# Northern Beat: Stories you can trust about BC politics, policies, leadership, and more

> Covering BC politics, public policy, current affairs, and the people who influence it\.

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## Pages
- [Homepage](https://northernbeat.ca/)
- [News Features](https://northernbeat.ca/news/)
- [Contact Us](https://northernbeat.ca/contact-us/)
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## Posts
- [Province plans battery storage system, natural gas\-powered energy to meet peak demand](https://northernbeat.ca/news/province-plans-battery-storage-system-natural-gas-powered-energy-to-meet-peak-demand/)
- [Food production changes on farmland 'meet the moment,' says minister](https://northernbeat.ca/news/food-production-changes-on-farm-land-meet-the-moment-says-minister/)
- [Backed by Ottawa, BC negotiates governance, Aboriginal title in mineral\-rich northwest](https://northernbeat.ca/news/backed-by-ottawa-bc-negotiates-governance-negotiates-aboriginal-title-in-mineral-rich-northwest/)
- [Consolidation of enforcement branches will merge six provincial agencies](https://northernbeat.ca/news/consolidation-of-enforcement-branches-will-merge-six-provincial-agencies/)
- [Federal task force says government policies, not US tariffs to blame for forestry woes](https://northernbeat.ca/news/federal-task-force-says-government-policies-not-us-tariffs-are-to-blame-for-forestry-woes/)

## Profiles
- [Derrick Forsyth's road to redemption](https://northernbeat.ca/profile/derrick-forsyth-road-to-redemption/)
- [John Rustad: Phoenix from the ashes](https://northernbeat.ca/profile/john-rustad-profile-bc-conservative-leader/)
- [Aaron Gunn doesn't need your approval, he knows who he is](https://northernbeat.ca/profile/aaron-gunn-doesnt-need-your-approval-he-knows-who-he-is/)
- [UnCorked: Back when the NDP 'actually gave a sh–'](https://northernbeat.ca/profile/uncorked-back-when-the-ndp-actually-gave-a-sh/)
- [Mike Morris puts it on the line for biodiversity](https://northernbeat.ca/profile/mike-morris-puts-it-on-the-line-for-biodiversity/)

## Leg Briefs
- [MLA fireside chat: Larry Neufeld](https://northernbeat.ca/legislature/mla-fireside-chat-larry-neufeld/)
- [MLA fireside chat: Claire Rattée](https://northernbeat.ca/legislature/mla-fireside-chat-clare-rattee/)
- [Q \& A: Involuntary care with Dr\. Daniel Vigo](https://northernbeat.ca/legislature/q-a-involuntary-care-with-dr-daniel-vigo/)
- [BC Conservative leader: 'People are looking for change'](https://northernbeat.ca/legislature/bc-conservatives-voters-looking-for-change/)
- [David Eby on public drug use, being an activist and what won't solve the overdose crisis](https://northernbeat.ca/legislature/david-eby-public-drug-use-activist-overdose-crisis/)

## Columns and Op\-Eds
- [Access to public land in BC is shrinking as demand increases](https://northernbeat.ca/opinion/access-to-public-land-in-bc-is-shrinking-as-demand-increases/)
- [DRIPA uncertainty discourages prospector risk\-taking necessary for mining industry](https://northernbeat.ca/opinion/dripa-uncertainty-discourages-prospector-risk-taking-necessary-for-mining-industry/)
- [Rent\-seeking reconciliation industry needs conflict\-of\-interest rules and an end game](https://northernbeat.ca/opinion/rent-seeking-reconciliation-industry-needs-conflict-of-interest-rules-and-an-end-game/)
- [300 lose jobs with another BC mill closure; Canfor cites dwindling access to fibre](https://northernbeat.ca/opinion/300-lose-jobs-with-another-bc-mill-closure-canfor-cites-dwindling-access-to-fibre/)
- [Nearly $1B from Ottawa backstops BC mine expansions short on private investment](https://northernbeat.ca/opinion/nearly-1b-from-ottawa-backstops-mine-expansions-short-on-private-investment/)

## News Briefs
- [British Columbia’s Housing Market: March 2026 Overview](https://northernbeat.ca/election-news/british-columbias-housing-market-march-2026-overview/)
- [Lessons from the Clock: Why Permanent Daylight Saving Time Has Always Failed](https://northernbeat.ca/election-news/lessons-from-the-clock-why-permanent-daylight-saving-time-has-always-failed/)
- [AI Firms Not Legally Liable for User Crimes, Experts Say Amid Tumbler Ridge Fallout](https://northernbeat.ca/election-news/ai-firms-not-legally-liable/)
- [History of the Eskay Creek Revitalization Project](https://northernbeat.ca/election-news/history-of-the-eskay-creek-revitalization-project/)
- [An Update on New Mining Projects in BC](https://northernbeat.ca/election-news/an-update-on-new-mining-projects-in-bc/)

## Podcasts
- [Joan Young: Reopening the Cowichan trial and why landowners must be heard](https://northernbeat.ca/podcast/joan-young-on-the-bid-to-reopen-cowichan-trial-and-why-landowners-must-be-heard/)
- [Political skeet shooting with Keith Baldrey \& Vaughn Palmer](https://northernbeat.ca/podcast/political-skeet-shooting-with-keith-baldrey-vaughn-palmer/)
- [Werner Stump: 'We really have to take a pause'](https://northernbeat.ca/podcast/werner-stump-calls-for-a-moment-of-pause/)
- [Todd Stone: 'We need some leadership'](https://northernbeat.ca/podcast/todd-stone-we-need-some-leadership/)
- [Geoff Moyse: Who's governing BC?](https://northernbeat.ca/podcast/geoff-moyse-whos-governing-bc/)

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