Provincial News
by Susan Brown on Wednesday May 05 2021
COVID-19 has impacted each of us in many ways.
One of the areas that we are monitoring closely is mental health.
Mental health affects all of us.
As we mark the 70th annual Mental Health Awareness Week I’d like to take this opportunity to recognize the toll that the ongoing pandemic is having on people’s feelings of stress, loneliness, and anxiety.
by Contributor on Tuesday May 04 2021
You may have seen the headlines. A recent Canadian Supreme Court ruling affirmed the Aboriginal Rights of “extinct” Sinixt living in Washington state.
There is a considerable amount of confusion around Sinixt “extinction.” While the landmark ruling in the Desautel case is certainly a cause for celebration, Sinixt are still extinct in the same way they were before this case.
by Province of British Columbia on Monday May 03 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia:
by Province of British Columbia on Friday Apr 30 2021
To help keep communities safe and protect British Columbia’s health-care system from COVID-19, the Province has authorized site-specific road checks on travel corridors between regions to help enforce the non-essential travel restrictions that were announced on April 23, 2021.
by Contributor on Thursday Apr 29 2021
In the summer months, especially as the heat rises across the country, there’s not much more tantalizing than the call of a cool, crisp body of water.
Whether it’s swimming, boating, fishing or any number of other recreational activities, the common denominator is a desire to be in the water and cool down.
by Province of British Columbia on Wednesday Apr 28 2021
Amendments to the Employment Standards Act providing workers with up to three hours of paid leave to get each dose of their COVID-19 vaccine are now in effect, retroactive to April 19, 2021.
Bill 3 is now law and ensures that no employee will lose pay if they need time away from work to get vaccinated. Both full-time and part-time employees can take up to three hours of paid leave.
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Tuesday Apr 27 2021
On the same day there was a reported 799 new COVID-19 cases, for a total of 127,048 cases in British Columbia, the BC Government formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act (EPA) to support the Province's COVID-19 pandemic response.
by Contributor on Thursday Apr 22 2021
Ridge Meadows RCMP are honouring an Idaho couple who assisted police in locating the body of a man who was believed to have drowned in a jet ski incident in October of 2020.
by Contributor on Wednesday Apr 21 2021
During the pandemic, many of us have spent several months at home.
To pass the time, we have started tackling projects that have been on our to-do lists for months, even years.
by Province of British Columbia on Monday Apr 19 2021
The B.C. government has introduced amendments to the Employment Standards Act that, if passed, will provide workers with up to three hours of paid leave to get each dose of their COVID-19 vaccine.
The amendments ensure no one will lose pay if they need time away from work to get vaccinated.
