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Researchers want your winter whale sightings in the Salish Sea

Researchers want your winter whale sightings in the Salish Sea

Ocean Wise's Gary Sutton said researchers are improving DNA collection methods
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‘No surprise’ B.C. buyers willing to leave province to achieve homeownership, says report

‘No surprise’ B.C. buyers willing to leave province to achieve homeownership, says report

First-time buyer rebates are ‘inadequate’ in Metro Vancouver’s high-cost market, according to Re/Max Canada.
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Ferry Building Gallery exhibition explores a world post environmental crisis

Ferry Building Gallery exhibition explores a world post environmental crisis

Harvest, running at the West Vancouver gallery from Feb. 8 until March 3, encourages audiences to think about their own environmental impact
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SCRD development permit fire flow reviews to proceed ‘case by case'

SCRD development permit fire flow reviews to proceed ‘case by case'

What could be a truce between the local land development community and the Sunshine Coast Regional District over feared delays to building projects was detailed at a Jan. 25 committee meeting.
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Letters: Impact of STR regulations will be felt on the Sunshine Coast

Letters: Impact of STR regulations will be felt on the Sunshine Coast

'This legislation which severely impacts our local economy without really providing the solution it was enacted for. Sechelt hasn’t yet seen the full impact of the loss of cottage rentals.'
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Sea turtle found at Pedder Bay only second ever found in B.C. waters

Sea turtle found at Pedder Bay only second ever found in B.C. waters

The turtle, typically found much farther south, was rushed to the Vancouver Aquarium suffering from hypothermia
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B.C. woman wins $165 in dog-bites-dog case

B.C. woman wins $165 in dog-bites-dog case

Woman says she had to re-home her dog after a "campaign of character assassination."
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B.C. judge upholds $96K in fishery fines

B.C. judge upholds $96K in fishery fines

Two men and a fishing company were fined for salmon fishery offences around Haida Gwaii.
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B.C. lawsuits allege lithium batteries became rockets in fatal fire

B.C. lawsuits allege lithium batteries became rockets in fatal fire

"Jets of flaming gas venting from the tops of cells in the e-bike battery turned each into a tiny, unguided metal rocket."
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Organ donation gives two Lions Bay families a chance to look forward

Organ donation gives two Lions Bay families a chance to look forward

Ryan Burke, 27, got a second chance at life with a double lung transplant. He lives on the same street as the parents of Michael Brown, whose organs transformed the lives of 10 people.
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