The BC Coroners Service has confirmed that a second person — Lauren Patricia Sewell, aged 24, of Surrey — has died from injuries following the crash of a small plane near Brenda Mines Monday ( August 13). Sewell was a passenger aboard a Piper Comanche plane that went down about 30 kilometres west of Kelowna Monday afternoon....

West Shore RCMP is hailing the actions of a five-year-old Vancouver Island girl after she called 911 Wednesday morning when her mother had a seizure. Rebekah Simpson told the 911 dispatcher that her family was in the back yard, while father was at work, but her mother wouldn’t wake up. Simpson’s two younger siblings, Joshua, […]

Employment numbers in British Columbia dipped in July after slight gains in June, as full-time positions replaced losses of part-time positions. In B.C., 14,500 jobs were lost, reflecting a national trend, as 30,400 jobs were lost across Canada. However, full-time positions in B.C. increased by 9,600 from June 2012, and the...

More than 20 passengers on an eastbound Greyhound Bus got out safely after the bus caught fire on the Okanagan Connector Saturday afternoon. Around noon the Greyhound, which left Merritt and was traveling to Kelowna on Highway 97C, caught fire. The driver stopped on the side of the road allowing all passengers to exit safely. […]

The B.C. Government Employees Union took to the streets Tuesday with picket action in Campbell River, Surrey, 100 Mile House and Kelowna to put pressure on their employer. “We’re striking for a fair and reasonable agreement and to support BCGEU members’ wage proposal,” the BCGEU website said. “Our members identified wage increases as a priority. […]

If BC wants to reduce the negative effects that reintroducing the provincial sales tax will have on the province’s investment climate, it should consider exempting all business inputs from the PST, among other reforms, says Charles Lammam, Fraser Institute associate director of tax and budget policy research. The recommendations...

With the B.C. Day weekend right around the corner the BC Coroners Service is urging the public to be extra careful around lakes, rivers and streams as the provincial body investigates eight recent deaths. These deaths involved individuals from ages 12 to 75 and occurred in a variety of circumstances. The BC Coroners Service hiigh […]

I sat down this morning to write a followup post on the mess in the legislature, checked my Facebook and stumbled right onto the latest bunch of bafflegab from the premier–on 100 Huntley Street of all places! Well giddyup folks and hold your hats, because I’m asking you to give up five minutes of your life to […]

The battle lines are being drawn--maybe even purposefully manipulated--to give the Liberals at least some hope of retaining power in  BC’s next provincial election. It would have seemed implausible and statistically impossible only a few weeks ago for the Liberals to have a chance, given every poll over the past year. However...

Environment Minister Terry Lake wrote to environmental groups Wednesday to reiterate government’s position on heavy oil pipelines and the key environmental conditions that must be met in order for any proposal to be considered in British Columbia. The letter in its entirety is copied below: My government recently released technical analysis related to proposed heavy […]