News Items tag as: Matteo Cimellaro

After a BC wildfire, the trauma continues
June 06, 2024 - 9:00 AM

It’s pouring outside, but the rain isn’t dampening Jim Hodgson’s spirits. In fact, he’s beaming.
Kamloops area First Nation has message in wake of devastating wildfire
December 03, 2023 - 6:00 AM

When he was a boy, Ron Tomma would leave after breakfast to run freely with his brother through their ancestral territory.
Frantic escapes, damaged homes and lost time: First Nations hit hardest when wildfires come
September 17, 2023 - 9:00 AM
‘Aspirational’ isn’t good enough for Canada's Indigenous Peoples
August 27, 2023 - 11:30 AM

Indigenous Peoples demanding access to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) welcomed the target set Thursday by the international council to fund Indigenous practices as part of the ratification of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF).
Mining companies snapping up claims on Indigenous land in B.C. ignore consultation at own peril
June 01, 2023 - 9:00 AM

Reconciliation isn’t the only thing threatened when mining exploration companies fail to get consent from Indigenous nations, says one ethical investor.
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THOMPSON: Is AI good or evil, or somewhere in between?
OPINION Apple started airing a television commercial called “Write Smarter” last Fall. It shows an office worker in a cubicle using Apple’s “intelligence” system on his iPhone 16 Pro.

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

Developer pitches 4,000 'attainable' homes for Vernon
A Kelowna developer is proposing a huge development for Vernon featuring hundreds of affordably priced homes for a 1,000-acre site off Commonage Road. Kerkhoff Develop-Build wants to build 250 homes to begin with ramping up to 4,000 new hom

After a BC wildfire, the trauma continues