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UBC prof urges Pitt Meadows Airport to move away from leaded fuels

Pitt Meadows Airport (YPK) is under fire for its tolerance of aircraft that still use leaded fuel. A UBC professor is urging the airport to monitor lead emitted from aircraft fuels, and move to cleaner alternatives. Dr. Paul Kershaw has appeared before Pitt Meadows city council to raise his concerns. He is a Pitt Meadows […]

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New well-being plan for children aims for better coordination in B.C. government

Two years after the call for a well-being plan for children and teens, the provincial government has released an action plan. Children and Family Development Minister Jodie Wickens announced the new Child and Youth Well-Being Action Plan and Outcomes Framework during a news conference in Vancouver on Tuesday (June 16). She was joined by Attorney

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Shots fired at Langley home part of extortion ploy, police confirm

Shots fired at a Murrayville home are linked to extortion-related events in the region, according to Langley RCMP. Shots were fired in the early morning hours of June 12, in the 21500 block of 45A Avenue. Since the initial release, investigators have continued to advance the investigation and gather evidence. It has now been confirmed

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‘Extremely concerning’: B.C. environmentalists outraged by minister’s caribou comments

B.C. environmental organizations have expressed outrage over comments made by the minister of forests about caribou and old-growth during an interview in Revelstoke last Tuesday. Minister Ravi Parmar visited the community on June 9 to tour sites such as the Downie Timber saw mill, BC Hydro’s Revelstoke Dam and BC Housing’s Downie Street Redevelopment project.

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