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Rob Shaw
Rob Shaw is the CHEK News legislative correspondent and political columnist/commentator for CBC, Glacier Media, Northern Beat and Political Capital. He is co-author of A Matter of Confidence.

Elderly may be hardest hit by ER hospital closures

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Written By Rob Shaw
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“They go there… because that’s their emergency department that they’ve always gone to.” Isobel Mackenzie A Merritt senior found collapsed outside a hospital emergency department that was closed due to…

Wildfires raze hay fields, no food for cattle; farmers need recovery plan

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Written By Rob Shaw
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“We’ve got to start looking at this, because we could cripple an entire industry.” ––Mike Pritchard Business is booming at Vanderhoof’s livestock auction — and that’s bad news right now…

Eby pitches housing solutions to Deputy PM

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Written By Rob Shaw
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The question is what, if anything, will Ottawa do? writes Rob Shaw Fast-built modular housing for B.C.’s rural and remote communities, tax breaks for rental construction buildings and freeing up…

Tenant protection fund may shut out rural non-profits

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Written By Rob Shaw
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“Whether rural or smaller communities have any access to [the fund] is … going to be an issue.” Shirley Bond B.C. launched a much-anticipated fund designed to protect rental buildings…