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A new research project out of Langara College and the University of British Columbia is exploring how to brew beer — using wild yeast foraged from around the province.

According to the study, it could be a way to give B.C.'s struggling brewing industry a financial break, while creating some new beer flavours in the process.

The route is owned by the province through the B.C. Railway Corporation and has been operated by CN Rail for the past two decades.

However, CN Rail has said it is no longer interested in maintaining usage of the corridor and is the process of divesting itself of operations.

The province says roughly 450 square kilometres of Crown land in northeastern B.C. is being set aside as a protected area for the next 10 years, covering an area larger than the city of Surrey.

“I told the boss, this was not in my job description. They didn’t train me for this.”

That is the lowest level seen since February 2020, when 79 deaths were reported, and is down by about 55 per cent compared to the 242 deaths recorded in December 2023.

"I want my constituents to know that I would not really be in this position, except for the unreasonable actions of the B.C. Conservatives, and that sitting Independent for eight months really gave me the chance to work with the government, and I am doing this because I know they will be better represented," she told CBC News.

To British Columbia: Billions of dollars for new natural resources projects, a tunnel replacement in Metro Vancouver, guarantees on environmental protections, $630 million for child care and —perhaps most importantly to the government — maintaining the North Coast tanker ban.
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"We recognize our constitutional position and we do not have the authority to stop a new pipeline. We will not be going to court to fight a pipeline project," Eby said.

"My message to everybody ... is look up from your phone, take your earbuds out. Listen," he said.

Ottawa and the province are setting up a $5-billion fund that municipalities can tap into to pay for new homes, and the infrastructure and transit needed to keep up with growing communities.

But there are strings attached.

Municipalities must lower the fees that developers pay to local governments, which the prime minister and British Columbia's premier say can hinder new construction.

When development was booming a few years ago, interest rates were low, population growth was high, and so was market interest, he said. Since then, interest rates have risen and population growth has slowed, which has caused prices to fall dramatically.

"They aren't the best neighbours," said Grace McGregor, a director with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, representing the small municipality of Christina Lake, about DMG Blockchain Solutions.
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"Frankly, we try to talk to them. They don't want to talk ...They don't answer us," said McGregor.

"So we removed bricks and [got] a head inside with a flashlight and [took] a peek into this sort of weird chamber that hadn't seen sunlight in a long time."