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Construction companies fined $184k after rebar collapse
WorkSafeBC penalties target Bird Construction, Viking Reinforcing, and A.R.M. Reinforcing for safety violations. WorkSafeBC has issued a total of $184,042.26 in fines to companies involved in the construction of UVic’s Engineering building expansion, following an...
StudentAidBC shutdown, UVic response left some students uncertain
While other BC universities actively updated students, some students feel UVic’s guidance was insufficient The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) strike, now tentatively resolved, shut down StudentAid BC — the provincial government program responsible for student...
UVSS Board of Directors, Oct. 20
The UVSS Board of Directors met on Oct. 20 and addressed a full agenda that included committee appointments, policy approvals, and updates from various advocacy groups The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. with a land acknowledgement. Shortly after, an...
Potent synthetic opioid nitazene detected in counterfeit pills across Greater Victoria
Health officials warn that these synthetic opioids are up to eight times stronger than fentanyl, and increasingly appearing in counterfeit pills A powerful synthetic opioid called nitazene has begun appearing in counterfeit prescription pills in Greater Victoria,...Our Digital Print Issue
