By Francois Macone, Radio Victoria, CILS 107.9 FM, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The government of British Columbia will lift the ban on evictions for non-payment of rent on September 1. Tenants will have until July 2021 to reimburse late rents.
Continue reading Tenants Must Start Paying Rent As Of October 1stCarl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
This summer, British Columbia saw the most devastating two months ever for illicit drug overdoses. This week, all nine contestants for Green Party leader put forward ideas on how to address the opioid crisis.
Continue reading How The Green Party Would Address The Opioid CrisisBy Jen St. Denis, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
This week — after a marathon three-day session to hear from hundreds of speakers — Vancouver city councillors voted unanimously to “decriminalize poverty.”
Continue reading Vancouver To Decriminalize PovertyBy Kelsie Kilawna, The Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Despite being raided twice last month by the Province of B.C.’s cannabis enforcement agency for operating without a provincial license, Vernon-based Indigenous cannabis dispensary Tupa’s Joint has been seeing a rise in customers.
Cory Brewer, shop owner and Okanagan Nation member, is taking a stance and exercising his rights as a sovereign member of his traditional territory. He and his employees say they will continue to stand behind Tupa’s Joint and the movement it’s creating in order to achieve respect for Indigenous sovereignty.
Continue reading Indigenous SoverEignty & Rights On Unceded TerritoryEditor’s Note: in addition to being one of Canada’s foremost energy analysts, David Hughes is also a Cortes Island resident.
By Dan Mesec, CICK News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced to net zero between 2040 and 2055 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The British Columbia government has pledged to reduce emissions by 80 per cent from 2007 levels by 2050 through its CleanBC Plan and the federal government has pledged that Canada will be net zero by 2050.
Continue reading LNG Exports Put Canada’s Emissions Targets At Risk
