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Incendio en Bald Range, recorte en la planta de Domtar e investigación sobre “Lucky” — Vancouver jueves

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🚑 Últimas noticias e incidentes

  1. El incendio de Bald Range supera las 22,000 hectáreas tras vientos fuertes durante la noche. BC Wildfire (Servicio de Incendios Forestales de Columbia Británica) informa que el fuego cerca de Summerland y Peachland ya excede las 22,000 hectáreas; las brigadas realizaron quemas controladas y trasladarán las operaciones en helicóptero de Summerland al aeropuerto de Penticton para el 21 de agosto.
  2. Comercios de Summerland siguen cerrados bajo un aviso de hervir el agua tras el incendio de Bald Range. El restaurante Zias Stonehouse y otras tiendas de Summerland dicen que la falta de agua tratada impide reabrir en plena temporada turística; el alcalde Doug Holmes señaló que los pequeños comercios están “devastados.”
  3. Pequeño avión realizó un aterrizaje de emergencia en Foothills Boulevard en Prince George; la vía fue cerrada. Servicios de Bomberos y Rescate de Prince George atienden un “incidente grave de vehículo motorizado” en Foothills Boulevard y Highland Drive; la carretera permanecerá cerrada por varias horas.

🚨 Delitos y seguridad pública

  1. El delincuente sexual de alto riesgo Michael Wayne Carpenter fue arrestado de nuevo en Langley y enfrenta cargos nuevos. Carpenter, sujeto a una orden de supervisión a largo plazo, fue acusado de allanamiento, ingreso ilegal y obstrucción tras incidentes el 12 y el 17 de agosto; permanece detenido a la espera de una audiencia de fianza.
  2. Tres hombres arrestados en Columbia Británica podrían enfrentar extradición a EE. UU. por presunto tráfico de drogas transfronterizo. Gurtej Smagh, Jaskarn Baghri y Ravinder Dhanda fueron detenidos el mes pasado; la jueza de la Corte Suprema de B.C. Elizabeth McDonald describió la solicitud de juicio en Canadá como “especulativa por ahora” y levantó la prohibición de publicar pruebas de la audiencia de fianza.
  3. La policía de Vancouver investiga si “Lucky” de Ámsterdam es el vancouverita John Russell Kenny. La unidad de personas desaparecidas de la policía de Vancouver colabora con la policía de Ámsterdam e INTERPOL (Organización Internacional de Policía Criminal) para determinar si “Lucky”, hallado en Ámsterdam en mayo de 2023, es el hombre desaparecido de Vancouver.

🏛️ Gobierno y política

  1. Votación adelantada abre el viernes para tres elecciones parciales federales, incluida North Vancouver–Capilano. Las elecciones parciales del 31 de agosto siguen a renuncias y designaciones; la banca de Jonathan Wilkinson en North Vancouver–Capilano es una de las tres circunscripciones que votarán.
  2. Domtar está “reduciendo indefinidamente” su planta de pulpa en Howe Sound, lo que afecta a 350 trabajadores. El ministro de Bosques de B.C., Ravi Parmar, dijo que la reducción refleja precios históricamente bajos de la pulpa y que el gobierno dialogará con líderes de Sunshine Coast y con los sindicatos para buscar soluciones.

📰 También hoy

  • Conductor detenido a 142 km/h en una zona de 70 km/h en la autopista 97, multado con 483 dólares canadienses.
  • Presidente del Partido Conservador de B.C. renuncia en medio de transición de liderazgo.
  • Sigue la investigación sobre el hombre no identificado que colapsó en Ámsterdam y que podría estar desaparecido desde 1993.
  • Estudiantes japoneses de intercambio regresan a Salmon Arm tras la cancelación por la pandemia; se reanudó el programa.
  • Perfil del alcalde de Richmond, Malcolm Brodie, tras 25 años al frente del municipio.
  • La búsqueda de la mejor atracción de carretera de B.C. avanza a las finales del norte con ganadores regionales.
  • Corus reporta pérdidas; recortes en Global B.C., Global National, News 640 y radio de opinión.
  • Nuevo proyecto de vivienda en Prince George presenta un mural indígena titulado ‘This is our place’.
  • Cuatro libros de autores/ilustradores de B.C. entran en la lista larga de CBC Kids Reads.
  • Investigadores de UBC desarrollan un sustituto a base de madera para la espuma plástica; se publica la investigación.
  • Discusión sobre regulación federal en curso por plantas invasoras vendidas en todo Canadá.
  • Hombre de Sicamous se declara culpable de matar a su vecino de 66 años en un ataque grabado.
  • Se reemite orden de protección temporal para la cuenca del río Salmon mientras desovan los peces.
  • El hombre que chocó con un autobús del transporte de Surrey en julio ha muerto, confirma el forense.
  • RCMP de Burnaby dicen que una trabajadora sexual fue confinada a la fuerza a punta de pistola; la investigación continúa.
  • Inspector de la RCMP que disparó mortalmente a un hombre de la Primera Nación Tla‑o‑qui‑aht se niega a testificar en la investigación.
  • Unidad contra pandillas de B.C. se desplegará a Fort St. John tras tres tiroteos que dejaron cuatro heridos.
  • Preocupación tras la eliminación por parte del gobierno de B.C. de un directorio de empleados públicos.
  • Informe dice que B.C. ha quedado rezagada en el cuidado infantil de 10 dólares al día tras liderazgos anteriores.

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