Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Lisa Beare lit the Olympic Cauldron on Thursday night to honour B.C. athletes competing in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and salute the start of the Games in the Korean host city. Olympic medallist Brent Hayden and BC Pavilion Corporation CEO Ken Cretney joined Beare at […]
by David Regnier
North of Oliver
by Robert Sieben
The arrival of the majestic crocus
Crocus 2018 This is the 14th year that I have allowed myself the pleasure to pen a bit of attempted poetry about the arrival of the majestic crocus. Some folks asked to be included in my address list just for this moment. Some have written back their own crocus poem, some send pictures, many send […]
Down the aisle
by Henryka Mrzljak
by Olivia Agt VonGonzenbach
Minimum wage in BC – $15 an hour the goal
British Columbia’s lowest-paid workers will earn a $15-an-hour minimum wage by June 2021, Premier John Horgan announced today, endorsing the recommendations of the Fair Wages Commission. “Regular, predictable increases to our minimum wage are one important way we can make life more affordable for people,” said Premier Horgan. “For too long, the lowest-paid workers in […]