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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.

PARKSVILLE — Organizers of a Vancouver Island beach festival say multiple artists were left devastated after vandals partially destroyed several sand sculptures over the weekend.

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.

First, anyone who wants to harvest shellfish — clams, oysters, crab, prawn — needs a tidal waters sport fishing licence. An annual licence for a B.C. resident is under $26.

Erin Milligan, shellfish sanitation program coordinator for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said it’s important to read and understand the conditions of the licence.

St. Andrews Lodge in Qualicum Beach, B.C., is a Tudor-style, waterfront home with three bedrooms that opened in 1938 to become a popular vacation destination on the east coast of Vancouver Island.

The Town of Qualicum Beach, B.C., released a statement on Tuesday saying it was aware of online posts that claimed the council would vote on whether to close the airport the following day.

"There is no intent to close the airport," the statement said.

“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.

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