Blog

Who pays? Helicopter company pauses doctor trips over $75,000 bill

timescolonist.com – A helicopter company that transports a Port McNeill doctor into a remote First Nations community stopped service this month due to an unpaid $75,000 bill.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1546238855338229760

Saanich bank-robbery suspect tried to join Armed Forces: DND

timescolonist.com – Motive for the robbery and shootout remains unknown, police say. Days later, a bullet hole was found in a laundromat across the street

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1544290044365754368

Rogers warns of credit scams after Friday outage

richmond-news.com – Customers of Rogers Communications have been receiving the latest phishing scam through text messages following a Canada-wide service outage.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1546208659981717504

Opinion: Absurdist comfort for turbulent times

piquenewsmagazine.com – Google engineer Blake Lemoine believes the company’s AI program is sentient, and has a soul—and has helped it hire a lawyer to prove its case in court.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1545121993057615874

No wrongdoing on Mountie who tried to pull over speeding motorcycle before fatal crash, says IIO

castanetkamloops.net – The Independent Investigations Office concluded the mountie “lit his emergency lights for a brief time in an unsuccessful attempt to” stop the motorcycle.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1546223758364626946

New land trust creates a rare climate zone ‘backbone’ that stretches Saturna Island

nationalobserver.com – “It’s a beautiful acquisition by the Nature Trust,” said Lee Middleton, Saturna Island trustee with Islands Trust.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1544155379982024705

BC Ferries cancels some sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay

piquenewsmagazine.com – At least two sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay have been cancelled, with two more in doubt.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1545604927887646724

6277 171a Street, Surrey Property Listing: MLS® #R2706290

whistler-realestate.ca – Beautiful 2936 square foot, 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom family home in Cloverdale. Centrally located and nestled in a quiet culdesac, this home is currently occupied by the original owners! Pride of o…

Tweeted by @BestCornerCa https://twitter.com/BestCornerCa/status/1544374618940588032

2306 Brock Street, Vancouver Property Listing: MLS® #R2706271

whistler-realestate.ca – BROCK HOUSE – A boutique collection of 8 modern living DUPLEXES + 2 SINGLE FAMILY. Move in this SUMMER 2022. Includes s/s Samsung appliances w/ gas stove, radiant flooring heating, polished quartz co…

Tweeted by @BestCornerCa https://twitter.com/BestCornerCa/status/1544197635107540992

$45 sprinklers helped save this B.C. town from wildfire. Have other cities followed suit?

piquenewsmagazine.com – Nearly one year after the Tremont Creek wildfire came within 30 feet of someone’s home, Mayor Robin Smith is inviting communities to learn about the inexpensive equipment.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1544697729716260865

What is B.C. doing to prevent another Lytton?

nsnews.com – Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth on rebuilding the Lytton, BC, a year later after flames destroyed the town and what’s being done to prevent it.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1542681161566244869

Vancouver radio station turns to all Rage Against the Machine format

piquenewsmagazine.com – Rage Against the Machine’s Killing in the Name of has been played on a loop on KiSS Radio in Vancouver Wednesday morning as part of a format change.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1542327843677429761

Squamish Days Logger Sports Festival turns 65

piquenewsmagazine.com – The upcoming festival will feature tree-climbing, axe-throwing, a parade and more

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1542696260293070849

Space travel leads to permanent bone loss, Canadian research shows

dawsoncreekmirror.ca – University of Calgary researchers followed 17 astronauts after spaceflight since 2015 and studied weight-bearing bones. One astronaut recalls landing on Earth bizarre.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1542666064265449473

Range Rover: More Wild Atlantic Way

piquenewsmagazine.com – Whistler Pique columnist Leslie Anthony shares more insights from a recent trip from the Sea to Sky to Ireland.

Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1543279608228978688