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Pandemic accelerates exodus from city to suburbia

piquenewsmagazine.com – As people look to buy homes outside of major cities, urban and suburban communities like Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, the Okanagan and Kamloops are seeing a big influx of people

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North Vancouver friends Sean McColl and Alannah Yip climb into the Olympic spotlight together

piquenewsmagazine.com – Sean McColl and Alannah Yip are set to become the first two Canadians ever to compete in sport climbing in the Olympic Games, an event debuting in Tokyo.

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Natural high: Skywalk opens on the Malahat

timescolonist.com – The Malahat SkyWalk near Victoria, BC is open for business, offering a TreeWalk stroll that goes up high to reveal 360-degree views – and a 20-metre slide.

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Government body sets deadline for grocery code of conduct

piquenewsmagazine.com – Canada’s agricultural ministers have given the country’s grocers until the end of the year to propose measures to regulate the industry, in a move lauded by Canada’s second largest grocery retailer t…

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Feds launch tourism fund to help tourism businesses avoid spiral of debt, Joly says

piquenewsmagazine.com – OTTAWA — The federal government is offering easy financing for the country’s beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt.

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Conservation officers put ‘soft foot-hold traps’ in Stanley Park to catch coyotes

piquenewsmagazine.com – Following coyote attacks on park goers, the BC Conservation Officer Service announced on July 15, 2021, that four coyotes were captured and killed.

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Check out these stunning indoor-outdoor havens

vancouversun.com – This year, we celebrate the talent of builder Reilly Novak of Novak Contracting & Construction, who won the top award for Outside In, an outstanding project with an elegant array of outdoor featu…

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Canada to allow cruise ships to dock at ports starting November 2021

piquenewsmagazine.com – Ships must comply with Canadian public health requirements.

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‘Everyone’s working towards this common goal of feeding the whole town’

piquenewsmagazine.com – Stewardship Pemberton Society’s Fruit Tree Project is seeking volunteers and property owners to help reduce bear attractants while helping feed the town.

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Transportation Safety Board investigating train’s link to Lytton fire

castanetkamloops.net – A Transportation Safety Board statement says it’ll be investigating “a fire potentially involving a freight train in Lytton.” The town was destroyed June 30.

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Transport minister orders CN, CP to take new wildfire prevention measures

piquenewsmagazine.com – OTTAWA — Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra ordered Canada’s two major railroad operators to step up their fire prevention efforts as of Sunday as wildfires continue to scorch British Columbia.

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The Latest: Italy beats England in shootout at Euro 2020

piquenewsmagazine.com – The Latest on soccer’s European Championship: ___ Italy won the European Championship by beating England 3-2 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.

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Nairn Falls Hike Near Whistler, BC

outandacross.com – The Nairn Falls hike near Whistler is a must-do along the Sea-to-Sky highway. The trail is short, and the falls is a beautiful part of British Columbia!

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Lil’wat linguist selected for prestigious fellowship

piquenewsmagazine.com – Lil’wat linguist Dr. Wanosts’a7 Lorna Williams is one of four educators selected for the 2021-2024 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation fellowship

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Justin Trudeau’s visit to Deep Cove foreshadows election, UBC prof says

piquenewsmagazine.com – Political watchers say an election call is imminent after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came to Deep Cove July 8 to shoot an ad.

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