Dear Editor, In the proposed 2026 budget, approximately 40 per cent of capital spending is allocated to water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure – close to half of the city’s major investment budget – while only about 10 per cent is allocated to transportation improvements. Yet in the 2025 community survey, residents listed road maintenance, traffic […]

The BC Conservatives are lending their voice to Surrey council’s call for a full public inquiry into Metro Vancouver’s “disorganized mess.” Linda Hepner, a former Surrey mayor and current MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River called on the provincial minister of housing and municipal affairs to immediately order an inquiry. “Metro Vancouver has become an unaccountable, disorganized

The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO) is investigating a Quesnel incident that left a man with life-threatening injuries. According to a press release from the police watchdog, on April 15, 2026, at approximately 4:28 p.m., Quesnel RCMP responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on the 500-block of Nason Street.

Surrey sports reporter Tom Zillich is BC School Sports’ Media Person of the Year. On Thursday (April 16), BC School Sports, the governing body for interscholastic sport in the province, announced the recipients of the 2026 BCSS Awards, recognizing 12 individuals and one school whose outstanding contributions have strengthened school sport and enriched the experiences

The decision on early exemption for short-term rentals in Kelowna could be coming sooner rather than later. A week after B.C. Premier David Eby was in Kelowna, saying an announcement is coming soon, Vancouver-Little Mountain MLA and Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Christine Boyle doubled down in Victoria on Thursday, April 16. “For this year,