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Column: Watch for federal tax hikes in 2024 on booze, carbon

Column: Watch for federal tax hikes in 2024 on booze, carbon

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation warns of payroll, carbon and alcohol tax hikes for consumers in the new year.
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Column: A New Year revolution begins with reflection on the year past

Column: A New Year revolution begins with reflection on the year past

Davidicus Wong, M.D., of PrimeCare Medical Centre in Burnaby, recommends "positive alternatives" to typical resolutions often turned negative.
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Jobs in tourism and hospitality: free career program aims to support newcomers to B.C.

Jobs in tourism and hospitality: free career program aims to support newcomers to B.C.

Gateway to Tourism Hospitality Jobs for Newcomers offers fully funded training opportunities and tailored support to jobseekers and employers alike
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Minter: Flowering shrubs, and bringing cuts indoors

Minter: Flowering shrubs, and bringing cuts indoors

Master gardener Brian Minter: "A well-planned garden can provide an almost limitless supply of colour."
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Minter: Cut flowers — and understanding their healing effects

Minter: Cut flowers — and understanding their healing effects

Cut flowers are the "new hugs" as they often trigger "feel-good" hormones, explains master gardener Brian Minter.
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Navigating Christmas with ADHD kids

Navigating Christmas with ADHD kids

During the Christmas holidays our kids’ schedules are often out of whack in regards to meals, bedtime and amount of screen time etc.
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Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How to colour bracts on poinsettia

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How to colour bracts on poinsettia

The easy route to achieving at least some colour on a poinsettia is to find a place in your house where lights are not often turned on at night.
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Column: Christmas memories — 'It’s a Wonderful Life'

Column: Christmas memories — 'It’s a Wonderful Life'

Davidicus Wong, M.D., of PrimeCare Medical Centre in Burnaby, is encouraging positivity over the holidays, and to look no further than a familiar 1946 film for inspiration.
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Minter: Last-minute holiday gardening gift suggestions

Minter: Last-minute holiday gardening gift suggestions

Here are some gift ideas even master gardener Brian Minter would appreciate this holiday season.
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Province hands out more than $503K in grants to Burnaby school PACs

Province hands out more than $503K in grants to Burnaby school PACs

More than 50 parent advisory councils (PACs) in Burnaby are receiving provincial funds to help pay for school projects.
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