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Letter: A ‘catch-up’ history lesson for a retired elementary school teacher

Letter: A ‘catch-up’ history lesson for a retired elementary school teacher

'As a retired elementary school teacher, I taught Grades 4, 5 and 6 students about our country’s history. I felt proud to discuss the stories of our explorers, and the Hudson Bay Company and the Northwest Company building their fur trading forts on rivers and bays.'
Letter: Revisiting the gastronomy – and prices – of 1967

Letter: Revisiting the gastronomy – and prices – of 1967

Remembering Montreal's famous Beaver Club
B.C. strata owners ordered to stop letting visitors sleep in cars

B.C. strata owners ordered to stop letting visitors sleep in cars

The neighbour also complained about trash on the road and an unleashed dog.
Canadian-made app teaches users how to curb wasteful habits during plastic-free July

Canadian-made app teaches users how to curb wasteful habits during plastic-free July

New government policy is forcing Canadians to rethink their single-use plastic consumption. Luckily, there's an app that can not only teach Canadians how to kick their wasteful habits to the curb, but also reward them in the process.
Canada hopes to lure more nations into fighting illicit fishing on the high seas

Canada hopes to lure more nations into fighting illicit fishing on the high seas

According to the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans, “it's also about the importance of the ocean to communities and the variety of economic activities from food production to tourism that make (them) so incredibly important to our future."
Doctor crisis: Family doctor business in B.C. is far from lucrative

Doctor crisis: Family doctor business in B.C. is far from lucrative

Many GPs leave B.C. because they can earn more money in other provinces and the U.S.
This new guide is supposed to help Canadians with cancelled flights. But will it?

This new guide is supposed to help Canadians with cancelled flights. But will it?

Are you afraid to fly due to the number of cancellations?
North Shore Rescue breaks record for fastest helicopter rescue

North Shore Rescue breaks record for fastest helicopter rescue

Talon's newest helicopter lets the team get in and out of the backcountry when every minute counts.
Surrey man sues BC Ferries in alleged shuttle bus accident

Surrey man sues BC Ferries in alleged shuttle bus accident

The incident happened in July 2009. Drew Robert Zyoba alleges he suffered a head injury and lost consciousness.
Squamish's Cat Lake reopens

Squamish's Cat Lake reopens

The District of Squamish announced the Conservation Officer Service and Recreation Sites and Trails BC closed Cat Lake in May; Recreation Sites and Trails BC announced it is reopened on July 6.