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City approves 46 temporary modular housing units for Little Mountain

City approves 46 temporary modular housing units for Little Mountain

Little Mountain redevelopment site in a photo take in 2015. The city has identified a portion of the site as the next potential location for temporary modular housing.
Two Kinder Morgan execs offered retention bonuses of $1.5m each after Trans Mountain sale

Two Kinder Morgan execs offered retention bonuses of $1.5m each after Trans Mountain sale

Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson was one of two executives offered a retention bonus of $1.5 million each after the sale of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the federal government | Photo: BIV files, Matt Borck Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.
88-year-old man to compete in his 200th race at this year's Dragon Boat Festival

88-year-old man to compete in his 200th race at this year's Dragon Boat Festival

Grandragon George Draskoy, hamming it up for the camera, will compete in his 200th race at the annual Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival June 22 to 24. Photo Dan Toulgoet George Draskoy is the quintessential Renaissance man.
Randomized ballot a go for Vancouver's 2018 civic election

Randomized ballot a go for Vancouver's 2018 civic election

Candidates’ name order for the mayoral, council and park board races in the next civic election will be determined by lot.
Vancouver stroke survivor shares harrowing path to recovery

Vancouver stroke survivor shares harrowing path to recovery

Jessica Shirra survived multiple strokes over a 10-day span. Photograph By DAN TOULGOET Jessica Shirra is more than happy to be a statistical anomaly rather than a statistic.
B.C. doctors can't limit opioids or discriminate against pain patients: college

B.C. doctors can't limit opioids or discriminate against pain patients: college

Photo via Pexels British Columbia doctors treating patients with chronic pain will be required to prescribe opioids without limiting dosage or refusing to see patients who are on the medication that has come to be associated with illicit overdose dea
Trans Mountain deal fails to change Suncor position on Canadian competitiveness

Trans Mountain deal fails to change Suncor position on Canadian competitiveness

Suncor president and CEO Steve Williams waits to address the company’s annual meeting in Calgary, Wednesday, May 2, 2018.
Uniqlo is opening a store in Coquitlam Centre this fall

Uniqlo is opening a store in Coquitlam Centre this fall

Photo Uniqlo Canada Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has announced that it will open a fourth location in British Columbia at Coquitlam Centre this fall.
Online map shows crabby crows dive bombing pedestrians in Metro Vancouver

Online map shows crabby crows dive bombing pedestrians in Metro Vancouver

Cantankerous crows are dive bombing unwary pedestrians in Metro Vancouver as the annual example of avian helicopter parenting hits its height.
Speculation tax reducing price of B.C.’s recreational homes: survey

Speculation tax reducing price of B.C.’s recreational homes: survey

Although the average price of a recreational property in Canada is expected to increase 5.8 per cent this year, the same can’t be said of B.C. vacation homes, which are forecast to fall in price by nearly three per cent.
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