The federal Fisheries Act was designed to protect aquatic species, including preventing the dumping of harmful materials into fish-bearing waters. In 2012 Bill C-38, the Budget Implementation Act, began the gutting of the Fisheries Act by the Harper Conservatives in earnest. Four former federal Fisheries ministers were compelled...

Celgar managing director of operations Kevin Anderson told The Source today that 85 jobs will be cut from the mill over the next five years, most within the coming year. He said no single portion of the mill or the staff base will be targeted, with the workforce reduction taking place mill-wide, across most departments. "We...

I was a little startled to read Premier Christy Clark's press release regarding Alberta flooding (see below) - there was no mention of flooding in B.C., no pledge of mutual assistance, nor any statement speaking to assistance already en route ... really, no information at all - I could've been more enlightened by a two-minute...

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is looking for a new way to handle animal complaints after the Boundary Animal Control cancelled their contract with the regional district. “They just indicated they were uncomfortable with the circumstances,” said RDKB chief administrative officer (CAO) John MacLean. This...

The following is a press release issued by the Environment Ministry: British Columbia has made its final written submission to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel. In the submission, the province states that it cannot support the project as presented to the panel because Northern Gateway has been unable to address...

The shooting of three cougars in Robson yesterday afternoon was not just the necessary way to protect public safety, it was also the only humane option for the animals as well, according to Conservation Officer Ben Beetlestone. He also debunked rumours of a fourth cougar sighted in the area. Beetlestone said his partner took...

A new city sign has been chosen by Grand Forks city councillors at their regular meeting, May 21. Councillors had a couple sign designs to choose from, but ultimately went for sign that has a black face and brick base. The rock face is made from manufactured rock. After some discussion, slogan “Settle Down” will be added to...

If your habits resemble those of an average Grand Forks resident, you use about 720 litres per day of water—that’s more than 3,000 cups of water every day. That’s also about one-third more than the average British Columbian. Have you ever wondered where all that water comes from? With May 20 to 26, 2013 being Drinking Water...

[Editor's note: This piece was posted to the Common Sense Canadian just before Tuesday's election, but in the wake of the surprising results, it's more relevant now than then] Good thing most people don’t listen to the polls. If they did, they just might throw in their cards and give up. The clearest indication yet that...

BC’s 40th provincial election finished with more than a few surprises. In the Boundary-Similkameen, Liberal candidate Linda Larson was elected as the newest MLA. This outcome wasn’t so much a surprise, as a curiosity. The CBC and other media sources declared the Boundary-Similkameen one of the top ridings to watch after...