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B.C. Budget: Province aims to hold line on union wage demands

B.C. Budget: Province aims to hold line on union wage demands

Government revenues have fallen $900 million short of February's budget projections, finance minister Mike de Jong revealed.
NDP blasts B.C. budget update

NDP blasts B.C. budget update

Deteriorating financial results make it even less likely B.C. Liberals can balance budget, finance critic Mike Farnworth says.
UPDATED: BCTF calls vote on B.C. bargaining

UPDATED: BCTF calls vote on B.C. bargaining

The B.C. Teachers' Federation is holding a member vote this week, seeking a mandate to reject "government interference"
Premier Clark's throne speech repeats election vows

Premier Clark's throne speech repeats election vows

Premier sits in visitor seats of legislature as her government begins a rare summer session to pass budget
Repairs continue as B.C. rivers recede

Repairs continue as B.C. rivers recede

Flood warning and high streamflow advisories end, thunderstorm warning for Prince George area
Planned new middle school for Lake Country slowly moving ahead

Planned new middle school for Lake Country slowly moving ahead

Potential school still at least five years away but planning process well underway for new middle school
Cuts to planning staff have Lake Country staffers stretched thin

Cuts to planning staff have Lake Country staffers stretched thin

Business systems review saw the DLC streamline operations but staff can't take on new projects
Rain swells Kootenay rivers, closes roads

Rain swells Kootenay rivers, closes roads

The Trans Canada Highway is closed due to Alberta flooding, and other Kootenay highways are also affected
Lake Country to ask that Pelmewash be closed to commercial vehicles

Lake Country to ask that Pelmewash be closed to commercial vehicles

Negotiations underway between district and transportation ministry on taking over the old Highway 97
Christy Clark cancels political staff raises

Christy Clark cancels political staff raises

Premier Christy Clark has rolled back salary increases for political staff in ministry offices, after getting an earful from B.C. voters