Ottawa’s announcement of $6 billion comes with strings attached
Prior to this switch First Nations only able to legally hold land through a variety of proxies
Other elements of new law prevent landlords from raising rents if families grow
Merritt Mayor says strategy helps cities “sleep better at night” but more diking is needed
Clean Energy Canada’s Trevor Melanson says governments should have done a better job explaining tax
82 per cent of federal New Democrats, 57 per cent of federal Liberals would vote B.C. NDP
Assessment from UBC’s Stewart Prest comes as populist Conservative Party of BC rises in polls
Economists across Canada support the tax, but public support is waning
Wednesday’s announcement includes making rental payments count toward credit scores
Animal welfare society says rescue from Houston home expected to drain resources
Proposal would prohibit logging in large parts of what was ground zero in the War in the Woods
Mainstreet poll points to NDP majority and a strong Conservative opposition
But Marc Lee of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives questions scale, pace of building
More than 500 new stations to help fill ‘geographic gaps’ in B.C.’s charging network
Overdose prevention services, prescribed safe supply not properly implemented
World Meteorological Organization report also confirms 2023 as the hottest year on record
Seven months from the next election, poll also finds 51 per cent want change in government
But low snowpack douses optimism about 2024 with water scarcity challenging ranchers and farmers
Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on B.C. to release its FIFA contract
Association for Mineral Exploration in BC wants to join working group revising Mineral Tenure Act