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A bike shop owner in Merritt, B.C., is calling on other business owners to maketheir washrooms publicly available to anyone who needs them something he's done for several years now.

One of his most significant accomplishments during his time in office was the 2019 passing of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) making B.C. the first province in Canada to enshrine the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into law.

The fall damaged several power lines and the pavement, according to the Ministry of Transportation.

A special mediator, Peter Simpson, has been appointed to support negotiations between Canada Post and the union representing its striking workers, a spokesperson for the federal labour minister told CBC News on Saturday.