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Letter: Your 'old-timer' relatives have been there and survived

Letter: Your 'old-timer' relatives have been there and survived

Thanks for showing your old-timer relatives what you think of them, this writer says.
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B.C. group gets millions to decarbonize fashion, stop ancient forest harvesting

B.C. group gets millions to decarbonize fashion, stop ancient forest harvesting

Based out of Vancouver, B.C., Canopy received $60 million this week to wean global supply chains off ancient forest products and replace them with alternatives, like recycled clothing and straw.
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Workshop helps parents deal with children's misbehaviour

Workshop helps parents deal with children's misbehaviour

Mark May 8 and 31 on your calendar for "The Hidden Gifts of Tantrums" workshop in New West that aims to help parents learn how to see their kids' outbursts in a different way.
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Comment: It's time to get serious about the opioid epidemic

Comment: It's time to get serious about the opioid epidemic

Mother of a 16-year-old who died of a toxic mix of lethal drugs deplores lack of B.C. government action on recommendations from inquest into her son’s death.
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Letter: Kudos to BC NDP for affordability efforts

Letter: Kudos to BC NDP for affordability efforts

Provincial government accomplishing more to create low-cost housing than BC Liberals did.
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Les Leyne: The travails of 'John from Langford'

Les Leyne: The travails of 'John from Langford'

John Horgan’s private career still public, caught in political and environmental crossfire
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Great horned owl family nests in laundry basket in Saanich tree

Great horned owl family nests in laundry basket in Saanich tree

A bird expert says it’s not unusual to see owls take over the nests of other birds — or even use human structures
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What's happening Around Town? Grant opportunity and humour challenge

What's happening Around Town? Grant opportunity and humour challenge

Deadline to apply for community grants is April 24
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Metro Vancouver proceeding with Bowen park purchase

Metro Vancouver proceeding with Bowen park purchase

The Metro Vancouver board of directors approved moving ahead with the land deal at Cape Roger Curtis
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Hyack Square toilet to offer 'dignity and safety' to vulnerable residents

Hyack Square toilet to offer 'dignity and safety' to vulnerable residents

New West will build a freestanding toilet in Hyack Square in 2023 as part of its downtown livability strategy.
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