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Vancouver jail turned into apartments (and more)

It’s not all doom and gloom out there in the local media. People are dying from fentanyl overdoses and the drought is continuing to drag on but even we can’t accuse the mainstream outlets in Vancouver of only focusing on the negative.

It’s not all doom and gloom out there in the local media. People are dying from fentanyl overdoses and the drought is continuing to drag on but even we can’t accuse the mainstream outlets in Vancouver of only focusing on the negative. Here’s a roundup of 10 of the more awesome stories that were published by the big players in the past couple days.

vancouver-courier-blissettPhoto: Dan Toulgoet for the Vancouver Courier

Before and after: Vancouver jail turned into apartments - Vancouver Courier

Cheers to Vancouver's Craft Beer Scene - Huffington Post BC

Pet dog alerts B.C. family to grizzly intruder - CTV Vancouver

Meghan Paterson's paintings of Refuge Cove depict rugged West Coast life - CBC Vancouver

CFL mandates training on violence against women - Globe and Mail BC

Vancouver man grows world’s hottest pepper - Vancouver Sun

Rubbish gone from yard of East Vancouver home - The Province

VPD to combat bike thefts with online registry - Vancouver Courier

North Vancouver family looking for partner for their rescued lovebird - CBC Vancouver

B.C. company's agile robots crawling where humans can't - Vancouver Sun