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Letter: Now that my GP has retired, where am I supposed to go?

Letter: Now that my GP has retired, where am I supposed to go?

'Following the retirement of my GP, I find myself among the ranks of those “orphaned” patients on the Coast.'
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Toxic elements floated 30 km from B.C.'s largest coal mines

Toxic elements floated 30 km from B.C.'s largest coal mines

A new study shines light on potential health impacts from dust clouds generated by mountaintop-removal coal mining in Elk Valley, B.C.
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Drones, ATVs hamper B.C.'s wildfire fighting efforts during record-breaking season

Drones, ATVs hamper B.C.'s wildfire fighting efforts during record-breaking season

Firefighters battling hundreds of blazes in British Columbia say they've been facing more than the usual obstacles when "irresponsible" members of the public interfere with operations.
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Letters: We're fortunate to have our conservation volunteers

Letters: We're fortunate to have our conservation volunteers

'Local conservationists look out for the wellbeing of bird populations, bear families, bee colonies, eelgrass, and the overall health our forests and streams. They are supported by wildlife centres and the SPCA, who assist in the care and protection of those in need.'
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Daily Chapman Lake level reports are now online: SCRD water update

Daily Chapman Lake level reports are now online: SCRD water update

Between the July 13 and 17, Chapman Lake water storage dropped by five per cent.
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Hot, dry weather makes for bleak summer fire forecast

Hot, dry weather makes for bleak summer fire forecast

"The models do not look terrific for the rest of the summer," said Cliff Chapman, director of operations at BC Wildfire Service.
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Thousands of B.C. families will see an increase in government family benefit plan

The British Columbia government's promise to boost payments in its benefits plan starts this month for more than 285,000 families.
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Family thanks healthcare workers for getting father to wedding on time

Family thanks healthcare workers for getting father to wedding on time

The Kurz family of Roberts Creek rushed to the hospital on the morning of their daughter’s wedding: 'The entire staff pulled out all the stops in making sure that we would make it after all'
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Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment says a nine-year-old B.C. boy who died from asthma exacerbated by wildfire smoke is the face of the climate crisis in Canada.
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Charged up: report says Canada's looming power problem is massive, not insurmountable

Charged up: report says Canada's looming power problem is massive, not insurmountable

Canada must build more electricity generation in the next 25 years than it has over the last century in order to support a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, according to a new report from the Public Policy Forum.
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