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New health clinic opens on Bowen Island

New health clinic opens on Bowen Island

Bowen Island still waits for a health centre but in the meantime a new health and performance clinic is opening on-island. Dr.
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No injuries in Cape Roger Curtis trailer fire

No injuries in Cape Roger Curtis trailer fire

No one was injured after a trailer burned at Cape Roger Curtis Thursday evening. Only charred scraps are left of the trailer, which was on a Lighthouse Lane property where a large house is under construction.
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Muni Morsels: short term rentals and Islands Trust requisition stir up some controversy

Muni Morsels: short term rentals and Islands Trust requisition stir up some controversy

The following are briefs from the Sept. 30 regular council meeting.
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New eight-lane tube to replace George Massey Tunnel endorsed by Metro Vancouver

New eight-lane tube to replace George Massey Tunnel endorsed by Metro Vancouver

Exact costs of new tunnel unknown but will be similar to previously proposed bridge, says Ministry of Transportation. A new environmental assessment will be required.
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Province commits $17m to new Surrey quantum computing institute

Province commits $17m to new Surrey quantum computing institute

Facility at Simon Fraser University Surrey campus will be part of planned "innovation corridor," premier says
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Westport Fuel Systems fined for Chinese bribery scheme

Westport Fuel Systems fined for Chinese bribery scheme

Vancouver-based energy firm Westport Fuel Systems Inc. has reached a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which claimed the company engaged in bribery of a Chinese government official.
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Surrey mayor takes a swipe at B.C. solicitor general after brazen daytime murder

Surrey mayor takes a swipe at B.C. solicitor general after brazen daytime murder

Doug McCallum says province-led transition process beleaguered by “red tape”
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Friday's Global Climate Strike comes to Bowen (and then Vancouver)

Friday's Global Climate Strike comes to Bowen (and then Vancouver)

Here's everything we know about tomorrow's events.
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Trudeau meets South Asians in B.C. and praises provincial NDP at rally

Trudeau meets South Asians in B.C. and praises provincial NDP at rally

Liberal rally held in Surrey a week after Trudeau’s insulting blackface photos revealed by Time magazine
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Urgent repairs to Cove Bay Water System Wednesday may mean water pressure fluctuations

Urgent repairs to Cove Bay Water System Wednesday may mean water pressure fluctuations

BIM says it is conducting "urgent repairs" to the Cove Bay Water System in the Grafton Lake area. "Water system users may experience fluctuations in water pressure.
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