A local community planner says solving the housing shortage in B.C. may require rethinking long-held ideas on urban growth strategies.  Mark Holland teaches at Vancouver Island University’s Masters of Community Planning program and runs his consulting company Holland Planning Innovations. He says a lot of ideologies in city planning come...

B.C. Ferries’ decision to award a major shipbuilding contract to a Chinese company is drawing fire from the province’s Opposition Conservatives.

This summer, BC Highway Patrol looks to lower impaired driving through a new campaign. Called the Summer Impaired Driving Campaign, it’ll have enhanced patrols, and check stops across BC roads, especially on long weekends and special events. Highway Patrol says the campaign looks to lower the number of people who drive...

Nanaimo city council will call for housing to be considered a human right at the Union of BC Municipalities convention in the fall.   Members of the union will vote on whether delegates will advocate for the designation provincially on behalf of municipalities.  Nanaimo council voted unanimously in favour of a...

The B.C. government is reversing cuts to a program that helps parents pay for accommodation when taking their sick children to Vancouver for medical treatment.

BC Ferries has picked a Chinese shipyard to build four new Major Vessels for travel. In a media briefing today, the ferry-line announced China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards (CMI Weihai) will build the vessels, that will replace four aging ships that are nearing the end of their service life. The new...