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Letters: Why municipal taxes have risen so much

Letters: Why municipal taxes have risen so much

'The biggest reason is asset management. A lot of the infrastructure associated with communities’ growth in the mid-20th century is reaching end of life. Water mains, sewer mains, treatment plants, roads etc. need replacing. (I would almost scratch “roads” because we need to accustom ourselves to lower standards due to limited funds and greater costs.) Meanwhile, there was little asset management planning until about 15 years ago, so we’re also saving money for future replacements.'
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B.C. judge overrules father's objection to HPV vaccination

B.C. judge overrules father's objection to HPV vaccination

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Murray said the father's attempts to indoctrinate his children were concerning.
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Green MLA Olsen not running in fall B.C. election, cites mental and physical health

Green MLA Olsen not running in fall B.C. election, cites mental and physical health

VICTORIA — One of the two Green Party members in British Columbia's Legislature has announced he will not seek re-election in this fall's provincial vote.
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Sunshine Coast traffic blitz results in numerous tickets, prohibitions

Sunshine Coast traffic blitz results in numerous tickets, prohibitions

A recent traffic blitz on the Sunshine Coast resulted in 12 impaired drivers (drug and alcohol) being taken off the road through immediate roadside prohibitions, multiple speeding and excessive speed tickets, the arrest of several prohibited drivers, and a multitude of other traffic violation tickets.
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'Critical incident': Disciplined B.C. nurse may have risked patients' safety

'Critical incident': Disciplined B.C. nurse may have risked patients' safety

Unnamed nurse has undergone treatment for the health condition that was related to the incident.
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Harrison Lake named second deadliest in B.C. for drownings

Harrison Lake named second deadliest in B.C. for drownings

New data also shows 51 people have drowned in the Fraser River in the last decade.
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Canadian airline ordered to pay for new ticket after flight delay

Canadian airline ordered to pay for new ticket after flight delay

Aimee Mugridge was flying with WestJet from Kelowna to Phoenix via Calgary but was delayed getting to Alberta and bought an Alaska Airlines ticket to get her to Arizona.
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Group from Alberta shows resilience on eight-day trek in qathet

Group from Alberta shows resilience on eight-day trek in qathet

Educator and students hike from Manzanita Hut to Shinglemill on Sunshine Coast Trail
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Legal challenge to major B.C. port expansion 'fundamentally flawed,' say lawyers

Legal challenge to major B.C. port expansion 'fundamentally flawed,' say lawyers

Approval of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion project to support $100 billion in annual trade, but detractors say it risks survival of endangered killer whales.
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Canadian Crown corp to give B.C. LNG export facility up to $500M in financing

Canadian Crown corp to give B.C. LNG export facility up to $500M in financing

Export Development Canada confirms it will provide $400 to $500 million in financing to the proposed Cedar LNG export facility.
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