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The TransLink Board approved property tax and replacement tax hikes for 2026 that mean an average residential property’s bill will increase by roughly $35 or 7.5 per cent over last year and an average business class property’s bill will increase by $41. The board voted on this during its March 25 quarterly meeting. A report […]

Another BC Conservative leadership candidate is coming to town. Yuri Fulmer will be in Vernon Saturday, March 28, from 3 to 4 p.m. at the 1516 Pub and Grill at 7673 Okanagan Landing Rd. Interested residents can hear about his vision for British Columbia. The Vernon visit follows a rescheduled stop in Cranbrook on Wednesday,

A suspected drug-dealing operation was halted in Abbotsford on Monday night (March 23) after police arrested three people carrying 73 grams of cocaine and more than $4,500 in cash. The incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m., with Abbotsford police apprehending two men and a woman in their twenties in the area of Gillis Avenue and

Sarah, a trans woman in Victoria, was shocked and ‘disappointed’ to learn that B.C. residents who wish to undergo gender affirming lower surgeries (vaginoplasty) can no longer take the MSP-funded GrS Montreal pathway. This means longer waiting times, putting pressure on the trans community who are already waiting for a life-changing surgery. Hoping to make

Tenants have already moved into three new housing complexes opened on Katzie First Nation territory, as part of a project funded by both the federal and provincial governments. “This is more than just housing,” Katzie First Nation Chief Grace George told a group of about 18 who gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, March