Families and seniors in Powell River now have access to 24 new affordable rental homes with doors opening at Cranberry Place.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design has reached a tentative agreement with members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 15 under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

A new provincial funding commitment of $61 million will support local governments building capacity to meet new housing-density initiatives, including the implementation of anticipated changes to development approval processes, planning and zoning, such as small-scale multi-unit housing.

Highway 97 north of Summerland will open for two lanes of traffic, one in each direction, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at noon.

The Province and the Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) are working together to ensure the region’s economic development contributes to building strong, sustainable communities and delivers good-paying jobs for residents.

Premier David Eby and Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests, have released the following statement in response to the deaths of four contracted wildfire fighters who were driving home after assisting with response efforts near Vanderhoof:

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement regarding the Government of India and the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar: