Author

Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative

BC Election 2024

New and returning MLAs sworn in at the BC Legislature

For the first time, the BC legislature has a majority of women MLAs

Business

Ships off the Westshore still have no port to go to: feds force workers back to the docks

A dock foreman strike in Vancouver means laden shipping vessels are parked in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

City Hall

Victoria council to ask Saanich for extreme weather shelter support

Victoria wants to avoid being the extreme weather shelter hub again this winter.

Municipal

More work to be done on Saanich climate action plan

In her overall assessment of the district's climate results, Saanich Manager of Sustainability Rebecca Newlove was blunt: “We’re not on track.”

US Election

How BC will be directly impacted by a Trump presidency

A sector-by-sector analysis shows how the president-elect could steer the region from the status quo

City Hall

Aging infrastructure a concern as Victoria releases its draft financial plan

“For the average household, there would be an annual increase of $22 for water, $7 for sewer, $26 for stormwater, and $13 for solid waste,” the draft plan states.

Politics

Gender parity reached in BC’s election, but future of reproductive rights in province unclear

There will be more women than men in the upcoming BC legislative cohort but a wave of conservative winners do not support women’s reproductive choice.