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Rob Shaw: PHSA CEO still advising health minister despite full-time, $350K appointment

Rob Shaw: PHSA CEO still advising health minister despite full-time, $350K appointment

BC NDP says PHSA job needs Penny Ballem's full attention. So why is she still advising the minister?
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Opinion: One green sea turtle can contain the equivalent of 10 ping pong balls in plastic

Opinion: One green sea turtle can contain the equivalent of 10 ping pong balls in plastic

New research estimates that approximately 60 tonnes of plastic debris discarded in the ocean reside within female green turtles at any given time.
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Rob Shaw: Carney sidesteps B.C. as Alberta, feds push for new West Coast pipeline

Rob Shaw: Carney sidesteps B.C. as Alberta, feds push for new West Coast pipeline

A new pipeline deal is forming and British Columbia is barely in the room
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Opinion: Practical ways families can foster kids' love of literacy during the summer months

Opinion: Practical ways families can foster kids' love of literacy during the summer months

Fostering children's love of literacy is an accessible and practical way for families to be involved in the process of their early literacy development.
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Letters: Gibsons church has been valued part of community

Letters: Gibsons church has been valued part of community

'The current application does not request a change to the existing C-5 zoning, but rather a modest, unit-specific amendment to allow religious assembly in a single suite. This thoughtful approach preserves the broader zoning intent while recognizing a long-standing, beneficial community use.'
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Rob Shaw: Safe-supply leak shows just how broken B.C.’s whistleblower law is

Rob Shaw: Safe-supply leak shows just how broken B.C.’s whistleblower law is

A disclosure that forced a major policy reversal wouldn’t qualify for protection
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Letters: Install light at Teredo street

Letters: Install light at Teredo street

'Can anyone explain why we have no pedestrian activated light at Teredo Street and Trail Avenue, which dozens of people risk their lives to cross daily, while at the Sunshine Coast highway and Monkey Tree Lane the Ministry of Transportation recently completed an intersection upgrade including a pedestrian activated crossing light?'
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Letters: Sechelt councillors respond to mayor's social media post, stand by audit commitment

Letters: Sechelt councillors respond to mayor's social media post, stand by audit commitment

'Vague public statements suggesting undisclosed or external problems risk misleading the public,' say five of Sechelt's seven council members.
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Letters: Sovereign questions

Letters: Sovereign questions

'Why does Canada have a foreigner for a King? Why do images of English royalty appear on Canadian currency?'
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Letters: We want a credit union, not a bank

Letters: We want a credit union, not a bank

'The merger would force a change in SCCU’s deposit insurance. Currently, all SCCU deposits are 100 percent insured by the Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. If the merger occurs, the insurer would change to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.'
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