As Canadians continue to struggle with inflationary costs and high interest rates, FortisBC electricity customers are set for higher electricity bills as the company rings in the new year with a 6.74 per cent rate increase to its electricity rates.
BC’s new Premier David Eby kicked off his first days in office with two new cost-of-living credits for BC residents and businesses to help offset the high cost of living.
Hwy 3 between Hope and Princeton closed at 2 p.m. today (Nov. 27) ahead of atmospheric rivers that are expected to bring more heavy rain to the south coast and southwest interior regions.