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City of Prince George tried to silence UNBC critics, emails show

City of Prince George tried to silence UNBC critics, emails show

City staff tried to suppress the dissemination of an opinion piece written by a group of UNBC faculty which criticized the city’s efforts to clean up the tent encampment known as Moccasin Flats.
B.C. to dedicate some provincial timber supply to value-added industry

B.C. to dedicate some provincial timber supply to value-added industry

DELTA, B.C. — The British Columbia government is launching a new program that will ensure dedicated access to the provincial timber supply for secondary manufacturers that make value-added products.
B.C. brokerage caught violating freeze order on $1.4M accounts

B.C. brokerage caught violating freeze order on $1.4M accounts

Haywood Securities must pay a $50,000 for allowing trades from frozen accounts.
Metro Vancouver student launches first 'Free Blockbuster' in B.C., third in Canada

Metro Vancouver student launches first 'Free Blockbuster' in B.C., third in Canada

It works like a little library.
True crime podcast spotlights Jonathan Bruce cold case

True crime podcast spotlights Jonathan Bruce cold case

A new true crime podcast is reviving the public discussion around the death of a Fort St. John teenager nearly a decade ago.
B.C. Premier David Eby spent $338K on leadership campaign

B.C. Premier David Eby spent $338K on leadership campaign

The B.C. premier technically went unchallenged last fall following the disqualification of leadership hopeful Anjali Appadurai.
Vancouverite nabs Oscar nom for work on Top Gun: Maverick

Vancouverite nabs Oscar nom for work on Top Gun: Maverick

Another Oscar might be coming to Vancouver after three local winners won statues in 2022
Nanaimo Christian School nixes Queer-Straight Alliance as club's name

Nanaimo Christian School nixes Queer-Straight Alliance as club's name

Instead, it’s being called the Space for Belonging Club, “in order to avoid exclusive or polarizing language,” says the school superintendent
Preliminary report nixes idea of environmental review of Bamberton quarry expansion

Preliminary report nixes idea of environmental review of Bamberton quarry expansion

The preliminary Environmental Assessment Office report says the dock extension and soil deposit site could not be reviewed, as they are substantially underway, and recommended against reviewing the quarry.
Man jailed for excavating Hudson's Hope dinosaur site

Man jailed for excavating Hudson's Hope dinosaur site

Fossils removed from Six Peaks trackway site in 2020 have not been recovered