Similkameen First Nations denounce MLA’s claims on Copper Mountain mine

The Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian Bands issued a scathing statement on March 4 in response to claims made by OneBC’s sole MLA that the provincial government had effectively bribed them over the Copper Mountain Mine expansion. The First Nations, who have issued multiple past statements opposing the province’s rapid approval of the New Ingerbelle […]

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B.C. teachers ratify new 4-year contract with 12% wage increase

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation says 91 per cent of its members are in favour of ratifying a new four-year collective agreement with the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association. The agreement covers 52,000 teachers and educators, such as school psychologists who work across the province the kindergarten to Grade 12 public education system, according to a

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Artist draws inspiration from Vancouver Island family’s story of love and loss

Grief could be comparable to a rainbow. It comes in a storm, or out of blue sky. Sometimes it’s there without being seen, and other times blooms in bright hues. The colours arcing overhead are a happy reminder for the late Lexi Townsin’s family. When rainbows fill the skies over Victoria, dad Troy Townsin sees

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