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Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council (NTC) has declared a state of emergency for all 14 First Nations on Vancouver Island it represents due to the mental health and opioid crisis. At a news conference in Port Alberni, B.C., Thursday, NTC president Judith Sayers, a member of Hupacasath First Nation, called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to come to the…
Canada’s senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance as a way of fostering “healthy, transparent dialogue” on foreign interference and other threats. In a July 11 letter to the heads of public services across the country, John Hannaford, clerk of the Privy Council, said that…
City councillors received an earful of criticism over the proposed site for a permanent emergency shelter in downtown Regina. Business owners in the area were adamant that the proposed location would negatively affect them. “Placing individuals with serious addiction and mental health issues in an industrial zone without direct access to these services not only…
The annual convention for B.C.’s elected local officials hopes to deal with the elephant in the room for many councils across the province — respecting one another, getting along and finding consensus for their electors. A discussion paper from the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) and the Local Government Management Association of British Columbia (LGMA) delves…
The community fridge in Charlottetown will soon be removed from its location in the parking lot of the Parkdale-Sherwood Lions Club on Valley Street. But where it will go, or if it will even continue to operate, is uncertain. In mid-August, city councillors voted 7-1 to remove the fridge within 30 days after realizing it…
Next year’s property tax increase will now need to be bumped up to 4.5 per cent due to Calgary’s ongoing population growth, city officials said Monday. City administration presented council with mid-cycle adjustments to the budget at a strategy planning session. The proposed tax increase is nearly one percentage point higher than what council has…
The need for affordable housing is a top priority for two Waterloo region MPs, as the fall sitting gets underway in the House of Commons. Green MP Mike Morrice, who represents Kitchener Centre, says while he’s heard “good rhetoric from the federal government” on the housing crisis, he will be spending his time getting them…
Some Whitehorse community organizations are hailing a recent court decision striking down short-notice evictions under the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act as a victory for vulnerable and marginalized people in the territory. Yukon Supreme Court Chief Justice Suzanne Duncan ruled in a 75-page decision last week that section 3(2) of the act, often referred to…
A London city council committee approved a new renoviction bylaw Monday that would see landlords pay fees ahead of construction projects to discourage unethical evictions. The trouble is, tenant advocacy groups say the new rules don’t go far enough to protect them from homelessness. The bylaw would require landlords to obtain a $600 licence for renovations and they…
The Red River Exhibition Association is interested in dusting off the home plates at John Blumberg Sports Complex and redeveloping the park for multiple sports. The Ex has made a proposal to the City of Winnipeg to lease the rundown complex in the Rural Municipality of Headingley, a remnant from the years when the neighbouring municipality…
