Four grizzly bears destroyed after attack that left two dead near Bella Coola

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The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said a female grizzly bear and her three cubs have been killed after an attack that left two hikers dead near Bella Coola.

Kootenay speeding tickets drop 28 per cent during Drive Relative to Conditions month

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BC Highway Patrol wrote 838 speeding tickets in the Kootenay region during October’s Drive Relative to Conditions campaign, down from 1,171 last year.

Royal Canadian Legion membership surges in B.C., Yukon as it marks 100th anniversary

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The Royal Canadian Legion’s B.C./Yukon Command said new membership has soared as the organization marks its 100th anniversary this year.

Doerkson says province will work to reopen shuttered Quesnel pulp mill

Economy
B.C. premier-designate Lorne Doerkson said the indefinite curtailment of Quesnel River Pulp is a “hard blow” for Quesnel and the mill’s workers.

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