When You’re Forced to Flee, Here’s What to Know (thetyee.ca)
Earlier this week, many B.C. residents heard the reassuring pitter-patter of rain on their rooftops....
Greater Idaho movement: 13 counties in eastern Oregon have voted to secede and join Idaho - sh.itjust.works (sh.itjust.works)
'We're trying to save where we live': Spread of invasive species rallies Vancouver Island volunteers (www.cheknews.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/21610656...
Seattle’s first protected intersection, Dexter Ave N @ Thomas St. (slrpnk.net)
Why It’s Time for Municipalities to Fire the RCMP (thetyee.ca)
The Mounties are known for “always getting their man,” but they might not always get their way — a situation that’s unfolding in Surrey, where the province wants the RCMP to hand over its responsibilities to the newly formed Surrey Police Service....
A very confusing graph posted by the GovBC account (lemmy.ca)
I appreciate the graphics that they post, but this one was… Bad....
The Moon is a mystery
I’ve lived in Keizer, OR for a bit over a year. It’s just north of Salem, almost an hour south of Portland....
Seattle’s first fully-protected intersection is now open at Dexter/Thomas – Seattle Bike Blog (www.seattlebikeblog.com)
Hopefully, some of these get added along dangerous intersections in south and west Seattle. UW could also use some.
Hackers release corporate data stolen from London Drugs (www.cbc.ca)
The retail and pharmacy chain reported a cyberattack on April 28...
Poll gives B.C. Conservatives no ‘reason’ to cooperate with B.C. United: analyst (www.nelsonstar.com)
The poll released May 21 but conducted May 13 to May 15 appears after days of speculations about possible forms of cooperation between the provincial Conservatives under John Rustad and B.C. United under Kevin Falcon....
B.C. has right to order Surrey police transition, judge rules (www.cbc.ca)
Justice Kevin Loo dismissed Mayor Brenda Locke’s bid to halt the transition — a key promise of her 2022 municipal election campaign — after nearly two years of feuding with the B.C. government over the future of policing in the province’s second largest and fastest growing municipality.
B.C.'s First Nations Health Authority reports cyberattack (www.cbc.ca)
The B.C. First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) has confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack, and that some employee personal information was likely impacted in the breach....
Mayor Harrell Clarifies That ‘One Seattle’ Has Always Referred to the One Percent of Seattle with Waterfront Property [The Needling] (theneedling.com)
Authority says 2024 count of people living homeless shows totals still climbing as county’s lack of affordable housing grows (www.capitolhillseattle.com)
Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz facing another lawsuit (www.kiro7.com)
Fishing vessel collides with pier in Ballard (www.seattletimes.com)
King County Council member seeks funding to tackle eviction case backlog (komonews.com)
Eight Days for Gaza: A Report on the Occupation and Defense of the Portland State University Library (itsgoingdown.org)
Lane County Landlords (lemmy.world)
Lane County has an excellent portalto parcel maps and property owner data. Visualizing this data at a higher level reveals interesting features wrt land use and ownership....
Lisa Fragala claims victory in race for Oregon House District 8 seat (www.klcc.org)
Voters backing school funding in Portland and Eugene, but not in Bend-La Pine (www.klcc.org)
Oregon Primary Election Results - May 21st, 2024 (results.oregonvotes.gov)
Legend: Candidate Name (party, %of vote)...
B.C. mayor says drones endangering wildfire heli pilots, pleads for patience (www.nelsonstar.com)
The mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in British Columbia says drones are endangering helicopters being used to fight wildfires near Fort Nelson, which was ordered evacuated earlier this month....
B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton hospitalized after Quebec prison assault (www.nelsonstar.com)
Correctional Service Canada is confirming that B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton was the inmate injured in a major assault Sunday at a Quebec prison....
Transgender high school runner in Oregon booed after winning girls’ state title (nypost.com)
