A successful program that provides lower-income families, pregnant women and seniors with coupons for locally produced food is receiving an additional $2 million investment, Health Minister Terry Lake announced today. “We know that having access to healthy, fresh foods makes a huge difference in health,” said Lake. “Unfortunately, for some British Columbians, it can be […]

Alcoholic beverages to beaches and parks? Not totally out of the question after the Liberals gained another term in office. According to attorney general Suzanne Anton the Liberal government is considering changed to the liquor act to allow people to bring alcoholic beverages to beaches and parks. “Our government has an aggressive agenda,” Anton said […]

Check out this new video from the Wilderness Committee and Vancouver filmmaker Dan Pierce, titled "Save the Salish Sea: Protecting an Ecological Gem from Fossil Fuel Extraction." The 5 min film details the government and industry vision to transform Vancouver into a "carbon corridor" to export fossil fuels to new markets....

Here’s a boater that should take a refresher Safe Boating Course. Tuesday (July 9) evening RCMP in Penticton was called to the City Wharf after a boater parked his vessel on the dock.   Luckily, only one occupant on board received minor injuries, all the while several tourists on the wharf scrambled out of the […]

Editor, The Nelson Daily While the Courts have said Canadians must have reasonable access to a legal source of marihuana for medical purposes, the Government of Canada believes this must be done in a controlled fashion in order to protect public safety. On June 10, the Government of Canada announced the new Marihuana for...

The provincial government is rolling out its its commitment to the new $1,200 BC Training and Education Savings Grant, Education Minister Peter Fassbender announced Thursday. Fassbender said by investing in an RESP, the $1,200 provincial grant, other savings grants, family contributions and compound interest will grow over time, making it easier for B.C.’s children to […]

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Canada is bringing its Call 911 message to the waterways, supported by the Province of British Columbia, to highlight the dangers of impaired boating and encourage the boating community to help prevent it. “By working together with MADD Canada and the RCMP, we hope all British Columbians take a moment […]

Premier Christy Clark gave the following remarks in response to news of an attempted terror attack on the grounds of the provincial legislature: “I want to offer my sincere thanks on behalf of British Columbians to the RCMP and the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team for their work in keeping us all safe. Their work […]

At least 30 officials in the communities that make up Metro Vancouver earn a base salary that put them among the top one per cent of all income earners in Canada, as do two more at Metro Vancouver itself and another seven at TransLink. Perhaps it will be a leisurely cruise along the French Riviera […]

RCMP announced Tuesday that two BC residents have been charged in an al-Qaeda-inspired slated to take place Canada Day. The terrorist plot involved pressure cooker bombs similar to the ones used in the Boston Marathon bombings. Amanda Marie Korody, 30, and John Stewart Nuttall, 39, both of Surrey, B.C., were arrested Monday in Abbotsford. The […]