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Will billions in ‘recovery’ money boost flood defences?

Feb 23, 2022

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6 min read

Will billions in ‘recovery’ money boost flood defences?

BC has budgeted $1.5 billion for flood recovery, but how much goes towards improving substandard dikes remains to be seen.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Long COVID Q&A: ‘I’m scared that this is going to be the whole rest of my life’

Feb 22, 2022

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9 min read

Long COVID Q&A: ‘I’m scared that this is going to be the whole rest of my life’

Patt Elzinga contracted COVID in April 2021. Almost a year later, she is now one of the COVID long haulers, searching for answers to her condition.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Abbotsford mega-mansion could be used for farmworkers if needed: province

Feb 18, 2022

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2 min read

Abbotsford mega-mansion could be used for farmworkers if needed: province

With no farming on-site and plenty of space in mansion, there's no need to keep home that was supposed to have been demolished years ago, officials say.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen

Eastern Valley

Big problems, big solutions

Feb 18, 2022

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13 min read

Big problems, big solutions

In the final part of this series, we look at what rural communities need to recover from November's disaster, and what challenges stand in their way.

The canoe builder

Feb 17, 2022

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9 min read

The canoe builder

The making of a speedy racing canoe: attention to detail, decades of practice, a good cause, and a steady mix of Pow Wow songs and AC/DC.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Antipsychotic medication use on the rise in long-term care, thanks to COVID

Feb 16, 2022

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6 min read

Antipsychotic medication use on the rise in long-term care, thanks to COVID

Long-term care homes are medicating more residents with antipsychotics than before the pandemic. Advocates are concerned that number may not go down.

How to raise a Fraser Valley Olympian

Feb 15, 2022

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7 min read

How to raise a Fraser Valley Olympian

Nancy Howden shares what it was like raising Olympian Reece Howden, from his first days on skis to saying goodbye before the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

A motorcycle club answers a stranger’s call for help

Feb 14, 2022

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8 min read

A motorcycle club answers a stranger’s call for help

The Thomas family had just moved to BC a year ago, and they didn't have a local network to draw on after a landslide damaged their property during November's floods.

Joti Grewal
Joti Grewal
ICBC sale of housing tied to First Nation’s plans for old hospital site, province says

Feb 11, 2022

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5 min read

ICBC sale of housing tied to First Nation’s plans for old hospital site, province says

BC's provincial insurance agency turned $40 million profit on Central Abbotsford rental complex.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Langley solidifies claim as most-populous Fraser Valley city

Feb 10, 2022

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9 min read

Langley solidifies claim as most-populous Fraser Valley city

Chilliwack has become a 'metro,' Harrison Hot Springs booms, and Abbotsford is on pace to hit 200,000 people in 2037.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen

Eastern Valley

Big disasters, small budgets

Feb 9, 2022

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11 min read

Big disasters, small budgets

In the second story of a three-part series, we look at how rural communities responded to November's disaster, and how provincial funding was essential to that work.

Chilliwack Safeway lot nearing construction after 16 years

Feb 8, 2022

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2 min read

Chilliwack Safeway lot nearing construction after 16 years

The site of the former downtown Safeway has been empty for 16 years, and the city says the developers have everything they need to start construction.

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