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"Dark star" of recycling expected to feed into proposed Metro Van incinerator

In a world expected to nearly double its garbage output by 2025, Helen Spiegelman and her husband are acting locally to reverse that trend. "I make all my own food. I grow my own food. We brew our...

Axe private energy contract, not jobs, say BC Hydro workers

Cut privatization, not jobs, a union leader representing workers at BC Hydro said after BC Hydro announced it was laying off 1,000 people in a bid to reduce proposed rate hikes and cut $800 million...