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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Enforcing the new short-term rental rules

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Enforcing the new short-term rental rules

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Renu Bakshi: Incompetent strata councils threaten financial, emotional security of condo buildings

Renu Bakshi: Incompetent strata councils threaten financial, emotional security of condo buildings

Seinfeld dedicated two episodes to absurdity on condo boards. Unfortunately, there’s nothing funny about problem strata councils, writes Renu Bakshi
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP's short-term rental bill stays intact, passes without amendments

Rob Shaw: BC NDP's short-term rental bill stays intact, passes without amendments

Opposition BC United warns of unintended consequences of sweeping legislation
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Letters: Hispanic newcomer calls for greater cultural inclusion in Richmond

Letters: Hispanic newcomer calls for greater cultural inclusion in Richmond

Multicultural should include Hispanic elements as well.
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Les Leyne: Top 10% of short-term rental hosts took in half the revenue

Les Leyne: Top 10% of short-term rental hosts took in half the revenue

McGill University researchers found that it’s the businesses renting out multiple units that dominate the market in B.C.
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: The state of B.C. Ferries' fleet

Adrian Raeside cartoon: The state of B.C. Ferries' fleet

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Les Leyne: Government ends contract with group allegedly buying drugs on dark web

Les Leyne: Government ends contract with group allegedly buying drugs on dark web

Vancouver Coastal Health had contracted the “Drug Users Liberation Front” to provide street-level support for drug users, such as drug-checking and overdose-prevention training
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Comment: Government created the housing mess we are in

Comment: Government created the housing mess we are in

Parts of this crackdown make sense, but going after the owners of legally non-conforming micro suites is reckless overreach.
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Letters: What is being done about the increase in homelessness in Richmond?

Letters: What is being done about the increase in homelessness in Richmond?

A Richmond News reader is concerned about a tent encampment in city centre.
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Les Leyne: No one willing to defend rules blocking foreign-trained workers

Les Leyne: No one willing to defend rules blocking foreign-trained workers

As a skills shortage worsens every year, thousands of qualified workers have been sidelined by bureaucratic inertia and bogus requirements that were imposed in a different age
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