Penny Daflos

I see paper products on that page, in addition to packaging

Dying from second-hand cringe

Why a B.C. mill imported U.S. pulp, then announced it was folding When Domtar Corporation announced it would be shuttering a Vancouver Island pulp mill and laying off 350 workers, it came as little surprise to those who knew the company was losing millions of dollar...

In the political chaos of yday, this got lost:
350 mill workers on Vancouver Island are getting laid off

CTV News has learned the company's been importing pulp from the US to keep operating since it couldn't source enough in BC

Importing
Wood products
from the US
!!!
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

NGL I'll probably watch anyway

This is what I mean! 🫠

John Rustad removed as B.C. Conservative leader, party says Embattled B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad has been removed from his post, the party announced Wednesday.

BC politics, for those who don't live here, can best be summarized as 😵‍💫

A couple hours ago he insisted he wasn't going anywhere!
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That posting makes no sense at all
AI or not, what they're looking for is not possible in 10 hours a week and would still require writing
Whoever input the prompts for that has never been a journalist

Playing catch up: Health-care workers urge B.C. to provide free nasal naloxone British Columbia was the first province to grapple with the lethality of toxic drugs, but is now lagging behind Ontario and Quebec in providing a free, easy-to-use antidote.

Unlike ON & QC, overdose antidote Naloxone is only free in injectable form in BC

Frontline healthcare workers are urging BC to make the easy-to-use inhalable form (which lasts 2x longer) free NOW

TIL: Govt doesn't track how many doses are thrown out as expired(!)
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Yaaaaaassssssss

Totally! I think there are so many creative people in this city who don’t feel they have the runway to do stuff like this

An intricate vaulted ceiling and antique lighting above cafe tables

Cathedral archways above modern sofas with ultra modern seating

Coworking spaces with antique arched windows and stonework walls

I just spent 10 days hanging out in Montreal and it was further confirmation Vancouver can be so much cooler and more interesting than it already is

Case in point: this is Crew Collective & Cafe, an old bank with a cafe and bar, plus co-working space (for rent by the hour or day)
It was such a vibe

I don't mind it only because I think of this every time and cackle

Holy cannoli, that’s incredible!

Previous post had an error: they’re not deferrals, they’re exemptions
Apologies!

Calls grow to re-examine B.C.’s automatic property tax exemptions In the city of Vancouver alone, $1 billion worth of property is occupied by private and independent schools, while the region has hundreds of places of worship, charities, and even a “cult” that enjoy...

Should we reconsider who gets automatic property tax exemptions in British Columbia?

Perhaps a community benefits assessment for places of worship?

How about private schools? They sit on $1B of assessed land in Vancouver alone

Some food for thought here:
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That’s not correct
BC Assessment determines farm status based on applications submitted with documentation
Municipalities have no jurisdiction on that, but can flag addresses to BCA for review (just as any citizen can)

BC is in Canada

Millions unpaid: The B.C. organizations and companies getting big property tax breaks As municipal governments across British Columbia grapple with next year’s budgets and potential property tax hikes to maintain service levels, there are hundreds of organizations that aren’t even gett...

It's a universal truth that everyone's property taxes are a lot steeper than they'd like

But some BC businesses and organizations get dramatically reduced property tax bills - and some not at all

How's it work? Details in my latest for @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social 👇
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Yeah, that was a weird choice

Right? Like I should’ve been scared or uneasy, but it was so over the top

Being disappointed by Nosferatu (I laughed more than once at the melodrama) I kind of expected the same from Frankenstein

I was monstrously wrong

Dazzling visuals and a helluva nuanced commentary on the consequences of invention and technology

Thank you 🙏

Missed baths, lonely meals: Care home funding cuts impacting B.C. seniors In the five days since they lost a provincial funding initiative, B.C. care home operators are already having to make tough decisions about core services with the staff available.

They’ve been raising the alarm for months and now it’s here:
Not-for-profit care home operators in BC are having to make tough choices about core services after a provincial funding program ended

It hasn’t even been a week and seniors are bearing the brunt

SCOOP:
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

I canNOT get enough of these leaves

Wow great question

WAY too much

This is why I never watch sportsball

“…but they were all of them deceived, for another Ring was made.”

Hope everyone had a great Halloween! 🎃

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