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B.C.’s skilled labour shortage about to become acute

B.C.’s skilled labour shortage about to become acute

Can the province find the 14,000 skilled labourers needed to build major infrastructure?
District hopes to get 32 new childcare spaces

District hopes to get 32 new childcare spaces

Squamish applies to Union of B.C. Municipalities for $1-million grant
Regional district asks for more time to comment on proposed Ring Creek basalt mine

Regional district asks for more time to comment on proposed Ring Creek basalt mine

Residents have hired an environmental consultant to make an independent assessment
Squamish RCMP looking for robbers in break-and-enter

Squamish RCMP looking for robbers in break-and-enter

Police calling it a targeted incident
Scientists find ‘odd’ pattern in killer whale birth, death rates

Scientists find ‘odd’ pattern in killer whale birth, death rates

Fisheries scientists suspect odd-even year fluctuations may have something to do with pink salmon
Province upgrades Duffey Lake Road avalanche-control system

Province upgrades Duffey Lake Road avalanche-control system

Gazex system cuts down on closures
Eagle video sparks trespassing at Vancouver Landfill

Eagle video sparks trespassing at Vancouver Landfill

The City of Vancouver is reminding the public they cannot enter the private industrial site without permission
Temporary school to open on Hornby, 6 months after fire

Temporary school to open on Hornby, 6 months after fire

Students on Hornby Island are expected to move into a temporary school on Feb. 19, six months after their school was badly damaged in an arson fire. The 50 students of the Hornby Island Community School, which burned on Aug.
Is ICBC set to deploy the ultimate back-seat driver?

Is ICBC set to deploy the ultimate back-seat driver?

Insurance corporation’s pilot project will tap technology to monitor driving habits
Competition watchdog urges B.C. to allow restaurants to buy from private alcohol retailers

Competition watchdog urges B.C. to allow restaurants to buy from private alcohol retailers

Current government policy forces restaurant owners to buy from government stores and at full retail price