Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:16:45 +0000
Now a task force and a committee believe an eight-lane immersed-tube tunnel should replace the current Massey crossing.
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 23:32:55 +0000
Administration, planning-zoning, bylaw enforcement and policing are major costs local governments have taken on since cannabis legalization.
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:55:33 +0000
The money would pay for diesel-electric hybrid buses, battery electric buses, community shuttles, HandyDART vehicles and SkyTrain upgrades.
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 00:25:57 +0000
Delegates passed climate-related resolutions, and ride-hailing, transit fines and restoring the Rural Dividend Fund were hot topics.
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:37:48 +0000
Two government programs provide funding for locally led planning and projects that aim to reduce poverty in communities.
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 23:54:48 +0000
Two resolutions on the Union of B.C. Municipalities agenda deal with getting fossil-fuel companies to pay for climate change costs.
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 21:07:46 +0000
At UBCM, resolutions on voting, conflict of interest, sexual assault clinics, cannabis and elected official pensions were considered.
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 05:10:22 +0000
“Being a leader means standing up for what is right,” Brad West said, as the crowd buoyed.
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Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:13:21 +0000
Log haulers say they have lost work because sawmill closures mean they are no longer needed to carry logs to the mills.
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 01:56:58 +0000
Elected officials from smaller communities say the requirement for ride-hailing drivers to have a Class 4 licence is a stumbling block.
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