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BC Ferries expecting a busy long weekend, offers tips for travellers

BC Ferries expecting a busy long weekend, offers tips for travellers

Photo Pianogod at English Wikipedia B.C. Ferries is advising customers that the Horseshoe Bay - Departure Bay route will be extremely busy on Thursday, June 28 and Friday June 29 ahead of the Canada Day long weekend.
What you need to know when camping with dogs

What you need to know when camping with dogs

pic Taking Fido camping can be a blast, but make sure you’ve got everything you’ll need to make the experience a pleasant one for your pooch and other campers.
‘It’s just amazing.’ North Van senior rescued after 24 hours in the bush

‘It’s just amazing.’ North Van senior rescued after 24 hours in the bush

Rescue crews in the field. file photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore News North Shore Rescue says a local senior was lucky to have survived more than 24 hours alone and lost in a wooded area.
Money laundering through B.C. casinos tied to opioid crisis: report

Money laundering through B.C. casinos tied to opioid crisis: report

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B.C. eases requirements for foreign tech worker recruitment, extends pilot

B.C. eases requirements for foreign tech worker recruitment, extends pilot

Workers at Bardel Entertainment, Inc. | submitted The provincial government is extending a pilot program aimed at attracting foreign tech workers and easing one requirement for highly sought-after talent.
B.C. First Nation taking some heat – from the air

B.C. First Nation taking some heat – from the air

The Heiltsuk used the heat pump installation project to train members in their installation and maintenance. | Submitted Like many remote First Nations communities in B.C., Bella Bella’s Heiltsuk has housing issues.
Land-based fish farming lures new investment interest

Land-based fish farming lures new investment interest

In operation for five years now, Kuterra produces 300 tonnes of salmon per yearin a closed-containment system. | Submitted Can land-based salmon farming ever be profitable in B.C. while competing with open-net fish farms? Ross Beaty, one of B.C.
Douglas Coupland's portrait of Canada is bright, optimistic and in 3D

Douglas Coupland's portrait of Canada is bright, optimistic and in 3D

Artist Douglas Coupland smiles while organizing his latest work “The National Portrait,” a series of 3D portraits printed from hundreds of scans of Canadians’ heads, at a studio in Vancouver on Thursday November 9, 2017.
Large-scale money-laundering at B.C. casinos; collective system failure: report

Large-scale money-laundering at B.C. casinos; collective system failure: report

Casino/Shutterstock British Columbia's attorney general has released an independent report saying the province's casinos unknowingly served as money-laundering outlets for organized crime.
OPINION: Richmond is growing McMansions instead of crops on "protected" farmland

OPINION: Richmond is growing McMansions instead of crops on "protected" farmland

In a puzzling scene at Richmond City Hall in May, City Council opened the barn door for rampant speculation on agricultural farmland.
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