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Comment: Forest management needed to tackle the wildfire crisis

Comment: Forest management needed to tackle the wildfire crisis

Opinion: Solutions exist, but they demand a significant transformation of our forest management approach.
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Minter: Bringing houseplants indoors

Minter: Bringing houseplants indoors

Master gardener Brian Minter: Lower your house temperatures and keep the plants in well-lit areas for them to survive the winter.
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Geoff Johnson: FSA not a good way of assessing Indigenous students

Geoff Johnson: FSA not a good way of assessing Indigenous students

The Fraser Institute’s FSA-based “ranking” substantiates arguments that assessing a child in a way that does not seem relevant to their life and culture is meaningless
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Trevor Hancock: We’re a long way from being a One Planet region

Trevor Hancock: We’re a long way from being a One Planet region

Some nations use nowhere near their fair share of the Earth’s biocapacity and resources, while others — such as Canada, with its nearly five-planet footprint — have far more
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Beware of 'zombie debt' haunting your finances this fall: BBB

Beware of 'zombie debt' haunting your finances this fall: BBB

Ever heard of "zombie debt?" What you need to know if someone calls you from a loan company, law firm or government agency during spooky season.
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Les Leyne: Rent long-term or sell, minister tells vacation-rental owners

Les Leyne: Rent long-term or sell, minister tells vacation-rental owners

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says owners of units used for short-term rentals have six months to decide
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Enforcing the new short-term rental rules

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Enforcing the new short-term rental rules

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Renu Bakshi: Incompetent strata councils threaten financial, emotional security of condo buildings

Renu Bakshi: Incompetent strata councils threaten financial, emotional security of condo buildings

Seinfeld dedicated two episodes to absurdity on condo boards. Unfortunately, there’s nothing funny about problem strata councils, writes Renu Bakshi
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP's short-term rental bill stays intact, passes without amendments

Rob Shaw: BC NDP's short-term rental bill stays intact, passes without amendments

Opposition BC United warns of unintended consequences of sweeping legislation
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Les Leyne: Top 10% of short-term rental hosts took in half the revenue

Les Leyne: Top 10% of short-term rental hosts took in half the revenue

McGill University researchers found that it’s the businesses renting out multiple units that dominate the market in B.C.
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