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Tagging along on wildfire mitigation specialist training

Tagging along on wildfire mitigation specialist training

Firefighters evaluate a Port Mellon home for vulnerabilities as they hone their FireSmart skills
Rich harmonies link legendary, living musicians in Motet's 12 days of Christmas

Rich harmonies link legendary, living musicians in Motet's 12 days of Christmas

A dynamic chamber ensemble heralded the traditional Christmas feast days with a concert in Sechelt on Dec. 30, mixing millennia-old liturgy with contemporary vocalizations. 
Health minister expects even bigger demands on health-care system in 2024

Health minister expects even bigger demands on health-care system in 2024

But Adrian Dix says the province is moving in the right direction, with new hirings of doctors, nurses and other health professionals, as well as more surgeries and tests
Conservation group buys land on Galiano Island

Conservation group buys land on Galiano Island

Conservation groups have acquired about 50 hectares of land on Galiano for preservation.
Some Special Olympics reflections to start a new year

Some Special Olympics reflections to start a new year

Sharing favourite memories of longtime volunteers
Anti-satellite weapons tests could create chaos in space, warns B.C. study

Anti-satellite weapons tests could create chaos in space, warns B.C. study

Military test strikes on old satellites could turn low Earth orbit into a minefield of debris, threatening global satellite capabilities, warn UBC researchers.
B.C. company handed $12K penalty after worker killed by falling printer

B.C. company handed $12K penalty after worker killed by falling printer

The worker death occurred in Fort St. John, B.C., as the company was moving an office printer down a staircase.
Loss lightened at longtime Sunshine Coast Hospice New Year's ritual

Loss lightened at longtime Sunshine Coast Hospice New Year's ritual

More than 100 people gathered on New Year’s Day under rain-thick clouds at Mission Point beach to participate in the Lighting of the Memories ceremony organized by the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society.
Comic perspectives on end-of-world prepping next up for 'Off the Page'

Comic perspectives on end-of-world prepping next up for 'Off the Page'

'I’m really interested in human psychological responses to climate change...and holding up the mirror. We find it easy to envision the end of the world and starting again rather than envisioning the long, hard work of sustaining something': Playwright Jordan Hall
B.C. company fined $2,500 after mobile home crushes worker to death

B.C. company fined $2,500 after mobile home crushes worker to death

The "high-risk" violations occurred as the company was moving a mobile home in Qualicum Beach, B.C.