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Whistler's Cheakamus Community Forest is at a crossroads

Whistler's Cheakamus Community Forest is at a crossroads

Forest manager says board will discuss future of old-growth logging this week
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Day scholar settlement reached

Day scholar settlement reached

Shíshálh Nation, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc plaintiffs sign agreement
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COVID-19 case counts in B.C. fall to levels not seen since October, vaccinations up

COVID-19 case counts in B.C. fall to levels not seen since October, vaccinations up

VICTORIA — Health officials in British Columbia say the province has a strong COVID-19 immunization rate at 74.5 per cent of all adults for their first dose of a vaccine.
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Vancouver Canucks player responds to lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct

Vancouver Canucks player responds to lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct

Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen says the alleged sexual encounter in 2017 was consensual, according to court documents.
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Residential school victims’ lawyer discipline ‘grossly inadequate’

Residential school victims’ lawyer discipline ‘grossly inadequate’

Tŝilhqot’in chief calls one-month suspension, $4,000 fine “a mockery of justice”
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Province grants request to defer old-growth logging in Fairy Creek, Central Walbran

Province grants request to defer old-growth logging in Fairy Creek, Central Walbran

The deferrals will affect approximately 2,034 hectares of old-growth forest.
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'Chilling effect' of comments against trustee Barry Neufeld revive defamation suit

'Chilling effect' of comments against trustee Barry Neufeld revive defamation suit

VANCOUVER — A defamation lawsuit by a school trustee in Chilliwack, B.C., will proceed against the former president of a teachers union after the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling.
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Oil from vessel that sank in 1968 on Vancouver Island to be removed: Fisheries Dept.

Oil from vessel that sank in 1968 on Vancouver Island to be removed: Fisheries Dept.

VICTORIA — The federal government is taking steps to remove bulk fuel from a vessel that sank in 1968 and is leaking oil off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
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Ministry to close major North Van off-ramp for one month

Ministry to close major North Van off-ramp for one month

Detour via Dollarton or Mountain Highway to get to Seymour neighbourhood
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Police officers free hawk stuck behind grill of B.C. pickup truck (VIDEO)

Police officers free hawk stuck behind grill of B.C. pickup truck (VIDEO)

It's not what you expect...
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