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Chilliwack will keep single-use bag fees low until March

Jan 4, 2023

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3 min read

Chilliwack will keep single-use bag fees low until March

Harlem Globetrotters, agriculture show, live theatre, cooking, and tree chipping: the Fraser Valley’s must-do January events

Jan 3, 2023

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8 min read

Harlem Globetrotters, agriculture show, live theatre, cooking, and tree chipping: the Fraser Valley’s must-do January events

Langley

A First Nation contemplates removing their chief. Ottawa runs for cover.

Dec 27, 2022

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22 min read

A First Nation contemplates removing their chief. Ottawa runs for cover.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Fraser Valley ice storm information hub: links, travel info, and how not to die

Dec 22, 2022

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8 min read

Fraser Valley ice storm information hub: links, travel info, and how not to die

How not to kill yourself if you need to barbecue your Christmas meal and other important ice-storm information.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
‘I’m still going through it’: a Merritt senior rebuilds after a flood

Dec 22, 2022

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12 min read

‘I’m still going through it’: a Merritt senior rebuilds after a flood

Donna Rae retired in April in an affordable retirement home. She had just renovated her bathroom when the city was flooded last year. Now rebuilding, she and others continue to struggle.

Othello Tunnels may remain closed through 2023

Dec 22, 2022

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4 min read

Othello Tunnels may remain closed through 2023

Hope's most popular tourist attraction is not expected to open this summer, according to BC Parks. Sarah Brown, who runs the Hope Visitor Centre, knows the tunnels are a unique attraction and part of the province's history.

An interview with the owner of a Roberto Luongo-themed Trans Am

Dec 21, 2022

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5 min read

An interview with the owner of a Roberto Luongo-themed Trans Am

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
The little menstrual products barn on the prairie

Dec 21, 2022

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5 min read

The little menstrual products barn on the prairie

In a barn on a small certified organic farm nestled in Agassiz, there is a room brimming with horse supplies and the oaky aroma of tannins from leather. There is also a room with boxes of pads, tampons, and other menstrual hygiene products.

‘The bus pulled into a parking lot and we just sat there’

Dec 19, 2022

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10 min read

‘The bus pulled into a parking lot and we just sat there’

When the highways that connect the lower mainland to the rest of the province were severed by floods and mudslides in November, 2021, Mikaela Robinson was on the bus from Kelowna to Vancouver. She got stuck in Hope. The latest in our partnership with the Climate Disaster Project.

Climate Disaster Project
Climate Disaster Project
Cultus Lake could face ‘extreme’ challenges & inability to evacuate if disaster strikes

Dec 19, 2022

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4 min read

Cultus Lake could face ‘extreme’ challenges & inability to evacuate if disaster strikes

'Extreme topographic and geographic challenges' could make evacuation impossible in the event of an emergency, a new document declares.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Jokes, free speech, and race: a UFV prof tries stand-up comedy

Dec 16, 2022

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10 min read

Jokes, free speech, and race: a UFV prof tries stand-up comedy

Amateur stand-up comedy is not always funny, Sumin Fang has learned. But it's a good way to share your perspective, talk about big topics, and learn about lives other than your own.

‘We open the back and there’s this alligator sitting in this enclosure.’

Dec 15, 2022

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10 min read

‘We open the back and there’s this alligator sitting in this enclosure.’

Climate Disaster Project
Climate Disaster Project
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