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B. C. Wildfire Service issues warning of AI-generated wildfire images on social media
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (375+ words) Published 8: 19 am Friday, April 24, 2026 The BC Wildfire Service has issued a warning concerning AI-generated images of B. C. wildfires that may not accurately depict the situation. A fire in Agassiz-Harrison last year was subject to such AI fakery. (BCWS) This is the…...
No tsunami threat to B. C. after M7. 4 earthquake off Japan
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (134+ words) Published 9: 25 am Monday, April 20, 2026 A 7. 4-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Japan Monday, April 20, 2026. (U. S. Tsunami Warning System) Emergency Info BC says there is no tsunami threat to B. C. s coast after a 7. 4-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan Monday....
VIDEO: Meteor confirmed in Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley incident
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (512+ words) Published 3: 00 pm Monday, March 16, 2026 A security camera in Chilliwack caught the moment the night sky lit up Tuesday, followed by a boom. (Special to Langley Advance Times) Direction of March 3 meteor according to data from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…...
B. C. s largest solar facility proposed in South Okanagan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (286+ words) Published 12: 05 pm Monday, March 16, 2026 Ascetes Power is looking for the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen's support for an investigative use lisence to develop a 1, 374 hectare solar power facility proposal east of Penticton. (Google Earth via RDOS) Just outside Penticton, a…...
Strong winds blow around southern B. C.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (254+ words) Published 11: 12 am Sunday, March 8, 2026 (Yellow) Wind warning in Fraser Valley, (grey) wind alert in Southern Interior on March 8. (Environment Canada) Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for strong winds in the Fraser Valley this morning, March 8. The alert, issued…...
Fraser Valley Conservancy program removes 172 tonnes of carbon dioxide
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (400+ words) Published 3: 40 pm Wednesday, March 4, 2026 The Fraser Valley Conservancy ran the Step to It program from 2022 to 2025, planting more than 5, 600 trees throughout the Fraser Valley. (Fraser Valley Conservancy) After four years and hundreds of hours of work from passionate volunteers, the…...
VIDEO: Another atmospheric river hits the South Coast of British Columbia
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (492+ words) Published 5: 30 pm Monday, January 12, 2026 Only ducks were enjoying the Fort Langley Golf Course links on Monday, Jan. 12. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times) Flooded fields east of Fort Langley on Monday, Jan. 12 as an atmospheric river moved through the area. (Matthew…...
Fraser Valley rain easing, Nooksack to levels to decline by morning: Officials
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (294+ words) Published 9: 07 pm Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Officials say the rainfall has started to ease in the Fraser Valley, while the river flows in the Nooksack River are expected to peak at 10 p. m. and ease by early morning. The Emergency Management Ministry called for…...
Rainfall to continue as Fraser Valley in "dynamic" potential flooding situation
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (579+ words) Published 3: 00 pm Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Localized flooding on Gladwin Road in Abbotsford on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The localized flooding followed several atmospheric river events in the Lower Mainland earlier in the week. (Dillon White/Mission City Record) B. C. s Emergency Management Minister Kelly…...