BC government

• B.C. developing plan to protect drinking water, ecosystems

  B.C. is recovering from severe flooding and landslides last fall, which followed a summer of sweltering heat, drought and destructive wildfires.

  Environment

  Jan 25
  
• Imperial Metals surrenders mining rights in B.C.’s Silverdaisy watershed

  Leo Bodensteiner, U.S. co-chair of the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission, says the watershed is a critical corridor for salmon, steelhead and bull trout.

  Environment

  Jan 20
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• Bars and other B.C. businesses affected by pandemic closures to receive more help

  The funds, which double the amount available to those businesses, can be claimed through the provincial COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant.

  Politics

  Jan 19
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• School staff’s vaccine status needed so districts can decide on mandates, B.C.’s top doctor says

  Dr. Bonnie Henry reassured members of the public and unions on Tuesday that it is legal to require vaccine status information from school staff.

  Health

  Jan 18
• B.C. tourism operators, hotels, lodges can apply for COVID-19 grants

  B.C.-owned hotels that employ more than 150 people, Indigenous-owned resorts on reserves with over 100 employees, and operators who hold tenure or BC Parks permits can apply.

  Economy

  Jan 14
• B.C. says gender on ID cards can now be changed without doctor’s confirmation

  Grace Lore says the change will reduce a barrier that two-spirit, transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse people face when trying to change their ID documents.

  Politics

  Jan 14
• ‘Losses are enormous,’ says plaintiff in class action lawsuit filed over B.C. flood damage

  The floods swallowed homes and vehicles in Sumas Prairie, drowned countless acres of farmland, destroyed crops, killed livestock, and displaced thousands of people.

  Weather

  Jan 11
• Seniors surprised by rental rates at new ‘affordable housing’ building in Nanaimo, B.C.

  When the project was announced in 2018, BC Housing billed it as "relief from rising housing costs," offering "new affordable rental homes" to local seniors.

  Consumer

  Jan 6
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• Sumas Prairie residents file class action lawsuit over damage caused by B.C. floods

  The plaintiffs allege local authorities and the province failed to adequately warn residents of the impending disaster, limiting their ability to save their belongings.

  Weather

  Jan 1
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• British Columbia’s new paid sick leave policy takes effect

  The government says eligible employees will be guaranteed those sick days, provided they've worked for their employer for at least 90 days.

  Politics

  Jan 1