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The motion passed on Thursday with cross-party support. Armstrong, and Independent MLAs Dallas Brodie and Jordan Kealy, voted against it.

 

Seale also welcomes the international promotion and hopes governments prioritize strengthening the supply chain within Canada as well.

For example, Ontario gets around 41 to 48 per cent of its blueberries from the U.S. even when B.C. is still in its fresh season, according to the B.C. Blueberry Council.

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

The government is focusing on transparency and much has changed in the more than 30 years since the legislation was created, Gibson said. “Anybody who has email right now knows how much volume there is of information. Email, texts, different services, things like WhatsApp and Signal, there’s so much information.”

The average response has grown to 500 pages, and they often include sensitive information about third parties that needs to be reviewed before release, she said.

 

A few weekends ago, his Vancouver Island map won first place in the reference category at the CaGIS Map Design Competition, an international contest. In 2024, his Sea-to-Sky map won the same award as well as "best of show."

 

A delegation representing caregivers in the Oceanside region of mid-Vancouver Island, B.C., delivered a petition to Qualicum Beach town council on Wednesday, asking for more respite and seniors care facilities in the area.

 

cross-posted from: /c/oceanside_bc

The Hamilton Marsh is a 360-acre parcel of land, located along Highway 4, just north of Nanaimo, B.C., near the Town of Qualicum Beach. The wetlands are a major part of the French Creek watershed and is home to over 120 species of birds.

 

The Hamilton Marsh is a 360-acre parcel of land, located along Highway 4, just north of Nanaimo, B.C., near the Town of Qualicum Beach. The wetlands are a major part of the French Creek watershed and is home to over 120 species of birds.

 

Dix said bids will be assessed on criteria, including data sovereignty, environmental benefits, First Nations participation and price, to ensure “power is directed to industries that provide the greatest benefit.”

 

Meanwhile, three ads have been appearing on a billboard along the highway through Ladysmith, B.C., the small town in which Anderson grew up and now lives, about 88 kilometres north of Victoria. All of them are directed at Anderson specifically, offering to help connect her to her Finnish roots.

 

The Discovery Islands, located between northern Vancouver Island and the mainland, is a critical migration route for Fraser River sockeye and other salmon populations. It has been at the centre of a long-running debate over the impacts of open-net salmon farming.

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

I thought you only did that with fish.

 

Crofton Mill employee Tawni Marcil tells The National about the moment she helped save a colony of cats at the site before its closure in Crofton, B.C.

 

UBC says they told OneBC to leave

 

Centred around Woodgrove Mall, the area is described as primarily commercial space and parking lots, with a low walkability score. The city is hoping that it can turn the area into a urban hub.

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

rich white dudes

Do you mean Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc.?

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

BCNDP lost me when they dropped their 2017 promise of passing proportional representation

The promise was to hold a referendum on PR, a promise they kept in 2018. > 60% voted to keep fptp.

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When I saw the thumbnail, I thought they had brought Relic out of retirement for a comment.

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Hmmm, I wonder if my ad-blocker will still work?

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

In response to questions from The Narwhal, a spokesperson for B.C.’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy said, “The Elk River watershed is one of the most intensively monitored and studied watersheds in British Columbia, with detailed programs to detect and assess impacts from coal mining and other development.”

But that isn’t leading to peer-reviewed studies from government scientists. The spokesperson confirmed: “We do not produce publications for peer-reviewed journals.”

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is thanks to Ravi Kahlon and a government with the guts to enact his policies.

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Brodie’s increasing instability, paranoia, erratic behaviour, and abusive conduct.

Finally, someone the people of Vancouver-Quilchena can really get behind!

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

He "got quit".

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