Calgary (Canadian Press) – Intense bargaining between WestJet and the union representing its flight attendants ratcheted up further on Thursday after CUPE issued a 72-hour strike notice, paving the runway for a possible airline shutdown during the busy summer travel season. The Canadian Union of Public Employees cancelled a news conference in Calgary on Thursday […]
Chilliwack – The Chilliwack School District will host an information session for school trustee candidates on September 9 at 4:30pm at the School District Office. Learn more about upcoming school trustee elections: sd33.bc.ca/school-trustee-elections. Elections for local school trustees will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, in conjunction with the 2026 BC General Local Election. […]
Mission – Candy B. was asleep and dreamt she lived in a mansion. While it didn’t match her dream exactly, Candy was still thrilled to wake up and discover she won a $100,000 MAXPLUS prize from the July 10, 2026 Lotto Max draw. “I woke up and checked the ticket [on the BCLC Lotto! App],” […]
Fraser Valley (with files from Conservation Officer Service) – In their July 27 Facebook post, Conservation Officer Service noted that there are campfire ban patrols. Regardless of the BC Day long weekend coming up. The weather forecast calling for warm and mainly dry conditions. Over the weekend, BC Conservation Officers conducted campfire ban patrols across […]
Abbotssford/Vancouver (with files from Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms/Black Press) – The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that lawyers funded by the Justice Centre have filed a petition for judicial review in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on behalf of former high school teacher Jim McMurtry. The petition asks the Court to review […]
Abbotsford (with files from Black Press/Wikipedia) – He though long and hard about it. Will He? Won’t He? He will, again. Abbotsford Councillor Simon Gibson has announced he will seek re-election in the October 17 Municipal Election. Gibson, who most recently joined council in 2022, made the announcement on July 27. “I was leaning toward […]
Abbotsford (from Abbotsford Voice media release) – Three local voices with experience spanning local government, business, agriculture, education, the arts, and healthcare have joined forces to launch Abbotsford Voice, a new municipal team running together in the 2026 election with a shared commitment to listening to residents, providing responsible leadership, and moving Abbotsford forward. Incumbent […]
Abbotsford/Langley – On the evening of July 26th at approximately 11:30p.m., Abbotsford Police Department patrol officers attended the Petro-Pass Truck Stoplocated at 30586 Matsqui Place as part of an active property crime investigationinvolving a prolific offender. Officers observed two men, including the subject of their investigation, engaged incriminal activity. As officers moved in to make […]
Abbotsford – Former Abbotsford School Trustee Freddy Latham has announced she is seeking re- election to the Abbotsford Board of Education, bringing decades of experience as aneducator, arts advocate, former trustee and community volunteer. Her work in Abbotsford,spans classrooms, theatres, literacy initiatives and cultural organizations. Freddy is knownfor her leadership in children’s theatre and her […]
Burnaby (BCNU) – The Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) has accepted recommendations for settlement put forward by special mediators Amanda Rogers and Vince Ready and have put an end to all province-wide job action effective midnight tonight. The non-binding recommendations address some of the major concerns nurses had with the tentative agreement reached on May 22, […]
