Chilliwack– What begins as a patchwork of blankets laid out to represent Stó:lō territory slowly shrinks, fragments, and disappears. In a year marked by a landmark B.C. Supreme Court ruling on unsurrendered Indigenous land, the lessons of Beyond Blankets: A Stó:lō Lands Exercise are resonating more deeply than ever. When Hi:olemtel (Grand Chief Clarence “Kat” Pennier) first considered Beyond Blankets, he saw it as a way […]
Ottawa (Sarah Ritchie, Canadian Press) – It took nearly a full year and a handful of byelections and defections for Prime Minister Mark Carney to assemble enough members of Parliament to turn his minority government into a slim majority — a feat that has never happened in Canadian politics before. The Liberals won in three […]
Victoria/Langley -In an opinion release from the BC Conservatives : Misty Van Popta, MLA for Langley–Walnut Grove, has successfully passed the Firefighters’ Health Act, legislation that establishes a comprehensive healthcare plan for firefighters through early cancer detection screening and the collection of data on exposure risks and health impacts. The bill passed the Legislative Assembly, […]
Mission – “where did you get the gun, John?” – Rain Dance by The Guess Who. Mission RCMP, the City of Mission, the Fraser Valley Regional District, and the BC Conservation Officer Service are urging gun owners to educate themselves before coming to shoot their guns along the Forest Service Roads of Mission. The backcountry […]
Vancouver (Darryl Greer The Canadian Press) – Elections BC says a website set up in 2024 to demand the firing of then B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad wasn’t the work of disgruntled members, as it claimed, but was instead created on the orders of the rival BC United Party. The election body says it has […]
Surrey – The Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) Board of Directors voted to remove President Walter Mineault for breaching his fiduciary duty to MNBC and Métis Citizens. From their release: We reached this decision after careful consideration of an independent review into President Mineault’s conduct and advice and counsel given to us by our Métis […]
Surrey/Chilliwack – As we mark the 10th anniversary of the toxic drug public health emergency in B.C., a peer-reviewed article in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing finds that peer support workers are not only having a positive impact on patient care at Chilliwack General Hospital, but they are also boosting staff morale and reducing […]
Abbotsford/Victoria – This week, Bruce Banman MLA Abbotsford South released his Question Period comments to social media on concerns about police presence and the Whatcom and Cole Road homeless camps. “I stood in Question Period to ask the Minister of Transportation why police are being prevented from properly doing their jobs at the encampments near […]
Surrey/Mission – (From Fraser Health media release): APRIL 7 UPDATE – From Tuesday, April 7 to Monday, May 4, the Emergency Department at Mission Memorial Hospital will temporarily operate from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to support the community with safe, consistent access to emergency care aligned with available staffing. After 5:00 p.m., emergency-trained nurses […]
Chilliwack – The first quarter has just ended, and it was a turbulent period on many fronts. Two major wars have continued to unfold with ongoing tragic consequences, and with that comes serious inflation at the gas pump and all energy costs. The outcome will ultimately filter into every aspect of the cost of living […]
