Category Archives: British Columbia
Deal for mobile home park site completed
A B.C. company has announced it has finalized the purchase of property at 3535 Casorso Road in Kelowna that has been for sale by the previous owner Central Mobile Park Sites Ltd. for over a year. Kerk...
Corey Fischer Sep 01, 2020
New supportive housing coming for homeless in Vancouver, province and city say
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government and City of Vancouver are partnering to build 450 new supportive homes for people experiencing homelessness. Housing Minister Selina Robinson and Mayor Kennedy Ste...
Sep 01, 2020
RCMP seize drugs, weapons and stolen property from residence
The Kelowna RCMP Community Safety Unit (CSU) seized illicit drugs, weapons and suspected stolen property from a residence in the Rutland area.Officers executed a search warrant Aug. 26 at a property i...
Corey Fischer Sep 01, 2020
Patient wants B.C. to protect legal rights of mentally ill like most provinces
VANCOUVER - A week after giving birth to her daughter, Shareen Nimmo was forced to enter a psychiatric facility without being informed of her rights or having access to independent legal advice. ...
Sep 01, 2020
Ad criticized by teachers meant to allay anxiety: B.C.'s public health officer
VICTORIA - The provincial health officer says a back-to-school ad being criticized by the B.C. Teachers' Federation as unrealistic wasn't meant to be a commercial about what classrooms would look...
Aug 31, 2020
B.C. sees 294 cases of COVID-19 over weekend, four additional deaths
VICTORIA - Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging people to take control of the latest rise in cases of COVID-19 in B.C. by going back to the basics on their personal safety plans. ...
Aug 31, 2020
Three Greens in leadership race to replace former leader Andrew Weaver Sept. 14
VICTORIA - Andrew Weaver casts a long shadow over British Columbia's Green party and the candidates running to replace the former leader credit him for the party's recent political success in the prov...
Aug 31, 2020
B.C. top civil servants cash in
The province's top educators and executives of Crown corporations took home bigger cheques last year including two that received significant pay hikes. The total compensation for the top 10 reached ne...
Corey Fischer Aug 31, 2020
COVID-19 pushes B.C. to $321 million deficit
ICBC continues to hemorrhage money and COVID-19 resulted declines in tax revenues, as the province ended the fiscal year with a $321 million dollar deficit, which is $595 million lower than the surplu...
Corey Fischer Aug 31, 2020
Highway through Salmon Arm gets upgrade
The Trans Canada Highway through Salmon Arm is going to get a multi-million dollar upgrade starting this fall.The province has announced a $29.7 million contract to a Lower Mainland company to expand ...
Aug 31, 2020

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