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Burnaby organizations receive provincial funding for anti-racism and inclusion initiatives

Burnaby organizations receive provincial funding for anti-racism and inclusion initiatives

"Discrimination and racism are real, and too many people in this province continue to be victimized by hate."
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B.C. group gets millions to decarbonize fashion, stop ancient forest harvesting

B.C. group gets millions to decarbonize fashion, stop ancient forest harvesting

Based out of Vancouver, B.C., Canopy received $60 million this week to wean global supply chains off ancient forest products and replace them with alternatives, like recycled clothing and straw.
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Comment: It's time to get serious about the opioid epidemic

Comment: It's time to get serious about the opioid epidemic

Mother of a 16-year-old who died of a toxic mix of lethal drugs deplores lack of B.C. government action on recommendations from inquest into her son’s death.
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Letter: Kudos to BC NDP for affordability efforts

Letter: Kudos to BC NDP for affordability efforts

Provincial government accomplishing more to create low-cost housing than BC Liberals did.
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Les Leyne: The travails of 'John from Langford'

Les Leyne: The travails of 'John from Langford'

John Horgan’s private career still public, caught in political and environmental crossfire
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Great horned owl family nests in laundry basket in Saanich tree

Great horned owl family nests in laundry basket in Saanich tree

A bird expert says it’s not unusual to see owls take over the nests of other birds — or even use human structures
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Metro Vancouver proceeding with Bowen park purchase

Metro Vancouver proceeding with Bowen park purchase

The Metro Vancouver board of directors approved moving ahead with the land deal at Cape Roger Curtis
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Traditional Indigenous powwow comes to Burnaby Mountain

Traditional Indigenous powwow comes to Burnaby Mountain

On Simon Fraser University campus, a first-of-its-kind event awaits this Saturday.
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B.C. backs 14 companies looking to reduce plastic waste

B.C. backs 14 companies looking to reduce plastic waste

The B.C. government announced over $8 million in funding to 14 companies looking to recycle plastic waste or prevent it from entering depots and landfills.
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More than 8,300 new homes are planned for this Burnaby 'urban village'

More than 8,300 new homes are planned for this Burnaby 'urban village'

Two proposed master plans would see 26 new buildings just south of Lougheed Highway.
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