Maryse Zeidler

Forestry firm sues B.C. city over reaction to mistreatment claims

Forest product manufacturer SAN Group is suing Port Alberni over statements from the city’s mayor and chief administrative officer made in response to allegations of human trafficking at one of the company’s work sites in early July. 

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says "aids to navigation" will continue operating at both the Carmanah Point and Pachena Point light stations located along the Vancouver Island coast that's also home to the famed West Coast Trail.

Municipalities and districts are struggling to balance supporting RV dwellers who might otherwise end up living on the street with safety and other concerns, including province-wide building codes that restrict the use of RVs as a full-time residence.

When Paul Myers and Jessica Evans looked at moving an existing house onto their property, they discovered that the City of Courtenay updated its bylaws earlier this year to only allow that option for homes less than 15 years old.

Across B.C., people are increasingly seeing the benefits of micro-mobility transportation like electric kick scooters and electric unicycles. But the devices remain illegal across much of the province, except for the handful of cities participating in a pilot program.

B.C. Ferries has issued a request for expressions of interest to build seven new hybrid vessels to replace the aging members of its fleet.

The report, presented at Metro Vancouver’s Climate Action Committee earlier this month, says there has been a strong uptake in electric vehicles and that momentum is expected to grow.

A small business in Victoria, B.C., says it intends to keep its doors closed at lunchtime so the store’s staff can get a much-needed break — a common practice in some countries but a rarity for most retailers in Canada.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has expanded its COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program to Prince George, and plans to include more municipalities in the province’s North.

A proposed industrial barge berth to help build upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant at Iona Beach Regional Park has drawn criticism from hundreds of people concerned about its impact on the area.