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TransLink Board approves property tax and replacement tax hikes for 2026

The TransLink Board approved property tax and replacement tax hikes for 2026 that mean an average residential property’s bill will increase by roughly $35 or 7.5 per cent over last year and an average business class property’s bill will increase by $41. The board voted on this during its March 25 quarterly meeting. A report […]

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Alleged drug dealers caught in Abbotsford with enough cocaine to kill 20 bears

A suspected drug-dealing operation was halted in Abbotsford on Monday night (March 23) after police arrested three people carrying 73 grams of cocaine and more than $4,500 in cash. The incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m., with Abbotsford police apprehending two men and a woman in their twenties in the area of Gillis Avenue and

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Victoria trans community warns B.C. decision may worsen surgical wait times

Sarah, a trans woman in Victoria, was shocked and ‘disappointed’ to learn that B.C. residents who wish to undergo gender affirming lower surgeries (vaginoplasty) can no longer take the MSP-funded GrS Montreal pathway. This means longer waiting times, putting pressure on the trans community who are already waiting for a life-changing surgery. Hoping to make

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Revelstoke entrepreneur stringing new public tree hammocks in greenbelt

The Revelstoke community can look forward to more comfy public places to lie and lounge, as a local entrepreneur commits to installing his signature hammock-style nets in the Illecillewaet Greenbelt. Nathan Baril, the 28-year-old founder of Nate’s Nets, has strung up approximately 35 of his trademark TreeNets over the last two years around Revelstoke and

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