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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…

If elected, Independent MLAs could hold balance of power

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Written By Jeff Davies
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With the two major parties locked in a dead heat, one B.C. pollster says there’s a real possibility several independent MLAs may get elected next month in rural and northern…

Peace underwater: Site C reservoir begins filling after decades of protests

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Written By Tania Finch
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The project that has been fraught with controversy since the early 1980s will soon change the Peace River valley landscape forever, as BC Hydro begins filling the mammoth Site C…