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Vancouver
Try the ‘Welfare Diet,’ Group Challenges Politicians, Residents
October 3, 2012, 9:26 amA B.C. anti-poverty group is challenging residents to eat on just $26 for a week later this month.
Vancouver’s Walk for Peace Marks 30 Years
June 25, 2012, 9:14 pm
It was 30 years ago this month that Joseph Roberts organized Vancouver’s first Walk for Peace, which drew 35,000 people.
Stanley Cup Riot Anniversary Sparks Temperance Campaign
June 21, 2012, 11:31 pm
A Victoria man is launching a nationwide campaign for temperance in response to the Stanley Cup riots fuelled by alcohol and drugs a year ago in Vancouver.
Scientists Urge BC to Speed up Protection of Iconic Rainforest
June 21, 2012, 2:53 am
A group of international scientists is urging B.C. Premier Christy Clark to accelerate an agreement announced six years ago to protect the Great Bear Rainforest.
Vancouver Community Gardens a Growing Trend
June 13, 2012, 11:06 pm
Community gardens are becoming so popular in Vancouver that the city is struggling to keep up with the demand.
Historic BC Gold Rush Town Celebrates 150th
May 30, 2012, 10:36 pm
Barkerville, the gold rush town that had much to do with helping build the province of British Columbia, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
Non-Browning GM Apple Worries BC Fruit Growers
May 23, 2012, 11:35 pm
A biotech company’s bid to market a genetically modified apple that doesn’t brown when sliced is prompting concern among conventional and organic fruit growers in B.C.’s [...]
BC to Get New Public Holiday in February
May 17, 2012, 1:18 am
As B.C. ruminates on which day would be best to set aside for Family Day, a recent survey reveals that Canada has the fewest public holidays of any developed nation in the world.
BC First Nation Fights to Save Ancient Village Site
May 9, 2012, 11:07 pm
A B.C. First Nation is trying to preserve an ancient village and burial site that were part of what was once one of the largest pre-contact middens on Canada’s Pacific coast.
Ban Military Exercises in Critical Whale Habitat, Navy Told
March 26, 2012, 11:53 pm
A group of eight B.C. conservation groups is urging the Royal Canadian Navy to stop conducting military training exercises in the critical habitat of the highly endangered [...]
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