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Vancouver City Council selects Sadhu Johnston as new City Manager

  City of VancouverNews ReleaseMarch 3, 2016   Council selects Sadhu Johnston as new City Manager   Following a four month international search, Vancouver City Council has selected Sadhu Johnston as the new City Manager for the City of Vancouver. As ...
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Nano living: UBC debuts 140-square-foot student suite

Darcy Matheson, Senior Digital Producer, CTV Vancouver The University of B.C. is giving students a first-hand look at its very tiny solution to affordable student living. On Monday, the campus debuted a full-scale mockup of its so-called “Nano suite” – a self-co...
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Airbnb-Craigslist rental scam dupes Vancouverites out of $1,000

Scammer pretends to own condo he booked on Airbnb, makes off with $1,000 deposits By Erica Johnson, CBC News Sarah Bidner says she's "still in shock" after a longtime criminal bilked her out of $1,000 in a rental scam.   Bidner and her boyfriend Daryl McDona...
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B.C. cities must cut red tape for affordable-housing funds

Mike Hager And Justine Hunter, The Globe and Mail B.C. communities that want to dip into the province’s new affordable-housing fund will have to show they can get construction for such projects approved quickly, says the minister responsible for the file. Rich C...
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New Fire Safety Act aims to modernize fire safety regulations in B.C.

New legislation was tabled today to modernize the regulatory framework for fire safety in British Columbia. The Fire Safety Act will replace the Fire Services Act, legislation that has not had substantial updates since 1979. The new act will: improve fire c...