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Civic officials warn toxic political climate may drive out strong candidates, staffers

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  • provincial Civic leaders warn toxic online climate driving away candidates and municipal staff
    Mayors and councillors from across B.C., including Clearwater's Merlin Blackwell, warn that online harassment, misinformation, and personal attacks on social media are causing good candidates and senior municipal staff to leave or avoid public service ahead of the fall 2026 election cycle.
  • out_of_scope Victoria man avoids eviction after community raises funds to cover rent owed to fraudsters
    Fodie Karim, 61, of Victoria, was able to stay in his apartment after a community fundraiser raised over $6,000 to pay rent arrears he accumulated while being defrauded by scammers impersonating Elon Musk over nearly two years.
  • provincial B.C. legislator Teresa Wat joins new party formed by former Conservative Peter Milobar
    Richmond MLA Teresa Wat became the sixth member of an unnamed new party co-founded by Peter Milobar, as nine B.C. Conservative legislators have quit over concerns about party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.
  • regional Drones key to nighttime rescue of climber stranded 77 metres up Stawamus Chief cliff · indexed on Kamloops Search and Rescue operations & missing-person incidents
    Squamish Search and Rescue used two drones—one delivering a rope and one providing illumination—to rescue a climber stranded on the Stawamus Chief near Whistler on Wednesday night.
  • regional Whistler encampments on Crown land forest service roads highlight Sea to Sky housing crisis · indexed on Kamloops homelessness — policy and shelter debates
    Roughly 30 vehicles are occupied year-round on Whistler-area forest service roads, where the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District and provincial government clash over enforcement authority while housing costs push residents into long-term Crown land camping despite a 14-day limit.

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