Lana Popham
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‘Iconic’ Old Town gallery at Royal BC Museum set to reopen to the publicThe reopening of Old Town is the first phase of a multi-year project to transform the museum, done with public consultation after the B.C. NDP’s rebuild plan was scrapped.CanadaMay 10, 2023
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B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 openingThe Chinese Canadian Museum will be located in the Wing Sang Building on East Pender Street, one the oldest buildings in Chinatown.CanadaApr 12, 2023
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B.C. government announces $30 million to support fairs, events and festivalsB.C. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lana Popham will hold a press conference at the Pacific Coliseum on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds at 11:30 a.m.PoliticsFeb 16, 2023
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B.C. agriculture minister says sector is recovering well on flooding anniversaryAbout 630,000 chickens, 420 cattle and 12,000 hogs died in the Sumas Prairie as the rain and flooding inundated homes, barns and farmland.PoliticsNov 8, 2022
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‘Very stressful’: Cold weather delays crops for many B.C. farmers, but no relief in sightIt's one bad year after another, said Abbotsford farmer Sajan Mandair, pointing to a row of canes that were burned during last year's deadly heat wave.EnvironmentMay 16, 2022
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2021 year in review: B.C.’s political newsmakers of the yearThis is a compilation of some of the people who stood out politically in B.C. in 2021 and made headlines for their actions and decisions.PoliticsDec 27, 2021
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B.C. and federal agriculture ministers tour farm in Abbotsford flood zoneThe City of Abbotsford was hit-hard by the record-breaking floods last month, losing countless acres of farmland and tens of thousands of livestock to the natural disaster.WeatherDec 10, 2021
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High fish mortality rates possible after record-breaking B.C. floodsPacific salmon are at particular risk as fast-moving flood water can displace eggs laid in the fall and expose them to hungry predators.EnvironmentNov 25, 2021
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B.C. floods: Province opens second corridor between Lower Mainland, interiorRoad crews have been able to reopen a second highway corridor between the Lower Mainland and British Columbia's interior, in the wake of devastating flooding and landslides.EnvironmentNov 20, 2021
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B.C. announces plan to phase out mink farms due to COVID-19 concernsAgriculture Minister Lana Popham says the government will help the nine farms operating in B.C. to close by 2025.HealthNov 5, 2021
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