Michael John Lo

2 weeks ago | timescolonist.com | Michael John Lo

An initiative to borrow up to $3.15 million to replace a crumbling skate park in Sooke as well as equipment at the nearby rec centre has passed with only a handful of objections. The Capital Regional District’s alternative approval process for borrowing money for the skate park as well as needed upgrades in the rec centre wrapped up May 23 with only seven objection forms.

2 weeks ago | timescolonist.com | Michael John Lo

B.C. Ferries’ CEO says he isn’t worried that a major ferry order with a state-owned Chinese shipyard might become a bargaining chip between China and Canada if trade and diplomatic tensions between the two countries worsen. The ferry company’s decision to go with China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards to build its four new ferries quickly drew criticism from both sides of the aisle in the B.C. legislature after it was announced Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Michael John Lo

B.C. Ferries’ CEO says he isn’t worried that a major ferry order with a state-owned Chinese shipyard might become a bargaining chip between China and Canada if trade and diplomatic tensions between the two countries worsen. The ferry company’s decision to go with China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards to build its four new ferries quickly drew criticism from both sides of the aisle in the B.C. legislature after it was announced Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | castanet.net | Kathy Michaels |Colin Dacre |Darryl Greer |Michael John Lo

British Columbia's Civil Resolution Tribunal says a note left on a car about a "dinged" door was a binding contract to pay repair costs. The decision says lawyer Carly Peddle was being dropped off in a parking lot at an event in September 2023, when she dented fellow lawyer Richard Brooks' door. She left a note saying "I dinged your back passenger door," adding she was "happy to pay" and leaving her phone number.

2 weeks ago | castanet.net | Colin Dacre |Kathy Michaels |Michael John Lo |Graeme Wood

Warmer-than-normal temperatures and a lack of rain is fuelling a rapid melt of B.C.’s snowpacks. New data from the BC River Forecast Centre shows two-thirds of B.C.’s snowpacks have now melted. During a typical year, about half would have melted by now.