Provincial News
by Contributor on Thursday Sep 17 2020
Drivers will soon have a stronger incentive to take a good look around before opening their car doors.
To better protect cyclists, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is raising the fine for “dooring.”
The new fine for anyone who opens a car door when it is not reasonably safe to do so (known as “dooring”) will be $368 as of Monday, Sept. 21, 2020.
by Contributor on Thursday Sep 17 2020
MEC's Sale/Liquidation and Others Like It Must Be Subject to Government Review
by Province of British Columbia on Wednesday Sep 16 2020
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia:
"Tuesday, we are announcing 97 new cases, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 7,376 cases in British Columbia.
by Contributor on Monday Sep 14 2020
The B.C. Green Party announced Monday that Sonia Furstenau has won the party’s Leadership 2020 contest, succeeding interim leader Adam Olsen, effective immediately.
Furstenau won 52.4 per cent of the votes on the second ballot.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Monday Sep 14 2020
Squamish RCMP have conducted an investigation after security team Sea to Sky Gondola reported Monday morning that the line to the gondola had been cut and had crashed into the mountain.
RCMP received the call September 14th, 2020, at 4 a.m. from Sea to Sky Gondola security team.
RCMP said members attended immediately and began to assess information and contain the area.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Monday Sep 14 2020
In a media release Monday, the Interior Health (IH) has declared the outbreak related to the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) over.
Interior Health said in total, seven staff tested positive for COVID-19 with no one in custody contracting the virus.
by Contributor on Wednesday Sep 09 2020
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the government of British Columbia to cancel the carbon tax because it’s not working, according to the provincial government’s data.
by Province of British Columbia on Saturday Sep 05 2020
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia:
"Today, we are announcing 121 new cases, including five epi-linked cases, for a total of 6,162 cases in British Columbia.
by Province of British Columbia on Thursday Sep 03 2020
Health officials across BC are urging the public to work collectively to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as the calendar enter fall, especially with the number of new cases increasing.
In the daily briefing Thursday, Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, announced 89 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
by Province of British Columbia on Thursday Sep 03 2020
Building on the Province’s $45.6-million investment to support a safe restart for B.C.’s schools, additional funding from the federal government will allow schools to expand health and safety measures, purchase more personal protective equipment (PPE) and increase capacity for remote learning.
