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• The province has agreed to provide 300 acres of fee simple lands. • $50,000 toward a feasibility study on land location and development opportunities. • The province will contribute $2.

Transit to cut winter service next season to make up shortfall Public transit in British Columbia will not be exempt from the B.C. government’s new 3.5 cent a litre gasoline tax, nor will they have any say in how that tax is spent, B.C.

Angry nation

Mention the words "dentist’s office" to anyone over 30 and their minds conjure up thoughts of rubber mouth guards, Novocain, and high-pitched drills on the end of mechanical arms, powered by an array of belts and cables.

Document will replace Local Government Act, grants more powers to municipalities The Liberal government’s Community Charter cleared the first hurdle on its way to becoming law on Tuesday, as Ted Nebbeling, the Minister of State for the Community

Contingency plans are being put in place at Myrtle Philip elementary school as administrators face the very real possibility that the new Spring Creek Elementary won’t open on time.

A British skier who was arrested and held in Summit County, Colorado for the death of another skier at Breckenridge Ski Resort was released March 6.

The International Olympic Committee’s evaluation commission is in Salzburg this weekend to study the venues and quiz proponents about the Austrian city’s bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

About 10 people stuck overnight in the backcountry in recent weeks Backcountry rookies have been keeping Whistler-Blackcomb patrol and the volunteers at Search and Rescue very busy recently.

Burger titan Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald’s empire, most likely never envisioned the day when his store would have a "ride-thru" for people on horseback and a menu that includes veggie burgers and Happy Planet drinks.