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		<title>Public consultation on pensions until Apr 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Province seeks public input on pension options. Ministry of Finance. The B.C. government is seeking public input on ways to strengthen the pension system and expand pension coverage for the majority of workers currently without occupational pension plans. Through an online pension consultation paper, British Columbians are being asked for their views on how to best address anticipated future shortfalls in Canada’s retirement income system. At present, three in four private-sector workers are not covered by an employer-sponsored pension plan.]]></description>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/02/05/public-consultation-on-pensions-until-apr-1/</link>
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		<title>Canada Summer Jobs Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Supporting students, serving communities”. Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Government of Canada that provides funding for non-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees to create high-quality summer job opportunities for students, aged 15 to 30, who intend to return to their studies in the next school year. The program gives valuable work experience to the students while, at the same time, it focuses on local priorities and in this way, both students and their communities are benefited.]]></description>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/02/05/canada-summer-jobs-program/</link>
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		<title>BC consumers to subsidize electricity exports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BC Liberal private power agenda will cost taxpayers $450 million a year. A leaked document has confirmed what many British Columbians have always suspected about the BC Liberal private power agenda; forcing BC Hydro to buy private power does not make economic sense, says Columbia River – Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald.]]></description>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/02/05/bc-consumers-to-subsidize-electricity-exports/</link>
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		<title>Columbia Basin Culture Tour call for artists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Call for entry, artists/cultural venues -- Columbia Basin Culture Tour, August 14-15, 2010. Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance. Registrations are currently being accepted for artists/venues in the Columbia Basin to participate in the Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT). The CBCT is a two day celebration of culture taking place August 14-15, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm. The CBCT is a self guided tour showcasing local arts, culture and heritage offered at no charge to the general public.]]></description>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/02/05/columbia-basin-culture-tour-call-for-artists/</link>
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		<title>Tax incentives for BC video production</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tax credits for film and interactive digital media. Ministry of Finance. A proposed new tax credit for digital media, combined with changes to provincial film tax credits, recognizes the convergence of these sectors and supports the continued growth, development and competitiveness of B.C.’s video game and film sectors and the related employment they provide, Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced today.]]></description>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/02/05/tax-incentives-for-bc-video-production/</link>
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		<title>Columbia Basin Trust increases environmental funding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CBT increases funding for environmental projects - information sessions and technical support will be provided. Columbia Basin Trust. Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is now accepting community-initiated and community-supported project applications for its Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP). “This program has been very successful in the past and we want to continue to see the projects it supports making a difference in Basin communities,” said Rick Allen, CBT Program Manager, Environment.]]></description>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/02/05/columbia-basin-trust-increases-environmental-funding/</link>
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		<title>Overdriving low-beam headlights (part 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Behind the Wheel -- Last week's column on overdriving low beam headlights resulted in some interesting comments. Chief among them was the thought that this wasn't a problem because the driver had installed high wattage bulbs and now had more light to see with. Do you suppose that these drivers don't know this is a bad practice or just don't care about themselves and others who use the highway?]]></description>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/02/05/overdriving-low-beam-headlights-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Self-employed can now get EI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Self-employed Canadians can now apply for Employment Insurance. Effective today, self-employed Canadians can now apply to receive Employment Insurance (EI) special benefits, which are maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care benefits, on a voluntary basis.]]></description>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/02/04/self-employed-can-now-get-ei/</link>
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		<title>Okanagan athletes make Olympic Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[35 B.C. athletes make Canadian Olympic team. Office of the Premier / Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport. Thirty-five B.C. athletes have been named to the Canadian Olympic Team and will have the distinct honour of representing their country at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games on home soil, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today.]]></description>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/02/04/okanagan-athletes-make-olympic-team/</link>
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		<title>Haiti benefit concert, Salmon Arm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb 6, Salmon Arm -- On Saturday, February 6th at 7:30pm, the music group, Earthbound, will be performing a benefit concert for the relief effort in Haiti of Doctors Without Borders. The event will take place at the Seniors Centre, 170-5th Ave. East, in Salmon Arm.]]></description>
		<link>http://shuswapnews.com/2010/02/04/haiti-benefit-concert-salmon-arm/</link>
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