British Columbia improving supports for people on assistance VICTORIA – Thousands of people and families on assistance will benefit from increased earnings exemptions announced in the September Budget Update. Beginning Oct. 1, 2017, people on income assistance will be able to earn an additional $200 a month without any impact on their payment. For those […]

Ali is 17, a 2018 Grad to be, lives with a sister and her parents in Willowbrook. She loves photography and riding her horse. She plans on getting a business degree once finished at high school. Lantz asked for the work experience at a web based news site and hopes to use the opportunity to […]

A couple of weeks ago, students returned to colleges and universities across Canada after a long summer break. They have been working hard for months to earn enough to pay for their education, but these days those summer wages don’t go very far. Housing costs have been skyrocketing across the country in recent years, especially […]

From: Nick Marty, Osoyoos To: Residents Concerned About High Fortis Electricity Rates Fortis is expected to file, in November, it’s first rate application since the implementation of the two-tier rate system. Fortis consulted customers during the summer but only in a few locations. Moreover, in those sessions they concealed important information about the deficiencies and […]