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Squamish’s Library of Things adds new and duplicate items

Squamish’s Library of Things adds new and duplicate items

Reducing wait times for borrowers is one of the goals of duplicating some items.
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Squamish resident wins Marathon Shuffle near Powell River

Squamish resident wins Marathon Shuffle near Powell River

Adam Skinner topped the men’s category with a 2:38 finish of the 27-kilometre course.
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B.C. lawyer cited for alleged stock fraud-related trust account violations

B.C. lawyer cited for alleged stock fraud-related trust account violations

The Law Society of BC says millions of dollars from clients under a U.S. stock fraud probe flowed through a Vancouver lawyer's trust account with little to no inquiry from the lawyer despite 'objectively suspicious' circumstances.
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Rob Shaw: Messy drug decriminalization experiment marred by shifting policies, unhelpful data

Rob Shaw: Messy drug decriminalization experiment marred by shifting policies, unhelpful data

Can B.C. prove its controversial drug program works if it keeps changing the rules and failing to track key metrics?
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Letter: Is Woodfibre LNG a good neighbour?

Letter: Is Woodfibre LNG a good neighbour?

'A good neighbour to me is not one that arrives with promises but one that actually shows they care, pitches in, and actually tries to improve what they use.'
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B.C. strata owners ordered to pay $8,500 for rental violations

B.C. strata owners ordered to pay $8,500 for rental violations

The tribunal found the owners had been added to the rental waiting list and were not authorized to rent their unit.
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Applications open for $40M loan program for secondary suites

Applications open for $40M loan program for secondary suites

Homeowners can apply for forgivable loans for as much as half the total cost of renovations, up to a maximum of $40,000, to build basement and garden suites
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Esquimalt woman finally receives postcard from Galapagos — 33 years later

Esquimalt woman finally receives postcard from Galapagos — 33 years later

Sherry Kirkvold dropped the card into a whale-oil-barrel post box on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Archipelago on March 15, 1991.
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Vancouver police chief says public drug use 'intolerable situation'

Vancouver police chief says public drug use 'intolerable situation'

Adam Palmer: "You've got open drug use on the sidewalks in different neighbourhoods, in Yaletown and Coal Harbour — all over the city. We're not just talking about the Downtown Eastside."
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Boaters warned not to approach young orca that was subject of rescue effort

Boaters warned not to approach young orca that was subject of rescue effort

First Nations in the Zeballos area say too many boaters are interacting with the young orca that recently swam free from a lagoon.
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