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NDP takes aim at Multi Material BC recycling 'failure' (with VIDEO)

NDP takes aim at Multi Material BC recycling 'failure' (with VIDEO)

The NDP is accusing the provincial government of handing over control of B.C.'s blue box recycling system to Toronto-based multinational executives who will be unaccountable while B.C. businesses and households pay higher costs.
Captive whales a relic that must end

Captive whales a relic that must end

A few days after a training boat for the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue was surrounded by up to 200 playful dolphins, I was on a beach in Maui with my partner watching a pod of humpback whales breaching on the horizon.
Kwan’s role dims NDP’s outrage over PHS scandal

Kwan’s role dims NDP’s outrage over PHS scandal

New Democrat MLA Jenny Kwan got a snap unpaid leave of absence approved Monday, notwithstanding that up until now in the legislature, there has been no such thing.
PHS defenders rally on Facebook

PHS defenders rally on Facebook

If the saying “A picture’s worth a thousand words” is to be taken at face value, the Facebook page dedicated to Friends of PHS Community Services can only be described as priceless.
Trees chopped for Kits secondary’s seismic upgrade

Trees chopped for Kits secondary’s seismic upgrade

Some Kitsilano residents are worried that work to seismically upgrade Kitsilano secondary school will involve sacrificing more than a third of the school’s trees.
MLA questions costly B.C. recycling monopoly

MLA questions costly B.C. recycling monopoly

Popham calls MMBC a "dummy company" for major multinationals
Main Street in micro: Transcript

Main Street in micro: Transcript

Graeme Berglund, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Shawn Hunt, Sarah Tesla, Nigel Pike and Cameron Forsyth offer their diverse insights into the East Vancouver neighbourhood

Ray Harris becomes REBGV president

Ray Harris officially took over from Sandra Wyant as president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver at the organization’s March 20 annual general meeting. Harris has been in the real estate business for nearly 30 years.

Housing market strongly dependent on Chinese economy: conference board

An increase in growth in China’s gross domestic product would have a positive impact on the housing market in Vancouver, argues a Conference Board of Canada report released March 24.
Spoke Songs in Vancouver uses bicycles to reach out to addicts

Spoke Songs in Vancouver uses bicycles to reach out to addicts

Jonathan Orr turned to cycling as a way of helping his own recovery. With the helpof Our Community Bikes, he’s created a bike share program for DTES residents
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