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Remove racist language in land title documents, UBCM tells Victoria

Remove racist language in land title documents, UBCM tells Victoria

Vancouver Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung said Metro Vancouver municipalities once restricted Asians in many areas.
Add food waste to climate plan, UBCM urges Victoria

Add food waste to climate plan, UBCM urges Victoria

163,000 people in B.C. used a food bank in March of 2022.
Bowen Food Fest: Supporting Local Growers, Makers, Producers, and Island Businesses

Bowen Food Fest: Supporting Local Growers, Makers, Producers, and Island Businesses

The Island food festival runs September 22 to October 22
Bowen Council plans meet with Islands Trust Executive Committee

Bowen Council plans meet with Islands Trust Executive Committee

Islands Trust expressed concern over social impacts of campground
Strike a paws: Backyard bear becomes subject of B.C. photoshoot

Strike a paws: Backyard bear becomes subject of B.C. photoshoot

At first, Eric Koch thought the bear was a prank. "I thought it was a stuffed bear," he says.
Bowen Island Conservancy pursues partnership with Municipality

Bowen Island Conservancy pursues partnership with Municipality

The two groups will assist each other in various conservation efforts around the island
B.C. nurse disciplined for breaching multiple patients' privacy

B.C. nurse disciplined for breaching multiple patients' privacy

Nurse breached multiple patients' privacy almost immediately after discussing the issue with union, managers.
B.C. 911 changes to include video, texting options

B.C. 911 changes to include video, texting options

The new 911 system will be able to geographically locate people as precisely as an apartment in a building.
'I don't know when we'll go': Travel plans upended amid fraying Canada-India ties

'I don't know when we'll go': Travel plans upended amid fraying Canada-India ties

MONTREAL — Until this week, Sukhwinder Dhillon was set on making his first trip back to India in years sometime in the next few months. “My father passed, and my brother passed,” said the 56-year-old Montrealer. “I want to go now.
Union of BC Municipalities votes in favour of pets for renters

Union of BC Municipalities votes in favour of pets for renters

Speakers said both landlord and tenant rights need to be protected in arriving at rules.