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B.C. moves to reduce raw log exports, boost higher-value wood manufacturing

B.C. moves to reduce raw log exports, boost higher-value wood manufacturing

British Columbia is moving to reduce the export of raw logs harvested in the province by requiring that certain types of lumber from the Interior undergo manufacturing first.
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B.C.'s transit-oriented development plan needs more definition, stakeholders say

B.C.'s transit-oriented development plan needs more definition, stakeholders say

Some voice concerns that the new B.C. bill will have unintended consequences and will not guarantee affordable housing
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Northern B.C. seniors facing housing uncertainty, report shows

Northern B.C. seniors facing housing uncertainty, report shows

“An increasing number of seniors, many in their 60s and 70s, teeter on the brink of homelessness for the first time,” notes the United Way report.
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One dead in Port McNeill motel fire

One dead in Port McNeill motel fire

Port McNeill Fire Rescue says it responded about 1:30 a.m. to a fire at the Haida Way Motor Inn
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Prince George city council wary of B.C.’s short-term rental act

Prince George city council wary of B.C.’s short-term rental act

City staff to come back with information to help councillors make a decision on how to approach opting out, if that is what they decide to do.
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World's largest hockey stick up for grabs from Duncan

World's largest hockey stick up for grabs from Duncan

The Cowichan Valley Regional District is looking for someone to take the stick, after most people who responded to a survey said they weren’t interested in paying to fix it.
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Would-be home invader 'faced a naked man,' says homeowner

Would-be home invader 'faced a naked man,' says homeowner

‘If I would’ve stopped and put some clothes on, the person would have been in my home,’ says a Nanaimo man who scuffled with a man trying to break into his house
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Day parole revoked for Saskatoon killer released to Victoria halfway house

Day parole revoked for Saskatoon killer released to Victoria halfway house

Parole board found Kenneth David MacKay presents an “undue risk to society”
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B.C. Premier Eby celebrates 'first-of-its-kind' seamless addictions care

B.C. Premier Eby celebrates 'first-of-its-kind' seamless addictions care

British Columbia Premier David Eby says a new model of streamlining access to detox and addiction treatment aims to address the needs of people who repeatedly overdose, while avoiding the possibility of involuntary treatment.
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Private forecasters see economic growth in B.C. slowing to 0.5 per cent next year

Private forecasters see economic growth in B.C. slowing to 0.5 per cent next year

VICTORIA — Private-sector forecasters in British Columbia say they agree with the government's recent projection that economic growth will slow next year.
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