Jeff Bell

1 week ago | castanet.net | Josh Dawson |Rob Gibson |Wolfgang Depner |Jeff Bell

The Canadian Press - May 27, 2025 / 2:47 pm | Story: 552816British Columbia's longest-serving ombudsperson has announced he will retire from his role in early 2026. Jay Chalke has been in the role for a decade and oversaw the implementation of new responsibilities under B.C.’s Public Interest Disclosure Act, which provides secure channels for public employees to report serious workplace wrongdoing.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Jeff Bell |Stefan Labbe |Ish Sharma |Wolfgang Depner

British Columbia's health minister says almost 6,000 people were on leave from involuntary mental health care in the province last week, pushing back against Opposition claims that the patients aren't being tracked. The status is known as extended leave, in which a person receiving involuntary mental health treatment is allowed back into the community while remaining under care.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Rob Gibson |Jeff Bell |Stefan Labbe |Ish Sharma

Domtar Inc. has been penalized $17,200 for nearly two dozen failures to control the release of emissions from its Skookumchuck, B.C., mill. The kraft pulp mill was found to have violated pollution levels 23 times over eight months starting in 2021, according to a decision from director of the Environmental Management Act Bryan Vroom.

3 weeks ago | castanet.net | Josh Dawson |Sandor Gyarmati |Jeff Bell |Glen Korstrom

Sandor Gyarmati / Delta Optimist - May 14, 2025 / 7:09 pm | Story: 550516A new container terminal facility at Roberts Bank in Delta has moved another step closer to reality with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) issuing a notice announcing that procurement is set to begin this summer.