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BC Ferries fare hikes tentatively capped at 9.2% annually for next four years

BC Ferries fare hikes tentatively capped at 9.2% annually for next four years

BC Ferries passengers are assured of more fare hikes annually, which are tentatively capped at 9.2% for four years, starting in 2024; however, a B.C. government subsidy of $500 million will likely lower these fares with Transportation Minister Rob Fleming aiming for a 3% hike.
Kirk LaPointe: Freeland dodged and dismissed business concerns in GVBOT address

Kirk LaPointe: Freeland dodged and dismissed business concerns in GVBOT address

For someone with a decade of experience in public life, Freeland put on a performance of astonishing misjudgment
More people with greater needs driving $7B increase to dental-care cost

More people with greater needs driving $7B increase to dental-care cost

Administration costs have not contributed to driving up the price.
Rob Shaw: B.C. online image law is a good step on a long road

Rob Shaw: B.C. online image law is a good step on a long road

Opinion: The law faces years of definition in the courts
Canadian property listings now warn buyers of wildfire, flood and extreme heat

Canadian property listings now warn buyers of wildfire, flood and extreme heat

Two major Canadian real estate listing platforms now offer Canadians how much risk individual properties face over the next 30 years from heat waves, wildfires, flooding and drought.
Pemberton Arts Council springs into fundraising

Pemberton Arts Council springs into fundraising

Arts News: literary magazine seeks submissions; Between Shifts Theatre stages new production; We Heart Local Art issues callout
Amalia Pelchat of Whistler continues to build her burgeoning career

Amalia Pelchat of Whistler continues to build her burgeoning career

The teenage snowboarder won three medals at the Canada Winter Games
Maxed Out: The Fourth Dimension—Part II

Maxed Out: The Fourth Dimension—Part II

'Whistler has been bleeding market rentals, largely suites, at a pace far exceeding the construction of resident-restricted employee housing...'
Opinion: International students face exploitation in Canada and abroad

Opinion: International students face exploitation in Canada and abroad

Recent reports that 700 international students and graduates could be deported from Canada reveal how the immigration system leaves them open to exploitation.
Northern B.C. MLA calls for end to health-care vaccine mandate

Northern B.C. MLA calls for end to health-care vaccine mandate

Conservative Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad called on the B.C. government to rehire unvaccinated health-care workers.