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Richmond-themed skateboard stirs up memories of Maple Road

Richmond-themed skateboard stirs up memories of Maple Road

In the '70s, this group of friends built one of North America’s biggest wooden, skateboard half-pipes in a backyard
These Vancouver locals created the perfect multipurpose mid-layer. Now they need help to make it a reality.

These Vancouver locals created the perfect multipurpose mid-layer. Now they need help to make it a reality.

There are only a few days left to help fund this innovative, made-in-Canada mid-layer that's created by outdoor industry veterans and intended to be worn under 'under waders for fishing, ski and snowboard outerwear, and everywhere in-between.'
This was the reaction to the City of Vancouver encouraging COVID-19-approved strolls in areas 'which will be impacted by sea level rise in the future'

This was the reaction to the City of Vancouver encouraging COVID-19-approved strolls in areas 'which will be impacted by sea level rise in the future'

The City of Vancouver's sustainability account issued a follow-up tweet clarifying that they were 'not trying to be insensitive to the COVID-19 pandemic'
A Surrey teacher is in the ICU after contracting COVID-19

A Surrey teacher is in the ICU after contracting COVID-19

'Darlene was just doing her job and sharing her love of music with young children. She should not be having to go through this.'
Male driver dies at scene of storefront crash in Vancouver

Male driver dies at scene of storefront crash in Vancouver

The single vehicle accident happened on Granville Street near West 13th Avenue just before 8:30 p.m.
A B.C. man in his 30s died after contracting COVID-19, leaving his Port Coquitlam coworkers in shock

A B.C. man in his 30s died after contracting COVID-19, leaving his Port Coquitlam coworkers in shock

'It’s a wakeup call to us all,' said the company's operations manager and COVID-19 task force director. 'He was like a brother and a son to me at the same time. It’s been very challenging.'
Here's how Metro Vancouver is celebrating Diwali amidst the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic

Here's how Metro Vancouver is celebrating Diwali amidst the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic

Diwali marks the triumph of light over darkness, hope over despair and knowledge over ignorance. But this year, amid a rising tide of COVID-19 restrictions, the Hindu celebration also offers a glimpse of the December holiday season should the province fail to stem the transmission of the virus.
City of Vancouver makes extra shelter spaces available as weekend temperatures dip

City of Vancouver makes extra shelter spaces available as weekend temperatures dip

Overnight temperatures could feel as cold as 0°C
Researchers searching for COVID-19 in Metro Vancouver sewage

Researchers searching for COVID-19 in Metro Vancouver sewage

'Because it’s often found in feces, it would make sense that you can actually study it in wastewater and that allows you to look at an entire population, rather than an individual person'
Metro Vancouver bubble tea shop shutters after employee tests positive for COVID-19

Metro Vancouver bubble tea shop shutters after employee tests positive for COVID-19

The employee who tested positive for the coronavirus last worked at Xing Fu Tang's Surrey Central location on Nov. 7 and 8
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