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BC shuts down its fair wage watchdog
The B.C. government is shutting down a commission it created to improve pay for the…
You’ve been evacuated. How to take care of your health
So you’ve been evacuated. Or smoke has rolled in, making the skies hazy and you’re…
‘Worst nightmare’: Penticton hiker rescued from raging wildfire in Cathedral Park
Imprisoned by flames from the surrounding wildfire, Bernard Cloutier’s survival rested in the hands of…
Okanagan Nation Alliance handing out free Juniper bundles to ease risks of wildfire smoke
With wildfire smoke still lingering throughout the region, the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) is handing…
Will back-to-school COVID impact families in BC?
British Columbia doesn’t have an updated back-to-school plan for reducing respiratory infections in schools, including…
iN PHOTOS: Volunteers to the rescue in Okanagan wildfire emergencies
Leaving pets or livestock behind can be one of the hardest things those forced to…
A case of bad apples, or a rotten orchard? A look at migrant labour in BC
For more than three years, Jeffry Hernández supported his family in Guatemala by packing cucumbers…
A remote BC island makes history in fight for affordable housing
A remote Canadian island is breaking ground on a new way to buffer the negative…
Small BC island community launches big effort to develop water security
As a landscape architect specializing in wetland restoration, Bernie Amell knows how water moves across…
Naked truths from BC sex worker GoAskAlex
B.C. sex worker GoAskAlex likes to lure men to her online profiles with thirst traps…
Storage buildings, chicken coops and the crisis in migrant farmworker housing in BC
Ignacio’s first home in Canada was a dusty grey farmhouse with a mound of garbage…
FIRES, FLOODS AND HEAT: How plants can help protect your home from extreme weather
Armed with the right knowledge, Canadians can take action to reduce their homes’ vulnerability to…
When it comes to water security, small rural communities in BC largely left high and dry
B.C.’s small rural communities striving for water security as droughts become the norm still sink…
Gitanyow celebrate the return of salmon in northwest BC
The enticing smell of cooking salmon filled a clearing in the woods with the sounds…
Healing is first priority after BC First Nation purchases former residential ‘school’ site
Content Warning: This article includes graphic content involving residential “schools” including accounts of abuse which…