It’s a boy! B.C.’s first baby of 2025 born in Kamloops hospital

It’s a boy!

B.C.’s first baby of 2025 came into the world at 12:02 a.m. at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

Little Emerson is the first child born to parents Jordan (Forrest-Drezet) Hill and Elijah Hill. He weighed seven pounds and 10 ounces.

Meanwhile, Vancouver Island’s New Year’s baby was born at 12:07 a.m.

Zion Ebo Zormelo-Kika was born at Victoria General Hospital, weighing 8 lbs 3 oz.