar para sa ash-scattering na may opisyal na designation.
  • Inutusan ng refugee board ang deportation ng sinasabing kasapi ng Bishnoi gang na si Sahibjot Singh.

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