Much of the Sumas Prairie was once a shallow, freshwater lake until the B.C. government drained it in the 1920s, converting it into agricultural land for settlers and displacing the Sumas First Nation....
Premier David Eby announced Friday (June 7) that BC Emergency Health Services is replacing its existing fleet with 12 new Beechcraft King Air 360CHW air ambulances. Several of those have been in operation since May 1, and the full new fleet will be in operation by next fall, he said.
A Nanaimo-based seasonal community co-ordinator for WildSafeBC is anticipated to start mid-June, marking the second summer in a row a community co-ordinator will be stationed in the community.
A statement from the Consulate General of France in Vancouver says Vogelgesang will be decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honour to acknowledge his contribution and bravery in the liberation of France.
“He’ll advise us on new tools and give us advice to help this very specific group of people so they get the help they need, and our communities are safe and healthy for everyone,” Eby told a news conference Wednesday.
City zoning was restricted to single-unit and two-unit, or duplex, dwellings, on these low-density residential properties, but the province made mandatory legislative changes in December in an effort to produce more housing in British Columbia at an accelerated pace to deal with the ongoing housing crisis.
Tetsuumi Nagata of Nanaimo was selected to be one of 34 members from leading orchestras in the U.K. and Canada to perform in the Coronation Orchestra for the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey....
“A made-in-B.C. solution to improve organ-matching could revolutionize outcomes for kidney transplant recipients,” read the agency’s description of the project.
“On the biggest issues, including affordable housing, cancelling decriminalization of deadly drugs, fixing our broken health-care system, making our streets safe, and putting our natural resources to work growing jobs and our economy, the Conservatives make sense as that new coalition,” said Sturko.
The unnamed company was suspected of selling and distributing illegal cannabis from their Surrey headquarters, with additional properties located in Maple Ridge and Mission as well.
But holding the election on that date would also mean that up to 80 MPs — those who were first elected in the 2019 general election — would have served the six years required to qualify for a parliamentary pension, even if they don’t run and win their seats in the next campaign....
“We did these crazy things around the harbour to encourage tourism,” Causton recalled. “I don’t remember too much about it other than Brian Smith, who was a former mayor of Oak Bay and the Attorney General of British Columbia, was in one of them, and he was smoking a pipe and he sank.”
The Angus Reid poll showed 54 per cent of those surveyed had an unfavourable view of Falcon while 44 per cent had a negative impression of Rustad. Eby, meanwhile, had a 45 per cent approval rating.
But Wilson added that there is “no evidence it is run by any former members of (B.C.) United” and that “is more likely another underhanded scheme from John Rustad’s (B.C.) Conservatives after he torpedoed negotiations last week.”
B.C. politicians debate reflooding Sumas Prairie - New UBC report says restoring the lake would help with climate adaptation (www.cbc.ca)
Much of the Sumas Prairie was once a shallow, freshwater lake until the B.C. government drained it in the 1920s, converting it into agricultural land for settlers and displacing the Sumas First Nation....
[BC] Editorial: Provincial politicians need to decide where loyalties lie | Times Colonist (www.timescolonist.com)
B.C. replacing existing fleet of air ambulance airplanes (www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com)
Premier David Eby announced Friday (June 7) that BC Emergency Health Services is replacing its existing fleet with 12 new Beechcraft King Air 360CHW air ambulances. Several of those have been in operation since May 1, and the full new fleet will be in operation by next fall, he said.
24% year-over-year decrease in toxic drug deaths: B.C. coroner (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Peninsula group ready for ‘all hands on deck’ fight against invasive crabs (www.pqbnews.com)
Officials advise Nanaimo residents to give black bears space (www.nanaimobulletin.com)
A Nanaimo-based seasonal community co-ordinator for WildSafeBC is anticipated to start mid-June, marking the second summer in a row a community co-ordinator will be stationed in the community.
TSN airing documentary about Vancouver Island female teen racing sensation (www.pqbnews.com)
B.C. D-Day vet presented France’s highest honour for help in liberation (www.pqbnews.com)
A statement from the Consulate General of France in Vancouver says Vogelgesang will be decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honour to acknowledge his contribution and bravery in the liberation of France.
B.C. appoints chief scientific adviser for complex mental health, addiction needs (nanaimonewsnow.com)
“He’ll advise us on new tools and give us advice to help this very specific group of people so they get the help they need, and our communities are safe and healthy for everyone,” Eby told a news conference Wednesday.
New legislation opens up possibility of 3,600 new housing units in Duncan (www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com)
City zoning was restricted to single-unit and two-unit, or duplex, dwellings, on these low-density residential properties, but the province made mandatory legislative changes in December in an effort to produce more housing in British Columbia at an accelerated pace to deal with the ongoing housing crisis.
B.C. violin virtuoso honoured to perform at coronation of King Charles III (www.nanaimobulletin.com)
Tetsuumi Nagata of Nanaimo was selected to be one of 34 members from leading orchestras in the U.K. and Canada to perform in the Coronation Orchestra for the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey....
Researchers sailing to underwater earthquake swarm site off coastal B.C. to last 3 weeks and be live-streamed (www.pqbnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/22628905...
B.C. project aims to reduce kidney rejection - About half of all transplants fail over time due to rejection, says the project's leader (www.cbc.ca)
“A made-in-B.C. solution to improve organ-matching could revolutionize outcomes for kidney transplant recipients,” read the agency’s description of the project.
Nearly $600K earmarked for salmon conservation projects on Vancouver Island (www.cheknews.ca)
BC United MLA crosses floor to join Conservative Party of BC (www.pqbnews.com)
“On the biggest issues, including affordable housing, cancelling decriminalization of deadly drugs, fixing our broken health-care system, making our streets safe, and putting our natural resources to work growing jobs and our economy, the Conservatives make sense as that new coalition,” said Sturko.
B.C. company faces heavy fine for illegal cannabis distribution (www.canadianevergreen.com)
The unnamed company was suspected of selling and distributing illegal cannabis from their Surrey headquarters, with additional properties located in Maple Ridge and Mission as well.
Opposition set to amend election bill to curb MP pension eligibility (www.cbc.ca)
But holding the election on that date would also mean that up to 80 MPs — those who were first elected in the 2019 general election — would have served the six years required to qualify for a parliamentary pension, even if they don’t run and win their seats in the next campaign....
New VIU research centre set up to study trauma and mental health issues (www.nanaimobulletin.com)
B.C. United caucus chair Lorne Doerkson defects to Conservatives (www.cbc.ca)
Doerkson says B.C. Conservatives are the only party capable of defeating current NDP government
Lost giant painted teacup may rest at bottom of B.C. harbour: former mayor (www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca)
“We did these crazy things around the harbour to encourage tourism,” Causton recalled. “I don’t remember too much about it other than Brian Smith, who was a former mayor of Oak Bay and the Attorney General of British Columbia, was in one of them, and he was smoking a pipe and he sank.”
B.C. NDP well ahead of its rivals, poll suggests - Official Opposition B.C. United in third place: Angus Reid Institute (www.cbc.ca)
The Angus Reid poll showed 54 per cent of those surveyed had an unfavourable view of Falcon while 44 per cent had a negative impression of Rustad. Eby, meanwhile, had a 45 per cent approval rating.
B.C. United, Conservatives trade barbs in wake of resignkevin.ca (www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca)
But Wilson added that there is “no evidence it is run by any former members of (B.C.) United” and that “is more likely another underhanded scheme from John Rustad’s (B.C.) Conservatives after he torpedoed negotiations last week.”