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Opinion: How better community engagement can improve emergency management in Canada

Opinion: How better community engagement can improve emergency management in Canada

Community initiatives play a vital role yet they are often not recognized by emergency response organizations, and as a result are often under-utilized.
Security company ordered to pay B.C. traffic camera ticket

Security company ordered to pay B.C. traffic camera ticket

The case was initially heard in provincial court and the company was acquitted.
B.C. family loses airline delay compensation fight

B.C. family loses airline delay compensation fight

There was nothing Air Canada could do to mitigate delays resulting from damage to an airplane wing, tribunal rules.
One dead, large police presence at B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island

One dead, large police presence at B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island say emergency response officers had to be called in to make an arrest after a man was found dead at a British Columbia First Nations community.
Enforcement suspended for people living in some Nanaimo RV parks

Enforcement suspended for people living in some Nanaimo RV parks

Bylaw enforcement of stay limits has been suspended for people living in RVs where it's permitted, provided there’s no safety risk and no damage to the environment
B.C. filmmaker from Mr. Dressup plans CBC history documentary

B.C. filmmaker from Mr. Dressup plans CBC history documentary

Emmy winner Vic Sarin hopes to bring on William Shatner; former governor general Adrienne Clarkson; Dan Ackroyd; Catherine O’Hara and Andrea Martin.
Opinion: Oilsands workers are resistant to sustainable jobs, new research finds

Opinion: Oilsands workers are resistant to sustainable jobs, new research finds

Creating sustainable jobs that are regionally accessible, locally meaningful and economically desirable is the next big hurdle for Canadian policymakers aiming for a net-zero energy economy.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: The cost of politicians' promises

Adrian Raeside cartoon: The cost of politicians' promises

Port Coquitlam family builds kits after son's brain cancer death

Port Coquitlam family builds kits after son's brain cancer death

Cassia and Jon Kissner of Port Coquitlam will host their first fundraiser for Trucks of Hope on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Proceeds will go to make starter kits for families battling childhood cancer.
B.C. road rage suspect dead, connected to B.C. gang conflict

B.C. road rage suspect dead, connected to B.C. gang conflict

Johnathan Hebrada-Walters, 38, was killed Sept. 21 in a shooting connected to the gang conflict in B.C.