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Using Para Transpo buses for on-demand pilot project a 'slap in the face' for riders with disabilities | News

Transit riders with disabilities say they're shocked to hear an OC Transpo pilot project will make use of apparently "spare" Para Transpo vehicles for on-demand service they've been asking for for years.

At the latest meeting of the city's transit commission June 29, OC Transpo announced the project in suburban areas with low ridership for a limited time on weekends this fall.

Claire O'Donnell, program manager for service strategy, presented the concept to council saying the service will make
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Six charts show the gradual disappearance of farmland in Canada

The Ontario government is giving up parts of the Greenbelt for development, citing the province's housing crisis.

But last month, a group of farmers produced a that effectively halted one proposal from Bill 97 that would have allowed new kinds of residential and urban development on prime farmland.

"Ontario boasts some of Canada's richest and most fertile farmland and these policy changes put the sustainability of that land and the food system it provides at great risk," the statement read.
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With rise of AI-generated images, distinguishing real from fake is about to get a lot harder

Type out a few words — then, like magic, the image is transformed.

With the new version of Photoshop out last week, users are able to easily manipulate or add to an image in seconds, simply by giving the program a prompt. The beta release of Adobe's new "Generative Fill" feature comes on the heels of several other advances in image generation software in the last year.

The feature is expected to be made available for wide release in the second half of 2023, which means we can expect to be inun

The Handmade Community of Vancouver's Tool Library

Wedged between the businesses on Commercial Street — just off Commercial Drive — sits a humble non-profit, whose community of handy and dedicated supporters has kept it running for over eleven years.

The Vancouver Tool Library is exactly what it sounds like. It's a co-operative social-enterprise that, for the low price of an annual membership, allows locals to rent out tools of every kind for as long as they need.

“This place means a lot to me,” said Reed Schrad, president of the Tool Library’
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Veterans gather for Squamish Nation Powwow

Days before Indigenous Veterans Day, Lower Mainlanders gathered for a powwow hosted by Squamish Nation at the Chief Joe Mathias Centre.

On a sunny Saturday in West Vancouver hundreds gathered at a powwow to celebrate Indigenous veterans.

In advance of Indigenous Veterans Day on Nov. 8, the Squamish Nation opened its doors for two days of dancing and ceremony to honour Indigenous veterans and those lost by the community. The event has returned after three years, having been cancelled twice due
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Youth Futures Education Fund to distribute $600,000 to former youth-in-care

Former youth-in-care at UBC will once again have low-barrier access to provincial funds intended to help cover some of the additional costs of an education.

This year, the Youth Futures Education Fund (YFEF) will distribute $600,000 to post-secondary students across BC who by the age of 19 have aged out of foster care or certain supports from social workers, government programs or previous financial assistance. Fifty-six UBC students received funding in 2021, and it will be made available again
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No plans for mask recycling as B.C. government continues mask mandate

With the use of disposable PPE on the rise, what actions does Vancouver plan to take?

Metro Vancouver is not pushing any initiatives for recycling the thousands of masks that have gone into the garbage the last two years in the Lower Mainland. And the province’s recycling operator is also not handling them, even though a local manufacturer is pioneering mask-recycling strategies.

That’s not likely to change soon. A Vancouver city councillor and member of Metro Vancouver’s zero waste committee
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Immunocompromised community members worried over end of campus mask mandates

Many immunocompromised and disabled community members say ending the mask mandates on campus threatens their lives, careers and education.

On June 27, President and Vice-Chancellor Santa Ono and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Lesley Cormack announced that UBC would no longer require masks in public indoor spaces on campus. Two days later, the AMS announced it would also be ending mask mandates in the Nest. Notably, the Life Sciences Institute announced it will keep its mask mandate in place.