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$2.13-MILLION GRANT WILL ENHANCE SPIRIT OF 2010 TRAIL
VICTORIA – The Spirit of 2010 Trail, one of B.C.'s most popular trails, will benefit from $2.13 million in joint federal and provincial funding, announced Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Kevin Krueger and …
NANAIMO CELEBRATES START OF RENAL CENTRE CONSTRUCTION
NANAIMO – Representatives from the Province, Vancouver Island Health, the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District and the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation celebrated the kick-off of construction at the $9.4-million …
AERIAL GYPSY MOTH TREATMENT PLANNED IN RICHMOND
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Forests and Range has applied for a pesticide use permit to aerial-spray 806 hectares in Richmond, with a spray approved for use on organic farms, to eradicate a growing population of gypsy …
GOOD DENTAL HEALTH POSSIBLE WITH EARLY PREVENTION
VICTORIA – A new educational CD entitled How to Take Care of Your Child's Teeth was announced by Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Ida Chong.
PROVINCE HELPS DEVELOP SINGLE TEST TO FIGHT 3 EPIDEMICS
VICTORIA – Provincial funding is helping researchers develop the world's first combined test for HIV, syphilis and herpes, which will be inexpensive, quick to administer and easy to interpret, Iain Black, Minister of …
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