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Four year collective agreement ratified for SCRD staff

Four year collective agreement ratified for SCRD staff

Expect to see higher labour costs as the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD)moves into 2024 budget deliberations on Dec. 4.
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Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting

Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting

Messages written in the Lekwungen Indigenous language and English were unveiled Wednesday at an outdoor ceremony at the 125-year-old building, attended by Indigenous leaders, Premier David Eby and members of the New Democrat, BC United, Green and Conservative parties.
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'We just want you home safely': Woman pleads for answers after sister vanishes from B.C. hospital

'We just want you home safely': Woman pleads for answers after sister vanishes from B.C. hospital

A woman is trying to find her sister after she left a Maple Ridge hospital and vanished nearly a week ago.
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Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case

Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case

Holding a single trial in British Columbia to determine damages for each province and territory related to opioid health-care costs would be a "monster of complexity," one of the dozens of lawyers for pharmaceutical firms told a court on Wednesday. 
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B.C. tribunal dismisses man's noise complaint over music school noise

B.C. tribunal dismisses man's noise complaint over music school noise

The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has cleared a strata council after a man made persistent noise disputes over his music school neighbour.
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Phase two of Shaw Road housing project asks for fewer bike spaces

Phase two of Shaw Road housing project asks for fewer bike spaces

The first phase of the affordable housing project is under construction
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Respondents to Bank of Canada questionnaire largely oppose creating a digital loonie

Respondents to Bank of Canada questionnaire largely oppose creating a digital loonie

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s public consultations on the creation of a digital Canadian dollar reveal most respondents are opposed to it.
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Eagleview Heights' request for longer building permits denied

Eagleview Heights' request for longer building permits denied

One of the development's building permits expired before construction of that building began
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Just ask Angie: Finding legal publications online

Just ask Angie: Finding legal publications online

Q: Are there good legal publications out there?
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Les Leyne: Finance Ministry lowballs housing start forecast

Les Leyne: Finance Ministry lowballs housing start forecast

Either the government’s economic analysts are pessimistic to the point of hopelessness, or the NDP is vastly overselling the effect of the zoning and building bonanza it is trying to create
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