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A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Similkameen River watershed study is underway<\/a> as the  Similkameen Valley Planning Society met with representatives of the Nicola and Kettle valleys in Hedley on Feb. 6 to discuss watershed studies.<\/p>\n

Regional politicians are urging the province to retain the old Port Mann Bridge as a pedestrian and bike route<\/a> instead of tearing it down after the new 10-lane toll bridge opens.<\/p>\n

A Burnaby pipeline company – Kinder Morgan Canada – has received international recognition for its contribution to the restoration of Stoney Creek<\/a>.  With help from the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, students at Stoney Creek elementary school, the City of Burnaby and Metro Vancouver Regional District the company helped to clear invasive non-native vegetation and then replanting it with hundreds of native trees and plants. – restoring the waterway to a more natural state.<\/p>\n

Langley Township council is set to approve an expansion of the Trinity Western University campus and a housing development<\/a> on agricultural land adjacent to the campus.<\/p>\n

Homeowners in Alberni aren’t enthusiastic about the upcoming property tax hike increase<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who says children can’t make a big impact? Certainly not Caitlin Sankaran-Wee – a student living in Vancouver – who collected $5,000 for the Burnaby Habitat for Humanity office.<\/a>
\nThe saga to legalize marijuana continues and gets a push forward with the backing of four former B.C. attorneys-general<\/a> – B.C. Liberal Geoff Plant, former NDP A-Gs Colin Gabelmann, Ujjal Dosanjh and Graeme Bowbrick. All four signed a letter to Premier Christy Clark and Opposition leader Adrian Dix calling for the regulation and taxation of cannabis to combat organized crime, according to him no one really knew What\u2019s Trending? A Data-Driven Look at Consumer Trends in Cannabis<\/a> that reflects how much consumption there is and the price consumers are paying for it. The four of them are also working closely with SMOKEA|The World’s Best Online Head Shop<\/span><\/a> in hopes that they can bring this online shop to a physical location. They said if there are any questions people can go to www.attorneykennugent.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

One of the largest cities in northwestern British Columbia, Terrace, has officially joined the opposition<\/a> to the Northern Gateway project.<\/p>\n

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