Safe injection siteās operational future in jeopardy
On March 25, Parliament passed the āRespect For Communities Act,ā or Bill C-2. This amendment creates further regulations in allowing supervised drug consumption sites across the country.
Category: NEWS
UNIBUG returns with āBugs with Benefitsā
Douglasā User Network for Inset Biology in the Urban Garden (UNIBUG) will be hosting their fourth forum on April 11.
No place for young wolves
On March 31, aboriginal womenās shelter Young Wolves Lodge closed its doors after 12 years due to lack of funding.
Quadcopters of the Amazon
Last July, Amazon vice president of global public policy Paul Misener petitioned the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) of the US for an āexperimental airworthiness certificateā for the purposes of testing Amazon Prime Air’s new automated delivery drones.
Global BC reporter fires back at body shaming
On March 27, meteorologist for Global BC, Kristi Gordon, addressed an offensive letter one viewer had written about her body since announcing her pregnancy.
Basia Ruta fired as BC auditor general
BCās auditor general Basia Ruta was fired from her position on March 23 following a review of her performance that she had concerns about.
Future Shop closes doors across Canada
On March 28, shoppers across Canada learned Future Shop had closed 66 locations, with another 65 to be rebranded as Best Buys.
Meet your new DSU representatives
On March 13, the winners of the 2015/16 Douglas Studentsā Union (DSU) representatives committee were announced. While some members are returning from the 2014/15 committee, the Other Press will be highlighting some of the new representatives, as well as returning reps taking on new roles.
Incentives for electric car owners power up
Beginning April 1, the BC Government will continue its initiative program for drivers buying electric and hybrid vehicles, and will be offering up to $6,000 to those who buy or lease clean energy vehicles.
Tri-cities to wage expensive battle against chafer beetle
The European chafer beetle has reportedly been infesting BC lawns since 2001, but 2015 has seen a mass increase in the insects and resulting damage.