You can’t get anywhere on the B.C. coast without taking a ferry. For some, it’s a welcome chance to observe and appreciate the abundant delights of marine life, varied terrain and vegetation – while, for others, it can be simply a tedious several-hour pause in a busy schedule. But if you have the opportunity to […]

Only four days after Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens publicly criticized the federal government for not sufficiently protecting the region from the threat of flooding, the city had a special visit from Premier David Eby and several ministers to show that the city can continue to count on support from the province. The City of Abbotsford

BC Assessment’s proposed changes to its pipeline valuation model are receiving more pushback as local governments brace for substantial losses in tax revenue that would result if the changes come into effect next year as planned. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) board of directors has written a second letter urging the Minister of Finance to

A Kelowna grandmother is helping lead a petition drive to support seniors receiving Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits to help off-set gaps in financial support for taking on the legal responsibility to raise their grandchildren. Sharon Whiting, who has raised her now 17-year-old granddaughter since she was five, said she was shocked to discover the

A man in a white SUV is suspected of trying to abduct two women from a “vulnerable sector” of the community in Mission on Monday (Dec. 15). Mission RCMP said in a news release that, in separate incidents, the man asked the women to perform a “sexual act” before trying to pull them into his