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Rural transit systems also in line for safe restart money

Air quality health index expected to drop to "low" in the Lower Mainland by Saturday; intrepid journalist creates fascinating time-lapse video of smoke's shift this past week

Tla’amin Nation members making tireless efforts, says hegus

There are a few foods that are top of the list for being quintessentially Canadian treats: Butter tarts. Poutine. Nanaimo bars.

It took six months for the NDP government to release the economic recovery part of B.C.’s ongoing COVID-19 response. That’s a long time, given that the government committed about $5 billion in no time flat on various emergency relief measures.

Transportation Minister Claire Trevena says the results of a two-phase public engagement on a vision for the coastal ferry system align with the government's recent decisions on ferry service.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) says it will start test drilling wells at four sites as early as Sept. 21. The test wells are phase two of the SCRD’s search for new groundwater sources to supply the water system.

Sechelt council has given third reading to the zoning and official community plan amendments that would allow construction of a new long-term care facility on Derby Road, clearing the way for possible final approval before the end of the year.

Gibsons council has voted to send what Mayor Bill Beamish said will be a “strongly worded” letter to the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) asking that the pool in Gibsons be included in the regional district’s reopening plan for recreation faci