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  • regional World's tallest totem pole removed in Alert Bay after 50+ years · indexed on Kamloops Human-Interest & Community Stories
    Alert Bay's 173-foot totem pole, the world's tallest, was removed after safety concerns from decades of weathering, with the 'Namgis Nation conducting a careful dismantling in what chief Ho'miskanis Donald Svanvik called an 'extremely emotional day.'
  • provincial B.C. municipalities call on province to restore affordable housing fund
    The Union of B.C. Municipalities passed a resolution urging the B.C. government to reinstate the Community Housing Fund and align provincial housing targets with available funding, citing cancelled and stalled affordable housing projects.
  • out_of_scope Woman killed in fuel truck incident at Nanaimo gas station
    A 42-year-old woman was struck and killed by a gasoline tanker backing into a Co-op gas bar parking lot in Nanaimo early Wednesday morning, with RCMP investigating the fatal collision.
  • provincial B.C. Conservative caucus member criticizes Findlay's leadership
    Claire Rattée, the Conservative MLA for Skeena, publicly criticized Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay in a Substack post for failing to unite the caucus and making poor staffing decisions, as the party faces ongoing exodus and internal division.
  • provincial B.C. connects one million people to family doctors since 2018
    Premier David Eby announced that B.C. has connected over one million people to family doctors or nurse practitioners since 2018, while noting roughly 20 per cent of the population still lacks a primary care provider.
  • provincial Premier Eby tells government to be 'election ready' amid trade war concerns
    Premier David Eby instructed NDP legislators and Elections BC to prepare for an election while emphasizing the need for British Columbians to have a say on disruption from U.S. President Trump's trade war with Canada.
  • out_of_scope Greater Victoria teachers report 'widespread epidemic' of school violence
    The Greater Victoria Teachers' Association released a report documenting an average of 21 daily cases of student-on-staff violence, with 95 per cent of teachers reporting classroom violence within the last year.
  • provincial B.C. law schools adopt skills-based training to replace bar exam
    British Columbia became the sixth Canadian province to replace the bar exam with a four-phase skills-based assessment program, with the first cohort of students beginning the new system this fall.

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