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VIDEO: Looking back at a year’s worth of beautiful images from B.C.’s Fraser Valley

Chilliwack is a beautiful place to be, with nature providing ample opportunity for photographers of every level to capture striking images. Each week, we feature one photo from the many submissions that come in from the community. As we say goodbye to 2025, we wanted to thank all of our contributors to Community Camera for […]

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Company sued $6 million for unpaid fees related to Kootenay Lake ferry construction

A company previously tasked with building the new Kootenay Lake ferry is being sued for over $6 million in unpaid fees. Western Pacific Marine, which was in charge of the ferry’s construction until it was removed from the project in early December by the provincial government, has been named a defendant in a civil claim

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B.C. firm’s remote watercraft taking care of ‘the dangerous and the boring’

Autonomous boats built in downtown Nanaimo are creating ripples across the marine technology sector. Shift Coastal Technologies is the brainchild of biologist-turned-entrepreneur James Spencer, who saw a need for marine vehicles that could get into dangerous shorelines that would be risky for crewed boats. Prior to developing autonomous vehicles, Spencer worked as a consultant with

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Meet Lance and Jagger, the only official search dog unit in Northwest B.C.

The time and money spent training a B.C. search dog unit is significant, but the only K9 handler in the Northwest for a search and rescue team says it is absolutely worth it. Lance Barrowman and his dog Jagger volunteer with the Houston Search and Rescue group. Barrowman has been involved with various search and

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