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Housing minister orders B.C. town to amend bylaws to meet housing targets

Housing minister orders B.C. town to amend bylaws to meet housing targets

Ravi Kahlon issued two directives; an advisor said Oak Bay is making 'reasonable efforts' to meet its housing targets
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B.C. infrastructure minister defends Bill 15 after community pushback

B.C. infrastructure minister defends Bill 15 after community pushback

The Infrastructure Projects Act would allow B.C. to fast-track approvals for major public-sector and 'provincially significant' private-sector projects
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Sex offender Randall Hopley arrested hours after release from Mission prison

Sex offender Randall Hopley arrested hours after release from Mission prison

Hopley had received a statutory release from Mission Institution
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Oceanside RCMP arrest Parksville man after series of Vancouver Island break-ins

Oceanside RCMP arrest Parksville man after series of Vancouver Island break-ins

35-year-old suspect known to police
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鈥榃e need pollinators鈥�: B.C. agriculture minister touts the benefits of bees

鈥榃e need pollinators鈥�: B.C. agriculture minister touts the benefits of bees

Agriculture Minister Lana Popham visited Country Bee Honey Farm on May 20, World Bee Day
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Mosaic Forest Management releases 2025 Wildfire Prevention Strategy

Mosaic Forest Management releases 2025 Wildfire Prevention Strategy

After an early May fire that began on private lands Managed by Mosaic Forest Management grew to three hectares, Mosaic has released its 2025 Wildfire Preparedness Plan.
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Union of B.C. Municipalities, First Nations call for Bill 15 to be withdrawn

Union of B.C. Municipalities, First Nations call for Bill 15 to be withdrawn

Province says Infrastructure Projects Act is meant to speed up projects
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Proposed Northwest B.C. LNG project secures another major global customer

Proposed Northwest B.C. LNG project secures another major global customer

TotalEnergies, a global supermajor oil and gas company, agrees to buy one-sixth of proposed facility's projected annual production
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B.C. is getting another area code

B.C. is getting another area code

New area code 257 joins 604, 250, 778, 236 and 672
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Ucluelet parks its plan to start charging tourists flat fees for parking

Ucluelet parks its plan to start charging tourists flat fees for parking

Ucluelet is backing out of its plan to charge tourists parking fees after a congestion of opposition revved up against it.
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