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Pattullo project means spring, summer and fall road closures in New West

Pattullo project means spring, summer and fall road closures in New West

Lots of traffic changes in New West in 2023 as Pattullo Bridge project aims for 2024 opening
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B.C. wedding vendors seeing a return to small weddings, tight budgets after big pandemic catchup

B.C. wedding vendors seeing a return to small weddings, tight budgets after big pandemic catchup

Say "I Do" to smaller crowds
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New West playwright explores life, death and growing up in this magical tale

New West playwright explores life, death and growing up in this magical tale

Bean & Hat is a clown show about living out your wildest dreams and exploring deeper meanings.
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Amid record EV sales, B.C. to fund 250 more public charging stations

Amid record EV sales, B.C. to fund 250 more public charging stations

It's all part of the province's "Electric Highway" program.
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New West entrepreneur co-authors a book with ChatGPT to help local businesses

New West entrepreneur co-authors a book with ChatGPT to help local businesses

A new local content marketing studio, Studio3, experimented with using AI in content creation and brought out a new e-book
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Canada lagging as wind and solar drive global drop in electricity emissions, study finds

Canada lagging as wind and solar drive global drop in electricity emissions, study finds

Wind and solar generation have hit a global turning point in weening the grid off fossil fuels. Some experts say Canada needs to build five times faster to catch up.
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Two B.C. MPs currently on parliamentary trip to Taiwan

Two B.C. MPs currently on parliamentary trip to Taiwan

Canada only formally recognizes Mainland China, but maintains informal relations with Taiwan. Canada-Taiwan trade reached $10.2 billion in 2021, up from $7.4 billion a year earlier
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Celebrate Earth Day at this “knockout” event in Queensborough

Celebrate Earth Day at this “knockout” event in Queensborough

Save the date: Saturday, April 22 – help improve the biodiversity on New West’s shoreline
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'It was so gross': Metro Vancouver woman finds bugs in store-bought Easter eggs

'It was so gross': Metro Vancouver woman finds bugs in store-bought Easter eggs

One of the eggs was "full of bugs."
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Trees not endangered species in B.C., expert says

Trees not endangered species in B.C., expert says

"We have lots of forest, it’s just the forest we’re operating in for timber harvesting has become a lot less," forestry expert David Elstone says.
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