LimpRimble

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B.C. sets up panel on bear deaths after 154 killed in 6 months - Government says it wants to ensure conservation officers 'have the trust of the communities they serve' (www.cbc.ca)
 

B.C. government figures say conservation officers destroyed 603 black and 23 grizzly bears in 2023, while 154 black bears were killed by officers in the first six months of this year.

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Don't be surprised by the B.C. NDP consumer carbon tax step back - In 2008, NDP used ‘Axe the Tax’ slogan to oppose [BC] Liberals 1st-in-Canada broad-based carbon tax (www.cbc.ca)
 

cross-posted from: /c/britishcolumbia

In 2008, as the-then B.C. Liberal government was poised to bring in Canada's first carbon tax, the B.C. NDP staunchly opposed it, saying a climate plan should not tax consumers but target major industrial producers such as the gas, oil, cement and aluminum industries.

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Don't be surprised by the B.C. NDP consumer carbon tax step back - In 2008, NDP used ‘Axe the Tax’ slogan to oppose [BC] Liberals 1st-in-Canada broad-based carbon tax (www.cbc.ca)
 

In 2008, as the-then B.C. Liberal government was poised to bring in Canada's first carbon tax, the B.C. NDP staunchly opposed it, saying a climate plan should not tax consumers but target major industrial producers such as the gas, oil, cement and aluminum industries.

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Very few sockeye have passed Chilcotin River landslide area: DFO (www.cbc.ca)
 

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says this year's Fraser River sockeye salmon run is 2nd lowest on record

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Growing number of ex-B.C. United candidates to run as Independent (www.cbc.ca)
 

Some candidates say they're too moderate to support the B.C. Conservatives but oppose the NDP

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Taskforce ready for 'emergency enhancement' of salmon stocks after B.C. landslide (www.timescolonist.com)
Hexbear - Refederation? in c/main@lemmy.ca
[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They love trolling

Until we get a decent automod, I'm not interested in fighting off even more trolls.

Pakistan blames users for slow internet as firewall rumours grow in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 weeks ago

Activists say the state is building a China-style internet firewall as it looks to exert further control over the online space.

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B.C. Supreme Court certifies class action over herbicide alleged to cause Parkinson's (www.timescolonist.com)
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B.C. Green under pressure as party battles to maintain legislature presence (www.pqbnews.com)
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Public servant named in ArriveCan controversy denies responsibility for contracting issues (www.cbc.ca)
 

Daly told the committee that she was seconded to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) while ArriveCan was being developed. She said she had no authority to make decisions about the contracting process and insisted that her role was largely an administrative one.

Legendary Hawaii Mars preparing for final flight over Nanaimo & Oceanside in c/aviation@lemmy.world
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Legendary Hawaii Mars preparing for final flight over Nanaimo & Oceanside (www.885thebeach.com)
B.C. updates notice period for personal-use evictions in c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca
[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

The four-month timeline the government put in place with the new changes to the rental tenancy act made it so people buying properties with tenants couldn't get a mortgage approved, because the timeline extended beyond the 120-day approval limit.

Sounds like it was bumping into CMHC regulations.

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Opposition BC United party looks to add former Liberal party name to election ballot (www.timescolonist.com)
 

British Columbia's Opposition BC United says it wants to include the party's previous Liberal name on the fall election ballot after internal polling shows up to 30 per cent of people didn't know the party changed its name.

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Support for changing B.C.'s name on the decline: poll (www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com)
Global IT outage disrupts B.C. health-care system in c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca
[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"B.C. health-care system"... that thumbnail...

Departed CEO made $603K, only worked 4 months for Manitoba Shared Health last year in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Wab cleaning house?

Rare WW II Lancaster bomber returns to Winnipeg, offers 'very emotional experience' for some in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I went to see the one at the Nanton Lancaster Museum about 20 years ago. It is a seriously impressive aircraft.

B.C. government is testing out AI tools for rapid disease diagnosis in c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca
TESLA'S MARKET SHARE OF ELECTRIC CARS IS COLLAPSING in c/realtesla@lemmy.world
Saskatchewan files for injunction as CRA attempts to take $28M its owed under federal carbon tax in c/canada@lemmy.ca
Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought in c/science@lemmy.world
[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called "forever chemicals" it says are involved in the widespread contamination of drinking water systems.

Attorney General Niki Sharma says the province is the first Canadian jurisdiction to sue makers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, known as PFAS chemicals.

B.C. has filed similar class-action lawsuits in the past, targeting tobacco manufacturers in 1998 and opioid makers in 2018 to recover health-care costs associated with those substances.
B.C. launches lawsuit against makers of 'forever chemicals'

Former IT manager loses B.C. court battle over stolen files - Court finds Guy Gondor likely leaked stolen files to son, who was embroiled in property dispute in c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca
[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

From 2019:
Battle brewing over Saanich landowner's removal of trees for farm

"For the past several months, Saanich staff have been working with a property owner on Meadowbrook Ridge to facilitate appropriate blasting, tree, and deposit-of-fill permits. On August 30, 2019, staff determined that the owner had proceeded with significant activities without the required permits.

We are taking these bylaw contraventions seriously and as such have conducted numerous inspections of the property and issued stop work orders to the property owner. Construction activities have continued in spite of this. Saanich is currently evaluating its legal options, and intends to take legal action to deal with the unpermitted activities on the property."

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