March 2026

Canada is launching two multimillion-dollar procurement projects to strengthen the Canadian Armed Forces. Secretary of State and Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr made the announcements at separate events on Wednesday and Thursday, March 18 and 19, outlining plans to support the country’s space surveillance and bring modern equipment to the military. The investments, which combined total […]

Princeton’s mill celebrated not just new owners but a new name as well with the handover of forestry tenures from Weyerhaeuser to West Kelowna-based Gorman Bros on March 19. The provincial government’s approval of tenure transfer was the last step in a process that began with Gorman’s purchase of the mill and tenures in 2025,

West Coast Express service has been interrupted on Thursday afternoon, due to an issue with the tracks near Port Haney Station in Maple Ridge, according to TransLink. The transit authority said all service has been suspended this afternoon. West Coast Express customers are advised to take SkyTrain to Coquitlam Central Station. Extra bus service at

While folks across B.C. look forward to longer summer days ahead, Langford Coun. Kimberley Guiry already has winter on her mind. With the jump now made to permanent daylight saving time, Guiry has flagged concerns about longer dark fall and winter mornings and the impact on children’s safety. From early November until the end of

Moody’s credit rating agency has downgraded B.C. a notch, blaming “entrenched deficits” and a “deterioration in long-term fiscal management.” The Thursday (March 19) decision is the agency’s second downgrade for the province in two years, lowering B.C. to Aa2, or two notches below the top Aaa status. These credit rating decisions signal to investors that