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Ferry workers' union calls for more federal funding for B.C. Ferries

Ferry workers' union calls for more federal funding for B.C. Ferries

The B.C. Ferry & Marine Workers’ Union says B.C. Ferries gets about $35 million annually from Ottawa, a fraction of what VIA Rail and an East Coast ferry service receive
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Coopers Green to be an improved place to 'go'

Coopers Green to be an improved place to 'go'

Flush toilets, form to be determined, are slated for Coopers Green’s future.
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Inflation evident in SCRD 2024 audit

Inflation evident in SCRD 2024 audit

The SCRD ended 2024 'in a strong financial position,' according to its financial services manager. Audit includes compensation numbers for top-earning staffers.
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Candidates clash over climate, affordability and rights at Whistler all-candidates meeting

Candidates clash over climate, affordability and rights at Whistler all-candidates meeting

Playful jabs, satire and serious policy debates dominated the April 22 West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country riding forum
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Gibsons sets eight per cent tax increase target

Gibsons sets eight per cent tax increase target

Tax increase target for 2025 operating budget, aiming to address $651,000 revenue gap
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Opinion: No fixed address – ensuring homeless have a voice in this election

Opinion: No fixed address – ensuring homeless have a voice in this election

RainCity Housing is bringing in extra staff to ensure homeless folks in Sechelt and Gibsons have their say at the polls.
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Eve Lazarus: Missing plane mystery solved in North Vancouver mountains

Eve Lazarus: Missing plane mystery solved in North Vancouver mountains

A plane flying from Lethbridge to Vancouver in 1947 disappeared without a trace, remaining an unsolved mystery until 1994 when a hiker led searchers to the crash site
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'A business model to suppress wages'

'A business model to suppress wages'

Ironworkers Local 97 is calling for the Liberals and Conservatives to overhaul the temporary foreign worker program.
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Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Digging deep into the B.C. ridings up for grabs in the April 28 election
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'It's been decimating': B.C. anglers push for chinook salmon fishing in Howe Sound

'It's been decimating': B.C. anglers push for chinook salmon fishing in Howe Sound

Squamish Nation does not support the recreational retention of hatchery chinook and says the health of wild chinook would likely be negatively affected.
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