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'We don't call bylaw on broken legs': B.C. mayors seek solutions on drug use in parks

'We don't call bylaw on broken legs': B.C. mayors seek solutions on drug use in parks

Metro Vancouver mayors seek provincial ban on drug use in parks and places frequented by children.
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What are Coasters’ transit concerns? New study digs in

What are Coasters’ transit concerns? New study digs in

Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island residents weigh in on how they want to see transit infrastructure improve
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Over 200 schools in B.C. still vulnerable to earthquakes

Over 200 schools in B.C. still vulnerable to earthquakes

Past B.C. governments have pushed back deadlines to complete school seismic upgrades from 2020 to 2030. The current administration failed to provide a timeline for when it plans to finish the retrofits.
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Howe Sound Pulp & Paper applying to consolidate several tenures

Howe Sound Pulp & Paper applying to consolidate several tenures

The application is open for commenting until Sept. 25
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Cooler weather helps slow fire growth, but B.C. fire season not yet over

Cooler weather helps slow fire growth, but B.C. fire season not yet over

B.C. needs a "season-ending rain event," says Cliff Chapman of the BC Wildfire Service.
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This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

GENEVA (AP) — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
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Clearer skies provide new information on Sunshine Coast fires

Clearer skies provide new information on Sunshine Coast fires

‘Significant cliffs’ block access to wildfire
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Stage 4 water restrictions start Friday for most of the lower Sunshine Coast

Stage 4 water restrictions start Friday for most of the lower Sunshine Coast

'On behalf of all our Fire Chiefs, I ask that our community obey Stage 4 water conservation regulations to ensure we have adequate water supply in the case of wildfire on the Sunshine Coast': SCRD manager of protective services
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Feds award $15 million contract to Sun Life to lay groundwork for dental care program

Feds award $15 million contract to Sun Life to lay groundwork for dental care program

OTTAWA — The federal government has awarded a contract worth up to $15 million to lay the groundwork for a new national dental insurance plan.
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Horseshoe Bay ferry users warned of GranFondo delays Saturday

Horseshoe Bay ferry users warned of GranFondo delays Saturday

BC Ferries is reminding Bowen Island, Nanaimo and Sunshine Coast customers of the downtown Vancouver to Whistler GranFondo cycling event and related closures Saturday morning.
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