Dirk Meissner
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Dirk Meissner
Softwood dispute with U.S. sees B.C. looking to sell lumber in China, India
America remains B.C.'s largest market for softwood lumber exports at a value of $3.3 billion last year, but the province is finding buyers in Asia.
Ottawa says Orca protection part of $1.5 billion marine protection plan
Ships off the West Coast could be forced to yield the right of way to killer whales as part of a federal ocean protection plan, says a Liberal MP.
Oil and gas downturns in B.C. and Alberta ease Site C labour force concerns
Alberta’s loss is British Columbia’s gain as fears of labour shortages for the construction of the massive Site C dam evaporate.
War canoe takes Prince William and Kate to Haida Gwaii as royal tour winds down
Some of the dancers who performed wore anti-oil development shirts under their traditional regalia, reading: No pipelines. No tankers. No problem.
Royals urged by First Nations to push governments for reconciliation
First Nations have urged Will and Kate to encourage the B.C. and federal governments to take their issues seriously.
Prince William and his wife Kate focus on social causes during West Coast visit
The prince also recalled his visit to B.C. as a teenager in the late 1990s, when he was a heartthrob greeted by screaming girls.
Amnesty International calls for halt to Site C, dam threatens indigenous rights
The organization says the mega project on the Peace River threatens the human rights of indigenous peoples.
Homebuilders, real estate board says new B.C. property tax hurts province
The government is poised to adopt legislation that includes an additional 15 per cent property transfer tax on foreign nationals who buy residential real estate in Metro Vancouver.
B.C. Premier Clark sheds personal silence to help fight sexual violence with law
Christy Clark revealed a secret on Thursday that she had kept for 35 years about being attacked at age 13 by an unknown man who tried to pull her into some bushes.
Alberta licence plates become targets for COVID-19 fears in some B.C. towns
A British Columbia mayor says his community has embarked on a COVID-19 kindness campaign to counter concerns about animosity after reports of rudeness towards people driving vehicles with out-of-province licence plates.