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Clark offers $30 million for rec facilities
Premier Christy Clark has used her first keynote address to municipal leaders to announce what she calls a "modest" $30 million fund for local recreation centres, playgrounds and trails.
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Premier kills idea of MSP surcharge on smokers
Clark opposes de Jong proposal to tinker with premiums
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Cities call on Hydro to freeze smart meter push
UBCM votes 55 per cent for moratorium on wireless meter rollout
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Cities oppose new spending watchdog
Many UBCM delegates fear planned watchdog on waste would itself be a waste of money
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Dix blasts B.C. Liberals in UBCM speech
NDP leader Adrian Dix used his first speech to the Union of B.C. Municipalities Thursday to attack a series of B.C. Liberal moves, from imposing a municipal auditor to restricting local government control of transit funding.
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B.C. eyes higher fees to push smokers to quit
Controversial MSP premium surcharge on table: de Jong
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Online voting option backed by B.C. cities
UBCM asks province to allow e-voting at civic level
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Hahn announces exit from BC Ferries
BC Ferries CEO David Hahn is leaving his post at the end of the year, part of a cost-cutting move that freezes salaries and reduces other executive salaries as the province's ferry service endures a slowdown in traffic.
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Hydro smart meter fears aired at UBCM
Province will ignore any call for a moratorium
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Mounties set to ride into sunset, Ottawa warns B.C.
Policing contract talks hit new level of brinkmanship
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