Police will now have another tool to fight gangs and organized crime thanks to new legislation that will prohibit operating an armoured vehicle without a permit and vehicles with ‘after-market’ hidden compartments, Solicitor General Michael de Jong, QC, announced today. The Armoured Vehicle and After-market Compartment ...

Over the past few months I have been contacted many times by people concerned about the move to the harmonized sales tax (HST). Frequently they have been told that the cost of the HST to them and their families will be beyond the realm of affordability ...

Deepak Obhrai, M.P. for Calgary East and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, made the following statement in the House of Commons: “Canada-India ties continue to strengthen following the very successful visit to India by a strong delegation led by Prime Minister Harper last November. Canada ...

The Young Newcomers Internship Program (YNIP) will be expanded to other government departments and agencies so that more immigrants can benefit from it, Citizenship Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced. ”When newcomers succeed, we all succeed,” said Minister Kenney. “The Young Newcomers Internship Program is an ...

The Province is introducing Canada’s most immediate and severe impaired driving penalties to save lives, curb repeat offenders and give police more enforcement tools, Solicitor General Michael de Jong, QC, announced. “Despite increased enforcement and significant efforts to promote awareness, we’ve begun to see a rise in ...

More than just a little paint and rust removal is involved in the “renovations” now underway at the former military engineering school at CFB Chilliwack where UFV is building a new campus. “We didn’t want to have a battleship on campus,” Craig Toews, UFV’s chair of new ...

The Province introduced a number of changes to the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) today to enhance road safety and streamline administrative processes. New rules for motorcyclists and their passengers – In response to a growing number of motorcyclists in B.C., and a corresponding rise in the number ...

The City of Abbotsford has amended the Business License Bylaw to further enhance community safety, announced Mayor George Peary today. “This change in our business license requirements was an idea raised through public consultation with the Mayors Task Force on Crime Reduction,” said Mayor George W. ...

British Columbia’s new Clean Energy Act sets the foundation for a new future of electricity self-sufficiency, job creation and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, powered by unprecedented investments in clean, renewable energy across the province. Bill 17 builds upon British Columbia’s unique heritage advantages and wealth of ...

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