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Hot, dry weather makes for bleak summer fire forecast

Hot, dry weather makes for bleak summer fire forecast

"The models do not look terrific for the rest of the summer," said Cliff Chapman, director of operations at BC Wildfire Service.
Letter: Community First has work to do to restore public faith

Letter: Community First has work to do to restore public faith

Questions remain in the wake of the Dee Beattie controversy — and this writer says answers have been lacking.
Bill Wong's mission: “We have to stop the labelling. We're all in the same boat.”

Bill Wong's mission: “We have to stop the labelling. We're all in the same boat.”

Making communities better: Harnessing 25 years of lessons in New West to help folks in need

Thousands of B.C. families will see an increase in government family benefit plan

The British Columbia government's promise to boost payments in its benefits plan starts this month for more than 285,000 families.
Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment says a nine-year-old B.C. boy who died from asthma exacerbated by wildfire smoke is the face of the climate crisis in Canada.
Charged up: report says Canada's looming power problem is massive, not insurmountable

Charged up: report says Canada's looming power problem is massive, not insurmountable

Canada must build more electricity generation in the next 25 years than it has over the last century in order to support a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, according to a new report from the Public Policy Forum.
No hidden cameras found at B.C. Airbnb, say police

No hidden cameras found at B.C. Airbnb, say police

The Airbnb host was reinstated following the police investigation.
Letter: New West ethics commissioner would be a 'perpetual tax burden'

Letter: New West ethics commissioner would be a 'perpetual tax burden'

"Please look past the word 'ethics' and question what we will really be getting for our money."
No compensation after strata gate hits B.C. man's boat

No compensation after strata gate hits B.C. man's boat

Jason Archondous was using his truck to tow his boat and trailer through a Chilliwack strata parking gate.
Opinion: Increasing monopoly power poses a threat to Canada's post-pandemic economic recovery

Opinion: Increasing monopoly power poses a threat to Canada's post-pandemic economic recovery

As Canada embarks on its post-pandemic economic recovery, policymakers must ensure economic resilience and inclusiveness while preventing existing monopoly issues from worsening.