Close X
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
ADVT 
National

Air Miles For Active B.C. Residents Before Program Goes National: B.C. Minister Terry Lake

The Canadian Press, 31 Aug, 2015 11:42 AM
  • Air Miles For Active B.C. Residents Before Program Goes National: B.C. Minister Terry Lake
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Being fit and healthy has its own rewards, but soon an active lifestyle will come with a tangible payoff for British Columbia residents.
 
Health Minister Terry Lake confirms B.C. and the Public Health Agency of Canada will roll out a rewards program this fall.
 
Lake says it will allow participants to earn Air Miles if they demonstrate they are participating in activities that promote health living.
 
He says the province has paid $2.5 million to join the program.
 
It will begin in B.C., but as other provinces come on board, Lake says it will be expanded across the country.
 
He calls it an innovative way to get people moving.

MORE National ARTICLES

Convicted Wife-Killer Traigo Andretti Admits To Murder Of Second Woman In Manitoba 9 Years Ago

Convicted Wife-Killer Traigo Andretti Admits To Murder Of Second Woman In Manitoba 9 Years Ago
Traigo Andretti, who is representing himself, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Myrna Letandre as her family members wept in a Winnipeg court.

Convicted Wife-Killer Traigo Andretti Admits To Murder Of Second Woman In Manitoba 9 Years Ago

Japanese Man Visits British Columbia To Reunite With Boat Lost In 2011 Tsunami

Japanese Man Visits British Columbia To Reunite With Boat Lost In 2011 Tsunami
Kou Sasaki arrived in Vancouver on Monday and later this week will be heading to the coastal village of Klemtu, where his vessel washed up in the spring of 2013.

Japanese Man Visits British Columbia To Reunite With Boat Lost In 2011 Tsunami

Stiff Penalty Demanded For Kamloops Dentist Bobby Rishiraj Who Left Patient With Brain Damage

Stiff Penalty Demanded For Kamloops Dentist Bobby Rishiraj Who Left Patient With Brain Damage
The patient, identified only as HZ, was deeply sedated in November 2012 while having her wisdom teeth removed, even though Dr. Bobby Rishiraj had not been approved to perform such a procedure.

Stiff Penalty Demanded For Kamloops Dentist Bobby Rishiraj Who Left Patient With Brain Damage

Calgary Man Accused Of Using Shell Companies To Defraud Employer Of Millions

Calgary Man Accused Of Using Shell Companies To Defraud Employer Of Millions
CALGARY — The co-founder of an Alberta oil and gas company has been accused of defrauding the firm of nearly $5 million.

Calgary Man Accused Of Using Shell Companies To Defraud Employer Of Millions

Maple Ridge To Dump Sally Ann Shelter Operator For Allowing Repeated Visits

Maple Ridge To Dump Sally Ann Shelter Operator For Allowing Repeated Visits
 The City of Maple Ridge is severing ties with the local Salvation Army shelter in a dispute over how the problem of homelessness should be handled in that Metro Vancouver suburb.

Maple Ridge To Dump Sally Ann Shelter Operator For Allowing Repeated Visits

Nine West Sold To American Owner Of Brand; New Subsidiary To Run Business

Nine West Sold To American Owner Of Brand; New Subsidiary To Run Business
Nine West's Canadian shoe stores will remain open after the brand's American owners reached a deal to buy the business from Toronto-based operator Sherson Group, which had licensed the name.

Nine West Sold To American Owner Of Brand; New Subsidiary To Run Business