A green light from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is expected to take at least a year, he said, with permits also needed from B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office.

Source: https://www.100milefreepress.net/news/vancouver-port-traffic-dips-in-2022-hinting-at-economic-slowdown-to-come/

As the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to face off this Super Bowl Sunday, and Rihanna perfects her half-time show set list, B.C.’s Lottery Corporation is expecting to bring in at least $2.5 million in online bets.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/super-bowl-expected-to-bring-in-more-than-2-5m-in-online-bets-bclc-1.6268687

A total of 485 kilometres of B.C.’s Southern Interior highways and side roads are due to be resurfaced in 2023 at a cost of $120 million.

Source: https://www.100milefreepress.net/news/paving-scheduled-for-several-south-cariboo-roads/

B.C.’s 2022 budget provides a historic investment of $110 million toward CEPF, for a total of $189 million.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-doles-out-23-4m-in-disaster-risk-and-climate-adaptation-funding-for-first-nations-local-governments-1.6259638

B.C.’s exemption to federal drug laws also took effect Tuesday.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9450255/drug-crisis-unabated-for-first-nations-doctor/

B.C.’s fastest-growing city gets a new hospital — much later than needed and at a staggering cost to taxpayers.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/1149299/watch-news-hour/

B.C.’s Finance Ministry said in a statement that the province is always assessing the impact of changes to any of its channels, as well as the reach of potential new channels.

Source: https://www.100milefreepress.net/news/b-c-assessing-changes-twitter-could-have-on-emergency-information/

B.C.’s Ministry of Education or the B.C. Teacher Federation, the union?

Source: https://www.theprogress.com/opinion/letter-ontario-teachers-should-be-able-to-transfer-to-b-c-without-red-tape/

B.C.’s taxpayer-supported debt is projected to be $63.7 billion at the end of 2022-23, approximately $9.8 billion less than projected at Budget 2022.

Source: https://voiceonline.com/budget-2023-takes-action-on-issues-that-matter-most-says-b-c-government/

Brendan Bottcher’s Wild Card 1 side beat Ontario’s Mike McEwen 8-4 and Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin defeated B.C.’s Jacques Gauthier 10-8.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9529995/reid-carruthers-manitoba-curling-2023-brier/

Bruce Williams, CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, said he was excited but “not surprised at all” to hear that B.C.’s capital, where he has lived for more than 20 years, was top of the magazine's list.

Source: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/victoria-embraces-adventure-for-top-spot-on-cond%C3%A9-nast-list-of-world-s-best-cities-1.6590180

By addressing challenges such as land access and business planning, the BCLMP seeks to increase the number of new farmers in the province, help grow existing farms and contribute to B.C.’s food security.

Source: https://www.e-know.ca/regions/east-kootenay/program-helps-new-farmers-find-land-match/

Dechev is the founder and chief technical officer for the Victoria Hand Project, a non-profit organization based in B.C.’s capital that provides low-cost, fully functioning 3D-printed prosthetic arms to amputees in resource-poor countries.

Source: https://www.100milefreepress.net/news/b-c-group-lends-a-helping-hand-to-ukraine-setting-up-prosthetic-clinics/

Eby echoed Horgan’s position, saying B.C.’s close integration with U.S. states gives rise to legitimate business concerns if the province moves to a different time zone, and the need to stay aligned is the “sole reason” changes have not already been made.

Source: https://www.albernivalleynews.com/trending-now/canadian-time-changes-may-be-a-thing-of-the-past-if-u-s-passes-sunshine-law/

Final recommendations for B.C.’s new electoral district boundaries are out, and both Chilliwack ridings have changed dramatically since the draft report last fall.

Source: https://www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/news/proposed-2-new-chilliwack-ridings-could-have-dramatically-different-boundaries/

Five politicians in B.C.’s Interior are demanding the federal government increase spending on protecting provincial waterways from invasive species.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10083208/bc-politicians-aquatic-invasive-species-prevention/

For B.C.’s South Coast the snow pack is 70 per cent of normal — down 36 per cent from last year — while on Vancouver Island, it’s at 62 per cent of normal, and Upper Fraser West is the lowest in the province at 50 per cent of normal.

Source: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-pack-bc-below-normal

Furstenau said the NDP introduced a series of housing-related measures this year that remain focused on B.C.’s “overheated housing market,” without ensuring “we actually have affordability.”

Source: https://energeticcity.ca/2023/12/21/b-c-green-leader-furstenau-looks-to-push-reality-politics-in-2024-election-year/

He pointed to Burnaby as one of B.C.’s fastest growing communities, which has also managed to build housing faster than the regional average.

Source: https://www.pqbnews.com/news/b-c-leads-canada-as-average-rents-skyrocket-30-per-cent-in-five-years/

His outdoor interests have seen him take advantage of B.C.’s major resorts, parks, and wilderness areas.”

Source: https://www.quesnelobserver.com/news/quesnel-voice-now-at-destination-bc-table/