Shop Tech Supplies Right & Enjoy New School Year —BBB
As high school, college and university students prepare for the upcoming new school year, the need for technology supplies rises. However, shortages of essential supplies like computer chips may limit the options available to shoppers. Students and families might find it hard to purchase the exact tech they desire from...
UPDATED: BCGEU begins job action
The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) public service bargaining unit will begin targeted job action at select BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution centres at 3:30 pm today after issuing strike notice on Friday, August 12. Picket lines will go up at the following locations: Delta Distribution Centre...
Industrial sewing training prepares British Columbians for new jobs
Professional skills training is helping as many as 45 people become industrial sewing machine operators in the Lower Mainland. This new provincially funded Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) project focuses on training immigrants, youth and people with barriers to employment. “We’re investing in training to help people...
Columbia River Treaty negotiations resume this week in BC
Negotiators for Canada said that the 13th round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty will happen this week — Aug. 10-11, 2022 — with representatives of Canada and the United States meeting in Richmond. This two-day session is the first formal negotiation between the two countries since January 2022....
Ministers' statement on softwood lumber final ruling
Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests and Kootenay West MLA; Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation; and George Chow, Minister of State for Trade, have issued the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce's final determination in its third administrative review regarding...
OP/ED: Demand the 9-1-1 Service You Deserve
An Open Letter to all British Columbians: As British Columbians, we all rely on certain core services being available at the most critical moments of our lives. Because when they aren’t, an urgent situation can become catastrophic. We are taught from a young age that, when there’s an emergency, we should reach for the nearest...
Keremeos Creek fire burns southwest of Penticton
The Keremeos Creek fire has grown to more than 2,700 hectares BC Wildfire Service said on its website Sunday. BC Wildfire Service said the size of the wildfire, located approximately 21 kilometers southwest of Penticton, is estimated to be 2790 hectares as of 4 p.m. August 1. BC Wildfire Service said crews and Structure...
ICBC's top tips for road trips this long weekend
Long weekends mean more vehicles – and crashes – on B.C. roads said the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) said in a recent media release. ICBC said that an average, three people are killed and 560 injured in crashes over the B.C. Day long weekend every year — including in the Southern Interior where one person is killed and...
BC residents encouraged to help nature in National Backyard BioBlitz
Over the upcoming long weekend, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is encouraging everyone to get outside to enjoy and document the nature around them, in the name of science. NCC’s third-annual Big Backyard BioBlitz will run from July 28 to August 1, across the country. From backyards to national parks, on ...
Seniors Advocate urges seniors and caregivers to prepare for rising temperatures
Hot and dry weather is forecast for many regions of B.C. and rising temperatures may put vulnerable seniors at risk. Currently, forecasted temperatures are not expected to rise to the level of an extreme heat emergency, however, they are forecast to be higher than normal and will create heat wave conditions in certain areas...
