Public Safety

Bus operators asked to submit bids for BC Bus North…

July 14, 2019

The Province of B.C., with the support of the Government of Canada, is taking steps to ensure that people who live and work in northern British Columbia continue to have access to inter-city bus | MORE...

Repairs underway on flood-damaged roads southwest of Williams Lake…

July 10, 2019

WILLIAMS LAKE, BC: The Chilcotin River and associated tributaries have experienced a one-in-200-year flood event, following more than 90 millimetres of rainfall in the past few days. As a result, | MORE...

Northwest business owners eligible for additional wildfire recovery funding…

June 11, 2019

VICTORIA, BC: Small business owners in B.C.’s northwest who suffered financial and business losses following British Columbia’s devastating 2018 wildfire season can now apply for additional | MORE...

B.C. to study billing transparency, fairness in cellphone contracts…

June 2, 2019

Frustrated by the lack of transparency in cellphone bills — from clarity about fees to the absence of plain language that makes contracts confusing — consumers want to see changes, and government | MORE...

Recall Notice: Apricot Power products…

June 1, 2019

Ecoideas Innovations Inc. is recalling Apricot Power brand Bitter Raw Apricot Seeds and Apricot Seed Meal from the marketplace due to natural toxin amygdalin. This toxin may cause acute cyanide | MORE...

Provincial funding embraces accessibility and inclusion…

May 28, 2019

People with disabilities will be supported in living with independence and as full participants in their communities, through $500,000 for community projects that improve accessibility… | MORE...

New highway maintenance contracts awarded…

April 30, 2019

PRINCE GEORGE, BC: New maintenance contracts with stricter safety measures have been awarded for three service areas in northern B.C., ensuring better highway conditions during winter weather. Two | MORE...

Eliminating barriers for emergency dispatchers, nurses, care aides…

April 17, 2019

Emergency dispatchers, nurses and publicly funded health-care assistants will have easier access to workers’ compensation for mental-health disorders that come from work-related trauma. Regulatory | MORE...

Fans win, scalpers lose with ticket buying law changes…

April 9, 2019

VICTORIA, BC: By eliminating ticket bots and mass-buying software, new ticket buying laws will provide more consumer protections and fairer processes for people for when they buy tickets for events, | MORE...