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Pet memoriam: Kota

Pet memoriam: Kota

May 5, 2011 - May 18, 2024
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Opinion: B.C.'s EV aspirations may fall victim to anti-China trade policy

Opinion: B.C.'s EV aspirations may fall victim to anti-China trade policy

A steady stream of economical electric vehicles flowing into the Canadian market appears unlikely
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Kicking the Clutter: Rainy days great for tackling inside tasks

Kicking the Clutter: Rainy days great for tackling inside tasks

Inclement weather makes organizing and cleaning your home a fun chore
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A private island off North Saanich is for sale — it's yours for $7 million

A private island off North Saanich is for sale — it's yours for $7 million

6.2-acre island features sandy beach, dock, boathouse, deep-water moorage, paths through park-like woods, a caretaker’s house at the dock, plus a main house and four cabins near a man-made lake
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Virtual reality training scenarios put police officers in shoes of people having their worst day

Virtual reality training scenarios put police officers in shoes of people having their worst day

Axon, a U.S.-based company that showed off its products in Victoria this week, can put police in the shoes of a person in crisis in its VR training
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Comment: Do this to save killer whales and wild salmon from extinction

Comment: Do this to save killer whales and wild salmon from extinction

Pausing ocean-based chinook fisheries in Alaska and B.C. would immediately increase chinook abundance for southern resident killer whales by 25 per cent.
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Homeless count in qathet region not proceeding

Homeless count in qathet region not proceeding

Lift Community Services will not engage in exercise in 2024 because it is not provincially coordinated
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City of Powell River councillor assessed campaign penalties

City of Powell River councillor assessed campaign penalties

Jim Palm found to have contravened Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
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B.C. animal rights activists make last pitch to avoid prison for mischief on Abbotsford hog farm

B.C. animal rights activists make last pitch to avoid prison for mischief on Abbotsford hog farm

Animal rights activists Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer face a prison sentence for breaking into a hog farm and filming conditions they say amount to animal cruelty.
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Peak Carrier of the Month: Josanne DePape

Peak Carrier of the Month: Josanne DePape

Thank you, Josanne, for the great job you do!
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