Category Archives: British Columbia
CanWel Building Materials Q4 revenue and income rises on 'unprecedented' prices
VANCOUVER - CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd. is reporting higher fourth-quarter revenue and earnings on strong demand and prices for its products thanks to surging home improvement and new home co...
Mar 11, 2021
B.C. housing minister pledges shelter spaces for homeless in Victoria parks
VICTORIA - Homeless people living in Victoria's parks will have shelter spaces by the end of April under a housing agreement between the British Columbia government and the city. David Eby, B.C.'s min...
Mar 11, 2021
Dr. Henry eases B.C. restriction on pandemic's one year anniversary
"Indeed, this has been a year." That's how Dr. Bonnie Henry started her Covid-19 update today, on the one year anniversary of the global pandemic being declared. https://youtu.be/c3QI-3RN7lo The provi...
Mar 11, 2021
Prices, sales up in B.C. real estate, while inventory down: real estate association
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says homes sales in the province moved at a "blistering pace" in February, up just over 89 per cent compared with the same period last year. Th...
Mar 11, 2021
Most B.C. First Nations communities offered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
VANCOUVER - More than half of the residents of First Nations communities in British Columbia have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but most Indigenous people who live outside of those a...
Mar 11, 2021
Major bridge tender for Highway 1 near Golden awarded
Pennecon Heavy Civil Ltd. has been selected to replace the two-lane bridge crossing at Quartz Creek, 40 km west of Golden, with a new four-lane bridge.The contract is worth $61.5 million, with the tot...
Mar 11, 2021
Temporary dedicated bike lane replaces one vehicle lane through Stanley Park
VANCOUVER - A temporary bike lane is returning to Vancouver's Stanley Park, replacing one lane of traffic on the road ringing the iconic green space. Park board commissioners voted 5-2 Wednesday to im...
Mar 11, 2021
B.C. says it can speed up COVID-19 vaccine roll out for elderly after slow start
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will speed up its COVID-19 vaccine roll out after a slow start this week. Health Minister Adrian Dix says as of noon today, health authorities across...
Mar 11, 2021
B.C. Covid update: 531 new cases, new vaccine arrives
Another 531 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in B.C. which includes 42 in Interior Health. There are 51 new variant cases, and one new death. The latest fatality increased the total from the v...
Mar 10, 2021
Outbreaks in care homes where most have been vaccinated a reminder of limitations
VANCOUVER - Health experts say COVID-19 outbreaks in two long-term care homes in British Columbia after most residents and staff were vaccinated are a reminder of the limits of immunization.Officials ...
Mar 10, 2021
