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Vancouver arts groups to receive $7.45 million in city grants for 2013
The City of Vancouver has earmarked $7.45 million in operating and project grants for the arts-and-culture sector for 2013, with most of the funds going to major exhibiting...
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New public bicycle repair stations coming to Vancouver streets
A group of university students has developed a plan to help Vancouver cyclists make minor repairs while on the go. The pilot project, which launches Saturday (April 6), will see...
Provincial Election »
B.C. political candidates tackle climate change at East Vancouver forum
Oil pipelines, hydraulic fracturing, and greenhouse-gas emissions were among the environmental issues tackled during a heated provincial all-candidates forum held in East...
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Vancouver Art Gallery workers vote to strike amid contract talks
Unionized workers at the Vancouver Art Gallery have voted in support of striking amid frustration over contract negotiations. Ninety-five percent of the workers who took part in...
Provincial Election »
Christy Clark delivers election promise to freeze B.C. carbon tax rate
Premier Christy Clark has promised no further increases to the carbon-tax rate for five years if the Liberals win the provincial election in May. The B.C. Liberals announced the...
Straight Talk »
B.C. tribunal awards $9,000 to woman who was fired while pregnant
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a Surrey real estate company to pay $9,000 in damages after firing a pregnant employee. Kamalpreet Dhillon filed a complaint against...
Arts Notes »
Teen slam poetry festival returns to Vancouver
Words will be flying when several dozen high school students from across southwestern B.C. meet for an upcoming slam-poetry event. Hullabaloo, the third-annual B.C. Youth Spoken...
Straight Talk »
Evergreen Line audit supports SkyTrain option but finds government lacked information
A new audit of the $1.4-billion Evergreen Line project says opting to build a SkyTrain link was the right move but the province made the decision without sufficient information....
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John Doyle's report slams B.C. government’s carbon offset strategy
A highly anticipated report from B.C.’s auditor general says the provincial government did not actually live up to its claim of becoming carbon neutral in 2010. John Doyle’s...
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Poll reveals support for new TransLink funding sources
A new public opinion poll suggests there is support for TransLink tapping in to new funding sources but disagreement over where exactly that money should come from. Insights West...

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