Author Archives: Bill Nation

It's been 50 years since Chief Dan George stunned a crowd of 32-thousand people at Vancouver's Empire Stadium with his powerful Canada Day speech, ``A Lament for Confederation.'' Friends and family of...

B-C Lumber Trade Council says softwood producers in the province are facing U-S import duties ranging from 26.75 per cent to nearly 31 per cent. It says that's the combined impact of a new round of pr...

Central One Credit Union chief economist Helmut Pastrick describes the growth in B-C's population over the first quarter as ``healthy.'' Statistics show between 55 and 60-thousand people moved to B-C ...

Wildfires have begun sprouting up across the province along with the rising temperatures this weekend. B-C Wildfire Service says the latest blaze was discovered yesterday 20 kilometres west of Tatla L...

The first official weekend of the summer shattered a number of temperature records across B-C. Environment Canada says Chilliwack, Hope, Squamish, Gibsons, Cache Creek and the Victoria Harbor all saw ...

A motion that could topple the B-C Liberals' minority government is expected to be introduced in the legislature on Monday. N-D-P house leader Mike Farnworth said Friday that the Opposition will intro...

A referendum on electoral reform was among the items promised in the throne speech from Premier Christy Clark's Liberal government, which is expected to be defeated soon in a confidence vote. The spee...

Elections B-C says it's getting ready for voters to head back to the polls in the event the current minority government fails. Spokesman Andrew Watson says its standard procedure in any minority gover...

Politicians are set to return to Victoria today for the throne speech, which could mark the beginning of the end for Premier Christy Clark's minority government. Clark's Liberals won 43 seats in the M...

A group of businesses on Vancouver Island are banding together to remove six derelict boats that pose a risk to the environment and public safety. Brain Thacker owns Pacific Industrial and Marine, and...