By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
Though it’s early spring, seniors on Quadra Island are being urged to act now to prepare their homes for possible forest fires in BC.
Mike Gladish, coordinator of the local Seniors Emergency Preparedness Program, says that once the weather warms up the risk of forest fires increases.
Continue reading Quadra Island seniors being urged to prepare homes to cope with forest fires
By Alexandra Mehl, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
With concerns for ‘fire, life and safety’ the City of Vancouver, with help from the Vancouver Police Department are conducting a sweep in an effort to close an illegal encampment where approximately 80 tent structures stand along Hastings Street in the city’s notorious Downtown Eastside.
Continue reading Unhoused displaced from DTES encampment due to City of Vancouver ‘safety concerns’Originally posted on Cortes Radio.ca
All Things Must Pass
For many different reasons the Lip Sync is no more.
It’s the end of an era and we had an amazing run.
Continue reading Lip Sync is no MoreEditor’s note: The following story pertains to the new Starbucks store, in Campbell River’s Quinsam Crossing development.
Originally published on the Bird’s Eye
Members of the We Wai Kai Nation gathered on Monday for a ceremonial ground breaking to honour the land that will become the site of a new Starbucks store. This location will be operated by the We Wai Kai Nation, making this a first-of-its-kind collaboration for Starbucks in Canada.
Continue reading First-of-its-kind” Collaboration Between the We Wai Kai Nation and Starbucks
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A Nelson activist group is calling for a province-wide travel coach system in order to dovetail into the Province’s Clean Transportation Action Plan.
The Nelson and Area Action Group for Better Public Transportation claims a public inter-city bus system is one of the more important aspects in lowering emissions in the province.
Continue reading Action Group advocates for province-wide transit service
