Opinion

Closed nursing home (background) located across the street from Christ Church Cathedral elementary school in downtown Victoria is being converted to a 'low barrier' shelter for tent campers.

BC VIEWS: Housing czar defends drug ghettos

Housing Minister Rich Coleman brushes off criticism of shelters and 'low barrier' housing for drug-addicted street people

Closed nursing home (background) located across the street from Christ Church Cathedral elementary school in downtown Victoria is being converted to a 'low barrier' shelter for tent campers.

Council Briefs: Constrained budget affects grant requests

As the Village of Canal Flats begins detailed work on a budget that must be approved early in the spring

Local communities feel the brunt of BC Liberals’ land use decisions

the people who live most connected to the land, should have the ability to make decisions about what happens on the land base

  • Feb 17, 2016

Spring is about a new start in Canal Flats

It is February and the groundhog predicted an early spring, which means new beginnings and rebirth.

Bat conservation gets boost from cave discovery

Bats get a bad rap, thanks to the tradition in the horror story genre which, has portrayed them as mini vampires

“My communities still aren’t better places to live

BC VIEWS: Protesters fear peace in woods

Greenpeace-ForestEthics tactic of organizing boycotts is good for international fundraising, bad for poor people

“My communities still aren’t better places to live

Editorial: Want grandchildren? Say no to this vaccine.

An alarm has been sounded over one of the three vaccines that are approved for use in Canada for human papillamvirus (HPV)

Regional Rundown: Large Calgary turnout for resident retention project

consultation process on the Permanent Resident Attraction & Retention Project,held a consultation session in Calgary on January 27th.

Editorial: GASsing up the B.C. ski industry

GAS the most recent ski resort proposal to get an environmental certificate in BC — has faced opposition since inception.

Your home and B.C. Assessment*

If you own your home then you’ve received your property assessment in the mail recently. Did your value go up or down?

  • Feb 3, 2016

Regional Rundown: Lifeguard training will help fill positions

This last week has been one of the busiest in Radium Hot Springs since I was elected to council seven years ago!

Tent camp on provincial property next to the Victoria courthouse has become an Occupy-style squat

BC VIEWS: Urban drug ghettos don’t work

BC housing czar Rich Coleman spending hundreds of millions on a failed containment strategy for addicted street people

Tent camp on provincial property next to the Victoria courthouse has become an Occupy-style squat

Regional Rundown: A look back and a look ahead for Area F

Recently, the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted the sixth annual local government update luncheon.

Marijuana dispensaries have popped up in urban areas

B.C. VIEWS: This is your province on weed

Marijuana is touted as a miracle drug in an unregulated market, with liquor stores touted for recreational sales

Marijuana dispensaries have popped up in urban areas
Construction workers in underground portion of commercial-residential building

Things that are going well in B.C.

There's a building boom in the southwest, employment is improving and B.C. is forecast to lead Canada in economic growth

Construction workers in underground portion of commercial-residential building

Editorial: Light at the end of the tunnel for Canal Flats

2015 was a very difficult year for the Village of Canal Flats.

MLA Report: Trans Canda Highway makes a better big project choice

as your representative to the Legislature, I’ve been thinking a lot about public policy and public spending.

Editorial: Putting the Columbia Valley on the map

Invermere was an idyllic little community in the East Kootenay of British Columbia

Regional Rundown: 2016 is a blank canvas for Canal Flats

To say that 2015 was a challenging year for Canal Flats would be an understatement.

Proportional Representation is the only way to go

they have made it abundantly clear they want all parties fairly represented in our Parliaments.

  • Jan 12, 2016