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Environment and Climate Change Canada say hot weather expected this weekend
Warm weather is scheduled to hit the region and that has Environment and Climate Change Canada reminding everyone to stay cool and check on those who live alone.
Construction starts on new centre for children with health complexity
Children and youth will soon have access to improved healthcare to address complex care issues with specialized services. Construction to a dedicated BC Children’s Hospital facility is currently underway and...
Trudeau will continue at the helm of liberal party as three-day retreat wraps up
After three days of caucus meetings, the Liberal party says they’re more unified and ready to take on the Conservatives starting on Monday.During the event that took place at...
Province aims to provide effective immunization
With an increase in measles, whooping cough, and other preventable diseases around the world the province says they are promoting this year’s National Immunization Awareness Week. According to the federal...
Island Health partners with VIU and Selkirk College on new Pharmacy Tech program
Island Health, along with Vancouver Island University and Selkirk College, has announced a new pharmacy technician program which they say will streamline work placements. In a media release, they say...
Financial improvement tops the list of New Year’s resolutions in 2024.
New Year’s resolutions are made with the hopes of either making oneself better or to cut out bad habits from the previous year. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the tradition...
Holiday spending on a tight budget
With costs continuing to rise and expenses adding up a study by Research Co. shows Canadians plan to spend smartly. In the national online survey by Research Co., in which...
BC Transit to implement cashless fare system
Worrying about exact change, having a bus pass, or day pass to ride BC Transit across the province will soon be a thing of the past with the announcement...
‘No shortage of vaccine appointments,’ Ministry of Health
If you are looking to get your COVID or influenza shots this season you could be in for a...
Study shows strong support for City of Nelson getting into housing game
Nelson city council has been told there is strong community support for a municipal housing entity. The Greater Nelson...
‘Businesses across BC have had enough,” London Drugs COO
Businesses and organizations from across the province gathered in Vancouver to join forces in what they are calling a...
Drug overdose in Nelson leads to criminal investigation
An early morning overdose has prompted a criminal investigation by Nelson police but chief Donovan Fisher says there are...
Deputy premier, attorney general visit Nelson to address public safety
Two senior provincial politicans insisted they are working hard to address public safety issues in Nelson and elsewhere during...
Grade 12 students can travel safe and free across the province
Graduating high school students across the province will get to ride the bus for free for two days of...
Nelson safety concerns sparks visit by deputy premier
Provincial government officials will be in Nelson tomorrow answering questions around public safety as well as to attend the...
RDCK rejects motion to increase expense allowance for directors
The RDCK board has decided not to amend a bylaw to increase the amount rural directors can claim for...
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Columbia Basin Trust funds upgrades to boost livability and emergency readiness in affordable housing
Affordable housing complexes across the Columbia Basin are set to receive upgrades aimed at improving comfort, accessibility and emergency preparedness, through nearly $3.3 million in new funding from Columbia Basin Trust.
Domestic enrolment up at Selkirk College, but international numbers fall
Selkirk College has reported encouraging growth in domestic student enrolment, though it does not offset the impact of declining international student numbers.
First Nation rebukes B.C. leaders over ‘misleading’ statements about Richmond title ruling
The Quw'utsun Nation says recent comments about their land title case from Premier David Eby, Richmond’s mayor and other politicians are “at best, misleading, and at worst, deliberately inflammatory.”
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East Shore sage Tom Lymbery dies at 97
Lymbery’s death was announced by the Gray Creek Store, the business his father established in 1913 that Tom nurtured and expanded into a destination unto itself.
BCGEU members head back to work as they vote on tentative agreement
Public service workers with the the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) are back on the job Monday after the union and the province reached a tentative agreement over the weekend.
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