Category Archives: Local News
Museum Replacement
Premier John Horgan has pulled the plug on a controversial 800-million dollar plan to build a replacement for the aging Royal B-C Museum in Victoria. Horgan says he's heard quite clearly from the peop...
Jun 23, 2022 Richard Eriksson / CC
Plastics Ban
The federal government is banning companies from importing or making plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers by the end of this year, their sale by the end of next year and their export by the e...
Jun 21, 2022 Chemist 4 U / CC
BC Money Laundering
The long-awaited report into money laundering in B-C is highly critical of the R-C-M-P and the former Liberal government for letting the crime grow but says there is no evidence of corruption. The rep...
Jun 16, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Police Investigate Two Deaths In Campbell River
Two people are dead in Campbell River, including one man killed by R-C-M-P. Police say they were called Monday to a report of a homicide at a local marina with hostages being involved. When officers a...
Jun 14, 2022 waferboard / CC
BC Heat Dome Report
A death-panel report says the majority of those who died during British Columbia's extreme heat wave last summer elderly and vulnerable people living in poorer neighbourhoods. Record temperatures surp...
Jun 08, 2022 TimothyJ / CC
BC Heat-Alert Ready
The B-C government says it's prepared to use the national Alert Ready system to issue warnings about extreme heat emergencies after nearly 600 people died during last summer's heat dome. Under a new t...
Jun 07, 2022 Michael / CC
BC Minimum Wage Increase
B-C's minimum wage climbs by 45 cents on Wednesday, to $15.65 per hour. A statement from the Ministry of Labour says the boost makes the minimum wage the highest among all provinces. It says the incre...
Jun 01, 2022 Dennis Sylvester Hurd
BC-Ottawa Overdose Crisis
B-C has become the first province in Canada where people who use drugs won't be arrested or charged for possessing up to 2.5 grams of certain illicit drugs starting next year, as Ottawa approved a thr...
Jun 01, 2022 Find Rehab Centers / CC
RCMP Trying To Locate Stolen Art
The Campbell River RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating two missing pieces of art taken from a local charity over the Victoria Day long weekend. At this point in time, said Cst Maury T...
May 26, 2022
Royal BC Museum Replacement
A business case released by the provincial government outlines its choice to replace the Royal B-C Museum for nearly 800-million dollars after looking at five options, including a more costly renovati...
May 26, 2022 dronepicr / CC
