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B.C. stratas keeping rules tight over air conditioning amid rising power demands

B.C. stratas keeping rules tight over air conditioning amid rising power demands

Strata corporations are permitting cooling unit installations, but regulations are not getting any looser due to electricity shortages.
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Photo: Sechelt tree illuminates with lightning

Photo: Sechelt tree illuminates with lightning

It “sounded like a cannon” when lightning struck a tree on Bligh Road in West Sechelt during a severe thunder storm Saturday evening. While the tree lit on fire, the pounding rain soon extinguished the flames, said photographer Karen Rose. The weekend saw 14.5mm of precipitation at Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Sechelt weather station while temperatures reached 27C. 
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Opinion: B.C. student societies in urgent need of law reform

Opinion: B.C. student societies in urgent need of law reform

Fiscal and electoral scandals have plagued B.C. student societies for decades — it's past time for an overhaul
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Lois Lake fish farm had day in Powell River Provincial Court

Lois Lake fish farm had day in Powell River Provincial Court

Company given hefty fine after years of noncompliance
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BC Ferries spending, losses and on-time performance up over 2023

BC Ferries spending, losses and on-time performance up over 2023

A point of pride noted in the CEO’s presentation at the Aug. 15 AGM was BCF was 'back on the path to being an employer of choice.'
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Wheelchair-friendly viewing platform installed at Sargeant Bay fish ladder

Wheelchair-friendly viewing platform installed at Sargeant Bay fish ladder

New fish ladder and viewing platform welcome pink salmon and community members
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Sechelt weather: Fall tree fruit harvest time approaches

Sechelt weather: Fall tree fruit harvest time approaches

Rain is expected to continue, off and on throughout the weekend and up to Tuesday of next week.
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WPC calls to remove Dock Management Plan opposition signage

WPC calls to remove Dock Management Plan opposition signage

As existing tidewater docks and boathouses within the shíshálh swiya are allowed to stay under conditions detailed in updates to the dock management plan, the Waterfront Protection Coalition is calling for the removal of the signs opposing the process.
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Opinion: Canadian Future Party makes a push to restore rational political discourse

Opinion: Canadian Future Party makes a push to restore rational political discourse

Amid polarized political division, a new party is emerging to provide a balanced alternative
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Opinion: ‘Radical’ rhetoric all part of the game in Canadian politics

Opinion: ‘Radical’ rhetoric all part of the game in Canadian politics

Few Canadians identify as extreme left or extreme right, but that's not stopping opponents from labelling them as such
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