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2021 budget certainties: debt and taxes

2021 budget certainties: debt and taxes

Federal budget, B.C. budget both due next week
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Speech from the Throne: B.C. to focus on inclusive, innovative post-pandemic recovery

Speech from the Throne: B.C. to focus on inclusive, innovative post-pandemic recovery

Government's first priority will remain managing the pandemic and ensuring British Columbians' health and safety
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Horgan warns forest industry of possible tenure take-backs

Horgan warns forest industry of possible tenure take-backs

Addressing fibre shortage may include tenure redistribution, premier warns COFI conference
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New CAO takes helm in Taylor

New CAO takes helm in Taylor

Excited to work with council and community, Moira Green says
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Northeast B.C. unemployment dropped to 4.1% in March

Northeast B.C. unemployment dropped to 4.1% in March

B.C. lost 6,700 FT jobs, added 41,800 PT jobs last month
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Fort St. John real estate sales nearly doubled last quarter

Fort St. John real estate sales nearly doubled last quarter

170 properties worth $60.2 million sold by the end of March
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B.C. launches $50m ‘circuit-breaker’ business COVID relief grant

B.C. launches $50m ‘circuit-breaker’ business COVID relief grant

Restaurants that have had their licences revoked due to non-compliance of COVID rules will not be eligible
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Unemployed Canadians shun farm work

Unemployed Canadians shun farm work

Only 25 of 80 applicants actually showed up and stayed for more than a day and most refused to work early mornings or on weekends, one farmer says.
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Wanted: 59,650 new construction workers in B.C. this decade

Wanted: 59,650 new construction workers in B.C. this decade

Construction sector bracing for ‘grey tsunami’
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Progress area farmer picks up funding for pilot project researching soil health research

Progress area farmer picks up funding for pilot project researching soil health research

AAFC is investing $55K for a pilot project on soil health research in Indigenous agriculture in the Peace region.
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