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Be wary of online predators!

It’s a danger most people now face, and Northern Sunrise County Family and Community Support Services is offering a course for people to recognize it. Online safety is an issue that the majority of North Americans face, and one that can pose serious threats to children and adults alike. FCSS will be offering an Online […]

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Housing task force progress kept secret

It is unclear what the provincial task force addressing homelessness and mental health problems has achieved so far. The Graphic received documents through the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPP), which were supposed to contain meeting minutes from a task force put together last June, however most of the minutes were redacted […]

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Caledon looking into improving website

Town of Caledon staff will be working to improve Caledon’s website in the coming years.  At Caledon Council’s April 8 General Committee meeting, Ward 2 Councillor Dave Sheen brought forward a motion asking that Caledon’s website be improved. “I’ve often come across stale, dated information or [found that] things are hard to find. I’ve heard […]

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Travelling in Canada? Take your health card with you

Now that the number of Canadians crossing the border for travel has declined, many  people are choosing to travel across Canada for a vacation.   If you are travelling to another province,  you will want to maintain your healthcare coverage when you are on the road.  Before you leave home, you should make sure your health […]

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Court of Appeal dismisses bid to overturn dashcam ruling

A BC Court of Appeal tribunal ruled it did not have jurisdiction to hear a forestry and construction company’s bid to overturn a BC Labour Relations Board decision against the use of surveillance cameras. Rehn Enterprises Ltd., part of the Kamloops-headquartered Roga Group, which has a location in Prince George, lost a review in January […]

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17 government inspectors, 170 companies and more than 9,000 potential infractions: inside B.C.’s oversight of the oil and gas sector

This investigation is a collaboration between The Narwhal and the Investigative Journalism Foundation. Fewer than two dozen BC Energy Regulator inspectors are responsible for monitoring nearly 200 fossil fuel companies operating 6,594 — and counting — active oil and gas wells, pipelines, processing plants and other related infrastructure in British Columbia.  During inspections conducted between […]

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First court saga between Grand Erie District School Board and longtime trustee Carol Ann Sloat reaches an end

An ongoing legal battle between Grand Erie District School Board and barred trustee Carol Ann Sloat has reached a conclusion — or at least one chapter of it has. In November, a panel of justices overturned four decisions the board made that prevented the longtime trustee from participating in — and, in some cases, even […]

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Peel’s supervised consumption site will close as several others across the province transition to HART hubs

Peel’s supervised consumption site is no longer offering harm reduction services as of Tuesday despite an injunction granted by the Superior Court of Justice last week that would allow similar facilities to continue operating for the time being.  “Peel’s supervised consumption will NOT be providing safe consumption services or drug checking services past March 31, […]

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Wheatland County establishes Artificial Intelligence policy

Artificial intelligence has continued to grow as a popular technological tool to streamline and make processes more efficient, but as use has grown so, too, have concerns about potential transparency and ethical uses.  During the regular Tuesday, March 4 Wheatland County council meeting, council approved the establishment of a new policy regarding the responsible and […]

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How Transport Canada’s Education on Residential Schools Went So Wrong

Less than an hour into Transport Canada’s online presentation for employees on the legacy of residential schools, things went wrong. The October event was the first in a series to provide the department’s staff across the country with information on the history and impact of residential schools. But it was quickly derailed as attendees made […]

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Town, MD of Pincher Creek offer financing program for energy-efficient home upgrades

Homeowners in Pincher Creek and area now have a cost-effective way to upgrade their homes for energy efficiency through the Clean Energy Improvement Program. Offered jointly by the town and MD, the program provides low-interest financing to make energy-saving renovations more accessible and affordable. The program, available to legal owners of existing low-rise residential properties, […]

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B.C. quietly allowed an oil and gas giant to sidestep rules for more than 4,300 pipelines

This investigation is a collaboration between The Narwhal and the Investigative Journalism Foundation. The British Columbia government quietly granted one of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies an exemption for thousands of pipelines that should have been deactivated before a legal deadline, according to documents obtained under freedom of information legislation. In 2020, the BC […]

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