Provincial News
by Dermod Travis on Thursday May 18 2017
It was a pretty safe bet going into election night that regardless of how the vote broke that there were four words from Premier Christy Clark's 2013 victory speech which would be left unsaid this year: “Well, that was easy.”
Something else telling between Clark's two speeches?
by Contributor on Tuesday May 16 2017
As B.C. roads are expected to be busy with the unofficial start of the summer road trip season this May long weekend, ICBC and police are asking drivers to slow down and maintain a safe speed now and throughout summer.
by Contributor on Monday May 15 2017
Elections BC said in a media release it has approved two district electoral officer recounts as part of the final count in the ridings of Courtenay-Comox and Vancouver-False Creek, which will take place May 22 to 24.
by The Fraser Institute on Monday May 15 2017
A greater number of secondary schools in British Columbia have experienced declines in performance than have improved over the past four years, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual B.C. secondary schools rankings released today.
by Contributor on Thursday May 11 2017
With the threat of more flooding in parts of B.C. this week, ICBC is urging drivers to be cautious in and around flooded areas.
ICBC recommends finding a safe location on high ground for the temporary storage of vehicles and seasonal vehicles such as motor homes, trailers or snowmobiles located in low-lying areas that may be subject to flooding.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Thursday May 11 2017
RCMP is asking travelers and area users to be on the lookout for Deirdre, a seven-month-old black Mastiff dog lost following a single vehicle roll over collision on Wednesday, near Revelstoke.
Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said in a media release the dog was a passenger in a vehicle involved in the accident.
The accident happened at approximately 1:25 p.m. Wednesday.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Tuesday May 09 2017
If students voted in Tuesday’s BC Election, the NDP would be looking for space for all its members after the party garnered 60 seats in the Student Vote program.
The NDP won 60 seats to 14 for the Green Party and 12 for the BC Liberals.
There was one Independent candidate elected.
by Contributor on Monday May 08 2017
A new Ipsos poll conducted using a dual online and phone methodology reveals an election that remains tight and too close to call.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Monday May 08 2017
RCMP have identified the man who is missing and presumed dead after a landslide at Tappen, near Salmon Arm Saturday as 76-year-old Roy Frederick Sharp.
Police said Sharp was last seen inside his home along Sunnybrae Canoe Point Road.
That area was hit by a mudslide early Saturday.
by The Fraser Institute on Thursday May 04 2017
Governments across Canada fail to properly implement carbon-pricing schemes, which could, in theory, both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the economy, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian policy think-tank.
