Participants in the 2008 Pride Parade make their way through downtown streets on Saturday morning.

A tentative agreement has been reached averting a threatened strike at Save-On-Foods stores in the Lower Mainland.

He’s no bigger than an overfed housecat, but there’s no mistaking what Max is. Looking like a round furball, the tiny and inquisitive black bear cub climbs trees with amazing speed and likes to rise up on his hind legs for a sniff, showing off his enormous black paws, tipped with long claws.

Wanted: hard working, physically fit individuals not afraid to get their hands dirty and willing to put in long hours in potentially dangerous conditions.

For its 35th anniversary, Coquitlam’s Place des Arts formed a new student string quartet and commissioned violinist and composer Cameron Wilson to write a piece for it to play.

Abbotsford’s housing market “took a breather” in 2007, but the local economy will continue to grow thanks to an increase in manufacturing, according to the Conference Board of Canada.

The B.C. government has created a new website to explain its plans for dealing with climate change and to provide people with information on how to reduce their carbon footprints.

Family and friends say Chad Chretien was a caring brother and son, a loyal friend and a fun-loving guy. The 18-year-old Westbank teen’s life was cut short on Canada Day, when he lost control of his motorcycle at the Glenrosa interchange.

Nick MacDonald was left with a tooth mark and a bruise “the size of a tennis ball” on his leg and backside after a pit bull attacked him last weekend.

A Greater Vernon park could be sold to the highest bidder. N’Kwala Park on MacDonald Road is one of three properties declared surplus by its owner — the Vernon School District — meaning it will be put up for sale.

Popular soccer park up for grabs Vernon Morning Star • Jul-04-2008 A Greater Vernon park could be sold to the highest bidder. N’Kwala Par… more House prices start to sag BC Local News • Jul-04-2008 Real estate prices have begun to slip in some parts of the Lower Mainland.

A federal program is expected to help 4,000 Williams Lake and area residents re-enter the workforce. Local employers facing labour shortages will also have greater access to potential new employees.

B.C.'s Education Minister Shirley Bond. Education Minister Shirley Bond will not be accepting the Central Okanagan Board of Education’s request to change how the two school trustees from the west side of Okanagan Lake are elected.

AN EMPLOYEE with Blue Ridge Landscaping trims the grass around a soccer net at N’Kwala Park. The Vernon School District has launched a process to dispose of the MacDonald Road property.

Vote them in and they’ll boot the gas tax out. B.C. New Democrat leader Carole James was in town Thursday and Friday as part of her North Central tour, speaking with community members on carbon tax protests and community issues.

Maya Miller (left), 3, and her twin six-year-old sisters Emily and Jessie picked a bucket-load of fresh strawberries at W&A Farms in East Richmond. Local produce is about to arrive even closer to home.

International cargo ships and cruise ships that dock here and most jets that fly overhead don't pay the carbon tax when they refuel in B.C. They're some of Metro Vancouver's most obvious polluters but they're enjoying loopholes that let a series of special-case businesses off the hook.

Real estate prices have begun to slip in some parts of the Lower Mainland. The cooling trend comes as realtors report high numbers of prospective sellers.

The province assumed a long-term oil price of $85 a barrel when it designed the carbon tax – far below the $145 a barrel price reached this week. The disparity is giving fresh ammunition to critics who say the tax on gas and other fuels is now unnecessary in the wake of soaring energy costs.

Welcome to Nelson’s newest community newspaper. The Nelson Star’s first edition hit the streets today and Publisher Chuck Bennett said he is thrilled to be publishing a Nelson-based community newspaper.