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BC Transit, TransLink receive more than $200 million in pandemic relief funding

The announcement from the provincial government comes as TransLink reports ridership has recovered to around 67 per cent of pre-pandemic levels

More than $15,000 in provincial accessibility funding given to Powell River Brain Injury Society

The Powell River Brain Injury Society is receiving more than $15,000 in funding for diversity inclusion.The society is one...

Island Cancer Fundraiser Concludes

The 20th Annual Cops for Cancer Tour De Rock has come to a close.Riders from across the Island, including...

Simons reacts to Provincial budget update

There were some shortcomings when the new NDP Provincial Government announced their budget update this week.Those include a campaign...

TimberWest donates $100,000 towards new hospitals

$100,000 is going towards implementing First Nations influences on the look and feel of the new Comox Valley and...

Food banks across BC receive funding boost

The Province is investing $24-million in a variety of programs that serve low-income families.Minister of Social Development and Social...

Tourism sector receives Provincial funding

The provincial government is continuing to invest in tourism on the North Island. Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills...

Province invests in trades sector

The Provincial government is investing in the future of trades-based careers.Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Shirley Bond...

Funding for community paramedicine program

BC Emergency Health Services can boost ambulance response times thanks to some new funding. Executive Vice President Linda Lupini...

Funding for Aboriginal Skills Training Fund

The BC Government is committing more funding to the Aboriginal Skills Training Fund. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and...

NDP education critic reacts to BCTF funding deal

The NDP Education Critic says the interim deal between the BCTF and the Province is too late for many...

Province and BCTF reach funding deal

The BC Government has come to an agreement with the teachers' union after a lengthy court battle over contract...

VIU receives substantial funding

A big announcement for Vancouver Island University The Provincial and Federal governments, together with the University, are kicking in...
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Clocks “fall back” an hour this weekend as daylight time ends

Clocks are set to “fall back” across much of Canada this weekend, as daylight time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2. The post Clocks “fall back” an hour this weekend as daylight time ends appeared first on AM 1150.

Enviornment Canada issues wind alert for Powell River area

It's shaping up to be a wet and windy Halloween for most of the Sunshine Coast, including the Powell River area.

B.C. Conservatives propose higher tax caps to offset municipal losses from pipeline assessment

Proposed legislation from the B.C. Conservatives would raise taxation rate caps for municipalities, which are bracing for a potentially major financial hit from upcoming assessment changes. The post B.C. Conservatives propose higher tax caps to offset municipal losses from pipeline assessment appeared first on AM 1150.

Eby leaves door open to early election over North Coast transmission line bill

Premier David Eby isn’t ruling out an early election if his government’s bill to fast-track construction of the North Coast transmission line fails to pass. The post Eby leaves door open to early election over North Coast transmission line bill appeared first on AM 1150.

Proposed bill to repeal B.C. Indigenous rights legislation fails to move forward

A bill that aimed repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) was voted down in the legislature. The post Proposed bill to repeal B.C. Indigenous rights legislation fails to move forward appeared first on AM 1150.
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