CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
UBC has developed a new Housing Assessment Resource Tool (HART) to identify sites that can be used to bridge the gap between housing needs and potential building sites in specific communities.
Continue reading New UBC tool aims to bridge gap between housing needs and availabilityThough they believe vaccine passports violate Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, anti-vaxers will find this very difficult to prove in court, says a lawyer with UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law.
The key question in this debate is whether vaccine passports are mandated or an option.
Continue reading The COVID vaccine passport and Charter rightsNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
One reason Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s campaign may be flagging in his preferred stomping grounds in British Columbia, especially with young voters, is in part because he’s failing to push hard enough on climate change as a key election issue, one pundit suggests.
Continue reading Election 2021: Is Trudeau flubbing the West Coast vote by failing to push hard on climate change?CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
While the many legged Sunflower Sea Star is now nearly extinct in most of the United States, there is still hope it may survive in British Columbia. Researchers have seen signs of recovery in a few areas, including the Discovery Islands, despite the threats to the marine population.
Continue reading UBC researcher says there’s hope for the Sunflower Sea StarCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
With less than a month to go, the Liberal party has chosen Dr. Jennifer Grenz to run in North Island-Powell River during the 2021 federal election.
Continue reading Liberal candidate chosen in North Island-Powell River
