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B.C. government sets out new hiring rules for provincial infrastructure projects

By The Canadian Press

July 16, 2018 - 2:43pm

BURNABY — British Columbia government projects worth billions of dollars will now be built under a so-called Community Benefits Agreement that sets out job training, who can work on the projects and the wages to be paid.

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39-year-old Shaun James Radke, wanted once again on numerous arrest warrants related to property crime. Submitted/Oceanside RCMP

Prolific criminal wanted by Oceanside RCMP on numerous warrants

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

July 16, 2018 - 12:48pm

OCEANSIDE — Local RCMP are once again searching for a man with numerous warrants out for his arrest.

Shaun James Radke, 39, is being sought in relation to property-related offences across the area.

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Exotic corpse flower begins to emit is putrid scent at Vancouver conservatory

By The Canadian Press

July 16, 2018 - 12:38pm

VANCOUVER — A unique and exotic tropical plant, acclaimed for its size and abhorred for its smell, is blooming at a Vancouver conservatory.

A news release from the Vancouver Park Board says the titan arum, the largest flower on earth, began to bloom Sunday evening.

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Short voyage to car-free Sidney Spit offers beach-front camping, beaches, hikes

By The Canadian Press

July 16, 2018 - 12:36pm

SIDNEY, B.C. — The passenger ferry departs the pier at the north end of Beacon Avenue in Sidney, B.C., bound for the long, thin sandbar that marks Sidney Spit.

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Wild Things, created by Peter Vogelaar of Winlaw, B.C., was awarded first place at the annual Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition in Parksville. Vogelaar's creation features late American rock legend Jimi Hendrix with tropical creatures representing his hair. Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW

World's top sand sculptors shine in Parksville

By Ian Holmes

July 15, 2018 - 9:39pm Updated: July 16, 2018 - 7:50am

PARKSVILLE — Some of the highest quality sand sculptures in the world are now standing in Parksville, following the awards presentation at the annual Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition.

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2017's winning piece, Spirits of Canada by Italy's Leonardo Ugolini. Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW

Sand castle supremacy: 100,000+ expected over month-long Parksville Beach Festival

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

July 13, 2018 - 5:55pm

PARKSVILLE — The weather should be perfect and the artwork stunning as world class sculptures rise from the sand on Parksville beach this weekend.

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NPD Leader Jagmeet Singh fuels speculation as he visits B.C.'s Burnaby South

By The Canadian Press

July 13, 2018 - 5:11pm

VANCOUVER — Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says while he has been encouraged to run for Parliament in the newly vacated British Columbia riding of Burnaby South, he won't be making an announcement yet.

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B.C. real estate market tips to balance amid new mortgage rules: association

By The Canadian Press

July 13, 2018 - 11:36am

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Real Estate Association says tighter mortgage rules and lower demand are bringing the provincial housing market into balance.

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B.C. says local governments can regulate pot growth on agricultural land

By The Canadian Press

July 13, 2018 - 11:35am Updated: July 13, 2018 - 4:25pm

VANCOUVER — Local and Indigenous governments in British Columbia will be permitted to prevent marijuana production in their communities on land that is part of the Agricultural Land Reserve, but with conditions.

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British Columbia

B.C. government sets out new hiring rules for provincial infrastructure projects

Prolific criminal wanted by Oceanside RCMP on numerous warrants

Exotic corpse flower begins to emit is putrid scent at Vancouver conservatory

Short voyage to car-free Sidney Spit offers beach-front camping, beaches, hikes

World's top sand sculptors shine in Parksville

Sand castle supremacy: 100,000+ expected over month-long Parksville Beach Festival

NPD Leader Jagmeet Singh fuels speculation as he visits B.C.'s Burnaby South

B.C. real estate market tips to balance amid new mortgage rules: association

B.C. says local governments can regulate pot growth on agricultural land

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