PODCAST: If a DTES SRO tenant destroys property or beats ppl up, govt-funded advocates fight their eviction. Tenants & staff are left in terror & chaos. Jillian Skeet shares harrowing war stories of a messed-up system endangering everyone. NorthernBeat News northernbeatnews.substack.com/p/podcast-jill…

In Kelowna in 2024, 15 people were responsible for 1,335 police files. "At what point do we draw the line and hold individuals accountable, enforcing real consequences?" ask four BC mayors in an OpEd for NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/opinion/okanag…

Hot off the press: Check out our take on the riveting political ride that was last week in the province's capital NorthernBeat News UBCM northernbeatnews.substack.com/p/mighty-mayor…

New involuntary care beds in Prince George will ease pressure on hospitals & reduce street violence, says the psychiatrist who has been advocating for a secured psychiatric facility in the north. Fran Yanor for NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/news/secure-in…

Two premiers, two provinces, two “generational” opportunities for wealth and prosperity. Two entirely different visions of what that means, writes Rob Shaw on the inevitable clash between Danielle Smith & David Eby NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/opinion/premie…

"UBC forest hydrology researchers determined that clearcutting is causing increased frequency, magnitude, and duration of flood events in B.C." - Mike Morris in NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/opinion/mike-m…

Some FireSmart proponents say not enough people are fireproofing their homes, so it's time to make it mandatory. Jeff Davies goes to the Kootenays to see first-hand what it takes to FireSmart a property. NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/news/firesmart…

Until we acknowledge BC's dangerously diminished forests, and the public policies & logging practices that decimated them, the province's goals of increasing forestry jobs & investment are unachievable, writes Mike Morris for NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/opinion/mike-m…

The BC NDP government's secretive, heavy-handed reconciliation strategy of resolving Aboriginal title via land use agreements is destroying public support for DRIPA & Indigenous decision-making on land use, writes Geoff Russ 🍁 for NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/opinion/secret…

"The steel, the lumber, the minerals, and the energy that come from across this province are what make our economy possible," says Brad West Rural residents aren't entirely joking when they say most of the province is beyond Hope.

“The autocratic style of BC’s premier has reduced transparency and independence, and increased financial risk," writes former BC Utilities commissioner Richard Mason for NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/opinion/eby-go…

The BC NDP government’s unfolding reconciliation agenda to resolve his­­­­­­toric disputes over Aboriginal title and rights has deep roots, writes Tom Fletcher 🇨🇦 for NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/opinion/northe…

“By Canadian electoral standards, the system breakdown bordered on disastrous,” stated a Winnipeg Free Press editorial on the 2023 Manitoba election. The former head of Elections Manitoba was just appointed CEO of Elections BC. Rob Shaw has more for NorthernBeat News

From Aboriginal law expert Geoff Moyse in one of BC’s best, most follow-worthy publications, NorthernBeat News: “The declaration of Aboriginal title [on Haida Gwaii] emanated entirely from politically partisan negotiations between the B.C. government and the Haida Nation – passed

A premier in search of an early election? My latest in NorthernBeat News: northernbeat.ca/opinion/is-it-…

“The last thing I want is an election.” —David Eby What if the premier's strong protestationsactually mean the opposite? Rob Shaw for @BeatNorthactually northernbeat.ca/opinion/is-it-…

B.C. govt’s reconciliation negotiations bypass Cdn constitutional law & the treaty process. Instead they start at recognition of Aboriginal title on the full territory claim, which increasingly include private lands, writes Geoff Moyse for NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/opinion/bc-lan…

British Columbia is poised on the launch pad of a once-in-a-century export boom – the world needs LNG, demand for minerals like 'clean gold' is exploding, hydrogen-based fuels are a new frontier – we just need to press go, writes Stewart Muir for NorthernBeat News northernbeat.ca/opinion/bcs-ex…