Elk Valley

• Study finds coal dust blown onto snowpack in Alberta, British Columbia

  Newly published research has found cancer-causing chemicals downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines.

  Environment

  Jun 19
  
• ‘Extremely lucky’: B.C. teen, dog saved after falling hundreds of metres

  A teen and his dog are safe after falling an estimated 200 metres down an embankment in southeastern British Columbia and landing just shy of a river.

  Jun 12
  
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• Grim findings for B.C. grizzly bears in East Kootenay valley

  A study from a UBC Okanagan graduate says the Elk Valley is proving to be a deadly area for B.C. grizzlies.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2023
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• RCMP locate youth missing from southeast B.C.

  Mounties said they recieved a report from the teens' family members that they had left together Friday, and that there were concerns about their wellbeing.

  Crime

  Apr 21, 2023
• B.C. weather: Heavy rain alerts issued for Boundary, West Kootenay, Elk Valley regions

  Environment Canada is forecasting 30 to 50 mm of rain from Sunday night through to Monday.

  Weather

  Apr 8, 2023
• B.C. man fined $15K, given 10-year hunting ban for killing grizzly sow and cub

  The Conservation Officer Service says it began investigating after a wildlife scientist discovered a severed grizzly bear GPS collar and four tagged ear tips.

  Crime

  Feb 10, 2023
• Extreme cold weather alert issued for parts of B.C. Interior

  Conditions are expected to moderate by Sunday afternoon as temperatures rise, however wind chill values near minus 35 will return overnight into Monday morning.

  Environment

  Jan 29, 2023
• Several accidents close the Coquihalla amid heavy snowfall

  DriveBC is warning motorists to exercise caution in winter conditions as heavy snow packs Interior mountain highways.

  Weather

  Nov 27, 2022
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• Snowfall warnings in effect for parts of Okanagan and Elk Valley

  According to Environment Canada, hazardous winter conditions are expected in parts of the Okanagan and Elk Valley, with heavy and local blowing snow.

  Weather

  Nov 27, 2022
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• Pristine Alberta lake contaminated by dust from mountaintop coal mines: study

  The paper, published last week in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, concludes that it's crucial to consider more than just downstream effects from such mines.

  Environment

  Nov 3, 2022