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Flooding creates new Coquihalla River channel through Hope golf course

A new channel of the Coquihalla River has cut through the Hope Golf & Country Club, due to last week’s heavy rainfall and atmospheric river conditions. The channel — along with silt, gravel, and other river debris on the course— could be seen Tuesday morning (Dec. 16) flowing through the green and turning hole No.7 […]

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B.C. working on financial guarantee program for impacted Cowichan case landowners

The province of B.C. is working on a program to provide a financial guarantee for Cowichan title land property owners. This would entail backing mortgages and business loans for owners of land within the slice of Richmond’s Lulu Island where a First Nation was ruled to have an Aboriginal title claim. B.C. Supreme Court Justice

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White Rock author celebrates B.C.’s coastal fascination with ferries

You can’t get anywhere on the B.C. coast without taking a ferry. For some, it’s a welcome chance to observe and appreciate the abundant delights of marine life, varied terrain and vegetation – while, for others, it can be simply a tedious several-hour pause in a busy schedule. But if you have the opportunity to

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Premier Eby visits farmers as Fraser Valley flood conditions improve

Only four days after Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens publicly criticized the federal government for not sufficiently protecting the region from the threat of flooding, the city had a special visit from Premier David Eby and several ministers to show that the city can continue to count on support from the province. The City of Abbotsford

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Calls mount in B.C. for pipeline value changes to be postponed

BC Assessment’s proposed changes to its pipeline valuation model are receiving more pushback as local governments brace for substantial losses in tax revenue that would result if the changes come into effect next year as planned. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) board of directors has written a second letter urging the Minister of Finance to

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