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Portrait of an activist

piquenewsmagazine.com – Petra is a fictionalized biography of German Green Party founder, feminist and activist Petra Kelly by award-winning Vancouver author Shaena Lambert.

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Pay the same, get less: How ‘shrinkflation’ masks price increases

piquenewsmagazine.com – As increasing commodity prices, higher shipping fees and labour shortages drive up costs for food manufacturers, experts say reducing the amount of food in a package is a subtle way to adjust for inf…

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Fork in the Road: Keep it easy to keep your cool

piquenewsmagazine.com – Looking for some good-for-you snacks, then considerer kohlrabi, bananas or hummus

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Easing of travel restrictions won’t open floodgates: Tourism Richmond

richmond-news.com – Tourism Richmond CEO Nancy Small doesn’t expect the floodgates to open as the federal government eases rules on fully vaccinated international travellers.

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B.C. ridings see up to 40% decline in polling locations

piquenewsmagazine.com – Elections Canada says the coronavirus pandemic has made some landlords uneasy about hosting a 2021 federal election polling station.

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‘We focused on remembering our dad’: the grief and growth of a family ravaged by 9/11

piquenewsmagazine.com – Garrett Doyle was only one when his father was killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, but the loss would have a profound effect on his life.

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‘Gasps all around:’ New Burgess Shale fossil sheds light on the evolution of bigness

piquenewsmagazine.com – It was getting late and the team of paleontologists excavating a previously unexplored outcrop of the Burgess Shale was ready to call it a day. A camera crew filming the dig in Kootenay National Park…

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Top Whistler Vacation Rentals – Condo Rentals | Owner Direct

ownerdirect.com – Privately owned homes, ski chalets and condo accommodations in Whistler for visitors to rent. Located in the coastal mountains of British Columbia.

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The fight over the future of the Squamish Spit

piquenewsmagazine.com – Dismantling is set for October to improve estuary habitat, while wind-sporters want a solution for kiters and the wider community

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The Outsider: Kees and Claire Hut: Five Stars, Would Recommend

piquenewsmagazine.com – The Kees and Clare Hut provides hikers with a warm dry place to camp for the night when hiking in the Garibaldi Provincial Park

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Restaurant association calls for security-cost help as vaccine passport looms

timescolonist.com – The BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association is calling on the government to offset the expected increased security costs before Sept. 13.

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More than 1,000 British Columbians lost to toxic illicit drugs in first half of 2021

castanet.net – The BC Coroners Service’s latest data shows a toxic drug supply continues to take lives, with extreme fentanyl concentrations and carfentanil showing up.

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Man refused service for not wearing mask urinates in B.C. Dairy Queen

timescolonist.com – Port Alberni RCMP are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who peed on the floor and counter of the Port Alberni Dairy Queen on Aug. 28.

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Forecast: B.C. home prices soar as supply falls

westerninvestor.com – BCREA is forecasting that lack of supply coupled with high demand will see average BC composite home price increase 16.6 per cent in 2021.

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Application seeks to bring affordable co-living housing to Pemberton

piquenewsmagazine.com – Description: LiveShare brought its housing proposal to Pemberton’s Committee of the Whole on Tuesday to seek direction on a development permit application

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