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Few fires in a wild, wet summer

Few fires in a wild, wet summer

B.C. taxpayers got a break on forest fire costs this summer, but the transportation ministry is still busy with major repairs after an unseasonable number of road washouts.
Dix calls for return of student grants

Dix calls for return of student grants

NDP leader Adrian Dix visited a college campus Monday to call on the B.C. government to reinstate the student grant program it canceled in 2004.
Sockeye salmon numbers 'pretty positive'

Sockeye salmon numbers 'pretty positive'

Fraser run shows healthy gain from four years ago
New facilities open at Hope Arena

New facilities open at Hope Arena

Construction of the new $1.6-million building began this spring after a decade of planning to address the aging and relatively poor conditions of the existing dressing rooms.
Long-discarded Ashcroft landfill plan formally rejected

Long-discarded Ashcroft landfill plan formally rejected

Province's decision doesn't alter Metro garbage plans
Giving hope to the homeless

Giving hope to the homeless

The Thunderbird Motel Project offers shelter and support to those in need
B.C. deficit jumps after HST defeat

B.C. deficit jumps after HST defeat

The defeat of the harmonized sales tax has nearly tripled B.C.'s deficit forecast for the current fiscal year, doubled it for next year, and left a $458 million gap for 2013 when the B.C. Liberal government has committed to balance the budget and call an election.
Fish farm foe challenged at salmon probe

Fish farm foe challenged at salmon probe

Morton testifies before Cohen Inquiry into decline of Fraser River sockeye
Tagger leaves mark in Hope

Tagger leaves mark in Hope

Police find graffiti in over 50 locations
Cities 'not afraid' to drop RCMP over costs

Cities 'not afraid' to drop RCMP over costs

Feds show little flexibility on policing contract: Fassbender