BC Transit and Unifor 333 ratify new agreement
The buses will be running in Victoria for at least the news five years. That's after Unifor Local 333 and BC Transit ratified an agreement negotiated under the Economic Stability Mandate. The five-year agreement, effective April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2019, covers approximately 700 drivers and maintenance staff working at BC...
The long story of Partnerships BC
There are those who execute contracts and those who award them. In B.C., when it comes to provincially-funded infrastructure projects, valued at more than $50 million, there's a gatekeeper: Partnerships BC. Tough to keep track of all the comings and goings at the Crown corporation. In 2007, there were 26 senior employees at...
Province gives all kids get the chance to play with $400,000 influx
The B.C. Government is providing $400,000 to KidSport BC in order to help children and teens play sports, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Sport Gordon Hogg recently announced on behalf of Peter Fassbender, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. The announcement took place at the annual KidSport BC Corporate...
BC residents shell out $102,000 for BC Wildfire victims
In the wake of raging wildfires, BC Liquor Stores’ customers and employees came together to help support Red Cross relief efforts for victims of the recent Rock Creek and Oliver wildfires to the tune of almost $102,000. To help support South Okanagan community members forced from their homes and starting from nothing following...
UPDATED: Cucumbers recall due to Salmonella expanded for include Overwaitea Food Group
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said the Overwaitea Food Group is joining the recall of field cucumbers purchased from Save On Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Coopers Foods, Overwaitea, and Freson Brothers due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below. This...
Preventing suicide by reaching out
Overall, an estimated 3,900 Canadians and 800, 000 people worldwide die by suicide each year, yet it remains a taboo subject that is often not openly discussed. Here in B.C. we lose an average of 500 people a year to suicide. The effects can be devastating to our families and our communities. Suicide prevention is a shared...
Province counsels caution with campfires this long weekend
The BC Wildfire Service reminds everyone planning to head into the backcountry or go camping on the Labour Day long weekend to comply with provincial legislation related to campfire use and open burning. Although small campfires are once again allowed in most parts of B.C., extended hot and dry weather conditions this year ...
Island cop injured, police cars destroyed by suspect armed with SUV
Salt Spring Island – Shortly after 12 a.m. on Aug. 29th, officers with the Salt Spring Island RCMP were conducting an impaired driving checkpoint in the 100 Block of Upper Ganges Road, when a man driving a Chevrolet Blazer attempted to avoid the checkpoint, nearly striking an officer who was on foot. A police car, stationary on the roadway at the time, was […]
Alleged fire starter arrested; facing charges in Mackenzie
A man accused of starting two fires has been arrested and is facing charges, according to Mackenzie RCMP. "Just after 10 p.m. on Aug. 19, a 20-year-old male was arrested in relation to two fires which appear to have been deliberately set earlier in the evening," said a press release issued Friday morning."The fires, set along...
Public urged to report illegal fires for investigation
The BC Wildfire Service has received reports of people not complying with the partial campfire ban in the Cariboo Fire Centre. Members of the public are encouraged to report any open burning violations they see so that illegal fires can be investigated. Within the Cariboo Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, campfires are not allowed...
