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(And how the Queen once tasted food produced from Howe Sound Cooperative Cannery in Elphinstone)

Letter of intent sent to owner Paper Excellence will lead to conditional offer for mill site

Provincial politicians in British Columbia are lending their support to the Terry Fox Foundation as it organizes its first in-person community runs since 2019.

As of Sept. 14, there were eight candidates declared for the position of councillor in the Town of Gibsons for the Oct. 15 local government elections.

The annual UBCM conference in Whistler dealt with hundreds of resolutions: from ferries to hospice to child care to cannabis. Here's a list of some that passed.

"I would say that this vessel was within 50 metres of orcas at several points during the encounter," says one witness.

Logging of cutblock EW24, behind Sechelt Airport in ts’ukw’um, is on hold until the fire risk posed by dry conditions in the area abates. At a September

B.C.'s 16 such deaths is the fewest since B.C. launched weekly data updates in April

Changes are being sought for the B.C. Building Code, Motor Vehicle Act and Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act to keep those living in RVs safe and healthy.

BC Ferries announced it does not have the crew availability needed on the Queen of Alberni