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Shoppers crowd the malls in Christmas countdown

Shoppers crowd the malls in Christmas countdown
Americans spent more on clothing, luxury goods and even furniture, delivering healthy gains across the board, according to MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse, which tracks spending across all transactions including cash. The online category continued to be a bright spot. The big exception was consumer electronics, dragged down by deep discounting of TVs amid a glut. That area was virtually …

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Attention shoppers: Santa hates a rat, and other safety tips

Attention shoppers: Santa hates a rat, and other safety tips
A tongue-in-cheek list of hard-earned holiday wisdom

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New buyer sought for downtown UFV campus

New buyer sought for downtown UFV campus
Ambitious plans for a Garrison Village-type retail/residential development at the site of UFV’s downtown Chilliwack campus have been abandoned.

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Council approves 121-unit rental project

Council approves 121-unit rental project
More rental housing will soon be available in Nanaimo after council gave its blessing for a developer to build a 121-unit multi-family project at 775 Terminal Ave.

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Winter farm market comes to Market Square

Winter farm market comes to Market Square
Have a case of the mid-winter blues, missing the summer markets, tasty treats and local farmers?

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Canada Post Saanich plant running 24/7 to sort Island’s holiday mail

Canada Post Saanich plant running 24/7 to sort Island’s holiday mail
Santa’s workshop may be at the North Pole, but a crew of his helpers are doing the leg work in Saanich. It’s crunch time at the Canada Post plant on Glanford Avenue with 20,000 parcels and 400,000 total pieces of mail (including letters) processed every day in the two weeks before Christmas.

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Hungry condo developers size up strip malls

Hungry condo developers size up strip malls
Having polished off available parking lots, they turn to the lowly urban retail centre

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