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BC Ferries resumes sailing after windstorm lashes South Coast

BC Ferries resumes sailing after windstorm lashes South Coast

People who have been waiting all day to travel to Vancouver Island can now breathe a sigh of relief.
Check out this $6.8M waterfront condo in Erickson’s last building (PHOTOS)

Check out this $6.8M waterfront condo in Erickson’s last building (PHOTOS)

Taking up the entire waterside half of the ground floor of Canada House, co-designed by Arthur Erickson for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Man dead after being hit by transit bus in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Man dead after being hit by transit bus in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Vancouver police say a 63-year old city man is dead after being hit by a transit bus in the Downtown Eastside. They say the accident happened just before 5 p.m. Friday moments after the bus pulled away from a stop on West Hastings Street.
Thousands without power, BC Ferries sailings cancelled as destructive windstorm slams South Coast

Thousands without power, BC Ferries sailings cancelled as destructive windstorm slams South Coast

Damage from the windstorm at Horseshoe Bay.
Coyotes on the block: how these wily canines came to the Lower Mainland

Coyotes on the block: how these wily canines came to the Lower Mainland

They are intelligent, adaptable, and intriguing, and most residents of the Lower Mainland have seen at least one - but coyotes are not native to Vancouver.
How the City of Vancouver takes care of 147,000 street trees

How the City of Vancouver takes care of 147,000 street trees

Trees have been making a lot of news around Vancouver lately — between last year’s big wind storm bringing down some of the larger specimens along 12 th Avenue, vandals topping trees near Spanish Banks and, more recently, on Langara Golf Course .
This Metro Vancouver community creates the most garbage

This Metro Vancouver community creates the most garbage

A new report by Vancity, "State of Waste: How B.C. compares in the war on trash," examines data from Metro Vancouver municipalities and determines the top producer of waste from single-family residences that is neither recycled nor composted.
ICBC heading for another billion-dollar loss; CEO cites injury claims, legal battles

ICBC heading for another billion-dollar loss; CEO cites injury claims, legal battles

B.C.’s motor-vehicle insurance provider continues to bleed money, with new numbers showing Insurance Corp. of B.C. posted a net loss of $860 million in the first nine months of its fiscal year, putting it on track to lose $1.
In Vancouver, the closer to greenspace you are, the wealthier you are

In Vancouver, the closer to greenspace you are, the wealthier you are

New research out of the University of B.C. suggests Vancouverites living near greenspace are more likely to be flush with green in their wallets.
Warning: Extreme cold on major B.C. highways with wind chill up to -40°C

Warning: Extreme cold on major B.C. highways with wind chill up to -40°C

Environment Canada has issued weather alerts for a number of B.C. highways as cold Arctic air surges through the mainland inlets and valleys.