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‘Unfair’ groundwater restrictions blindside BC farmers and ranchers

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Written By Rob Shaw
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“This is not a long-term plan for growing food in British Columbia.” ––Jeremy Dunn B.C.’s cattle and dairy sectors are slamming the provincial government over new emergency water orders that…

Disrupting the Peace: Break-ins demoralize FSJ business owners

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Written By Spencer Hall, Special to Northern Beat
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Spencer Hall is an investigative reporter with Energeticcity.ca. Disrupting the Peace is a series on crime in northeast B.C. This is an excerpt of part two. “The burden of running…

Wildfire evacuees penalized for fleeing to Alberta

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Written By Rob Shaw
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“Some people did the right thing — they went to the closest place they could get to, where it was safe for them and their family.” ––Mike Bernier When Tumbler…

Decades of inaction fuel what may be worst wildfire season ever, says…

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Written By Jeff Davies
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“Just think if we had taken it more seriously 20 or more years ago, how much farther along we’d be.” ––Bob Gray Canada must be “on a war footing” and…