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The food-service sector is badly in need of a paradigm shift

piquenewsmagazine.com – As workers leave in droves with no sign of returning, the problems facing Canada’s restaurant industry are about much more than just COVID-19.

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Sea to Sky driver shortage prompts some school bus cancellations

piquenewsmagazine.com – SD48 is trying to fill the spaces, but the union says rates and hours are too low.

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New Whistler Listings in the Past 7 Days

whistler-realestate.ca – Whistler’s New listings in the past 7 Days. Denise Brown Realtor. 604 902 2033

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JeffGaulin.com: Jobs

jeffgaulin.com – Located in the mountain resort town of Whistler, British Columbia, Pique Newsmagazine is the unequivocal leader in reporting, interpreting and understanding the culture of the Coast Mountains and wha…

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Dave Petko gets on his glow-up

piquenewsmagazine.com – Whistler, BC painter, sculptor, muralist and tattoo artist Dave Petko’s 1st solo exhibit in 2 decades caps a banner year for the artist.

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BC Wildfire Service accepting applications for next summer

castanet.net – Wildfires in B.C. summers require firefighters to battle the blaze

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B.C. farmers ‘white-knuckling’ their way through extreme cold after floods, heat dome

piquenewsmagazine.com – VANCOUVER — Richard Bosma’s cows had been home for less than a week after an evacuation due to flooding in Abbotsford, B.C., before temperatures plummeted on his farm.

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After heavy snowfall, rain takes over; ferry sailings cancelled due to winds

timescolonist.com – Environment Canada has issued a wind warning: 70 km/h gusting to 90 beginning Friday morning, continuing to early afternoon

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There have been no coyote attacks in Stanley Park since fines enacted, cull

vancouverisawesome.com – There have been no coyote attacks in Stanley Park since fines were approved for feeding wildlife and a cull of the canines was completed in September 2021.

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Whistler Hotel | Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside | Suites

panpacific.com – As a well-appointed Whistler hotel, Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside features an amazing collection of suites replete with modern comforts and stunning views.

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Sailings cancelled as ferry crews stretched thin by virus, bad weather, union says

timescolonist.com – On Thursday, two Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen round trips were cancelled; two Swartz Bay-Salt Spring round trips trips were cancelled on Wednesday

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RCMP has spent nearly $9 million enforcing Fairy Creek injunction

timescolonist.com – The RCMP has spent nearly $9 million in about six months to enforce a court injunction in Fairy Creek against old-growth logging protesters blocking roads in Fairy Creek. A breakdown of RCMP costs ob…

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Canada’s Food Price Report forecasts food prices rising up to 7% in 2022

piquenewsmagazine.com – Canada’s Food Price Report predicts food costs will rise between 5% and 7% in 2022, the largest annual increase in the report’s 12-year history.

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Canada records more than 2M COVID-19 cases; health-care workers brace for spike

piquenewsmagazine.com – More provinces have tightened public health restrictions as the Omicron variant sent Canada’s COVID-19 cases soaring past the two million mark and raised fears of a post-holiday hospital spike.

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Canada advises against cruising internationally in wake of surging COVID-19 cases

vancouverisawesome.com – The Port of Vancouver plans to welcome cruise ship passengers for the 2022 season but Canada says locals should not sail outside of the country.

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