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Escape from Pale Blue Dot 2

―天文学新時代の幕開け― Dawn of a new era in astronomy ―Images taken after traveling 1.6 million kilometers have been released. By Fraser Monthly, Aug. 2022 Special Feature

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Portrait of Ben Routledge in a safety vest at right front of image with light industrial landscape behind him

Trash talk!

A world of garbage. "One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” By Kerith Waddington for TAKE 5, April 2022

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Frontal view of two women pilots in coveralls standing beside a twin prop plane, each with a hand on the fuselage.

What It’s Like to Decolonize the Sky

Métis pilot Teara Fraser is the first Indigenous woman to own and operate her own airline in Canada. By Alyssa Hirose for Vancouver Magazine, Jan 24, 2022

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Bird's eye view of water channel with green, forested land and small island in left foreground

The Ugly Side of “Beautiful Fish”

A recent proposal of 5 fish farms leaves little hope for reconciliation... By Desiree Mannila for Watershed Sentinel , Dec. 16, 2021 -- ugly side of beautiful fish

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View of forest floor showing moss, decaying leaves, and in the middle, Methusalah's beard (Usnea longissima) lichen

The Wondrous World of Lichen

Wildwood Ramble: There is an organism alive today that is older than the dinosaurs, has survived the mass extinction...by K. Brauckmann for TAKE 5, May 2022

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Side view studio portrait of Chris Yue in grey suit jacket and hat, seated and looking up

Renzoku is Victoria’s first tech apprenticeship-based school

In conversation with Chris Yue, CEO of Renzoku Tech School. By Carla Sorrell for Douglas magazine, June 3, 2022. -- startups, disrupters, influencers

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high-resolution mycelium network, green and blue, root-like with bright green dots, black background

Mapping the Fungal Underground

Underground fungal networks are one of the biggest untapped levers in climate science...fungal mapping and climate change...By Watershed Sentinel staff, February 28, 2022

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heavy farm equipment spraying fertilizer on a field

Soaring fertilizer prices add to cost pressures

Global demand and production constraints are contributing to a substantial increase in the price of fertilizer this year. By Peter Mitham for Country Life in BC, February 2022

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Car drving through a large puddle on a flooded urban road, spraying water

Prepping drivers for fire and flood season

In recent years, we’ve experienced extreme heat waves, droughts, forest fires, heavy rainfall, and floods. By the Insurance Corporation of BC for BC Broker, June 2022

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A display of car paint colours, including greys, blues, greens, and more unusual colours.

Automotive Colours

Car colours can be influenced by trends in fashion, interior design, and many other factors. By Eli Greenbaum for Collision Quarterly, Winter 2021.

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Victoria’s Project Zero expands across British Columbia

On a business incubator program for youth and women entrepreneurs. By Amanda Wilson for Douglas Magazine, January 11, 2022

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Pedro Chamale with face propped on hand and arm.

That Classic Immigrant Story

By Fiona Bramble for HERE Magazine, May 9, 2022

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BC Farm Count Shrinks

By 10% since 2016. By Peter Mitham for Country Life in BC, May 18, 2022

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Detail of an aerial view of some of the devastation in the Fraser Valley caused by B.C.'s atmospheric rivers.

The Great Canadian Airlift

General Aviation to the Rescue. By Steve Drinkwater for Canadian Aviator, Jan/Feb 2022.

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Dillon Johnson gifts a blanket to Kristen Van’t Schip, with Drew Blaney and Hegus John Hackett. Photo by Abby Francis, LJI.

New Names, New Relationships

Corporate overtures to Tla’amin are more than just a symbol: they’re a start. By Abby Francis, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for qathet Living, November 2021

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Drawing of prisoners vertically divided by blue left and pink right by Bug Cru

Trans Prisoners in BC Can’t Get their Day in Court

One woman’s story shows how BC Corrections discriminates against trans people. By Tessa Vikander for Asparagus, Summer/Fall 2020

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Two kids doing classwork with arm pointing to exercise book

A Professional Dream Deferred

Educator and district principal Beth Applewhite draws on her personal and professional experiences to share why anti-racism work is essential and needs to be brought about intentionally and thoughtfully, with the voices of those who have experienced racism at the centre. For Principl(ed) Magazine March 2021.

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Rose A Keith

The Impact of the #MeToo Movement on Employment Law

By Rose Keith, QC, Harper Grey LLP for the Verdict, issue 169, Summer 2021 in the "Employment Update" column.

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Fossil fuels are killing the planet. So why don’t we stop using them?

A primer on the issue by reporter John Woodside for Canada's National Observer, March 2, 2022.

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Collision Repair as a Career: What Young People Need to Know

Kids do not always have the information they need to make the best choice of careers. Enlightening them could make a difference. By Eli Greenbaum for Collision Quarterly.

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Brandon Skinner - Diorama in BTE Towing clubhouse

Childhood Dream: To Be a Tow Truck Operator

Brandon is only nine years old, but his career plans are already set in stone—when he grows up, he wants to operate a heavy-duty rotator. By Iva Kestrankova for Tow Canada.

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