Saanich, B.C., looks to reduce parking requirements for new housing (www.cbc.ca)
Saanich, B.C., is looking to change parking requirement for new builds in an effort to increase green space and make housing more affordable....
B.C. couple faces $600 a month rent hike when their baby becomes new ‘occupant’ | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
who would support a nuclear power plant near their town/city
I’m not sure if we’re allowed to ask questions on this sub. It seems mostly news articles but I figured I’d give it a go....
Hiker rescued off B.C. cliffside after taking non-existent Google Maps trail (www.nelsonstar.com)
Got an emergency alert on my phone earlier, here's some more details. (www.cbc.ca)
If course I quickly acknowledged it, so my phone would stop wailing, so missed the details.
Progressive, LGBTQ+ groups excluded from Vancouver Chinatown's Lunar New Year parade (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
Non-Paywall Article
Zombie Deer Disease Is Here. It’s as Bad as It Sounds | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)
B.C. announces details of single-use plastics ban | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
The dirty secret of the housing crisis? Homeowners like high prices (www.cbc.ca)
If you listen to Canadian politicians, the solution to our housing crisis seems to be some combination of immigration reform and a herculean countrywide building effort....
[Discussion] Should BC create a grocery crown corporation?
BC should should compete with the other grocery chains to lower their prices. The first stores should be set up in First Nations communities as they often have the most expensive food....
B.C. will implement a new 20% 'flipping tax' on homes: What you need to know (bc.ctvnews.ca)
News postings
Why are all of the news postings in here from government funded source, and no independent media?
Ottawa approves B.C.'s request to recriminalize use of illicit drugs in public spaces (www.cbc.ca)
BC Humanist Association poised to sue the City of Parksville over prayer (www.cheknews.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/19670880...
Vancouver Island landfill ordered to remove and destroy 'triggering' Halloween sign (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Similar signs have graced landfills and residential front yards ahead of Halloween for decades....
‘No foundation in any law’: ‘Sovereign citizen’ questions B.C. traffic stop (globalnews.ca)
In the video, he calls himself a sovereign citizen, which is a group of people who believe they are immune to the government’s law and order....
'It's inflammatory': Vancouver police officer's patch ignites questions about objectivity (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Whites Only play group advertised in lower mainland.
There were posters for whites only parents and tots play group in the lower mainland. bc.ctvnews.ca/poster-advertising-whites-only-chil…
She Organized a Starbucks. Then They Fired Her | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)
B.C. residents urged to take shorter showers, conserve water as drought conditions worsen (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Internet vs Real World
Why does it seem people online will openly degrade anyone but out in public everone runs from confrontation? Why is there such social paranoia in public and too scared to socialize with strangers but will happily insult everyone online? If people are so lonely, why don’t they talk with people whil le they are out and exchange...
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has criticized the company for its continued push towards inclusivity. (www.newsweek.com)
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has criticized the company for its continued push towards inclusivity.
MLA outraged by ‘gift’ of magic mushrooms, coca leaf from B.C. drug activist | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
B.C. looks to standardize multiplex designs as latest fix to housing crisis (www.nelsonstar.com)
Non-Paywall Article
B.C. woman says bus driver threatened to refuse service unless she put on a jacket (bc.ctvnews.ca)
“I started to walk forward and then she’s like, ‘Hold on. You need to put something over that if you’re going to come onto my bus,’” she recalled, adding the driver accused her of not wearing a shirt. “I’m wearing a shirt, it’s called a crop top. I bought it in the shirt section of the store. I know it’s a...
