Dirk Meissner
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Dirk Meissner
British Columbia voters have once again rejected proportional representation
Voters in British Columbia have rejected a proposal to switch to a system of proportional representation to elect members of the legislature for a third time.
Forest companies heading for China without B.C. government officials
Forest industry leaders from British Columbia are continuing a trade mission to China without provincial government officials, who are cutting short the trip to Asia as a court case involving a senior executive of Huawei Technologies unfolds in Vancouver.
B.C. legislature Speaker threatens to resign; defends handling of suspensions
The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature has promised to resign if a financial audit he is recommending doesn't prompt public outrage and back his handling of a controversy that has engulfed the province's politics.
Federal whale-saving efforts threaten Vancouver Island livelihoods, say groups
Federal government efforts to save threatened southern resident killer whales could endanger the survival of communities on Vancouver Island whose economies depend on sport fishing and tourism revenues, a coalition of tourism, business and recreational fishing groups said on Thursday, December 6, 2018.
B.C. chief tells pipeline hearings his people are responsible for their land
Protection of salmon, animals and the land in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia is an eternal responsibility of First Nations and the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline poses risks that could harm the homes and culture of Aboriginal Peoples, the National Energy Board heard on Monday, November 26, 2018.
Elizabeth May says she's engaged: 'I had a crush on him, he had a crush on me'
Green party Leader Elizabeth May is engaged and is making plans for a wedding next spring.
Protesters wanting more for killer whales confront Environment Minister in B.C.
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna was confronted with the passions many people in British Columbia have for the plight of the West Coast's endangered killer whales while she cycled on a Victoria-area bike path on Wednesday, November 14, 2018.
B.C. premier squares off with Liberal leader in electoral reform debate
The leaders of British Columbia's two main parties square off on Thursday, November 8, 2018, in a debate on electoral reform that experts say arrives after decades of electoral dysfunction that produced lopsided victories and made losers out of popular-vote winners.
B.C. to increase Indigenous participation in environmental assessments
British Columbia's government is moving to increase the participation of Indigenous people in the environmental assessment of projects with new legislation tabled on Monday, November 5, 2018.
Gas slowly being restored, as police say cause of pipeline blast not criminal
Natural gas service to much of British Columbia was being gradually restored on Thursday, October 11, 2018, after a pipeline explosion north of Prince George shut down a major supply artery to homes, institutions and industries.