Open this photo in gallery Dignitaries, students and guest attend the ribbon cutting ceremony during the official opening of New Westminster Secondary School in New Westminster, British Columbia, Thursday, October 14, 2021.... The new school held its official opening ceremony on Thursday. Next year, the old building is expected to be demolished, revealing the historic burial ground for the first time in decades.... New Westminster wants to change its history and start doing things in the right

Open this photo in gallery A man rides off on his motorcycle after stopping to watch a wildfire burn on the side of a mountain in Lytton, B.C., July 1, 2021.... DARRYL DYCK/ The Canadian PressWildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes.“ We’re not burning anywhere near as much as we should, ” saidfire ecologist and noted burn boss Bob Gray, from Chilliwack, B.C., who cons