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Workers claim B.C. Ferries puts bottom line ahead of safety

Workers claim B.C. Ferries puts bottom line ahead of safety

B.C. Ferries is putting its financial well-being ahead of the health and safety of employees and the travelling public, according to some veteran employees. Long-term B.C.
ELF vindicated as province recognizes Dakota Bowl culturally modified trees

ELF vindicated as province recognizes Dakota Bowl culturally modified trees

Forest protection group Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) has been vindicated after an almost 10-year struggle to see yellow cedars in Dakota Bowl recognized as culturally modified trees (CMTs).
Fisheries minister addresses conservation and open-net fish farms in online town hall

Fisheries minister addresses conservation and open-net fish farms in online town hall

Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says the Liberal government remains committed to a transition away from open-net fish farms and tough measures to preserve the chinook salmon stock.
BC Ferries to make mask use mandatory starting Aug. 24

BC Ferries to make mask use mandatory starting Aug. 24

Company reports $62-million net loss in first quarter
Shíshálh woman to lead research on COVID response for Vancouver’s urban Indigenous population

Shíshálh woman to lead research on COVID response for Vancouver’s urban Indigenous population

A shíshálh Nation woman has been awarded a grant to research the health-care system’s response to COVID-19 for Vancouver’s urban Indigenous population.
Hospital Foundation to fund Health Care Assistant training

Hospital Foundation to fund Health Care Assistant training

The Sechelt Hospital Foundation is going to be reimbursing the cost of tuition and other fees for students in Capilano University’s 2020-21 Heath Care Assistant class, in exchange for a commitment to work at least a year in home support on the Sunshi
Spill response kit arrives in Madeira Park

Spill response kit arrives in Madeira Park

The Canadian Coast Guard has delivered the first of three spill response kits the agency is going to have “strategically placed” on the Sunshine Coast.
B.C. Ferries to hold online annual meeting amid financial strain

B.C. Ferries to hold online annual meeting amid financial strain

B.C. Ferry Services Inc.’s annual public meeting is coming up on Thursday at 10 a.m. and members of the public can connect online if they want to take part. Speakers will address the challenges of the past year and what is anticipated for the future.
Ryan Dempster gives baseball youth ‘big league day’ at Nat Bailey Stadium

Ryan Dempster gives baseball youth ‘big league day’ at Nat Bailey Stadium

Baseball players on the Sunshine Coast were thrown a curveball when their league games were cancelled because of COVID-19, but now they have the chance to play where the pros do, thanks to a hometown major leaguer.
Flying inner tube causes motorcyle crash

Flying inner tube causes motorcyle crash

RCMP are asking the public for information after an inner tube broke loose from the top of a boat trailer on Hwy. 101 and struck a motorcycle, sending the rider to hospital. The incident happened on Monday, Aug. 17 at about 7:30 p.m.