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Homes for the homeless pop up at site of Vancouver tent city

Homes for the homeless pop up at site of Vancouver tent city

Shutterstock What was a tent city for the homeless just a few months ago on Vancouver's eastside is now a modular housing project where some of those campers and others will be housed. The project is one of four the B.C.
Norovirus outbreak prompts closure of 4 B.C. shellfish farms

Norovirus outbreak prompts closure of 4 B.C. shellfish farms

Oysters. Photo via Pixabay. The BC Centre for Disease Control says four shellfish farms linked to the norovirus outbreak have been closed. BCCDC says there have been 132 cases of illness recorded in B.C.
New online project promotes healthy sexuality for women living with HIV

New online project promotes healthy sexuality for women living with HIV

A health sciences researcher at Simon Fraser University is challenging myths around sex for women living with HIV through a new project called Life & Love with HIV .
Suspect in surgical mask stumps Richmond RCMP

Suspect in surgical mask stumps Richmond RCMP

Image submitted by Richmond RCMP Richmond Mounties are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect wearing a surgical mask. In January, a suspect or multiple suspects entered a property in the 7000 block of Belair Drive multiple times.
Living Situation: 'Thom' works as a house manager for free rent

Living Situation: 'Thom' works as a house manager for free rent

Photo Contributed This is the second article in V.I.A’s series looking at how people in the Lower Mainland are dealing with high housing costs.
Burnaby installs barriers outside Trans Mountain terminal Friday morning

Burnaby installs barriers outside Trans Mountain terminal Friday morning

The City of Burnaby blocked off Shellmont Street near the Trans Mountain tank farm in Burnaby Friday morning.
Trans Mountain neglected safeguards against construction runoff in Burnaby: NEB

Trans Mountain neglected safeguards against construction runoff in Burnaby: NEB

An excavator works in the rain next to an area of exposed earth at the northeastern section of the Trans Mountain terminal on Burnaby Mountain, April 13.
Never say never: borrowed beaver returns to B.C. regional district

Never say never: borrowed beaver returns to B.C. regional district

Photo Fraser Valley Regional District Justin Beaver is home again, and the tale of the stolen taxidermied teaching tool has even worked to the benefit of educators in British Columbia.
NEB approves Trans Mountain pipeline route through Burnaby

NEB approves Trans Mountain pipeline route through Burnaby

Burnaby Mountain Photograph By JENNIFER MOREAU The National Energy Board (NEB) has approved Trans Mountain’s pipeline path through Burnaby, but not every board member is completely satisfied with the route the project will take and the methods that w
LETTER: I am so sorry, Squamish, Whistler, and Vancouver

LETTER: I am so sorry, Squamish, Whistler, and Vancouver

File photo Editor's note: Jason Loutitt is an award-winning, Squamish long-distance runner who has competed in races across North America and Europe.
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