British Columbia

10/02/21
Author: 
Carl Meyer
Clockwise from top left: SFU professor Tim Takaro, his treehouse protest site along the TMX route in Burnaby and a sign put up warning of an injunction order in effect. Twitter / Facebook / Protect the Planet Stop TMX

February 10th 2021

A Vancouver-area public health physician is challenging the Trans Mountain pipeline in court after his protest site along the expansion route was demolished so trees could be cut down.

02/02/21
Author: 
Ainslie Cruickshank
B.C. has lost millions more in revenue from natural gas royalty credits than had been predicted by budget estimates between 2016 and 2019. Photo: Garth Lenz / The Narwhal
Jan 22, 2021

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B.C. collects far more money from tobacco taxes than natural gas royalties. The credit program is a big reason why

A review of four years of budget documents shows the B.C. government underestimated by $1 billion the amount of revenue it would forgo due to natural gas royalty credits, a shortfall that experts say highlights the volatile nature of markets and flaws in the province’s fossil fuel subsidy program.

26/01/21
Author: 
Amy Smart in Vancouver - Canadian Press
The Site C Dam location is seen along the Peace River in Fort St. John, B.C., Tuesday, April 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

January 25th 2021

MOBERLY LAKE, B.C. — A First Nations leader is calling on the British Columbia government to release several reports on the Site C dam, claiming details of escalating costs and safety concerns have been "shrouded in secrecy."

In an open letter to Premier John Horgan, Chief Roland Willson of the West Moberly First Nations says work on the hydroelectric dam in northeastern B.C. should be suspended immediately until cabinet makes a decision on the project.

25/01/21
Author: 
Ben Bengtson
Backpack Buddies employee Michelle Vanderzon packs a bag full of food for the weekend for a food-insecure child somewhere in B.C at the organization’s North Vancouver facility. Since the pandemic started last year, childhood poverty and food insecurity has increased for many throughout the province, according to the non-profit.Mavreen David

Jan 23, 2021

Backpack Buddies organization helps fill ‘weekend hunger gap’ throughout Lower Mainland and beyond

Childhood poverty and food insecurity remains an issue in British Columbia and has only been exacerbated by the pandemic, according to a Metro Vancouver non-profit that works to tackle child hunger in the province.

19/01/21
Author: 
Kris Hermes
The Kwekwecnewtxw (Watch House) monitors work carried out at the nearby Burnaby Terminal, part of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Photo via Kwekwecnewtxw – Coast Salish Watch House/Facebook.

Jan. 19, 2021

The handful of supporters in the sparsely-populated courtroom came there to bear witness and stand in solidarity with an Indigenous Elder who had just been tried for a second time and was now awaiting the verdict.

11/01/21
Author: 
Julie MacLellan
New Westminster Teachers' Union president Sarah Wethered has signed on to a call from 12 BCTF locals to improve COVID safety in schools in Fraser Health.Getty Images

Jan 8, 2021

Mask mandate, faster exposure notifications and vaccine priority for teachers are among the requests to health officials from 12 union presidents

The New Westminster Teachers’ Union is adding its voice to a call for health officials to improve COVID-19 safety measures in Fraser Health schools and to put teachers on the priority list for vaccinations.

11/01/21
Author: 
Elana Shepert
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh is encouraging Canadians to sign a petition that would designate the "Proud Boys" group as a terrorist organization.Photo via New Democratic Party

Jan 8, 2021

New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh says Trudeau's government has failed to list them as a terrorist organization

New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh is encouraging Canadians to sign a petition that would designate the "Proud Boys" group as a terrorist organization.

The federal NDP is calling on the Trudeau government to immediately ban and designate the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization. 

Singh took to Twitter Thursday (Jan. 7)  to share the petition, which he encourages Canadians to sign and share, too. 

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