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Seasonal service changes coming for Powell River Transit System

Seasonal service changes coming for Powell River Transit System

Adjustments will be made on multiple routes later this month
ICBC’s no-fault model poses major hurdle for Vancouver festival victims

ICBC’s no-fault model poses major hurdle for Vancouver festival victims

Lawyers say B.C.’s insurance system blocks fair payouts for victims of tragedy
Cremation capacity strained as B.C. considers alternatives

Cremation capacity strained as B.C. considers alternatives

With ongoing prohibitions against water cremation, B.C. funeral homes say their flame crematoriums have reached capacity amid rising demand, with slim chances for expansion
Seven gardens in qathet will be featured on this year's tour

Seven gardens in qathet will be featured on this year's tour

Community celebration of gardening culminates around Boxwood Cottage and Garden
Merger unifies Peak print products

Merger unifies Peak print products

Wider distribution of single issue increases news exposure in the qathet region
Judge rules in favour of openness

Judge rules in favour of openness

Leading supreme court case affirms court records are open by default, says justice Jan Brongers, regarding reference letter written by former qathet School District superintendent
Conditional sentence in ‘brutal’ Airbnb knife attack on sisters

Conditional sentence in ‘brutal’ Airbnb knife attack on sisters

Arvin Pasha’s May 2022 assault on two sisters at his Airbnb left them “terrorized and traumatized," according to the judge.
qathet regional and hospital districts receive clean audits

qathet regional and hospital districts receive clean audits

Both boards hear presentations from auditor on 2024 financial performance
Understaffed pharmacies put patients at risk: B.C. regulator

Understaffed pharmacies put patients at risk: B.C. regulator

B.C.’s College of Pharmacists set up a tip line after reporting last year that corporate quotas were harming patient care.
UPDATE: B.C. paused EV rebates partly to curb sending money to Musk, says premier

UPDATE: B.C. paused EV rebates partly to curb sending money to Musk, says premier

Premier David Eby made the comments two days after the province announced a pause in the program that provides up to $4,000 to buy a new electric vehicle