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Site C spillway contract $300 million over original estimate

Site C spillway contract $300 million over original estimate

The main civil works contract, $1.7 billion is expected to come in over budget, due to geotechnical problems and delays. | BC HYDRO BC Hydro has awarded the second largest contract for Site C dam to a consortium that includes Aecon Group Inc.
B.C. teachers' union to ask for higher salaries to help with shortages

B.C. teachers' union to ask for higher salaries to help with shortages

Classroom/Shutterstock The union representing British Columbia teachers will look to boost salaries, when their contract negotiations open later this year. B.C.
FOLLOWUP: Tsawwassen Mills mall is NOT a magnet for criminals from the Downtown Eastside

FOLLOWUP: Tsawwassen Mills mall is NOT a magnet for criminals from the Downtown Eastside

File photo We recently re-published an article from one of our sister publications, the Delta Optimist , about crime at Tsawwassen Mills mall.
Viaducts’ removal paves way for radical remake

Viaducts’ removal paves way for radical remake

According to a city report issued in January, the cost of removing the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts could exceed $200 million?|?Rob Kruyt, BIV files While they aren’t designated heritage monuments by the City of Vancouver, the Georgia and Dunsmuir v
A murder mystery? What explains two dead crows hanging from East Van tree?

A murder mystery? What explains two dead crows hanging from East Van tree?

Melanie Mason-Webb took this photo of two dead crows hanging from a tree in New Brighton Park on Mar. 16.
People on disability benefit from free income tax clinic

People on disability benefit from free income tax clinic

Peer support worker Michael Faithfull helps people on disability overcome their income-tax anxiety — and get a much-needed rebate. Photograph By DAN TOULGOET Filing an income tax return fills most people with dread.
Inspections, training needed to prevent ammonia leaks at ice rinks: experts

Inspections, training needed to prevent ammonia leaks at ice rinks: experts

Fernie Memorial Arena is shown in Fernie, B.C. on Wednesday, Oct.18, 2017.
RCMP move to arrest pipeline protesters at entrance to Trans Mountain work site

RCMP move to arrest pipeline protesters at entrance to Trans Mountain work site

RCMP officers arrest a woman who tied herself to a gate outside Kinder Morgan in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday March 17, 2018.
Abbotsford hockey association denies players caused over $200,000 of damage

Abbotsford hockey association denies players caused over $200,000 of damage

The Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association is denying allegations that its players caused more than $200,000 worth of damage to a Squamish hotel, according to a recently filed court document.
Chinese pharmaceutical giant opens the largest private art gallery in Richmond

Chinese pharmaceutical giant opens the largest private art gallery in Richmond

The 21,000-sq.-ft., six-metre tall Lipont Place discovers obscure, local artists
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