Tag: Pride

Vancouver Pride and other groups call for $9M in federal funding to keep up with rising costs

Community Emily Joveski -
Pride organizations across Canada are urging Ottawa to provide $9 million in new funding, citing rising costs and declining corporate support that they say threaten events nationwide.

Pride groups call for censure and resignation of MLA Tara Armstrong

Politics Emily Joveski -
Pride organizations across B.C. are calling for the legislature to censure Independent MLA Tara Armstrong and say she should resign.

Comox Valley RCMP searching for driver after rainbow crosswalk damaged in Courtenay

Crime Nathan Maley -
Comox Valley RCMP are asking for help to identify a driver who they say is responsible for damaging a rainbow crosswalk in Downtown Courtenay last month. 

“It’s not going to stop us”: B.C. Pride events defy anti-LGBTQ+ hate

Provincial Emily Joveski -
Pride organizations in B.C. have said this year’s festivities are a way of celebrating community and pushing back against a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric. 

Courtenay Council Approves Rainbow Crosswalk

News Justin Goulet -
The City of Courtenay's Council has approved the installation of a rainbow crosswalk, celebrating Pride and diversity in the...

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National
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High streamflow advisory issued for Vancouver Island, Sunshine Coast

Weather
The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued a High Streamflow Advisory for Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast as a series of atmospheric rivers brings heavy rain to the coast.

B.C. rents down 10 per cent in three years, steepest drop of any province: report

Economy
Apartment and condo rents in B.C. have fallen more than 10 per cent over three years, the largest decline of any province, according to a new report.

UPDATE: Highway 39 south of Mackenzie cleared; BC Highway Patrol seeking dash cam and witnesses

RCMP
Northern Health has confirmed the Code Orange at the Mackenzie and District Hospital has ended, and emergency department services have returned to normal as of 3:30 this afternoon (Wednesday).

K’ómoks First Nation welcomes incoming B.C. government

Indigenous
K’ómoks First Nation has issued a statement welcoming B.C.’s incoming premier and provincial government following last month’s election.