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Les Leyne: NDP silence on government lawyer bill speaks volumes

Les Leyne: NDP silence on government lawyer bill speaks volumes

They gave up defending the bill that bars more than 300 government lawyers from forming their own union, hunkered down like penguins in a blizzard and let the opposition critics wear themselves out
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'Staggering' rise in unhoused women and children since COVID-19

'Staggering' rise in unhoused women and children since COVID-19

New West society: Some moms choose government care to save their children from homelessness
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Opinion: Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones for 'dumb phones'

Opinion: Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones for 'dumb phones'

Gen Z’s interest in flip phones is the latest in a series of obsessions young people have for the aesthetic of the 1990s and 2000s.
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BC SPCA Powell River Branch part of province-wide photo contest

BC SPCA Powell River Branch part of province-wide photo contest

Wildlife-in-Focus hopes to get a snapshot of BC’s fauna
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Canadian Labour Congress wants more ambitious climate goals from Ottawa

Canadian Labour Congress wants more ambitious climate goals from Ottawa

Rob Ashton, national president of the International Longshore Warehouse Union of Canada, spoke against the resolution, saying: “All I read in this resolution was … a ban on expansion of coal terminals. That's my people’s work.”
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qathet dance academy shines bright in competition

qathet dance academy shines bright in competition

Competitive teams attend Shine Dance Festival in Mission
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BC Assessment rep explains property values at qRD meeting

BC Assessment rep explains property values at qRD meeting

Assessor provides overview for qathet Regional District finance committee members
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Rocky Mountaineer returns to the Sea to Sky

Rocky Mountaineer returns to the Sea to Sky

The luxury train service will come through Whistler and Pemberton twice a week until Oct. 10
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Brooks Secondary School dry grad committee receives donation

Brooks Secondary School dry grad committee receives donation

Panago Pizza - Powell River presents money raised during recent fundraiser
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qRD director proposes cost-sharing for resource-recovery centre

qRD director proposes cost-sharing for resource-recovery centre

Clay Brander suggests using City of Powell River and qathet Regional District infrastructure funds for project
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