Backlash over rental prices at Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver
(via CBC)
Online backlash over asking rental prices at the Squamish Nation-led Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver may reflect a disconnect between market rental prices and what renters can actually afford, experts say. The prices — posted online by Vancouver real estate journalist Howard Chai and others — included $9,070 per month for a three-bedroom, two-bathroom unit.
Are BC mushrooms unfairly subsidized? US growers think so
(via the Narwhal)
After years of investing in technology, B.C.’s mushroom industry is on the cutting edge. Now, U.S. mushroom growers are complaining.
Northern Rockies Municipality seeks review after wildfire investigation halted over regulatory error
(via CJDC-TV)
The municipality is pressing the province for answers about the Parker Lake wildfire investigation.
Highway 1 open, evacuation orders and alerts rescinded as Saw Creek wildfire near Lytton is under control
(via Castanet)
All evacuation orders and alerts issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the Village of Lytton due to the Saw Creek Wildfire have been downgraded to all clear.
TransLink strikes deal with bus drivers, preventing strike
(via CityNews)
TransLink’s Coast Mountain Bus Company and the unions representing about 5,000 transit workers have reached a tentative deal.
Olivia Rodrigo announces all-women Daisy Chain Fields festival
(via CBC)
Nearly 30 years after Sarah McLachlan launched what would become the massively successful all-women touring festival, Lilith Fair, Rodrigo is starting a festival of her own. It’s called Daisy Chain Fields, and it features an all-women lineup.
Quebec town recognizes trees as living beings with rights
(via CBC)
A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental organization describes as a first in Quebec and Canada.
Heavy rain pushes Edmonton, neighbouring municipalities to urge stop to non-essential water use
(via CBC)
The City of Edmonton joined other Alberta municipalities urging residents to avoid unnecessary indoor water use Sunday after heavy rainfall pushed local wastewater systems to capacity.
Montreal mayor says husband, who is Black, was stopped last year ‘at least 5 or 6 times — for nothing’
(via CBC)
Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says a moratorium on police checks would be a “good first step” in helping address allegations of racism within the city’s police service. In an interview on Radio-Canada’s Tout un Matin, the mayor said her husband, who is Black, has been stopped “at least five or six times — for nothing” in the past year.
Surrey slammed for flouting Metro Vancouver water restrictions
(via CBC)
City of Surrey officials are under fire for their decision to defy Metro Vancouver’s water restriction plan by staying at Stage 2 restrictions rather than moving to more stringent Stage 3. Surrey says it is monitoring its own water use, but Metro Vancouver staff say collaboration in an interconnected system is important.
