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B.C. drag queens' sexual assault, defamation case ends without trial

B.C. drag queens' sexual assault, defamation case ends without trial

"I just want this to be over," said a Facebook post.
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Good morning, Peak readers

Good morning, Peak readers

Photo feature of the day, today in history, the weather forecast and local gas prices
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Heads of 17 Canadian environmental charities collecting major compensation packages

Heads of 17 Canadian environmental charities collecting major compensation packages

MONTREAL — A small group of leaders of Canadian charities in the environment, conservation, and animal protection sectors are taking home compensation packages equivalent to, and in some cases higher than, the salaries of provincial premiers.
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Burnaby firm ordered to pay $81K to ex-employee fired over 'strongly worded' email

Burnaby firm ordered to pay $81K to ex-employee fired over 'strongly worded' email

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered Burnaby's Gisborne Holdings Ltd. to pay an ex-employee more than $81,000 for wrongful dismissal.
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WorkSafeBC fines contractor less than $4K after worker's death in former Cineplex collapse

WorkSafeBC fines contractor less than $4K after worker's death in former Cineplex collapse

"No penalty amount or sentence can compensate for the loss of life," WorkSafeBC says.
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Outrigger paddlers from qathet exceed distance goal for 2023

Outrigger paddlers from qathet exceed distance goal for 2023

Club’s first race of 2024 takes place mid-January in Burnaby
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Commissioner says no conflict in Rolling Stones' promo at Vancouver city hall

Commissioner says no conflict in Rolling Stones' promo at Vancouver city hall

Lisa Southern: "I find the display of the Rolling Stones logo on city hall was city business."
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Councillors in Powell River hold line on pay increase

Councillors in Powell River hold line on pay increase

Council members vote for no increases to remuneration and reimbursement for 2024
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Too much lake sewage nets B.C. village $9K fine

Too much lake sewage nets B.C. village $9K fine

The $8,950 administrative penalty came after the Village of Fraser Lake, B.C., released excess sewage into a nearby lake multiple times over nearly two years.
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City of Powell River Council approves emergency shelter

City of Powell River Council approves emergency shelter

Temporary use permit reconsidered for Community Resource Centre, previous decision overturned
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