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

With spring and summer fast approaching, the City of Burnaby is inviting local residents to learn about invasive plants and their impac<\/a>t, how to better select plants for gardens, and how to remove and control invasive plants at an upcoming workshop series in April.<\/p>\n

Road tolls throughout Metro Vancouver<\/a>? Yep….that’s what is under consideration as a means of Metro Vancouver to fund TransLink. If adopted drivers who never cross a bridge will still have to pay tolls.<\/p>\n

With summer around the corner, gas concerns are rising with record gas prices forecast for Metro Vancouver<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Traffic congestion in north Surrey should ease considerably by the end of this year, when a big section of the South Fraser Perimeter Road opens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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