Liberals receiving strong pushback after introducing late Bill C-21 amendment
The Liberal government is getting strong pushback after introducing an amendment to Bill C-21 in a surprise late move that would constitute the largest gun prohibition in Canadian legislative history. The amendment, introduced last week in committee by Liberal MP Paul Chiang, proposes to ban millions of hunting rifles with ...
Province invests money to protect people in urban, rural and remote communities
The Province is taking action to deliver stronger public safety services to protect people in urban, rural, and remote communities across B.C. through new funding that will help specialized units and rural police forces staff up and help keep streets safer for everyone. As part of the Safer Communities Action Plan, the...
Tip to avoid delivery scams this Holiday Season
With the holiday season ramping up, it’s getting easier and easier to forget about the various packages you ordered for friends and family, or even yourself! Has the gaming console for your daughter arrived? Is the box of essential oils going to make it in time for your sister? What about the personalized socks for your best...
FortisBC electric customers to receive $100 cost-of-living credit
FortisBC Inc. (“FortisBC”) residential and commercial customers will receive a one-time cost-of-living credit on their electricity bills on behalf of the Province of B.C. FortisBC residential customers can expect to receive a $100 credit on their electricity bill over the next three months depending on the billing schedule...
Girl Guides of Canada to rename Brownies branch
The Girl Guides of Canada (GGC) announced Tuesday it is renaming Brownies (group for girls ages seven and eight) — an important and necessary step to creating an inclusive and equitable space where every racialized girl in Canada feels like they belong and are welcomed in Guiding. “As the leading organization for girls and ...
Professional truck driver training benefits unemployed youth
As many as 16 eligible British Columbians will receive skills training to prepare for employment as professional truck drivers. The new provincial Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) project focuses on training for youth in the West Kootenays. “This project is empowering youth by providing them new and rewarding employment...
Heartbreaking story of puppy abandoned in the cold
The BC SPCA is hoping you can help Poppy, a three-month-old Labrador retriever cross puppy who was found abandoned in a planter outside of the Alberni-Clayoquot community animal centre, terrified, exhausted and shivering. “This is a truly heartbreaking story,” says Sam Sattar, manager of the BC SPCA Alberni-Clayoquot...
Op/Ed: A pumpkin’s tale – life after halloween
The moral of this story is a reminder to people not to discard pumpkins into forests or natural areas and how they can be recycled after Halloween. I, Jill-o-Lantern, remember being so excited when you scooped me up, and chose me over my field-mate Jack and all of the other pumpkins in the field. I had puffed myself up and ...
Regimental Funeral — RCMP thanks the public, partners and colleagues
The RCMP wishes to thank the public for their outpouring of support and patience these past two weeks as we honoured our colleague and friend Constable Shaelyn Yang who was killed in the line of duty on October 18, 2022 in Burnaby, British Columbia. We are grateful to our policing partners for the kindness they’ve shown...
Province launches new payment model for family doctors in 2023
The Province, Doctors of BC, and BC Family Doctors have achieved a new payment model for family doctors to help protect, support and strengthen B.C.’s health-care system and patient care a government media release said Monday. Under the new payment model, the Province will be better able to attract new family doctors ...
