The Province is taking action to fight real estate speculation and turn more empty units into homes for people by expanding the speculation and vacancy tax to 13 new municipalities. “There is a housing crisis across the country and it is creating economic challenges, including people feeling pushed out of their communities and labour shortages,” […]

As the calendar prepares to flip into December, the City of Nelson said that work on the Hall Street Pier project continues with crews taking advantage of the recent week of sunny skies. This past week work crews have been focusing on the project’s canopy structure, and its unique shape.   Work being completed currently: North […]

Wildsight said that Teck’s proposed sale of its Elk Valley coal mines to Glencore, a large mining company with a poor environmental record, has environmental advocates concerned that the water pollution disaster in the Elk and Kootenay Rivers could get even worse. In a media release, Wildsight, a non-profit organization based in the East Kootenay […]

For developing a dynamic program aimed at teaching B.C. kids and families how to safely ride the bus, BC Transit has been recognized with a prestigious award by the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA). “Congratulations to BC Transit on this award and for their excellent work raising safety awareness and promoting transit use for families,” […]

It’s time to call the end to Daylight Savings Time for 2023 as the first weekend in November, Sunday at 2 a.m., is when clocks will be set back one hour. The time changes means Canadians can expect another hour of sleep Sunday night as well as earlier nights and brighter mornings as the calendar […]

As Halloween looms closer, BBB serving Mainland BC & Yukon is reminding consumers to keep an eye out for “zombie debt”, also known as debt collection scams. Although quite rare, the BBB wants consumers to be prepared as scammers continually change their tactics to trick you out of your money. How the Scam Works You receive a call and the person […]

British Columbia is accelerating its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) targets and helping more people go electric. If passed, the amendments to the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act will help increase access and choice for ZEV car buyers, while new provincial funding will help expand B.C.’s charging network. “With the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act, our government was the first in […]

The selections are almost overwhelming: orange quinoa crisp dark chocolate, peppermint and hemp vegan milk chocolate, Aztec spice drinking chocolate, cranberry ginger swirl chocolate bark. Those are only a few of the mouth-watering products available from Viva Cacao (pronounced VEE-va ka-COW), the brainchild of owner Beth Campbell. Over the years, Campbell has found rising success […]

The newspaper industry in BC saw not one, but three community publications announce the closure of operations over the past few days. Glacier Media, which publishes the Alaska Highway News in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek Mirror, announced last week that both publications in Northeast B.C. will cease operations. “With the significant changes to […]

Shelley-Anne Jorgensen always dreamed of being a preschool teacher. Nurturing the development of young children with compassion and patience always appealed to her. But to achieve her goals, she’d need formal training, as educating children is more than just playtime and crafts. Jorgensen graduated from the College of New Caledonia’s Early Childhood Educator (ECE) program […]