Friday, March 29, 2024

Politics

NO BRAINER: It Would Cost $235.4 Million Less To Keep RCMP In Surrey, Report Say

Mayor Brenda Locke’s fight to keep the RCMP in Surrey just got a $235.4 million boost as it would cost hundreds of millions less to continue on with Surrey police. A draft report by Surrey City staff projects that,...

Immigration Minister Unveils Plan To Benefit Employers And Temporary Workers From Family Work Permits

The federal government said this week that the pace of Canada’s economic recovery has made it hard for employers, including those in the tourism industry, to find the workers they need. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, announced that Canada is...

Premier Eby’s Bloated Cabinet Includes Five Indo-Canadian Ministers

Premier David Eby’s new bloated cabinet includes an historic five Indo-Canadian Ministers, finally allowing MLAs like Jagrup Brar into the inner circle. Meanwhile NDP’s two young Indo-Canadian stars Nikki Sharma and Ravi Kahlon have been given top cabinet posts...

Surrey’s Jasroop Singh Gosal Appointed To BC’s First Accessibility Standards Committee

Jasroop Singh Gosal, the Surrey Board of Trade’s Policy & Research Manager, has been appointed to the BC Government’s Employment Accessibility Standard Technical Committee. The Province has appointed 30 people to help develop British Columbia’s first two standards for...

Human Rights Activist Harinder Mahil Honoured With Order Of BC

Activist Harinder Mahil, the former commissioner of the British Columbia Human Rights Commission, was honoured along with the other recipients of the Order of British Columbia honours by Premier David Eby at a ceremony in Victoria last week.  “I...

Surrey Council Endorses Framework To Keep RCMP With Joint Project Team To Oversee The Final Plan

The framework to keep the RCMP in Surrey was endorsed by City Council on Monday and now the City will develop the final plan to be submitted to the province. A Joint Project Team will oversee the development of...

Indo-Canadian Trucker Convicted Of Driving-Related Charge But Sentencing Held Up Due To Charitable Donation

An Indo-Canadian trucker convicted of a driving related charge has had his sentencing held up due to a charitable donation. Harpreet Kang, a Southwestern Ontario trucker, has been convicted of a charge linked to a crash that sent two...

Premier Eby’s New Housing Affordability Law Passed

Premier David Eby's action to speed up housing development and increase housing supply passed in the B.C. Legislature and became law. The Housing Supply Act is designed to kickstart new housing construction by giving the provincial government the ability...

Port Moody Commemorates Komagata Maru Tragedy With Heritage Storyboard

On Wednesday, November 9, Raj Singh Toor, Vice-President of the Descendants of the Komagata Maru Society, and City of Port Moody Mayor Meghan Lahti unveiled a new heritage storyboard in Rocky Point Park commemorating the 1914 Komagata Maru incident...

Surrey Police Begins Campaign To Oppose Mayor Brenda Locke’s Plan With An “Officers Pledge”

Surrey police has began their campaign to oppose new Mayor Brenda Locke’s plan to keep the RCMP by having their officers sign a pledge not to work for the RCMP. “Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke’s hope for “many of the...
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Surrey RCMP Warn Of Fraudsters Who Continue “Unscrupulous Acts”

The Surrey RCMP continue to investigate reports of fraud involving bail requests and online market sales and warn the public of fraudster’s ongoing “Unscrupulous...

Beyond The Game: The Social And Economic Effects Of Sports Betting In Canada

Sports betting in Canada has changed in recent years. It was once a niche hobby but now it is a mainstream activity that has...

OVERCASTE: Poetic Justice Foundation Hosts Exhibit, Talk Highlighting Discrimination

On March 16th, Poetic Justice Foundation unveiled "OVERCASTE: Confront. Disrupt. Evolve." - an unprecedented museum exhibit curated by Anita Lal and Dr. Sharanjit Kaur...

Another Pedestrian Struck In Surrey During Early Morning Traffic

Surrey RCMP is continuing investigation of another pedestrian struck during early Monday morning traffic, near Scott Road and Nordel Way. On January 29, 2024...