January 2026

The City of Surrey has lost an appeal court fight – with $41 million at stake – against the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and British Columbia Utilities Commission related to relocating power lines to accommodate the 72 Avenue extension, after a judge decided the city’s proposed appeal “does not pass muster.” “I conclude

Collective bargaining for the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government is set to resume after the union declared an impasse earlier in the month. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation said Friday (Jan. 23) the resumed talks would begin the week of Jan. 26, “following meaningful commitment from the provincial government that honours our members’ priorities.”

A Summerland athlete has been named as a coach of Team Canada’s Milano Cortina 2026 bobsleigh team for this year’s Winter Olympics. Justin Kripps has been named as a team coach, along with Lyndon Rush and Chris Spring. Kripps has had a lengthy career in bobsleigh. He has competed internationally and competed in the Winter

The Ridge Meadows Flames met the top team in the Pacific Junior Hockey League on Jan. 22 in Richmond, and suffered a 6-3 loss to the Sockeyes. Team captain Zack Lagrange scored, defenceman Axel Anderson got his second goal of the campaign, and Matthew Biros also bulged the net to keep an eight-game points streak

Proposals are in for the latest BC Hydro call for power that was announced last July, with nearly double the generation capacity sought by the utility on offer. BC Hydro’s 2025 call for power is seeking 5,000 gigawatt-hours per year of added electricity generation, enough to power 500,000 homes, the Crown corporation announced on Wednesday