Tag: Jeff Parr

New made in Northern B.C. app providing one-stop shop for wildfire information

Jeff Parr, a native of Dawson Creek, B.C., has built Wildfire Ready, a free, bilingual wildfire app that compiles wildfire information from a number of official sources, and puts it into one place.

New app providing one-stop shop for wildfire information

A new wildfire app developed in Northern B.C. aims to give residents in British Columbia and Alberta a single source for official emergency information during fire season.

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Oxford English Dictionary adds ‘elbows up,’ and other popular Canadianisms

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OPP officer killed near Hearst, Ont

A 29-year-old OPP officer has been killed on duty in a rural area near Hearst. 

B.C. leaders pause politics to honour victims of Tumbler Ridge shooting

Flags at the B.C. legislature flew at half-mast Thursday as leaders mourned eight people killed in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge.

RCMP release names of eight killed in Tumbler Ridge shooting

The B.C. RCMP has released the names of six children and two women killed in this week’s shooting in Tumbler Ridge, as the small northeastern community continues to mourn.

Psychologist offers guidance to parents after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

In the wake of a deadly shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that involved victims between the ages of 11 and 13, a psychologist is advising guardians to check in with themselves before talking to their children.
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