Guide and service dogs perform an important service, but those skills aren’t something they’re born with. On Wednesday, Oct. 29, the non-profit B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs took a class of more than half a dozen puppies to Nanaimo’s Departure Bay ferry terminal to train on the important task of learning how to use an […]
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To satisfy the expected energy needs of industrial operations in the province, B.C. needs to add new power sources roughly equal to the electricity produced by six Site C dams. B.C. Premier David Eby said on Wednesday (Oct. 29) that he would “stake his government” on the passage of the recently introduced energy bill that
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B.C.’s Jobs Ministry announced 187 amendments that the province says will make government services more efficient and accessible on Monday (Oct. 27). Changes to 38 regulations across 10 ministries aim to eliminate red tape, speeding up permit and approval processes that would affect residents and small businesses. Some of the upcoming changes to regulations include:
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Even as inflation cools across the country, B.C.’s construction industry continues to feel the heat from rising costs and economic uncertainty, according to an industry report. The B.C. Construction Association released its semi-annual report on the province’s construction sector on Tuesday (Oct. 28), with data suggesting that the cost of building materials has increased twice
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A Campbell River man is facing 15 charges, including three counts of sexual assault and four counts of forcible confinement in connectionwith a series of Ontario incidents from nearly 30 years ago. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced the arrest of Jason Timothy Davidson, 52, on Oct. 29, following a three-decade investigation, dubbed Project Aerial.
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