COLUMN: Pipeline actions signal need for true reconciliation
Actions by and in support of the Wet’suwet’en land defenders are as much about government failure to resolve issues around Indigenous rights and title as they are about pipelines and gas. Some Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and their people are defending their rights to traditional practices, clean air and water and a healthy...
Joint statement on B.C.’s sixth case of novel coronavirus
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in British Columbia: “Today, we are announcing a new case of COVID-19 in British Columbia. A woman in her 30s is presumed positive based on...
Calling all kids: RCMP Name That Puppy Contest!
The chosen names will be given to 13 German Shepherd puppies born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alberta. The 13 children whose names are selected will each receive a laminated 8×10-inch photo of the pup they named, a plush dog named Justice and an RCMP water bottle. Contest rules are simple Names...
Cease and Desist Letter Issued to B.C. Government for Controversial Wolf Cull for Contravention of Provincial Law
Pacific Wild has released a Cease and Desist letter to B.C.’s FLNROD Minister Doug Donaldson for the province’s ongoing wolf cull on the grounds that aerial gunning is unlawful. The B.C. government has stated it intends to continue killing wolves from helicopters in 2020. In response, Pacific Wild retained legal counsel and...
Joint statement on first B.C. resident recovered from COVID-19
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in British Columbia: “Today (Thursday), we are announcing the first individual confirmed to have COVID-19 in B.C. has recovered. This is indicated...
UPDATED: Investigation leads to arrest of hammer yielding robbery suspect in Kimberley
RCMP in the Columbia Valley are pleased to share that as a result of collaborative investigative efforts, combined with information received from the general public, a suspect has since been identified and arrested, in connection to Wednesday’s armed robbery. On February 14, 2020 Columbia Valley RCMP officers travelled to...
Search for missing snowmobiler presumed buried in avalanche suspended
Despite coordinated efforts over the past week, a search for a missing snowmobiler south of Chetwynd has been scaled back. Click here to view the original news release. As of day’s end on Saturday, Feb. 8, the search for a missing 31-year-old Fort St. John man, who authorities believe was buried in an avalanche, triggered on...
Update 5 - RCMP wrapping up its major operations in support of BC Supreme Court injunction on Morice West Forest Service Road
From previous release; on December 31, 2019, the BC Supreme Court granted the Coastal GasLink interlocutory injunction order against persons who interfere with the Coastal GasLink project in and around the Morice River Bridge or the area accessed by the Morice West Forest Service Road. In the morning of February 10, 2020,...
Changes coming for ICBC
The BC Government has announced changes in the works for ICBC, claiming these will remove lawyers and legal costs from the system “to reduce rates and substantially increase care benefits, making public auto insurance work for British Columbians again.” The new system is referred to as a “care-based” system. Here’s what ...
Seniors Advocate reports on elder-care facilities, finds need for change
A Billion Reasons to Care is the first provincial review of the $1.4 billion-dollar contracted long-term care sector in British Columbia. The review examined industry contracts, annual audited financial statements and detailed reporting on revenue and expenditures for the years 2016/17 and 2017/18. The BC Seniors Advocate ...
