#WestVanPolice is warning residents that the #BCStorm is causing challenges in #WestVan. Of note: Westbound and Eastbound ramps to #BCHwy1 at 21st St are closed due to flooding; pooling water and popped manholes causing issues along Marine Drive from Taylor Way to 24th Street; 21st near Queens closed due to flooding,
Follow instructions of emergency personnel as we coordinate our response with @WestVanFireDept and @WestVanDistrict.
Be mindful of your personal safety; watch for road instability, high water levels, and debris flow in creeks. Keep yourself and your pets safe.
#WVPD #westvancouver #BCStormWatch
Video shows flooding on the highway in the #Ladysmith area Sunday. “Highway or river?” asked Eden Whitney, who sent the video. Environment Canada has issued #thunderstorm alerts for the East Island and Southern Gulf Islands, warning of nickel to toonie-sized hail. More at https://t.co/yTdemQHxH6
The Hawaii #MartinMars has made it to Greater Victoria! CHEK News video captured around 6:15 p.m. Sunday shows the moments the Hawaii water bomber flies over Patricia Bay in formation with the #Snowbirds. ✈️ @CHEK_News
Conservative candidate Don Stewart eked out the win by just 590 votes over Liberal Leslie Church in an early morning upset, yanking away a riding the governing Liberals have held for more than 30 years.
https://t.co/LjxiKirP5f
That's a no from @JohnRustad4BC on quitting to let @BradWestPoCo run a new merged party.
I'm told from @voteBCUnited tonight the answer is also no.
So....
Back to square one?
I’ve worked jobs including cutting down trees, fighting wildfires, and running a small technology business in the resource sector.
I never expected to be a politician, and I certainly never expected to lead a party. But I was pissed off with status quo, and I’ve never been the type of person to just give up and walk away.
The truth is, I’m not who Downtown Victoria and Vancouver consultants want to be Premier, I’m not a wealthy lawyer or a hotshot urban mayor. I’m a small business guy from the North — and I have the chainsaw scars to prove it.
When I joined the Conservative Party of BC, we were the last place party — now we’re first place in many polls and we’re competing for government.
I tried to come to the table months ago when BCU and the Conservatives were evenly matched in the polls, so we would have the best chance of defeating the NDP.
The answer we got was: “Fuck Off.”
So we worked even harder to build our party up and defeat the NDP on our own.
We built this party with hard work piece by piece — now, people want to jump into the drivers seat and kick out our grassroots.
Not going to happen.
I’ve promised thousands of British Columbians and our thousands of grassroots members — who took the initiative to sign themselves up — to lead this party through the next election.
I intend to keep my word.
I hope Brad West decides to join our team — we’ve had months of discussion and we kept the riding open for him.
He told us he wants to beat the NDP, and that he wants the top job down the road — I hope he’s willing to earn it. #bcpoli
Many in BC’s centre-right political movement are urging former premier Gordon Campbell to step in and help facilitate talks between BC United and the BC Conservatives. My latest in @TheOrcaBC@Glacier_Media:
https://t.co/VvcyBCoZpQ
A Vancouver Island-based organization that helps find lost and escaped pets is searching for answers after a dog was found fatally shot along a hiking trail just east of Lake Cowichan.
https://t.co/sHFsZW3DoF
TransLink heard you loud and clear, #Canucks fans.
"Go team go" is out, and "go Canucks go" will return to city buses in the near future. https://t.co/OHH7MDN0of
The orca that has been trapped in a lagoon near Zeballos for over a month swam past the sand bar overnight on her own, according to Ehattesaht-Chinehkints First Nation.
https://t.co/2PUMyze5ai