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Medical care robots being made with 3D origami in B.C. lab
March 06, 2021 - 10:30 AM

A B.C. university professor would like to see a robot take your vitals when you visit a doctor in the somewhat near future.
B.C.-based meal kit company headed for zero-waste
March 04, 2021 - 10:35 AM

Meal prep kits have exploded during the pandemic, all individually wrapped in plastic. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says founders of B.C.-based meal kit company Fresh Prep.
Millennial homebuyers in B.C. benefiting from pandemic pricing
March 03, 2021 - 8:00 PM

B.C. millennials are jumping on the chance to buy homes, after a pause in the market early in the pandemic, according to a new survey from Royal LePage.
B.C. massage therapist suspended for not wearing a mask while with clients
March 03, 2021 - 4:31 PM

A North Vancouver registered massage therapist has been suspended, pending a full investigation, for failing to mask up while massaging clients and offering services outside the scope of a masseuse.
B.C.’s 'renoviction' overhaul good start, but won’t preserve affordable stock: advocate
March 03, 2021 - 3:30 PM

Rental tenant advocates say the the province’s new legislation to stop false renovictions is good, but doesn’t go far enough to protect existing affordable housing stock nor address “exponential” rate increases over the last few years.
B.C. conservation officer who refused to kill 2 bear cubs still fighting to return to work
March 03, 2021 - 1:21 PM

A conservation officer who gained national attention after losing his job for refusing to kill two orphan cubs in Port Hardy in 2015 has filed a petition to get his job back.
Bryan Adams gives shoutout to Vancouver hospital
February 26, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Bryan Adams publicly thanked staff at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver for its care of the singer, photographer, philanthropist’s mom, Jane Adams Clark.
Bobcat frozen to train track near Trail rescued by conductor
February 19, 2021 - 6:00 PM

A bobcat was enjoying his breakfast of duck just outside Trail when he froze to the train track he’d been sitting on.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

News Items tag as: North Island Gazette

Medical care robots being made with 3D origami in B.C. lab

B.C.-based meal kit company headed for zero-waste

Millennial homebuyers in B.C. benefiting from pandemic pricing

B.C. massage therapist suspended for not wearing a mask while with clients

B.C.’s 'renoviction' overhaul good start, but won’t preserve affordable stock: advocate

B.C. conservation officer who refused to kill 2 bear cubs still fighting to return to work

Bryan Adams gives shoutout to Vancouver hospital

Bobcat frozen to train track near Trail rescued by conductor

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