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Agriculture and Food Minister Lana Popham said in an emailed statement to Black Press Media that the proposed changes are meant to “create jobs, attract investment, and encourage a provincial food supply that is secure, diversified, and resilient.”

“More food processing capacity of the right kind, rooted in B.C. agriculture, means more of that value stays here creating jobs, attracting investment, and supporting a food supply that is more secure, diversified, and resilient,” Popham said.

The Nurses’ Bargaining Association said all job action will end at midnight, stating that the recommendations from mediators Amanda Rogers and Vince Ready address some of the major concerns nurses had, including workplace violence.

"As conflicts overseas increase pain at the pumps here at home, more British Columbians are switching to electric vehicles," Energy Minister Adrian Dix said in a joint statement from B.C. Hydro and his ministry.

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B.C.'s main energy provider says it has chosen Vancouver Island to house the province's first battery energy storage project, which will allow energy to be saved up and used during peak times.

The project will be located at the Vancouver Island Terminal Substation near Duncan, according to B.C. Hydro.

The utility says it will launch the procurement process for the project by the end of July, with expectations that it will be in service by 2030.

A new research project out of Langara College and the University of British Columbia is exploring how to brew beer — using wild yeast foraged from around the province.

According to the study, it could be a way to give B.C.'s struggling brewing industry a financial break, while creating some new beer flavours in the process.

The route is owned by the province through the B.C. Railway Corporation and has been operated by CN Rail for the past two decades.

However, CN Rail has said it is no longer interested in maintaining usage of the corridor and is the process of divesting itself of operations.

The province says roughly 450 square kilometres of Crown land in northeastern B.C. is being set aside as a protected area for the next 10 years, covering an area larger than the city of Surrey.

“I told the boss, this was not in my job description. They didn’t train me for this.”

That is the lowest level seen since February 2020, when 79 deaths were reported, and is down by about 55 per cent compared to the 242 deaths recorded in December 2023.

"I want my constituents to know that I would not really be in this position, except for the unreasonable actions of the B.C. Conservatives, and that sitting Independent for eight months really gave me the chance to work with the government, and I am doing this because I know they will be better represented," she told CBC News.

To British Columbia: Billions of dollars for new natural resources projects, a tunnel replacement in Metro Vancouver, guarantees on environmental protections, $630 million for child care and —perhaps most importantly to the government — maintaining the North Coast tanker ban.
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"We recognize our constitutional position and we do not have the authority to stop a new pipeline. We will not be going to court to fight a pipeline project," Eby said.

"My message to everybody ... is look up from your phone, take your earbuds out. Listen," he said.