Category Archives: 2019
Proposed Forest Act amendments improve fairness and stress public interest
Newly proposed Forest Act amendments will support public interest and increase fairness for smaller and Indigenous communities. Under the amendments, announced this morning, forest companies will now ...
Apr 11, 2019
Wildfire and Indigenous firefighters to gain better access to injury and illness supports
Changes to the Workers Compensation Act will give wildfire and Indigenous firefighters and investigators easier access to injury and illness supports. Under the new changes, the definition of presumpt...
Apr 11, 2019
Travel costs lead to high spending by pair of northeastern BC MPs
Prince George area MPs are among the heaviest spenders in Parliament, at least for most of last fiscal year. Between April 1st of 2018 and December 31st, Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty spent mo...
Apr 11, 2019
Williams Lake residents likely to face 1% tax increase in 2019
It's looking more and more like Williams Lake residents will be facing a one percent tax increase in 2019. City Council gave first, second, and third readings to their Municipal Tax Bylaw during their...
Apr 11, 2019
Senate hearings on oil tanker ban hosted in northwest next week
Senate hearings on legislation that would ban oil tankers on the coast are kicking off in Northwest BC next week. Bill C-48, or the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, would prohibit oil tankers carrying more ...
Apr 11, 2019
Public hearing on rezoning of LB Warner site to be held in Smithers
Smithers residents will have a chance to influence the rezoning of a town-owned site thanks to an upcoming public hearing. During a meeting late last month, Council gave first and second readings to a...
Apr 11, 2019
Thornhill Governance Study sacked
A lack of public interest has halted the Thornhill Governance Survey. Just 5 percent of Thornhill's eligible residents participated in a series of recent public engagement events. Through one-on-one i...
Apr 11, 2019
Lheidli T'enneh elect first new Chief in 15 years
The Lheidli T'enneh have chosen a new elected Chief. Clayton Pountney, who was elected to a two-year term by members, defeated longtime incumbent Dominic Frederick. Frederick, who lost by 15 votes, ha...
Apr 11, 2019
Statistics Canada study reveals dire financial situation of BC overdose victims
Victims of illicit drug overdoses become more financially vulnerable in the years leading to their death, according to a new StatsCan study. That study looked in to the employment situation of the 3,1...
Apr 11, 2019
UBCIC President condemns Conservative stalling of Bill C-262
UBCIC President Grand Chief Stewart Phillip called Tuesday's stalling of Bill C-262 a "shameful moment for Canada". Bill C-262 seeks to establish a framework for collaborative work between First Natio...
Apr 11, 2019