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Put monthly cellphone levy on 911 services, UBCM tells Victoria

Put monthly cellphone levy on 911 services, UBCM tells Victoria

Coquitlam Coun. Craig Hodge said system needed as B.C. faces more disasters and emergencies.
Short-term rentals eating up 19% of B.C. housing availability: study

Short-term rentals eating up 19% of B.C. housing availability: study

Explosive growth in short-term rentals is having major impacts on rents and availability.
Safety upgrades for three Sunshine Coast regional dams proceeding

Safety upgrades for three Sunshine Coast regional dams proceeding

The Chapman, Edwards and McNeill Lake dams haven’t been in compliance with provincial safety requirements since 2020. $1.4 million in upgrades are to happen over the next two years.
Waiving taxes, fees key to building affordable housing, UBCM hears

Waiving taxes, fees key to building affordable housing, UBCM hears

Provincial government affordable housing cuts left 600,000-unit deficit, delegates told.
Food crop watering exemption welcomed by near-exhausted local farmers

Food crop watering exemption welcomed by near-exhausted local farmers

Along with poor crop yields due to compromised winter cover crops, this year's uncertainties around water use exemptions meant late crops weren’t planted and a portion of what could have been a productive fall growing season was lost, according to Sunshine Coast Farmers Institute president.
Wildlife advocates urge end to 'frivolous' beaver killings in B.C.

Wildlife advocates urge end to 'frivolous' beaver killings in B.C.

Beavers provide a host of ecological benefits, including sequestering carbon and minimizing flood risks, say The Fur-Bearers.
1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says

1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says

The data was collected in 2019 and did not capture First Nations adolescents living on reserve, or youth in foster homes or institutions.  
'Finally kicked the bucket': Daughter writes brutally honest obituary about dead dad

'Finally kicked the bucket': Daughter writes brutally honest obituary about dead dad

"I wanted to have a relationship with my father, I did," says Amanda Denis.
Court allows B.C. woman to keep guinea fowl hens as pets

Court allows B.C. woman to keep guinea fowl hens as pets

Judicial justice bemoans "ubiquity of dog feces on our otherwise clean sidewalks."
From parchment to pixels: A brief history of medical records

From parchment to pixels: A brief history of medical records

Using research from the National Institutes of Health and other sources, DocBuddy documented five major shifts in the history of medical records.