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Editorial: It's time to kiss green lawns goodbye

Editorial: It's time to kiss green lawns goodbye

The esthetic of a green lawn is simply no longer compatible with the realities of our bone-dry summers
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Regional district agrees on 2024 budget process

Regional district agrees on 2024 budget process

Round 1 discussions for the 2024 budget are to start in December.
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Curing the most deadly communicable disease on the planet

Curing the most deadly communicable disease on the planet

In 2019, 1,162 Canadians died of hepatitis C. The B.C. government says it wants to eliminate the disease by the end of the decade.
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For Elizabeth May, excruciating headache while at ceremony turned out to be a stroke

For Elizabeth May, excruciating headache while at ceremony turned out to be a stroke

“I felt like my head was going to split in two.”
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Attempted romantic gesture with fire on a west coast beach angers Tofino residents

Attempted romantic gesture with fire on a west coast beach angers Tofino residents

Tofino residents are wary of danger during peak fire season.
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Terms of new contract that resolved British Columbia port dispute are released

Terms of new contract that resolved British Columbia port dispute are released

VANCOUVER — The Canada Industrial Relations Board has released the new terms of the agreement that resolved British Columbia's port dispute, including a commitment by employers to train workers to perform maintenance on new equipment.
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Group warns of ‘tripledemic’ repeat without B.C. government action to combat COVID-19 in schools

Group warns of ‘tripledemic’ repeat without B.C. government action to combat COVID-19 in schools

Protect Our Province BC and other signatories have penned an open letter to the province, urging the provincial government to take action to prevent the spread of COVID and respiratory illnesses this fall
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Man arrested after alleged drunken boating crash on B.C. lake

Man arrested after alleged drunken boating crash on B.C. lake

Police in Vernon, B.C., say they observed a man trying to free the stuck boat with a jet ski while showing 'signs of intoxication.'
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Klahoose Wilderness Resort receives silver certification

Klahoose Wilderness Resort receives silver certification

Facility in Desolation Sound had to meet specific standards in demonstrating sustainable business practices
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Letter: Garage sale for hospice raises $2,500

Letter: Garage sale for hospice raises $2,500

'What do you do when you can no longer get into your storage room due to an over-accumulation of “stuff”? It was just that experience that prompted us to hold a garage sale, with a twist – why not make it a fundraiser for Coast Hospice.'
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