Author Archives: Bill Nation

Almost eight months after an evacuation order was imposed in the tiny Vancouver Island community of Zeballos (zuh-BAH'-lowz), it has been lifted for all but a handful of properties. A notice on the vi...

Annual Stage 1 restrictions are in effect as of May 1, 2019 for users of the Comox Valley Water System. Stage 1 restrictions take effect every year on May 1, when watering days are set to certain days...

B-C has filed legal action aimed at stopping Alberta from using a new law to cut oil shipments to the West Coast. The application filed in Calgary asks for an injunction against Bill 12, which B-C Pre...

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has launched an online petition calling on B-C politicians to reduce taxes at the gas pump. The group's B-C director says the petition calls on Premier John Horgan to...

B-C's labour code is getting its first overhaul in almost two decades. Labour Minister Harry Bains says proposed changes to the Labour Relations Code will ensure stronger protection of collective barg...

The province has introduced legislation to better protect children and youth from dangerous work. Labour Minister Harry Bains says the changes to the province's employment standards will also make it ...

The federal Fisheries Department has announced conservation measures to protect chinook salmon returning to the Fraser River this season, with various restrictions depending on the area. Regional dire...

After a four-year respite from 40 years of Tory rule, Alberta is firmly back under Conservative power with last night's inaugural election victory by Jason Kenney's new United Conservative Party. The ...

Paris' deputy mayor says Notre Dame's organ, among the world's most famous and biggest, remains intact after a devastating fire at the French capital's main cathedral. Emmanuel Gregoire says a plan to...

The B-C government has tabled legislation to extend occupational disease and mental-health benefits to more people who work around fires. The legislation would expand presumptions that cancer, heart d...