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BC Hydro should reduce its proposed rate increases by half and prune back a corporation that has become overstaffed and micromanaged, according to a review panel appointed by the B.C. government.

More than 1.6 million voters sent in their ballots for B.C.'s referendum on the harmonized sales tax, a participation rate that matches the 51 per cent turnout for the 2009 B.C. election.

TransRockies gets its tenth annual start in Fernie

Road tragedy in Sparwood BC claims a life

The B.C. government's plan to appoint a municipal auditor-general has raised concerns in local government circles, but the minister responsible says it won't mean the province is going to start telling local councils how to tax and spend money.

Retired Kootenay-Columbia MP Jim Abbott was in Fernie yesterday (Wednesday) pitching a new project he’s become involved with after leaving politics earlier this year. He presented to the Fernie Rotary Club about a new palaeontology project in the East Kootenay.

Whether it is a person entering the job market or somebody who has been unemployed for a while, a long gap in the resume can make it hard to find work.

A little girl’s birthday party was made even more special because she chose to celebrate by helping kids in other countries.

B.C.'s plan to fund nicotine patches and gum for smokers has been lauded by the Canadian Cancer Society and other health organizations, but the program has its detractors.

B.C. joins online service to help battle spread of disease