Judge again orders Abbotsford homeless camp eviction
As temperatures plummet and snow billows down before the holidays, today a B.C. Supreme Court judge ordered the eviction of an Abbotsford homeless camp.
Latest in Vancouver Density Battle: Demolition at Marine Gardens
Townhouses along key SkyTrain line must be torn down to make way for big development, city says.
Harper’s B.C. energy envoy urges more Aboriginal consultation
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s special energy project envoy may have delivered some optimistic words for bringing together the Crown, First Nations and industry in B.C.
Nelson Mandela remembered across Indian Country
When anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela was laid to rest on Dec. 15, South Africa’s revered first black president was accompanied by a symbol of leadership for many Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island: an eagle feather.
Elsipogtog hopes for healing, braces for treaty fight
On Dec. 6, SWN Resources announced it was halting its shale gas exploration for the year, incomplete. Now, as the community awaits the Texan firm’s likely future return, Windspeaker has learned the community is launching healing circles to deal with the trauma of the police raid, as well as contemplating a court battle over their treaty rights.
B.C. could outsource new LNG ferries
BC Ferries may soon be fuelled by the province’s abundant liquefied natural gas resources.
Demolition halted for Japantown building
A Chinese-Canadian association scrambling to save its 122-year-old Japantown building from demolition has received a reprieve.
Burnaby General Hospital’s ER flooded after cop cars smashed
Burnaby RCMP have filed theft and mischief charges against a man they say destroyed six of their cruisers using two stolen vehicles and then flooded Burnaby General Hospital’s emergency ward room early Sunday morning.
Man urinating on Komagata Maru memorial outrages Lower Mainland’s South Asian community
Police are investigating photos of a man who allegedly urinated on the memorial for the 1914 Komagata Maru on the Vancouver waterfront after the shots circulated online.
Vancouver Port defends findings of coal assessment
Critics of a proposal to increase thermal coal exports through Port Metro Vancouver by 7.5% — or between four and eight million tons annually – are questioning a recent report that ruled the project would have no significant environmental or health impact.
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