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B.C. raises pay $2 per hour for daycare workers at licensed facilities

B.C. raises pay $2 per hour for daycare workers at licensed facilities

The pay increase goes into effect Jan. 1.
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B.C. non-profits to receive $60 million from government to help with their work: Eby

B.C. non-profits to receive $60 million from government to help with their work: Eby

VICTORIA — Certain non-profit organizations in British Columbia are getting $60 million from the government in grant funding to help them do their work. Premier David Eby says the help of non-profits is crucial and they benefit the people of B.C.
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Prince George RCMP officers cleared after investigation

Prince George RCMP officers cleared after investigation

Suspect was driving stolen truck when police converged on him and two women in a rural lot on July 30, 2020
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Forest range licence renewed without consultation, First Nation says

Forest range licence renewed without consultation, First Nation says

Halfway River First Nation says the provincial government has failed to consult with them over a forest tenure range located at the Crystal Springs Ranch. 
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Province working with Tla’amin to reclaim Powell River pulp mill site

Province working with Tla’amin to reclaim Powell River pulp mill site

MOU with First Nations includes working on 'repossession' of pulp mill site
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Burnaby strata owner claims $10K in damages for neighbour’s noise

Burnaby strata owner claims $10K in damages for neighbour’s noise

Brentwood apartment owner Linda Woo won a $10K human rights complaint settlement in August 2021 over noise coming from the unit below her, but two more recent complaints were rejected by the Civil Resolution Tribunal.
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Newspaper closure leaves communication gap in Northern B.C., regional district says

Newspaper closure leaves communication gap in Northern B.C., regional district says

Internet connectivity isn’t a guarantee in the Peace Region, and many residents relied on the local newspapers to access public notices advertised by the PRRD. 
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Police watchdog asks Crown to consider charges against officers in B.C. shooting

Police watchdog asks Crown to consider charges against officers in B.C. shooting

SURREY, B.C. — Investigators with British Columbia's independent police watchdog probing the shooting death of a man more than two years ago are asking the province's prosecution service to consider charges against three RCMP officers.
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Airbnb owner hopes Prince George will opt out of short-term rental rule changes

Airbnb owner hopes Prince George will opt out of short-term rental rule changes

Jen Higham and her husband Trevor got into the short-term market three years ago and they cater to medical professionals, work crews and tradespeople, business executives, families and sports teams who prefer staying in residential neighbourhoods
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Fire continues to burn in hills above West Kelowna despite rain and light snow

Fire continues to burn in hills above West Kelowna despite rain and light snow

Fires the magnitude of the McDougall Creek fire sometimes end up being referred to as "zombie fires" — a fire that overwinters deep in the ground and pops back up in the spring.
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