As of Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, 85.2% (3,949,169) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 77.7% (3,601,169) received their second dose. In addition, 85.8% (3,711,066) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 78.6% (3,400,194) received their second dose. B.C. is […]

B.C.’s maximum allowable rent increase amount for 2022 is being set at 1.5%, based on inflation. This increase cannot take effect prior to Jan. 1, 2022. If landlords choose to increase rent, they must provide a full three months’ notice to tenants using the correct notice of rent increase form. To support British Columbians, the […]

Re: ‘Strap yourself in’ You are correct in that this is a political priority for all parties currently. Also correct that there as many solutions as there are opinions on housing as grains of sand. There is no one size fits all solution for this issue that has worked long term. As needs, demographics, and […]

B.C.’S COVID-19 CASE NUMBERS As of the latest figures given on Sept. 7 • New cases since Sept. 2: 2,425 • Total deaths: 1,842 (15 additional deaths) • Hospitalized cases: 255 • Intensive care: 126 • Total vaccinations: 3,929,089 first dose 3,572,841  second dose Recovered from acute infection: 163,062

A REALITY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES by Rick Knodel There is considerable excitement about electric vehicles right now. But there are a couple of things to consider as to what the future may hold. Right now, full electric cars are less than 1 percent of all vehicles insured in Canada. This is no problem for the […]