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Hike for Health—and to help the Whistler Health Care Centre

piquenewsmagazine.com – The Whistler Health Care Foundation fundraiser will see hikers hit Blackcomb Mountain’s Ascent Trails on June 19 to raise money for WHCC medical equipment.

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Cross-border rockabilly legend Ronnie Hawkins dies at 87

piquenewsmagazine.com – TORONTO — Ronnie Hawkins, the southern U.S. rockabilly artist who sowed the seeds of Canada’s music scene after moving north, has died at 87. His wife Wanda confirmed to The Canadian Press that Hawki…

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Canada’s emissions plan 128 megatonnes short of 1.5 C target, says report

piquenewsmagazine.com – To help evade 1.5 C in warming, a new report says Canada needs to close a gap equivalent to emissions from all road transportation in 2020.

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B.C. strata tried to pin gas leak on owner, tribunal disagreed

piquenewsmagazine.com – A B.C. strata can’t bill a condominium owner for gas leak investigation that was not incidental to a repair process

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2165 Jefferson Avenue, West Vancouver Property Listing: MLS® #R2693656

whistler-realestate.ca – South facing lot with peek-a-boo ocean and city views from the main level. This home is located on the golden street in the coveted Dundrave neighbourhood with a lot size of over 7300 square feet. It…

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1814 127a Street, Surrey Property Listing: MLS® #R2693778

whistler-realestate.ca – Welcome to OCEAN PARK! One of the MOST desirable Neighbourhoods to LIVE IN. This HOME Features over 2000 square feet of LIVING area, Great FLOORPLAN, 3 bedrooms. 3 bathrooms, HUGE 8063 foot LOT with …

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‘Grossly insufficient’: Big oil and gas move ahead on dozens of ‘carbon bombs’

piquenewsmagazine.com – Over the next 3 years, new oil and gas projects will emit 8.6 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases — equivalent to a quarter of global emissions in 2020, says a new report.

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Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada’s year of reckoning over residential schools

piquenewsmagazine.com – KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Percy Casper, 73, spent 10 years as a child at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. He has spent the past year grieving. A member of the Bonaparte India…

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Range Rover: Remembering Ralf

piquenewsmagazine.com – Whistler-based author and biologist Leslie Anthony reflects on the life and legacy of his mother, Raffaelina.

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Opinion: Recessionary storm casting dark clouds over economic optimism

biv.com – There are strong indications a recession cannot be prevented. Economic certainty we experienced in, say, 2018, feels more like 4 decades than 4 years ago

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Jack Knox: A Victoria Day quiz, with an emphasis on Victoria

timescolonist.com – It’s the Victoria Day long weekend. Seems an appropriate time for a Victoria current events quiz. Multiple choice. No wrong answers.

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Here’s what the SLRD is doing to reduce wildlife conflicts this summer

piquenewsmagazine.com – The Squamish Lillooet Regional District is partnering with WildSafe BC to deliver wildlife education and minimize conflict for the third year in a row.

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Decision on future of B.C. salmon farms to come within ‘weeks,’ says DFO

piquenewsmagazine.com – John Horgan and Jagmeet Singh among B.C. politicians targeted in sea lice office ‘outbreak’ as the Canadian government decides future of salmon farms

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Bacteria causing fish skin disease spiked around fish farms, a study finds

biv.com – Bacteria that causes skin disease in fish spiked around fish farms in Discovery Islands

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B.C. RCMP say one man was injured in shooting at Surrey home

piquenewsmagazine.com – SURREY, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia say they are investigating a shooting at a home in Surrey. RCMP say in a news release they responded to a report of a gun being fired Saturday morning in t…

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