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How drones helped rescue climber stranded on B.C. cliff face

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  • regional Drones help rescue climber stranded on Stawamus Chief near Squamish · indexed on Kamloops Search and Rescue operations & missing-person incidents
    Two drones assisted Squamish Search and Rescue in the nighttime rescue of a climber stranded 77 metres up the Stawamus Chief cliff face, with one drone delivering a rope and the other providing illumination.
  • regional Long-term encampments on Whistler forest service roads strain resources and housing advocacy · indexed on Kamloops homelessness — policy and shelter debates
    Approximately 30 vehicles occupy Crown land forest service roads year-round in the Whistler area, highlighting the broader homelessness crisis driven by unaffordable housing in the Sea to Sky region.
  • provincial Unite Liberal BC seeks to revive moribund BC United party with leadership change
    A grassroots group called Unite Liberal BC launched to push BC United leader Kevin Falcon to step down and restore democratic member governance to the registered political party.
  • provincial Report calls for domestic ferry-building to counter U.S. tariff impacts on B.C. economy
    A coalition-commissioned report recommends that B.C. build ferries in local shipyards rather than purchasing from foreign ones to help mitigate economic effects of American tariffs.
  • provincial B.C. wildfire season winding down with fewer fires and lower overall burn area than recent years
    British Columbia's 2026 wildfire season shows marked improvement with only 1,380 fires burning approximately 4,750 square kilometres, well below the 10- and 20-year averages.
  • regional Bald Range fire destroys or damages 150 properties in south Okanagan near Summerland · indexed on Bald Range wildfire — Peachland-Summerland evacuation & economic impacts (August 2026)
    The Bald Range wildfire destroyed or damaged approximately 150 structures in and around Summerland, B.C., with an 80-year-old woman dying suddenly while fleeing her home.
  • regional Bradley Creek fire destroys about 230 homes on Okanagan Indian Band lands · indexed on Kamloops & Southern Interior Wildfires
    The Bradley Creek wildfire destroyed approximately 230 homes at the north end of Okanagan Lake on Okanagan Indian Band lands.
  • regional Big Bar fire complex destroys 120 structures near Clinton in southern Cariboo · indexed on Big Bar wildfire complex — Clinton & 70 Mile House (July 2026)
    The Big Bar complex of fires destroyed about 120 structures outside Clinton, B.C., at the southern edge of the Cariboo region.
  • regional Brunswick fire complex destroys seven structures in Fraser Canyon · indexed on Ainslie Creek and Brunswick Creek wildfires — July 2026
    The Brunswick complex of fires in and around the Fraser Canyon destroyed seven structures.
  • regional Four arrested after stolen truck rams police vehicles in Quesnel
    Quesnel RCMP arrested a 31-year-old driver and three juvenile passengers after the driver of a stolen white Ford F-350 rammed multiple police vehicles during an early-morning incident at the recreation centre.
  • provincial NDP MP calls for federal funding parity on B.C. Ferries ahead of fare-increase rallies
    Courtenay–Alberni MP Gord Johns is rallying across Vancouver Island to call for the federal government to match its 43 per cent East Coast ferry funding level with B.C., which currently receives only three per cent.

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  • Sep 11, 2026 11:15 am PDT available · HTTP 200 · → https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-630936-3-.htm

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