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Strategic plan approved for qathet region

Strategic plan approved for qathet region

Regional district directors set priorities for the rest of their term and beyond
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Without systemic change, expect more record-breaking wildfire seasons: report

Without systemic change, expect more record-breaking wildfire seasons: report

'If the people of B.C. want to co-exist with fire, there is an urgent need to act now at a pace and scale that will achieve landscape resilience.'
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Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

We are lucky to have good disaster planning teams on the North Shore. But we also need to take individual action to play our part.
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‘Still very active’: Wildfires burning in Fraser Canyon triggering evacuation orders, alerts

‘Still very active’: Wildfires burning in Fraser Canyon triggering evacuation orders, alerts

Evacuees are asked to head to Merritt Civic Centre.
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Squamish cat owner loses pet to poisoning

Squamish cat owner loses pet to poisoning

Owner wants to remind residents that second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide is permanently banned in B.C.
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Firefighters help feed Poomba the pig that survived West Kelowna wildfire

Firefighters help feed Poomba the pig that survived West Kelowna wildfire

Pilots at Valhalla helicopters dropped granola bars for the pig and firefighters managed to feed them to the pig.
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'Waterboys' stay behind to fight fire in B.C.'s Shuswap

'Waterboys' stay behind to fight fire in B.C.'s Shuswap

An MLA in B.C.'s Shuswap region says the men and women who chose to stay are 'highly skilled' individuals.
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At least eight humpback whales struck by boats off B.C. coast in less than a month

At least eight humpback whales struck by boats off B.C. coast in less than a month

Some of the humpback collisions involved a B.C. Ferries vessel, a large catamaran ferry and a cruise ship, according to the Marine Education and Research Society.
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B.C. man awarded $6.1M after accident paralyzes him

B.C. man awarded $6.1M after accident paralyzes him

Paraplegic Fort St. John man found 25% liable for not wearing his seatbelt
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Powell River Chamber of Commerce president comments on mill site

Powell River Chamber of Commerce president comments on mill site

New business needed for Catalyst Paper Tis’kwat location, says Dave Formosa
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