July 24, 2025 • 17 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check news
watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one Check plus or checknews dot Ca.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
It's now about thirty thousand people here on the island
that attended an er and we're not seen by a doctor.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
The number of people leaving emergency rooms without receiving treatment
is on the rise. Vancouver island ers are the worst.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
We've issued a public advisory to make sure that anybody
can identify themselves.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Health officials issue a warning about rabies after a kitten
in jamainez was found to be infected.
Speaker 5 (00:45):
It's unfortunate. You want to go first swim. It's super
hot out. I know it's the summer and we can't
right now.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
Swimmers are becoming increasingly frustrated with poor water quality, making
more and more beaches unsafe. Check News starts now, Good evening,
Thanks very much for joining us tonight. A decision has
been handed down in the case drawing attention around the world.
(01:12):
All five former members of Canada's World junior hockey team
have been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman
at a London, Ontario hotel in twenty eighteen, and Ontario
judge spent much of the day laying out our analysis
of the case center reasoning to find Callen Foote, Alex
Foremanton carter Hart, Dylan Dubay, and Michael McLeod not guilty
(01:32):
of sexual assault.
Speaker 6 (01:33):
We will have.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
More on this story in a few minutes, but first,
the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crimes Unit says it has
made an arrest in connection road to a suspicious death
in Lake cowichin nearly a year ago. On September third,
last year, police were called to the seven hundred block
(01:55):
of Cowich and Lake Road to look for Tavis Cragg,
who had been reported missing out at Nanaimo. That same day,
police found Cragg's body at the property where he was
said to be living with his teenage son. They said
at the time he was believed he was the victim
of homicide. Three days later, Major Crimes said a suspect
was identified and arrested, but was later released following a
(02:17):
thorough risk assessment, and today investigators say they arrested the
suspect they had previously identified and charged the suspect with
second degree murder. The suspect, a youth, has been released
by the court, and as to abide by multiple court
ordered conditions, the youth's name can't be released as it
is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Officials say
(02:38):
no further details will be provided. New numbers have been
made public that prove what many already know. Emergency room
wait times in BC hospitals just keep climbing.
Speaker 7 (02:51):
Here.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
On Vancouver Island, tens of thousands of people waiting to
be seen by a doctor have left the er in
frustration before they received care. Mary Griffin reports.
Speaker 8 (03:02):
Way times at the emergency department can be long, some
days very long. On Thursday, according to Island Hell's website,
it was a five hour wait at Royal Jubilee Hospital
and eight hours at Victoria General Hospital. According to the
BC Conservatives, the number of people leaving an emergency room
without care is spiky.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Nearly one hundred and forty two thousand British Columbians walked
in twenty r in twenty four to twenty five and
left without being seen by a doctor. So that's a
pretty big flashing red light that we've got some substantive
issues in ers across the province.
Speaker 8 (03:38):
In response to a freedom of information request, the BC
Conservatives say that between twenty eighteen and twenty twenty five,
the number of people leaving an er without seeing a
doctor is up eighty six percent across the province, but
with an Island Health that number is up one hundred
and sixty percent, the worst increase of any health authority.
(04:00):
That's thirty thousand people who left because they couldn't get
in to see a doctor.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Their ers are being put under increasing pressure and this
is because of a cascading failures in terms of how
we're dealing with urgent care in the province of British Columbia.
Speaker 8 (04:14):
The president elected the Doctor's A b C says he's
not surprised.
Speaker 9 (04:19):
It's really of no surprise. Emergency rooms are under considerable
strain across the province.
Speaker 8 (04:24):
In a statement from the Ministry of Health, it says
the sickest patients are always seen first, patients are never
turned away from the emergency department and the number of
patients leaving without seeing a doctor is a small proportion
of the total number of visits. Thompson says the impact
of long wait times is taking a toll on doctors
and nurses.
Speaker 9 (04:44):
There is risk of verbal and has even been physical
violence and patients towards them as their frustrations boil over.
Speaker 8 (04:51):
Aileen House says it's working to fix the problem and
address weight times. It says it recruited eight hundred nurses
in twenty twenty four and the province added seven hundred
acute care beds in BC.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
On checkpoint tonight, we want to know if you have
ever left an emergency room without being treated. You can
tell us by voting at checknows dot Ca and we'll
share results with you a little bit later in the broadcast.
A forty two year old Shimenus man was killed early
this morning when his Harley Davidson motorcycle and a semi
truck collided on Highway ninety seven north of Quannell. Police
say the thirty eight year old driver of the truck
(05:26):
was arrested on scene for impaired driving. The investigation is
ongoing and RCMP are asking four witnesses to come forward.
Several loose jet skis that fell off a trailer slowed
down traffic on the pat Bay Highway in Sanwichtin yesterday
around six thirty. Emergency crews were called to the northbound
lanes of the highway near the Mackenzie Avenue exit to
(05:46):
help retrieve the fallen watercraft. The seadews were strapped down
to a trailer that was being pulled by a truck,
and the truck driver reported that the trailer went sideways,
snapping the straps and causing the seaedews to spill onto
the highway.
Speaker 10 (06:00):
The traffic safety officer did issue a violation ticket for
insecure load to the individual cause a significant traffic backup. Luckily,
no injuries or collisions were reported with this incident, which
is quite remarkable really, with two jet skis falling off
the back of a trailer.
Speaker 3 (06:17):
Northbound traffic was dropped down to a single lane until
things cleared up about half an hour later. Police say
this serves as a reminder for us to make sure
that loads are tied down securely and are checked before departure.
In addition to a ticket, the driver in this case
was handed a one hundred and seventy three dollars fine. Well,
it's extremely rare, but the Health Authority has confirmed a
(06:38):
case of rabies has been discovered in a kitten in
a rural area of Shimenis. They are warning the public
to night and say that early intervention is key, of course,
it away reports.
Speaker 7 (06:50):
For the second time in the last twenty five years,
Island Health says a cat on Vancouver Island has contracted Reebe's.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
We expect this cat probably got rabies from a bat.
Speaker 7 (07:00):
While the health authority waits testing to confirm, it's sending
out a warning.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
Since there is a small chance that someone may have
come into contact with this cat before it was found,
We've issued a public advisory to make sure that anybody
can identify themselves.
Speaker 7 (07:17):
Island Health isn't providing a description of the kitten, just
the location, the eight thousand block of Chemainez Road between
July second and ninth, asking anyone who came into contact
with a cat to call the communicable disease team.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
We know the treatment is more successful the sooner it
is given after exposure, so it is somewhat time sensitive.
Speaker 7 (07:36):
Human cases of rabies are very rare in Canada, only
two dozen cases since the nineteen twenties, but they do happen.
Speaker 11 (07:44):
Unfortunately, by the time he was in hospital and the
thought of rabies came to the care team, he was
critically ill and he passed away.
Speaker 7 (07:54):
Six years ago. Twenty one year old Nick Major from
Parksville died after a brief encounter with a bat. He
wasn't bitten, so the experience didn't send off alarm bells
until it was too late.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
The concern arises as soon as you touch it, and
that's when you have to seek out.
Speaker 7 (08:12):
While other animals can be infected, bats are the only
animal that carries rabies in BC from them. It can
be passed through just skin contact before the virus viciously
attacks the nervous system, ending in the brain.
Speaker 4 (08:25):
Once the symptoms develop, it is nearly always fatal, so
it's really important to prevent that from happening.
Speaker 12 (08:32):
One two, three, fast, it's all finished.
Speaker 7 (08:34):
A series of four vaccinations has to happen immediately after exposure,
otherwise it's too late. At this time of year, experts
say batpups are learning how to fly, making them easy
targets for cats who can hear their echo location calls
at night.
Speaker 4 (08:49):
The cat had to be euthanized.
Speaker 7 (08:51):
Unfortunately, in this case, the rabies proved fatal. Twenty other
rescue cats exposed to the feline are now in quarantine,
and Island Health is reminding pet owners to stay up
to date on their vaccinations.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
The list of beaches under a water quality advisory continues
to grow. Langford Lake and a Squimalt Lagoon have now
been added to the total, a further limiting the number
of spots where it's safe to swim, just at a
time when the weather is heating up again. Zie Reid
has the story.
Speaker 13 (09:21):
On a typical hot summer day, this beach on Lamford
Lake would be packed with families going for a swim,
but today, because of this sign, it's empty.
Speaker 5 (09:30):
It's unfortunate. We want to go for a swim. It's
super hot out. I know it's the summer and we
can't right now.
Speaker 13 (09:35):
And for these two swim seekers, the disappointment is becoming
a theme second beach of the day. There are currently
six beaches under a water quality advisory in the region,
including Lamford Lake, Esquimal Lagoon, Glen Lake Park and Whaling
Station Bay Beach for high e coal line levels, while
Theda's Lake Beach and Pryor Lake are dealing with blue
green algae. On top of that, six beaches remain under
(09:57):
a long term advisory with similar warning putting twelve swimming
holes out of commission.
Speaker 14 (10:03):
Both ecali and harmful oligle blooms or algal blooms in general,
whether it's cyanobacteria or other nuisance varieties, are becoming more
common throughout Canada.
Speaker 13 (10:13):
Swim Drink Fish Canada, and environmental charity focused on All
Things Water says there are a number of reasons why
we could be seen an increase in beach advisories.
Speaker 15 (10:22):
It has to do with general water quality trends, the
temperatures that we're experiencing, a changing climate, some of our
municipal infrastructure, and a whole host of other things that
contributes to a really complex web of an ecosystem.
Speaker 13 (10:36):
And with the climate changing every year, this is likely
to become the norm.
Speaker 15 (10:40):
As are climate changes. As we have more frequent and
intense precipitation events, as we have warmer summers, there is
a tendency for more of these algae blooms and ecoali events,
these beach postings to be happening more and more often.
Speaker 13 (10:57):
Ford warns that swimming or drinking the effect of water
has the potential to cause human gastro intestinal illness, your infections,
eye infections, and skin infections. We mean these advisories will
stay in place.
Speaker 5 (11:09):
Okay, we'll make twos and yeah, the ocean's next on
our check.
Speaker 13 (11:12):
With until follow up samples show the water is safe.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
Well. Many of us have sentimental attachments for the ships
that call Esquimalt home, but like everything else, those warships
have a life span. This fall, eight of the twelve
Kingston class vessels are being divested or in navy terms,
paid off. As Jordan Cunningham shows us, it will be
an emotional departure for one ship bearing an island name.
Speaker 16 (11:39):
When the locals come by to say goodbye. That pretty
much seals the deal. These guys have shared the harbor
with these Kingston class vessels for years. The seals, we
should point out, aren't going anywhere. These vessels are shipping out.
They've reached end of life, even though to the uninitiated
they don't look it.
Speaker 8 (11:58):
She's a butte.
Speaker 17 (12:00):
Yeah, they're great ships. A lot of work and time
and care and heart and soul goes into maintaining these things.
Speaker 16 (12:06):
And Lieutenant Commander Bucky Branscombe should know at present he's
the commanding officer of hmcs de Naimo, Brandon, Saskatoon and Whitehorse.
This is why Jetty home to Kingston class ships. But
in a few months it'll look a lot different.
Speaker 17 (12:20):
So all the ships see on this side of the jetti,
which is Brandon, white Horse and Saskatoon, they're the ones
that are being paid off this fault and will be,
you know, eventually prepared for investment.
Speaker 16 (12:28):
At which time they'll lose their designation as His Majesty's
Canadian Ship. On the other side of the jetty is
HMCS Nanaimo, an island vessel through and through. She's not
being paid off until twenty twenty eight, but is being
redeployed to the Maritimes. Paid off is old timey navy speak,
referring to the historical practice of paying crew its final
wages once a ship is completed its voyage, but there's
(12:51):
no extra cash for those on board, no no pay
stays as it is lifespan of a warship is generally
twenty to thirty years.
Speaker 17 (12:58):
You talk of the stalers who have been on these
things for decad they love them. They're a great class
of ships.
Speaker 16 (13:02):
What we've seen from the shore are the many, many,
many happy returns as families were reunited after mom or
dad spent months at sea. Another connection is the city
on the side of the ship, Canada Day HMCS Nanaimo
was in the Harbor City open for tours. Few knew
at the time they were saying goodbye for good. Losing
(13:24):
the ship that bears Nanaimo's name hurts.
Speaker 6 (13:27):
There are very few communities in Canada that have a
ship named after them. And you know, I think in
these times, particularly with the assaults on Canada's sovereignty by
the Mad King and the White House, our sense of
pride and our armed forces is enormous.
Speaker 16 (13:46):
And like the sea ways they travel, respect goes both ways.
Speaker 17 (13:50):
We always we have Kida City, always at warm Walk
and whenever we go to visit, and it's great to
have that local connection with the people that who serve
in this country.
Speaker 16 (13:57):
Formal payoff ceremonies are set for the fall. We were you,
good wave, goodbye.
Speaker 3 (14:05):
All right, it is upside time. Let's find out what
Ed and Jeff are up to on this Thursday evening.
Speaker 14 (14:10):
Guys.
Speaker 3 (14:10):
Okay, we're at the ballpark.
Speaker 8 (14:12):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
What's happening?
Speaker 5 (14:14):
Yeah, we're at Cannarvin.
Speaker 12 (14:15):
It's the BC Boys thirteen Double A championship. The Sea
Wolves at bat right now, Victoria Sea Wolves. They just
got a base hit of their down fifteen eight. It's
the opening game of the Big Double, a provincial tournament.
You just had a big thing at chewing, didn't you
have it?
Speaker 3 (14:31):
Yeah?
Speaker 18 (14:31):
I did, and I thought I'd better get that out
because it would affect my nunciation, So I let it
go in one of the receptacles.
Speaker 14 (14:39):
By the way, that's right, not recklessly around here.
Speaker 12 (14:42):
This is Nate Bird, who's the co chair of the tournament,
And just tell us who's playing. What's on the line
here name.
Speaker 19 (14:47):
We have ten teams from around the province, including two
teams from the island Victoria Sea Wolves you mentioned already.
We have Campbell River that just finished their game on
the other diamond over here, a couple of teams from
white Rock, Cranbrook, Prince Jeorge, I'm gonna forget them all, Vernon,
a bunch of teams off on.
Speaker 16 (15:04):
It is a great ball.
Speaker 18 (15:05):
I mean, we've been watching this year since we arrived.
Speaker 1 (15:08):
Today. You said, you get there's some good to say.
Speaker 19 (15:10):
Smashers or mash smashers, smashers, Okay, there's some boys. You're
hitting the ball very hard this weekend.
Speaker 16 (15:16):
Wow they ever, Yeah, for sure, So going on.
Speaker 12 (15:18):
All weekend people can come out and enjoy it, and
the opening ceremonies are coming up here in just.
Speaker 19 (15:22):
A bit absolutely. So we had to do the opening
ceremonies after the first set of games because some players
didn't arrive until either late last night or first thing
this morning. So we're gonna do opening ceremonies six till
six thirty. We have a skills competition coming up tonight,
four disciplines, four games tomorrow, sorry, eight games tomorrow, six
on Saturday, and then the finals on Sunday.
Speaker 12 (15:41):
We talk about the big competition that's coming up at
the end of during the skills competition that Ed's gonna
take part.
Speaker 16 (15:46):
Yeah, I'm really excited about that.
Speaker 7 (15:48):
Yell what's going on?
Speaker 19 (15:49):
So we are doing four different competitions, one of them
we'll culminate with the home run derby. However, right before that,
we're mindment. We're gonna know you are not on that, Ryan,
you were going to be doing our slurpey chugging contest.
Speaker 16 (16:03):
Oh okay, well nothing's changed for me since Little League.
Speaker 12 (16:07):
It's all put you in this life you should be in,
getting you ready for success is what they're doing here.
Speaker 16 (16:14):
Slurpey challenge.
Speaker 15 (16:15):
Okay, well I'll take that out with the same fire.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
I've always taken those challenges.
Speaker 5 (16:21):
The kids must be excited.
Speaker 16 (16:22):
They are.
Speaker 19 (16:23):
There's a lot of really positive energy around the park.
I mean, it doesn't hurt that we're having a beautiful
day today. It's middle of the summer. Yeah, but everyone's
come in roaring. They're really excited to be here. We're
excited to host and just a great day for baseball.
Speaker 12 (16:35):
Yeah all right, Well you better get warming up.
Speaker 17 (16:37):
I do some stretch.
Speaker 12 (16:39):
What's the pregame not warm up procedure would be for
a slurpey challenge, but I'll do something.
Speaker 9 (16:45):
I don't know what.
Speaker 12 (16:46):
All right, more from Kenarvan Park over the next couple
of hours stays all.
Speaker 3 (16:49):
Right, sounds great. Enjoy it, guys. We'll see you soon.
Also still to come on check tonight. We'll update you
on the three workers trapped in a mine in northern BC.
Speaker 18 (16:57):
And this justice Kerosea injected EM's claims of fear and
her claims of non consent. That should be the takeaway
from today's judgment.
Speaker 3 (17:12):
Not guilty, that's the verdict handed down today against five
former Team Canada junior hockey players accused of sexual assault.
Will tell you more after short break.
Speaker 1 (17:22):
Watchful. Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten, or
anytime on check plus or checknews dot Ca.
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check news
watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one Check plus or checknews dot Ca.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
It's now about thirty thousand people here on the island
that attended an er and we're not seen by a doctor.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
The number of people leaving emergency rooms without receiving treatment
is on the rise. Vancouver island ers are the worst.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
We've issued a public advisory to make sure that anybody
can identify themselves.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Health officials issue a warning about rabies after a kitten
in jamainez was found to be infected.
Speaker 5 (00:45):
It's unfortunate. You want to go first swim. It's super
hot out. I know it's the summer and we can't
right now.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
Swimmers are becoming increasingly frustrated with poor water quality, making
more and more beaches unsafe. Check News starts now, Good evening,
Thanks very much for joining us tonight. A decision has
been handed down in the case drawing attention around the world.
(01:12):
All five former members of Canada's World junior hockey team
have been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman
at a London, Ontario hotel in twenty eighteen, and Ontario
judge spent much of the day laying out our analysis
of the case center reasoning to find Callen Foote, Alex
Foremanton carter Hart, Dylan Dubay, and Michael McLeod not guilty
(01:32):
of sexual assault.
Speaker 6 (01:33):
We will have.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
More on this story in a few minutes, but first,
the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crimes Unit says it has
made an arrest in connection road to a suspicious death
in Lake cowichin nearly a year ago. On September third,
last year, police were called to the seven hundred block
(01:55):
of Cowich and Lake Road to look for Tavis Cragg,
who had been reported missing out at Nanaimo. That same day,
police found Cragg's body at the property where he was
said to be living with his teenage son. They said
at the time he was believed he was the victim
of homicide. Three days later, Major Crimes said a suspect
was identified and arrested, but was later released following a
(02:17):
thorough risk assessment, and today investigators say they arrested the
suspect they had previously identified and charged the suspect with
second degree murder. The suspect, a youth, has been released
by the court, and as to abide by multiple court
ordered conditions, the youth's name can't be released as it
is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Officials say
(02:38):
no further details will be provided. New numbers have been
made public that prove what many already know. Emergency room
wait times in BC hospitals just keep climbing.
Speaker 7 (02:51):
Here.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
On Vancouver Island, tens of thousands of people waiting to
be seen by a doctor have left the er in
frustration before they received care. Mary Griffin reports.
Speaker 8 (03:02):
Way times at the emergency department can be long, some
days very long. On Thursday, according to Island Hell's website,
it was a five hour wait at Royal Jubilee Hospital
and eight hours at Victoria General Hospital. According to the
BC Conservatives, the number of people leaving an emergency room
without care is spiky.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Nearly one hundred and forty two thousand British Columbians walked
in twenty r in twenty four to twenty five and
left without being seen by a doctor. So that's a
pretty big flashing red light that we've got some substantive
issues in ers across the province.
Speaker 8 (03:38):
In response to a freedom of information request, the BC
Conservatives say that between twenty eighteen and twenty twenty five,
the number of people leaving an er without seeing a
doctor is up eighty six percent across the province, but
with an Island Health that number is up one hundred
and sixty percent, the worst increase of any health authority.
(04:00):
That's thirty thousand people who left because they couldn't get
in to see a doctor.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Their ers are being put under increasing pressure and this
is because of a cascading failures in terms of how
we're dealing with urgent care in the province of British Columbia.
Speaker 8 (04:14):
The president elected the Doctor's A b C says he's
not surprised.
Speaker 9 (04:19):
It's really of no surprise. Emergency rooms are under considerable
strain across the province.
Speaker 8 (04:24):
In a statement from the Ministry of Health, it says
the sickest patients are always seen first, patients are never
turned away from the emergency department and the number of
patients leaving without seeing a doctor is a small proportion
of the total number of visits. Thompson says the impact
of long wait times is taking a toll on doctors
and nurses.
Speaker 9 (04:44):
There is risk of verbal and has even been physical
violence and patients towards them as their frustrations boil over.
Speaker 8 (04:51):
Aileen House says it's working to fix the problem and
address weight times. It says it recruited eight hundred nurses
in twenty twenty four and the province added seven hundred
acute care beds in BC.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
On checkpoint tonight, we want to know if you have
ever left an emergency room without being treated. You can
tell us by voting at checknows dot Ca and we'll
share results with you a little bit later in the broadcast.
A forty two year old Shimenus man was killed early
this morning when his Harley Davidson motorcycle and a semi
truck collided on Highway ninety seven north of Quannell. Police
say the thirty eight year old driver of the truck
(05:26):
was arrested on scene for impaired driving. The investigation is
ongoing and RCMP are asking four witnesses to come forward.
Several loose jet skis that fell off a trailer slowed
down traffic on the pat Bay Highway in Sanwichtin yesterday
around six thirty. Emergency crews were called to the northbound
lanes of the highway near the Mackenzie Avenue exit to
(05:46):
help retrieve the fallen watercraft. The seadews were strapped down
to a trailer that was being pulled by a truck,
and the truck driver reported that the trailer went sideways,
snapping the straps and causing the seaedews to spill onto
the highway.
Speaker 10 (06:00):
The traffic safety officer did issue a violation ticket for
insecure load to the individual cause a significant traffic backup. Luckily,
no injuries or collisions were reported with this incident, which
is quite remarkable really, with two jet skis falling off
the back of a trailer.
Speaker 3 (06:17):
Northbound traffic was dropped down to a single lane until
things cleared up about half an hour later. Police say
this serves as a reminder for us to make sure
that loads are tied down securely and are checked before departure.
In addition to a ticket, the driver in this case
was handed a one hundred and seventy three dollars fine. Well,
it's extremely rare, but the Health Authority has confirmed a
(06:38):
case of rabies has been discovered in a kitten in
a rural area of Shimenis. They are warning the public
to night and say that early intervention is key, of course,
it away reports.
Speaker 7 (06:50):
For the second time in the last twenty five years,
Island Health says a cat on Vancouver Island has contracted Reebe's.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
We expect this cat probably got rabies from a bat.
Speaker 7 (07:00):
While the health authority waits testing to confirm, it's sending
out a warning.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
Since there is a small chance that someone may have
come into contact with this cat before it was found,
We've issued a public advisory to make sure that anybody
can identify themselves.
Speaker 7 (07:17):
Island Health isn't providing a description of the kitten, just
the location, the eight thousand block of Chemainez Road between
July second and ninth, asking anyone who came into contact
with a cat to call the communicable disease team.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
We know the treatment is more successful the sooner it
is given after exposure, so it is somewhat time sensitive.
Speaker 7 (07:36):
Human cases of rabies are very rare in Canada, only
two dozen cases since the nineteen twenties, but they do happen.
Speaker 11 (07:44):
Unfortunately, by the time he was in hospital and the
thought of rabies came to the care team, he was
critically ill and he passed away.
Speaker 7 (07:54):
Six years ago. Twenty one year old Nick Major from
Parksville died after a brief encounter with a bat. He
wasn't bitten, so the experience didn't send off alarm bells
until it was too late.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
The concern arises as soon as you touch it, and
that's when you have to seek out.
Speaker 7 (08:12):
While other animals can be infected, bats are the only
animal that carries rabies in BC from them. It can
be passed through just skin contact before the virus viciously
attacks the nervous system, ending in the brain.
Speaker 4 (08:25):
Once the symptoms develop, it is nearly always fatal, so
it's really important to prevent that from happening.
Speaker 12 (08:32):
One two, three, fast, it's all finished.
Speaker 7 (08:34):
A series of four vaccinations has to happen immediately after exposure,
otherwise it's too late. At this time of year, experts
say batpups are learning how to fly, making them easy
targets for cats who can hear their echo location calls
at night.
Speaker 4 (08:49):
The cat had to be euthanized.
Speaker 7 (08:51):
Unfortunately, in this case, the rabies proved fatal. Twenty other
rescue cats exposed to the feline are now in quarantine,
and Island Health is reminding pet owners to stay up
to date on their vaccinations.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
The list of beaches under a water quality advisory continues
to grow. Langford Lake and a Squimalt Lagoon have now
been added to the total, a further limiting the number
of spots where it's safe to swim, just at a
time when the weather is heating up again. Zie Reid
has the story.
Speaker 13 (09:21):
On a typical hot summer day, this beach on Lamford
Lake would be packed with families going for a swim,
but today, because of this sign, it's empty.
Speaker 5 (09:30):
It's unfortunate. We want to go for a swim. It's
super hot out. I know it's the summer and we
can't right now.
Speaker 13 (09:35):
And for these two swim seekers, the disappointment is becoming
a theme second beach of the day. There are currently
six beaches under a water quality advisory in the region,
including Lamford Lake, Esquimal Lagoon, Glen Lake Park and Whaling
Station Bay Beach for high e coal line levels, while
Theda's Lake Beach and Pryor Lake are dealing with blue
green algae. On top of that, six beaches remain under
(09:57):
a long term advisory with similar warning putting twelve swimming
holes out of commission.
Speaker 14 (10:03):
Both ecali and harmful oligle blooms or algal blooms in general,
whether it's cyanobacteria or other nuisance varieties, are becoming more
common throughout Canada.
Speaker 13 (10:13):
Swim Drink Fish Canada, and environmental charity focused on All
Things Water says there are a number of reasons why
we could be seen an increase in beach advisories.
Speaker 15 (10:22):
It has to do with general water quality trends, the
temperatures that we're experiencing, a changing climate, some of our
municipal infrastructure, and a whole host of other things that
contributes to a really complex web of an ecosystem.
Speaker 13 (10:36):
And with the climate changing every year, this is likely
to become the norm.
Speaker 15 (10:40):
As are climate changes. As we have more frequent and
intense precipitation events, as we have warmer summers, there is
a tendency for more of these algae blooms and ecoali events,
these beach postings to be happening more and more often.
Speaker 13 (10:57):
Ford warns that swimming or drinking the effect of water
has the potential to cause human gastro intestinal illness, your infections,
eye infections, and skin infections. We mean these advisories will
stay in place.
Speaker 5 (11:09):
Okay, we'll make twos and yeah, the ocean's next on
our check.
Speaker 13 (11:12):
With until follow up samples show the water is safe.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
Well. Many of us have sentimental attachments for the ships
that call Esquimalt home, but like everything else, those warships
have a life span. This fall, eight of the twelve
Kingston class vessels are being divested or in navy terms,
paid off. As Jordan Cunningham shows us, it will be
an emotional departure for one ship bearing an island name.
Speaker 16 (11:39):
When the locals come by to say goodbye. That pretty
much seals the deal. These guys have shared the harbor
with these Kingston class vessels for years. The seals, we
should point out, aren't going anywhere. These vessels are shipping out.
They've reached end of life, even though to the uninitiated
they don't look it.
Speaker 8 (11:58):
She's a butte.
Speaker 17 (12:00):
Yeah, they're great ships. A lot of work and time
and care and heart and soul goes into maintaining these things.
Speaker 16 (12:06):
And Lieutenant Commander Bucky Branscombe should know at present he's
the commanding officer of hmcs de Naimo, Brandon, Saskatoon and Whitehorse.
This is why Jetty home to Kingston class ships. But
in a few months it'll look a lot different.
Speaker 17 (12:20):
So all the ships see on this side of the jetti,
which is Brandon, white Horse and Saskatoon, they're the ones
that are being paid off this fault and will be,
you know, eventually prepared for investment.
Speaker 16 (12:28):
At which time they'll lose their designation as His Majesty's
Canadian Ship. On the other side of the jetty is
HMCS Nanaimo, an island vessel through and through. She's not
being paid off until twenty twenty eight, but is being
redeployed to the Maritimes. Paid off is old timey navy speak,
referring to the historical practice of paying crew its final
wages once a ship is completed its voyage, but there's
(12:51):
no extra cash for those on board, no no pay
stays as it is lifespan of a warship is generally
twenty to thirty years.
Speaker 17 (12:58):
You talk of the stalers who have been on these
things for decad they love them. They're a great class
of ships.
Speaker 16 (13:02):
What we've seen from the shore are the many, many,
many happy returns as families were reunited after mom or
dad spent months at sea. Another connection is the city
on the side of the ship, Canada Day HMCS Nanaimo
was in the Harbor City open for tours. Few knew
at the time they were saying goodbye for good. Losing
(13:24):
the ship that bears Nanaimo's name hurts.
Speaker 6 (13:27):
There are very few communities in Canada that have a
ship named after them. And you know, I think in
these times, particularly with the assaults on Canada's sovereignty by
the Mad King and the White House, our sense of
pride and our armed forces is enormous.
Speaker 16 (13:46):
And like the sea ways they travel, respect goes both ways.
Speaker 17 (13:50):
We always we have Kida City, always at warm Walk
and whenever we go to visit, and it's great to
have that local connection with the people that who serve
in this country.
Speaker 16 (13:57):
Formal payoff ceremonies are set for the fall. We were you,
good wave, goodbye.
Speaker 3 (14:05):
All right, it is upside time. Let's find out what
Ed and Jeff are up to on this Thursday evening.
Speaker 14 (14:10):
Guys.
Speaker 3 (14:10):
Okay, we're at the ballpark.
Speaker 8 (14:12):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
What's happening?
Speaker 5 (14:14):
Yeah, we're at Cannarvin.
Speaker 12 (14:15):
It's the BC Boys thirteen Double A championship. The Sea
Wolves at bat right now, Victoria Sea Wolves. They just
got a base hit of their down fifteen eight. It's
the opening game of the Big Double, a provincial tournament.
You just had a big thing at chewing, didn't you
have it?
Speaker 3 (14:31):
Yeah?
Speaker 18 (14:31):
I did, and I thought I'd better get that out
because it would affect my nunciation, So I let it
go in one of the receptacles.
Speaker 14 (14:39):
By the way, that's right, not recklessly around here.
Speaker 12 (14:42):
This is Nate Bird, who's the co chair of the tournament,
And just tell us who's playing. What's on the line
here name.
Speaker 19 (14:47):
We have ten teams from around the province, including two
teams from the island Victoria Sea Wolves you mentioned already.
We have Campbell River that just finished their game on
the other diamond over here, a couple of teams from
white Rock, Cranbrook, Prince Jeorge, I'm gonna forget them all, Vernon,
a bunch of teams off on.
Speaker 16 (15:04):
It is a great ball.
Speaker 18 (15:05):
I mean, we've been watching this year since we arrived.
Speaker 1 (15:08):
Today. You said, you get there's some good to say.
Speaker 19 (15:10):
Smashers or mash smashers, smashers, Okay, there's some boys. You're
hitting the ball very hard this weekend.
Speaker 16 (15:16):
Wow they ever, Yeah, for sure, So going on.
Speaker 12 (15:18):
All weekend people can come out and enjoy it, and
the opening ceremonies are coming up here in just.
Speaker 19 (15:22):
A bit absolutely. So we had to do the opening
ceremonies after the first set of games because some players
didn't arrive until either late last night or first thing
this morning. So we're gonna do opening ceremonies six till
six thirty. We have a skills competition coming up tonight,
four disciplines, four games tomorrow, sorry, eight games tomorrow, six
on Saturday, and then the finals on Sunday.
Speaker 12 (15:41):
We talk about the big competition that's coming up at
the end of during the skills competition that Ed's gonna
take part.
Speaker 16 (15:46):
Yeah, I'm really excited about that.
Speaker 7 (15:48):
Yell what's going on?
Speaker 19 (15:49):
So we are doing four different competitions, one of them
we'll culminate with the home run derby. However, right before that,
we're mindment. We're gonna know you are not on that, Ryan,
you were going to be doing our slurpey chugging contest.
Speaker 16 (16:03):
Oh okay, well nothing's changed for me since Little League.
Speaker 12 (16:07):
It's all put you in this life you should be in,
getting you ready for success is what they're doing here.
Speaker 16 (16:14):
Slurpey challenge.
Speaker 15 (16:15):
Okay, well I'll take that out with the same fire.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
I've always taken those challenges.
Speaker 5 (16:21):
The kids must be excited.
Speaker 16 (16:22):
They are.
Speaker 19 (16:23):
There's a lot of really positive energy around the park.
I mean, it doesn't hurt that we're having a beautiful
day today. It's middle of the summer. Yeah, but everyone's
come in roaring. They're really excited to be here. We're
excited to host and just a great day for baseball.
Speaker 12 (16:35):
Yeah all right, Well you better get warming up.
Speaker 17 (16:37):
I do some stretch.
Speaker 12 (16:39):
What's the pregame not warm up procedure would be for
a slurpey challenge, but I'll do something.
Speaker 9 (16:45):
I don't know what.
Speaker 12 (16:46):
All right, more from Kenarvan Park over the next couple
of hours stays all.
Speaker 3 (16:49):
Right, sounds great. Enjoy it, guys. We'll see you soon.
Also still to come on check tonight. We'll update you
on the three workers trapped in a mine in northern BC.
Speaker 18 (16:57):
And this justice Kerosea injected EM's claims of fear and
her claims of non consent. That should be the takeaway
from today's judgment.
Speaker 3 (17:12):
Not guilty, that's the verdict handed down today against five
former Team Canada junior hockey players accused of sexual assault.
Will tell you more after short break.
Speaker 1 (17:22):
Watchful. Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten, or
anytime on check plus or checknews dot Ca.
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