As candidates from all political parties lay out their health-care priorities ahead of the provincial election on Oct. 19, the BC Nurses’ Union in a media release the union is calling on all election candidates to sign a pledge and demonstrate their support for the implementation of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios across all care settings in […]

The Province is taking action to make sure people with long-term concurrent mental-health and addiction challenges get secure and dignified care by opening highly secure facilities for people under the Mental Health Act throughout the province, as well as secure treatment within BC Corrections. The first correctional centre will be at the Surrey Pretrial Services […]

Independent candidate for Kootenay Central in the upcoming provincial election, Corinne Mori, is hosting an open forum at the North Shore Hall Thursday, September 19 beginning at 7 p.m. Mori, who is up against incumbent MLA Brittny Anderson of the sitting NDP, and Nicole Charlwood of the Green Party, is running on a platform of […]

What are you doing for our community? What have you accomplished while in office? These are questions I frequently get. Although it seems like a simple question, the answer is complex. In politics, we work as a team. The Premier and Ministers discuss issues and make decisions as a cabinet, and the Treasury Board, which […]

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon dropped a bombshell Wednesday, moving to suspend his party’s campaign in the upcoming fall election. The deal will see United Leader Falcon suspend his campaign with rumours that MLAs Ian Paton, Peter Milobar and Tom Shypitka, of Cranbrook, will run for the Conservatives, as well as Vancouver-Langara candidate Jaime Stein. […]

The Government of Canada and the United States have taken an important step in the modernization of the Columbia River Treaty by reaching an agreement-in-principle (AIP). Today’s milestone in the negotiation process provides a clear road map for the negotiation teams to move forward on drafting the renewed treaty and for B.C. to begin engaging […]

ICBC’s North Vancouver headquarters property will be transformed into hundreds of new homes for people, close to services, amenities, transit and the SeaBus. “Underused areas that are already well-connected to transit and close to services and amenities are the perfect places to build new homes,” said Premier David Eby. “That’s why we’re buying up land […]

Secret negotiations curtail outdoor recreation Province ignores its own wildlife data Government ignored 98.9 per cent opposition Hunters are being used as bargaining chips Public consultation and management reviews were promised, but never came Every new iteration of the Hunting and Trapping Regulations erodes public access to outdoor recreation, while the government hides its true […]

Work has begun in B.C.’s southern Interior to upgrade 482 kilometres of highways and side roads, renewing driving surfaces for local residents, travellers and the movement of goods. Approximately 33 kilometres of Highway 97 will be repaved this summer from Tuc el Nuit Road, north of Oliver, northward through the community of Okanagan Falls to […]

There’s going to be another name on the ballot come this fall during the October BC Election. In an emailed statement, Nelson advocate, Corinne Mori announced her Independent candidacy for the new provincial riding of Kootenay Central in the upcoming BC election scheduled for October 19, 2024. “All across BC, people are signalling a need […]