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Hundreds of new affordable rental homes coming to B.C.
Dec. 2, 2020 VICTORIA – More than 600 new affordable rental homes are on the way for people with low- to-moderate incomes through the Building BC: Community Housing Fund. “These projects will mean new, affordable homes for a wide range of people – from seniors on fixed incomes to growing families and people with disabilities,” […]
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The Tŝilhqot’in Nation endorses the recommendations outlined in the Turpel-Lafond Report, In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care.
Williams Lake, BC: The Tŝilhqot’in Nation endorses the recommendations outlined in the Turpel-Lafond Report, In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care and its findings of wide-spread systemic racism within the B.C. health care system. Almost 9,000 participants were surveyed in the report, and the overall findings are that Indigenous people […]
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OC joins Vernon and Salmon Arm communities to hold vigil against violence against women
Many activities stopped as a result of the 2020 pandemic. Violence against women, however, is not one of them. This is why communities in the Okanagan and Shuswap are paying special attention to the 31st anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre, in addition to the ongoing cases of missing women from the region, with a […]
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NIC: Indigenous Education Newsletter November 2020
Gilakas’la, Welcome to the November issue of our Indigenous Education Newsletter. As we prepared this edition of our Indigenous Education newsletter, we reflected back on the incredible changes we’ve seen in the last 9 months. COVID-19 has changed our world and impacted every aspect of our work and personal lives. For Indigenous Education at NIC, […]
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BCAFN: Regional Water Roundtable Discussion
Register Agenda pdf The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) will be hosting a pre-engagement session for First Nations in British Columbia to informally discuss safe drinking water and overall water security issues/concerns in their communities. This feedback will help broadly inform a long-term national water strategy as well […]
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BC Government: Community-led projects give voice to Indigenous women to end violence
Dec. 2, 2020 Community-led projects give voice to Indigenous women to end violence VICTORIA – The Province is supporting Indigenous communities and organizations to end gender-based violence through 20 unique projects that support and collaborate with Indigenous women and girls throughout B.C. “We are supporting community-led projects that provide opportunities for healing and violence prevention […]
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Joint statement on B.C.’s COVID-19 response, latest updates
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 656 new cases of COVID-19, including three epi-linked cases, for a total of 33,894 cases in British Columbia. “There are 8,796 active […]
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Serengeti And Sun Metals Announce Upsize To Bought Deal Offering In Connection With Merger Transaction
Vancouver, BC – December 2, 2020 – Serengeti Resources Inc. (TSX-V: SIR) (“Serengeti”) and Sun Metals Corp. (TSX-V: SUNM) (“Sun Metals”) are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement with PI Financial Corp. and Haywood Securities Inc. as co-lead underwriters, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), to increase […]
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Brixton Metals Discovers New Gold Zone at Outlaw West and Expands the Central Outlaw Zone at its Thorn Project
Brixton Metals Corporation (TSXV: BBB) (the “Company” or “Brixton”) is pleased to announce drill results from its Outlaw Target at its wholly owned Thorn Project located in the northwest corner of British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. The Company completed 2,788.55m of NQ size drill core over 16 holes at the Outlaw Target. Highlights Drilling expanded the […]
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BC Government: New infrastructure funding to support COVID-19 response, recovery
Dec. 1, 2020 VICTORIA – The Province is accepting applications from local governments, Indigenous communities and not-for-profit organizations for nearly $136 million in infrastructure grants to help communities develop resilience in response to COVID-19. In partnership with the Government of Canada, the funds are being made available as part of the new COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure […]
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