The province says to maintain high service levels in B.C. provincial parks for an increasing number of visitors, it's raising camping fees as of March 15, 2015. "British Columbia’s world-renowned parks provide superb recreational opportunities for visitors from throughout the province and around the world. From diverse terrain...

Former CBC radio host Jo-Ann Roberts announced in Victoria Saturday she is seeking a federal nomination for the Green Party in Victoria for the upcoming federal election. “Victoria is a green city and it's time for a Green MP,” Roberts said on Twitter. A native of Prince Edward Island, Roberts has worked for CBC on and off ...

Nelson lawyer David Aaron intends to take the city to court unless it either rescinds or stops enforcing the dog bylaw, which he says is unconstitutional. In a letter to Nelson police chief Wayne Holland and Mayor Deb Kozak on Monday, he said he will file court documents on May 1 unless satisfactory changes are made. Aaron ...

A city council standing committee is looking to change its name and increase its mandate to ensure Castlegar keeps pace with rapidly evolving opportunities, according to city councillor Kevin Chernoff. Chernoff, reporting at Monday night’s regular council meeting on behalf of the Green Committee, said it makes sense to change...

One of the proposals in the City of Nelson's planned revitalization of Hall Street has been to make the 300 block of Hall Street (the steep hill just below Vernon) one way downhill, to deal with visibility issues for drivers in that intersection. But the city has heard concerns from residents and businesses about this, so...

To Mayor and Council of the City of Grand Forks, I write you today as a concerned citizen of this amazing City. I am compelled to write to you about some concerns I and many other citizens have arising from the Regular City Council meeting this past Monday January 12th, 2015.  I was unable to attend the meeting in person but...

Dear Editor, I’m writing this because I am just livid.My neighbour is 70 years old. She has suffered a stroke, has had two heart attacks, and multiple surgeries on her pancreas. She is not in good health, to say the least. Doesn't stop her though, she was out shoveling snow yesterday! She is leaving tomorrow for surgery on ...

A local food security group is recommending that the city form a municipal food council, consisting of a councillor and other people involved in food production and distribution. But Mayor Deb Kozak is not prepared to just say yes. “We will be discussing how we as a municipality will become involved in these issues," she said...

Anyone seeing the plethora of emergency vehicles out in front of the West Kootenay Regional Airport New Year’s Eve might have been concerned, as every agency from RCMP to fire to BC Ambulance, to emergency social services, as well as commissionaires, CATSA and preboard security were on hand to manage a so-called “hijacking ...

The city worker strike is now officially over, with council voting unanimously to ratify the new collective agreement this morning. This agreement was presented to CUPE Local 2262 on Dec. 22 and the union said its membership “overwhelmingly” voted in favour of it on Dec. 23. The union announced the results of the vote on Dec....