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What’s closed in Victoria after commercial fire
May 9, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSVICTORIA, B.C. – Days after flames tore through a vacant hotel in Victoria, one man is still missing and smoke lingers, forcing the closure of city hall and several other businesses. The fire in the former Victoria Plaza Hotel has…
Is wildfire on the back burner?
March 6, 2019 David Gambrill, Editor-in-ChiefAfter a couple of close calls last year in B.C. and Ontario, can we say we are better prepared for a wildfire cat?
Lloyd’s disputes claim over diamond-studded statue
January 8, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSVANCOUVER – A major insurance company is fighting back after a British Columbia court required it to make good on a policy covering a gold, diamond-encrusted eagle statue allegedly stolen in Metro Vancouver more than two years ago. The B.C.…
Ride-hailing on its way to B.C.
February 19, 2018 Dirk Meissner - THE CANADIAN PRESSVICTORIA – Ride-hailing is on its way to British Columbia after the online services received the unanimous support of an all-party committee of the legislature on Thursday. The committee made 32 recommendations to help pave the way for introducing and…
B.C. considers closing wide swath of backcountry because of wildfire risk
August 11, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A mix of dry conditions and forecast lightning has officials in British Columbia considering closing access to a vast section of its backcountry to mitigate the wildfire risk. Restrictions on access to all Crown land in…
B.C. tourism businesses feeling effects of wildfires, reporting cancellations
August 10, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Tourism officials are starting to assess the impact of devastating wildfires in British Columbia and have received mixed feedback on the toll so far on the travel sector. Maya Lange of Destination BC, the province’s tourism planning…
B.C. extends state of emergency for second time over wildfires
August 4, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has extended a state of emergency declared in response to the raging wildfires that have devastated numerous areas of the province’s Interior. This is the second time Premier John Horgan’s government has extended the…
17% of secondary rental suites in Ontario, Alberta and B.C. considered illegal: Square One Insurance survey
August 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSeventeen per cent of rental suites in detached houses in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia are considered illegal, a new survey from Vancouver-based Square One Insurance Services Inc. has found. The study involved a survey of more than 5,500 homeowners…
Intact CEO hopes B.C. is ‘starting to think about introducing more competition’ in auto insurance
August 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterNine days after Insurance Corporation of British Columbia released a report it commissioned to Ernst & Young LLP on reforming auto insurance, the chief executive officer of Intact Financial Corp. suggested it is “better to have a competitive marketplace” in…
Wildfire spreading west of 100 Mile House, B.C. as evacuation orders in effect
July 7, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. – A wildfire in British Columbia’s Cariboo region has scorched more than 12 square kilometres of bush near 100 Mile House. The BC Wildfire Service says heavy smoke makes it difficult to determine the exact size…
SGI pursues legal action against two liquor establishments following four impaired driving deaths
July 6, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) announced on Thursday that it has pursued legal action for the first time against two liquor establishments in connection with an impaired driving case that claimed a family of four in January 2016. SGI said in…
Trans-Canada Highway closed as wildfire spreads west of Kamloops, B.C.
July 6, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An out-of-control wildfire is burning through the Cherry Creek area west of Kamloops, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says the 15-hectare fire has damaged one outbuilding and partially effected a residence in the area. Spokeswoman Justine Hunse…