Tag: Mike Farnworth

Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said Ottawa is considering fast-tracking a major expansion of the Port of Vancouver through the federal Major Projects Office.

The Regional District of Central Kootenay continues to push for stronger inland ferry protections after the province said existing legislation already provides adequate safeguards.

B.C. MLAs debated amendments to the province’s freedom-of-information law into the early hours of Thursday morning as Opposition parties warned the changes could weaken government transparency.

Premier David Eby said he has never been briefed on any investigation into a B.C. cabinet minister, rejecting claims by former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart about alleged foreign interference.

A request from the B.C. Inland Ferry Coalition to meet with the province drew mixed reactions from Regional District of Central Kootenay directors, who feel ongoing ferry concerns and a lack of response from Victoria has continued to fuel frustration in rural communities.

The British Columbia government has backed away from making a controversial bill on its Indigenous reconciliation law a confidence vote, as internal dissent and opposition from First Nations force a rethink of its approach.

A Regional District of Central Kootenay director is calling on the province to take more responsibility for rural transportation, claiming road maintenance in Shoreacres has degraded the community’s only active transportation network.

The fall session of the B.C. legislature began Monday with a rare lineup of four political parties represented in the chamber.