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Private donation helps attract teachers to rural B.C. with $10,000 cash welcome gifts

Private donation helps attract teachers to rural B.C. with $10,000 cash welcome gifts

All 18 vacancies this year have been filled by the district.
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B.C. court upholds finding that strata hot tub is patio furniture

B.C. court upholds finding that strata hot tub is patio furniture

B.C. Supreme Court judge rules decision wasn't absurd.
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B.C. experts predict more frequent intense wildfire seasons

B.C. experts predict more frequent intense wildfire seasons

B.C. recently surpassed the 2-million mark for hectares burned this year.
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VIDEO: Man and dog take side-by-side motorcycle ride in qathet

VIDEO: Man and dog take side-by-side motorcycle ride in qathet

Loyal four-legged companion enjoys some fun in elder years
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Police Patrol: Powell River RCMP report

Police Patrol: Powell River RCMP report

Local officers responded to 118 calls for service from August 30 to September 5
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'We don't call bylaw on broken legs': B.C. mayors seek solutions on drug use in parks

'We don't call bylaw on broken legs': B.C. mayors seek solutions on drug use in parks

Metro Vancouver mayors seek provincial ban on drug use in parks and places frequented by children.
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Cartoon: Best-laid plans

Cartoon: Best-laid plans

What did you do this summer?
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Over 200 schools in B.C. still vulnerable to earthquakes

Over 200 schools in B.C. still vulnerable to earthquakes

Past B.C. governments have pushed back deadlines to complete school seismic upgrades from 2020 to 2030. The current administration failed to provide a timeline for when it plans to finish the retrofits.
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Cooler weather helps slow fire growth, but B.C. fire season not yet over

Cooler weather helps slow fire growth, but B.C. fire season not yet over

B.C. needs a "season-ending rain event," says Cliff Chapman of the BC Wildfire Service.
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This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

GENEVA (AP) — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
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