Seabird Island – From Amnesty International : May 5 is Red Dress Day, a day to remember and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples (MMIWG2S+). Red Dress Day serves as a painful reminder of the ongoing genocidal crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people and invites solidarity and action.
Sq’éwqel “Seabird Island Band” will hold a Red Dress Gathering on Friday May 3.
This will be at the SIB Gym from 1 to 3 PM.
Victoria (Canadian Press) – A private-members bill to mandate dash cameras on all commercial vehicles travelling B.C. highways has passed unanimously through the legislature. B.C.
Freaser Valley – Federal Policing Pacific Region (FPPR) has dismantled an active fentanyl lab in Chilliwack and a large-scale MDMA (ecstasy) lab and pill press
Victoria – As of Monday, June 1, 2026, the province’s general minimum wage will rise to $18.25 an hour. Types of wages affected The increase
Surrey – Western Canada’s largest Canada Day celebration will return to the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre in Cloverdale on Wednesday, July 1. Presented by Prospera