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New Democrat MLAs Aman Singh and Jennifer Whiteside are welcoming the announcement of $22,000 in funding to support the planning and development of an emergency evacuation route for the city.

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Jim Pattison roe herring vessels headed to confrontation with Tl'aamin Nation at Powell River as DFO again begins herring assessment against the wishes of Tl'aamin

07/03/21

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David Ellis

Vancouver

March 7, 2021

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Workers caught (again) flouting mask rules at Burnaby TMX site

06/03/21

Author:

Chris Campbell

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Burnaby Now

Mar 4, 2021

A 2020 report found multiple violations of COVID-19 protocols

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Federal regulator launches surprise oil tank fire drill at Burnaby Trans Mountain site

06/03/21

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Chris Campbell

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Burnaby Now

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Trans Mountain workers go through a drill on Thursday at the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby.CER

Wish I could say this make me feel better. The odor of collusion might just be the lingering smell of a captured regulator. Or it might be the smell of a rat. - Gene McGuckin

Mar. 6, 2021

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Indigenous land defender sentenced to 90 days in jail

04/03/21

Author:

Kris Hermes

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National Observer

A B.C. judge has sentenced Stacy Gallagher to 90 days in jail, one of the harshest sentences imposed for contempt of court. Photo by Rita Wong

March 4th 2021

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B.C. proposes rent freeze until end of 2021, measures to stop renovictions

02/03/21

Author:

Katie DeRosa

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the Vancouver Sun

Nov. 9, 2018 file photo of a sign at a renoviction demonstration by the Vancouver Tenants Union. In an effort to prevent illegal renovictions in B.C., a proposed law would require landlords to apply to the Residential Tenancy Branch before they can issue an eviction notice relating to renovations. PHOTO BY FRANCIS GEORGIAN /PNG

Mar 02, 2021

If passed, the new bill would ensure rent can only be increased at the rate of inflation, and landlords would have to apply to the Residential Tenancy Branch before they can issue an eviction notice relating to renovations.

The B.C. government has proposed a law that would extend the rent freeze to the end of 2021, cap future rent increases to inflation and prevent illegal renovictions.

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Mutual Aid Groups Respond to Texas Crisis

01/03/21

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Alexandria Herr

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Grist

Feb 26, 2021

When a severe winter storm tore through Texas last Monday, Kirby Lynch lost water and power in her RV home in Collin County. The snow came up to her ankles — higher than she’d ever seen in her life. Nonetheless, Lynch’s first instinct was to get to work. Lynch is one of two organizers behind North Texas Rural Resilience, a mutual aid collective that services rural areas outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Alberta Feigns Oil Patch ESG*, Conjures Carbon Capture, Sheds Rail Contract

28/02/21

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Emma Graney

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The Globe and Mail

* "ESG investing is the consideration. of environmental, social and governance factors alongside financial factors in the investment decision–making process.”

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Alberta will establish an office to promote the oil industry’s environmental, social and governance measures in the hope it can help stem the tide of divestment from the oil sands and the Canadian energy sector, as the province tries to climb out of the $18.2-billion deficit projected in its 2021 budget on Thursday.

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