Victoria – Workers who earn an alternate minimum wage — including liquor servers, piece-rate farm workers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders — will soon see a pay raise. Provincial Minister of Labour Harry Bains made the announcement on Thursday….
Burnaby/Surrey – Approximately ten years ago, Kellen McElwee went missing and foul play was suspected. His remains have not yet been discovered. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) continues to investigate Mr. McElwee’s murder and needs anyone with information to…
Chilliwack – An early morning foot chase between a break and enter suspect and a Chilliwack RCMP officer ended with the arrest of a local man. Just after 2AM Thursday Morning (April 18) Chilliwack RCMP received a report that…
Abbotsford – APRIL 19 UPDATE – The official groundbreaking for new constructions and upgrades of Jubilee Park will be at Noon, Friday April 20. Officials from the Provincial Government, City of Abbotsford, and the Abbotsford Downtown Business Association (ADBA) will…
Chilliwack -APRIL 18 UPDATE – It wasn’t a Chiefs game nor an RBC Cup game that had hockey fans going to Prospera Centre on Wednesday night. It was for 29 candles along the centre ice circle. In remembrance of the…
Harrison – 40 is a significant number, at least when it refers to someone’s age. Turning 40 is considered by many as the start of “middle age”, a term that evokes some contradictions. On the one hand, there is the…
Abbotsford – On Thursday Night April 5 (around 11:30PM) , Abbotsford Police patrol officers responded to a report of a break and enter in the 30500 block of Cardinal Avenue. The complainant advised that she woke up to find an…
Victoria – The Province is launching a review of B.C.’s real estate regulators to make sure that British Columbians are effectively protected. That announcement came Wednesday from BC Finance Minister Carole James. “Buying and selling property can be stressful, and…
Ottawa – Doctors across the country welcome the Federal Standing Committee on Health’s report, Pharmacare Now: Prescription Medication Coverage for all Canadians, released this afternoon in Ottawa. The report comes after two years of testimony from 99 witnesses, including representatives…
Victoria – Housing Central partners Co-op Hosing Federation of BC and BC Non-Profit Housing Association applaud the provincial government’s historic investment in the community housing sector with today’s announcement to build 14,000 new affordable rental housing units over the next…