Posted: May 12, 2021 7:45 PM PT | Last Updated: May 13
An adult male yellow-breasted chat is shown in this undated photograph on lands protected in collaboration between the En owkin Centre and Penticton Indian Band with support from Enviroment and Climate Change Canada. (Canadian Press/HO, A. Michael Bezener/ En owkin Centre 2020 )
New electoral boundaries bill could unfairly affect rural voters, say B.C. Liberals
The B.C. Liberals say an amendment to the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, introduced by the NDP, could unfairly affect voters in rural areas.
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Posted: May 12, 2021 7:09 PM PT | Last Updated: May 13
Right now, there are 17 protected ridings in the North, the Kootenays and the Central Interior.(Elections BC)
Head of Kelowna RCMP defends handling of protests opposing COVID-19 restrictions
RCMP Supt. Kara Triance is defending her force s management of recurring protests against provincial health measures to contain COVID-19 in light of a recent court ruling that she interprets as favouring people s right to protest.
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Habitat protection alone won t save endangered caribou in B.C., recovery program director says
Conservation policies to save the woodland caribou population in B.C. from becoming extinct is not as simple as protecting habitat loss, according the director of the provincial Caribou Recovery Program.
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Posted: May 02, 2021 9:00 AM PT | Last Updated: May 2
Darcy Peel, the director of the provincial Caribou Recovery Program, says mining, logging and recreational industry as well as the provincial, federal, municipal and Indigenous government needs to work together to save B.C. s caribou from extinction. (Submitted by Brad James)
Kootenay city elects new mayor after predecessor quit over holiday travel controversy
Voters in Castlegar, B.C., have chosen a replacement for the former mayor who resigned earlier this year following criticism of his decision to travel over Christmas, contrary to provincial health guidlines.
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