Up to 16 people in the Kootenays will receive tuition-free carpentry training, industry certifications and paid work experience through a new provincial program.
More young people in B.C. will gain hands-on work experience while helping communities prepare for climate change under continued provincial funding for Youth Climate Corps B.C.
Youth Climate Corps B.C. and Wildsight are returning to communities across the East and West Kootenays this summer, with youth crews tackling wildfire prevention, ecosystem restoration and other local climate projects during the program’s sixth season.
A trio of B.C. mothers and elected officials is calling on the province to implement a provincewide standard for maternity and parental leaves for locally elected officials.
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is facing criticism after confirming his family benefited from a $10-a-day child care program his government froze to new providers.
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.
B.C.'s major political parties are pitching tax cuts, frozen auto insurance rates and education improvements as the provincial election campaign continues.
The B.C. Conservatives have dropped their Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate after racist social media posts and comments appearing to support violence surfaced.
