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Trade contractors need ‘prompt-payment’ law to ease financial risk

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Written By Rob Shaw
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As B.C. fast-tracks a new wave of mining, natural gas, renewable energy and housing projects, a growing coalition of unions and business groups is urging the province to fast-track pay…

Powell River gives Poilievre rock star welcome, marathoner exit

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Written By Fran Yanor
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Powell River residents began converging on grand old Dwight Hall an hour before the doors opened, forming two lines stretched around the block in both directions. “It’s almost like a…

BC colleges brace for impact after drastic enrolment cuts

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Written By Jeff Davies
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At college campuses across BC, students, faculty, and administrators may want to heed Captain Kirk’s old warning in Star Trek and “Brace for impact!” Students returning to classes after the…

Environmental exemption for wind farms is wrong, say NE officials

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Written By Tania Finch
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“That’s just wrong. No one gets away with that.” –Brad Sperling Peace River officials pushed back against the provincial government’s recent decision to exempt wind energy projects from the environmental…