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BC Wildfire Service explains why it uses smaller aircraft to fight fires

BC Wildfire Service explains why it uses smaller aircraft to fight fires

"The Martin Mars had a big dramatic drop, but modern aircraft allow crews to keep working," the BCWS spokeswoman.
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Victoria project hopes to give hand to Ukrainians injured in war

Victoria project hopes to give hand to Ukrainians injured in war

Victoria Hand Project provides low-cost prosthetic hands and arms
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Toronto Raptors to hold NBA training camp at UVic

Toronto Raptors to hold NBA training camp at UVic

Raptors will be at UVic campus for training camp Sept. 26 to Oct. 1
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Four post-secondary institutions team up for new campus in Langford, B.C.

Four post-secondary institutions team up for new campus in Langford, B.C.

LANGFORD, B.C. — A unique collaboration between four post-secondary institutions in British Columbia will establish a new campus on the Vancouver Island city of Langford.
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Backcountry users encouraged to check safety gear after avalanche transceiver recalls

Backcountry users encouraged to check safety gear after avalanche transceiver recalls

Black Diamond issued a voluntary recall for PIEPS and Black Diamond branded beacons on July 28, following BCA's voluntary recall of its Tracker4 transceivers in June.
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shíshálh Nation and B.C. negotiating dock management

shíshálh Nation and B.C. negotiating dock management

The agreement will affect dock tenures in shíshálh swiya (territory) and will implement the Pender Harbour Dock Management Plan  
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Kamloops man tapped to be new president of BCLC

Kamloops man tapped to be new president of BCLC

Pat Davis will be taking over from Lynda Cavanaugh, who has been BCLC’s Interim president since January of 2021.
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Indigenous woman from Coquitlam found dead in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Indigenous woman from Coquitlam found dead in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Kwemcexenalqs (Kwem) Manuel-Gottfriedson was last seen in the Tri-Cities on July 27. Her body was discovered three days later, and not far from where a Port Coquitlam teen's body was recently found.
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China’s top west coast diplomat announces departure from Vancouver consulate

China’s top west coast diplomat announces departure from Vancouver consulate

The most-visible foreign diplomat in B.C. has left her post after almost five years.
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Woman and her dogs followed by cougar in Thetis Lake park

Woman and her dogs followed by cougar in Thetis Lake park

The walker called West Shore RCMP to tell them "a cougar popped out along the trail and followed her."
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