Articles by Shannon Waters
NDP’s accessibility bill leaves advocates wanting more
The NDP government’s promised accessibility legislation hit the clerk’s table last week after years of consultation and development, but some advocates say they’re concerned it won’t deliver on its commitments.
Read MoreGreen Party fundraising bests pre-pandemic first quarter, Liberals down 62 per cent
The first quarterly financial reports are out, and the BC Greens were the only party to report receiving more donation dollars so far this year than in the first quarter of 2020, when the Covid pandemic derailed fundraising efforts in the final weeks of March.
Read MoreB.C. considering mixing and matching vaccines
Despite a decrease in expected Moderna shipments, the Ministry of Health says it expects to deliver second shots of the vaccine on time as health-care workers immunized in January and early February approach the end of their four-month vaccine interval.
Read MorePremier’s office spending set to increase 30 per cent this year
B.C.’s government ministries are expected to spend $47 billion this fiscal year — a 5.6 per cent increase from the $44.5 billion spent in 2020-21.
Read MoreNo provincial paid sick leave any time soon
Labour Minister Harry Bains is “disappointed” that Ottawa has not yet “come to the table and dealt with” the issue of adequate paid sick leave as the pandemic drags on.
Read MoreElection spending puts Liberals in debt
The BC Liberal Party is nearly $2 million in debt according to its 2020 financial report filed with Elections BC.
Read MoreFederal pandemic sick pay program not enough, Horgan tells NDP delegates
Ottawa’s federal sick pay program is “not as robust as it can or should be, but the elements are there because New Democrats spoke up,” according to Premier John Horgan.
Read MoreCapital decampment
A formal agreement between the province and the City of Victoria will see the elimination of encampments in the city’s parks by May, according to Housing Minister David Eby.
Read MoreB.C. and Washington state collaborate to eradicate giant hornets
Agriculture officials in B.C. and Washington state are gearing up for a summer of trapping, tracking and destroying invasive Asian giant hornets on both sides of the border.
Read MoreLiberals dubious over Home Owner Grant administration changes
The NDP government’s plans to take over administration of the annual Home Owner Grant has been making the Opposition Liberals antsy.
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