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The post-pandemic future: More supportive housing for semi-independent seniors
As our population ages, let’s rely less on long-term care and more on supportive housing:a cost-effective way for semi-independent seniors to live with dignity and…
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Work at British Columbia’s River Forecast Centre is a little like trench warfare, long stretches of waiting followed by heart-racing action. As a fresh recruit…
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Province told in 2010 that too few employed at River Forecast Centre
Horrific floods underscore need for increased capacity VANCOUVER — The BC government was clearly warned over a decade ago that staffing levels at its River…
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Can CleanBC reach its 2030 GHG target? A closer look at industrial emissions
In the wake of negotiations in Glasgow to push forward global climate action, it is clear that rich countries and jurisdictions like BC are not…
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State of the City of Winnipeg’s Finances
Download 456.08 KB8 pages The City of Winnipeg’s financial problems preceded both COVID and the cuts under the current provincial government. The State of the…
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Unchecked inequality is driving child poverty
Take a guess: what year was Ontario richest? Was it 1945? 1967? 2002? The correct answer is 2019. That year, inflation-adjusted economic activity per person…
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LNG exports will doom BC’s emissions reduction goals
When the provincial government announced its CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 on Oct. 25, conspicuously absent was any mention of BC’s LNG export aspirations, which will…
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BC oil and gas royalty review seriously flawed without consideration of water
Open letter to the provincial government As prospects grow for intensified gas extraction in our province, we applaud the provincial government’s decision to review British…
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End fracking industry’s free ride with water; groups urge government to include water subsidies in gas royalty review
VANCOUVER – Public health, public policy and environmental organizations say the government must expand its current review of the fracking industry’s low natural gas royalty…
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