March 29, 2024

B.C. Metis leader hails court decision to grant his people Indian status

A federal court has ruled that Métis and other non-status Indians do indeed have status, and so fall under federal jurisdiction. That means about 600,000 people who live off-reserve in Canada now qualify for the same benefits from Ottawa as First Nations as the Inuit. The president of Métis Nation BC calls the ruling “an … [Read more...]

Casting News: Grant, Reddick, Lohan

Doctor Who Richard E. Grant and Tom Ward are set to star in this year's Christmas special of BBC's "Doctor Who" which begins filming this week. Grant has previously played 'The Doctor' twice but not on the official show - once in an online animated series and once in a 1996 Comic Relief sketch. [Source: The BBC] White House Down Lance Reddick … [Read more...]

Gaming Association seeks more grant money

The BC Association for Charitable Gaming is continuing it's fight to restore peak levels for gaming grants. Funding is down more than 20-million dollars from the same time three years ago, however the Province has vowed to keep levels consistent for at least the next two years. President Peter Armstrong says a recent meeting with the … [Read more...]

Lake refuses grant for new landfill

The Ministry of Environment has declined to grant Metro Vancouver an environmental assessment certificate for a landfill in the B.C. interior. Minister Terry Lake says the refusal comes in part to Metro Vancouver finishing their solid waste management plan which doesn't include landfill plans. Lake says as far as Metro Vancouver's Ashcroft Ranch … [Read more...]