Selkirk College will close its Kootenay Studio Arts program in Nelson at the end of the academic year due to what it says are financial pressures following federal cuts to immigration. In an Oct. 17 announcement on its website, the college stated the campus at 606 Victoria St. will be shut down. The building houses […]

A promise of 1,000 new border guards is the cornerstone of a series of new measures announces by the federal government on Friday (Oct. 17) to boost Canadian border security. Two Metro Vancouver Liberal MPs – Minister of Veterans Affairs and Delta MP Jill McKnight, along with South Surrey-White Rock MP Ernie Klassen – were on hand

RCMP have launched a billboard campaign to raise awareness in locating an 11-year-old who has been missing for three weeks. Burnaby RCMP said Friday (Oct. 17) that it’s expanded outreach in the search for Kai Pavlovic, with messaging on billboards across the province. The billboards are in partnership with MissingKids.ca. Each billboard will include a

An open house is coming up for the public to get a first glimpse at the new blueprints for the Pitt Meadows Secondary School Replacement Project. The event will feature display boards with updated draft designs and the anticipated project schedule. Members of the project team, including Public Architects, will be also be available to

The provincial government and the B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) are entering into mediation during the eighth week of escalating job action. Long-time mediator Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers have been tasked with the job, according to an information bulletin from the Finance Ministry on Friday (Oct. 17). “The strike is having an impact on