After a gruelling strike, B.C.’s two main public service unions either have a tentative deal in place or are close to one. “This was an epic strike for our members, who made great sacrifices on the picket lines for eight weeks,” said Professional Employees’ Association (PEA) President Melissa Moroz. Now, Moroz and other union leaders […]
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A Salmon Arm man believes he has his cat to thank for capturing a striking comet streaking across the sky above his home early Monday morning. Wes Penner, whose home near Canoe Beach faces Bastion Mountain, normally has the security camera in his living room pointing down at his driveway. But at 1:07 a.m. Oct.
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The B.C. Greens have introduced a private members’ bill to bring back a rent control tool to stabilize rent prices for tenants. At a press conference Tuesday (Oct. 28), B.C. Greens leader Emily Lowan, alongside Rob Botterell, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, announced a bill seeking to reintroduce vacancy control, a tool that
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Justin Cooper is a 28-year-old American pro motorcycle rider set to race at BC Place Stadium during the World Supercross Canadian GP on Nov. 15. I’m none of, nor doing, those things, but Justin and I do have something in common: Broken bones from riding a dirt bike. “Oh yeah, I broke a lot of
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The owner of a home in one of Langley’s most expensive neighbourhoods had his property assessment reduced by $375,000, in a recent ruling. The Property Assessment Appeal Board of B.C. ruled largely in favour of the owner of a home in High Point Equestrian Estates, near 200 Street and 3 Avenue. The property had been
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