Local News

There will be no quick patch-up jobs when a groundbreaking treatment centre for at-risk First Nations teens opens near Chilliwack this fall.

Habitat for Humanity is holding a "reverse" garage sale this weekend to support affordable-housing projects. The idea is that instead of showing up to buy things, people leave items behind for the organization to sell at its ReStore.

Official Vatican newspaper touts washing machine as possibly biggest factor in the liberation of women

Transit drivers forced to pass by more than 6,000 riders in one month

A B.C. Ferries vessel rescued some sea kayakers in distress yesterday afternoon off Swartz Bay.

From high schools to universities, course material is going greener

Members of the public got a close look at the details of a controversial mega-yacht marina proposed for the Songhees, from costs to environmental impacts, size and architecture at an open house sponsored by the developer yesterday.

Municipal leaders from across the country are urging local governments to reduce the use of bottled water, after passing a resolution at a national meeting in Victoria yesterday.

DRIVE-THRU SERVICE: Liberal MLA Dennis MacKay, who represents the vast riding of Bulkley Valley-Stikine, told the legislature a story this week that illustrates the vast difference between rural and urban B.C.

News item: Unveiled at the American International Toy Show on March 9, 1959, Barbara Millicent Roberts -- better known as the Barbie doll -- hits the half-century mark on Monday.