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Beer or wine with your Pacific Buffet? B.C. Ferries plans booze test in summer

Passengers might be able to purchase a glass of beer or wine on B.C. Ferries as early as this summer. A company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that B.C. Ferries is developing a pilot project to add beer and wine to its Pacific Buffet menu.…

Here’s the summer 2019 weather forecast for B.C.

Summer is expected to see above average temperatures across the province

February 2019 was the coldest .February on record in Vancouver since the records began in 1937. However, summer is expected to see above average temperatures across the province.…

Downtown Squamish grow-op fire deemed ‘not suspicious’

District previously identified ‘life safety’ issues, but building spokesperson says those had nothing to do with cause of fire

Both RCMP and firefighters are saying there doesn’t appear to be anything suspicious regarding the cause of the fire that swept through a downtown cannabis grow operation earlier this month. “After an investigation, Squamish Fire Rescue is able to confirm that the cause is not suspicious,” said deputy chief Aaron Foote in an emailed statement.…

The Trial Sermon: Joanna Douglas at Her Desk

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BC Ferries issue travel alert for ‘higher than normal traffic’ on Easter Monday

Pack your patience: BC Ferries is cautioning travellers that post-long weekend traffic is going to be “higher than normal” on most routes. Lineups at terminals, particularly major hubs such as Tsawwassen, Horseshoe Bay and Swartz Bay, are expected to be long, with waits for sailings starting first thing Monday morning.…

B.C. Premier John Horgan marks Earth Day with call for collective action

British Columbia Premier John Horgan is marking Earth Day by reaffirming his government’s commitment to rise to the challenge of climate change. In a joint statement with Environment Minister George Heyman, Horgan says his government is taking action through emission-reduction targets “that are amongst the strongest in the world.”…

Nature writer Jessica Lee wins $10K RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award

Lee was selected for the prize by author Kate Harris

London, Ont.-born nature writer Jessica Lee has been named this year’s winner of the RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award. Lee was selected for the $10,000 honour by adventurer Kate Harris, who was awarded the RBC Taylor Prize in March for “Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Roads.”…

Section of Squamish’s controversial Smoke Bluffs trail to be rebuilt

Park committee meeting hears complaints from biking community

The Smoke Bluffs Park Committee voted to reclaim part of the partially built East Side Loop Trail. The trail was designed to lead to the Grand Doug climbing crag, and its construction had been broken down into two sections, but much of the trail’s second phase was done at the same time as the first.…

Are you smarter than a tree?

It didn’t weird Dr. Suzanne Simard out when I told her I talk to trees. Dr. Simard is a professor of forest ecology with the University of British Columbia and the researcher behind the viral TED Talk that introduced the general public to the idea that trees communicate with other trees, and share information, carbon, and energy in collaboration with each other through a vast underground network of mycorrhizal fungi.…

Smart second in NorAm standings

Sports briefs: Ski-cross racers excel; Flann helps Grizzlies to title; Gymnasts shine at provincials

Freestyle Whistler alumnus Luke Smart capped a strong slopestyle season at the Step Up Tour at Le Relais, Que. on March 31.…

Employer Health Tax having unintended consequences on small business

BC, Whistler chambers say new tax could hamper growth of small-business sector

B.C.’s new Employer Health Tax (EHT) has only been in effect since Jan. 1, but small businesses are already warning of the potential unintended side effects it could have on their bottom line. The EHT is a 2.925-per-cent tax applied to employers whose payroll remuneration is between $500,000 and $1.5 million for the year.…

Digital Citizen – The Precarious Subject :: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.

baltic.art – Sophisticated AI and CGI technologies have irreversibly blurred the distinction between reality and simulation. We voluntarily subject ourselves to constant surveillance of our online presence, while…

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Innovation Building Group – Whistler Construction Experts

innovationbuilding.com – The Innovation Building team has over three decades of award-winning building services in the Whistler area and throughout British Columbia. Led by company founder Rod Nadeau, recognized as an indust…

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Bulandshahr violence: ‘Bajrang Dal convener called accused before cop’s killing’

indianexpress.com – Bajrang Dal convener Yogesh Raj and other accused exchanged several phone calls hours prior to the violence which claimed the life of police officer Subodh Kumar Singh in Bulandshahr on December 3, s…

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