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Leslie Lewallen Leads Project 42's Civic Engagement Initiative in Clark County
Project 42 has launched its Clark County initiative with Camas Council member Leslie Lewallen as director, aiming to boost civic engagement and local government accountability. VANCOUVER Project 42 is excited to launch its latest county project, in Clark County this summer. Future 42 Clark County will be led by Leslie Lewallen who brings years of legal, civic, and leadership experience to the role, along with a deep commitment to her Clark County community. Leslie Lewallen Leslie embodies the kind of principled, solutions-focused leadership that Clark County and Washington need right now, said Dann Mead Smith, co-founder and co-leader of Project...
Prime Minister Mark Carney Faces Backlash from First Nations Chiefs: Meeting Ends in Disarray
OTTAWA Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was optimistic about finding consensus on the Liberals' major projects law as he met with hundreds of First Nations chiefs on Thursday, but by mid-afternoon some leaders had walked out of the summit, decrying what they saw as an insufficient response to the concerns they've been raising for weeks. By the end of the meeting, some chiefs said they're "cautiously optimistic," while others remain worried about potential cuts to federal funding for Indigenous-facing departments they say will leave their communities worse off and in a weakened position to move projects forward. Mohawk Council...
Former Pilot Charged with Terrorism for Vancouver Airport Hijacking
VANCOUVER The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a "messenger of Allah" sent to save humanity from climate change. A 39-year-old man with the same name has now been charged with hijacking, constituting terrorism, over the incident on Tuesday that saw Norad scramble F-15 fighter jets before the Cessna safely landed. A doctor registered in B.C. with the same surname as Cassim said the hijacking suspect had struggled with mental health issues for many years and...
