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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.

Conifex challenges BC policy swerve disallowing data farms

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“BC Hydro identified those two locations for us … and suddenly the door was shut.” ––Ken Shields A northern B.C. forestry company is taking the provincial government to court for…

Ranchers matched with hay supply, but water capture needed

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“Water is the lifeblood of our industry, it doesn’t matter what commodity you are in.” Jennifer Dyson B.C. announced funding for a new “dating service” of sorts last week to…

Elderly may be hardest hit by ER hospital closures

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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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“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…