Kingston library staff ask for pause on staffless library pilot
Kingston Frontenac Public Library Owen Fullerton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Staff at...
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New store Thunder Bay ON holds big-city feel, honours dad
Brother and sister entrepreneurs Natalia and Andrew Fernandez found a way to incorporate memories of their late father, Jose Fernandez, into their new business, Floravita Mankind Co. Natalia explained that the new company is...
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Manitoba lakes need more protections against invasive species, group says
Current regulations aren’t doing enough to protect Pelican Lake and other Westman waterways...
Read MoreFirst Nation MB booze ban didn’t work say community leaders
A temporary ban on alcohol was recently imposed in one northern Manitoba First Nation to see if banning booze could solve some of the many issues plaguing that community. But community leaders now say a booze ban is not the...
Read MoreFilm doc does history of Alberta Burger Baron chain
An iconic fast-food chain which traces its roots back to Lethbridge more than six decades ago is the subject of a documentary premiering this spring at a prestigious film festival. The Lebanese Burger Mafia is billed in part as...
Read MoreBC district calls for $150 million money for investment ‘trust’
The Regional District of Nanaimo has signed on to a letter to Premier David Eby calling for $150 million in funding for the Island Coastal Economic Trust. Established 17 years ago, the trust (ICET) “was created not on an equal...
Read More‘Slush fund’ reference riles High Prairie AB council
A Town of High Prairie councillor expressed harsh words about a South Peace News story that refers to council creating a slush fund. At its regular meeting April 11, Councillor Donna Deynaka questioned the phrase “slush fund’...
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BC Squamish ‘ethnobotanist’ touts medicinal benefits of native plants
Leigh Joseph’s Held By The Land is a thorough guide on nutritional and medicinal native...
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Port Moody BC needs triple tree replanting to maintain canopy coverage next 30 years
image supplied Patrick Penner, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Port Moody currently has one...
Read MoreSo-called ‘Precarious Work’ is the new normal in BC
A growing number of British Columbians are working odd hours for poor pay and no benefits, according to a new report that suggests “precarious” work has become the norm in the province. A first-of-its kind study...
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