Cindy E. Hartnett
Province announces 'one-stop shop' for homebuilding permits
The province has unveiled a “one-stop-shop” approach to provincial permitting to help speed up approvals and construction to build more homes in the face of a housing crisis. “Today we are taking...
First Nations tell province to defer old-growth logging in Fairy Creek
The Ditidaht, Huu-ay-aht, and Pacheedaht First Nations officially notified the province Saturday to defer old-growth logging for two years in Fairy Creek and the Central Walbran while they prepare...
Government settles with B.C. health ministry employee it fired by "regrettable mistake"
The B.C. government admitted today it made a “regrettable mistake” in firing a Health Ministry employee as part of a sweeping privacy-breach investigation and mass firing in 2012.Two...