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Sea to Sky fishing guides weigh in on 'dismal' year for Pacific salmon

Sea to Sky fishing guides weigh in on 'dismal' year for Pacific salmon

Sockeye, chum numbers were particularly bad, say guides
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Coronavirus risk considered low for B.C. as Seattle reports first case

Coronavirus risk considered low for B.C. as Seattle reports first case

A new coronavirus, spreading in China, appears to be less worrisome than the SARS outbreak of 2003, and the risk to British Columbians is considered to be low, says Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer.
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Lil'wat Nation and province working on management plan for hot springs

Lil'wat Nation and province working on management plan for hot springs

Public survey about future management of for Keyhole and Meager Creek out now
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West Van councillor aims to scrub racist land title rules

West Van councillor aims to scrub racist land title rules

There was once a time, not all that long ago, when Marcus Wong wouldn’t have been welcome in his own home.
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Vancouver International Airport to take steps to prevent coronavirus from spreading

Vancouver International Airport to take steps to prevent coronavirus from spreading

Signage to be added, and health-screening question to be added to electronic border kiosks, but no temperature-screening yet
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Dave Walden elected as Pemberton's new school trustee

Dave Walden elected as Pemberton's new school trustee

Polls closed at 8 p.m., Jan. 18 with Walden in the lead
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Squamish considers hiking cemetery burial fees

Squamish considers hiking cemetery burial fees

Fee increases would help pay for improvements and allow the District to halt subsidies
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Out-of-bounds-snowboarder pulled from Grouse Mountain gully

Out-of-bounds-snowboarder pulled from Grouse Mountain gully

North Shore Rescue members have saved an out-of-bounds snowboarder who came within meters of meeting his maker Monday afternoon.
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'Stay out of the mountains' if you're not ready for avalanche danger, says searcher

Coquitlam Search and Rescue search manager Al Hurley says a weekend rescue of five hikers on Mount Beautiful was hampered by treacherous avalanche conditions
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Lottery winner forced to wait 2 months to claim 6/49 prize

Lottery winner forced to wait 2 months to claim 6/49 prize

Ivan Dubinsky is set to let his career go dark after winning the lottery.
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