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Rob Shaw: Kahlon promises ‘reset’ on B.C. overdose prevention sites

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  • provincial B.C. Health Minister Kahlon Promises 'Reset' on Overdose Prevention Sites
    B.C.'s new Health Minister Ravi Kahlon is pledging to improve communication and community engagement around overdose prevention sites, citing the cancellation of a controversial Vancouver site as an example of the need for better collaboration with local stakeholders.
  • provincial RCMP Arrest Man for Highway 99 Arson Near Whistler
    Sea to Sky RCMP arrested a 29-year-old man for arson after three suspicious fires broke out along Highway 99 between Whistler and Squamish on August 22, with all fires now extinguished by BC Wildfire Service.
  • local Peter Milobar's New Party Reaches Five MLAs · indexed on B.C. Conservative Party leadership and caucus divisions
    Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar's unnamed centrist political party has grown to five members after three additional former B.C. Conservative MLAs joined, positioning the party for official third-party status when the legislature reconvenes in October.
  • provincial Tree-Spiking Campaign Escalates at Walbran Valley Logging Blockade
    A B.C. Supreme Court ruling has extended an injunction against a logging blockade in the upper Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island until January 2028, citing escalating safety concerns including the discovery of hundreds of trees embedded with metal spikes designed to injure or kill workers.
  • regional Missing Hiker Near Squamish Located via 911 Call · indexed on Kamloops Search and Rescue operations & missing-person incidents
    Search and rescue teams near Squamish located missing hiker Stanislav Volo, 43, who had been missing for four days near Mount Habrich Loop after he made a brief 911 call on Tuesday that helped pinpoint his location.
  • provincial Premier Eby: NDP Won't Court Conservative Defectors
    B.C. Premier David Eby stated that the NDP will not actively recruit the nine B.C. Conservative legislators who have left Kerry-Lynne Findlay's caucus, citing significant policy differences on issues ranging from US relations to First Nations and human rights.

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