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Vancouver electronics recycler Free Geek issues plea for donations

Vancouver electronics recycler Free Geek issues plea for donations

An East Vancouver-based non-profit organization dedicated to reusing and recycling unwanted computers and electronics is in danger of closing its doors this summer.
Burnaby punk rocker/politician Joe Keithley starts music charity for kids

Burnaby punk rocker/politician Joe Keithley starts music charity for kids

Punk rock legend Joe Keithley of the world-renown D.O.A. – he’s also a newly elected city councillor - wants to help Burnaby children who want to play music, but who can’t afford instruments or lessons. Joe Keithley, lead singer of D.O.A.
23 projects funded to help restore British Columbia's fragile salmon stocks

23 projects funded to help restore British Columbia's fragile salmon stocks

A project to transform aging dikes in British Columbia's Lower Mainland to make them more salmon-friendly is among 23 proposals selected by the federal and provincial governments to restore wild fish stocks.
Tribunal rules ex-B.C. jail guard faced racism in 'poisoned work environment'

Tribunal rules ex-B.C. jail guard faced racism in 'poisoned work environment'

A former jail guard has won his discrimination complaint against the British Columbia government for being forced to work in what the human rights tribunal concluded was a "poisoned work environment."
Endangered southern resident killer whales spotted with baby off B.C. coast

Endangered southern resident killer whales spotted with baby off B.C. coast

The endangered whales had disappeared for much of June from their usual summer location off the southern end of Vancouver Island.
Creating Vancouver’s city-wide plan will take several years and nearly $18 million

Creating Vancouver’s city-wide plan will take several years and nearly $18 million

Vancouver’s city-wide plan is expected to cost $17.9 million for the years 2019 to 2022 and involve a cross-departmental team of about 30 to 35 staff.
Businessman claims martial arts studio and pub liable for alleged vicious attack by MMA fighters

Businessman claims martial arts studio and pub liable for alleged vicious attack by MMA fighters

A businessman is suing the owner and operator of Squamish’s Chieftain Hotel and Pub and several others, claiming he was severely beaten by a group of notoriously drunken and violent mixed martial artists outside the bar.
Port authority donating $2 million for East Vancouver community initiatives, CRAB Park

Port authority donating $2 million for East Vancouver community initiatives, CRAB Park

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Thursday announced $2 million in funding for East Vancouver community initiatives and improvements to CRAB Park as part of the expansion of the Centerm container terminal.
Watch this couple steal a bait car and try to outwit police (VIDEO)

Watch this couple steal a bait car and try to outwit police (VIDEO)

A couple were exposed stealing a bait car in Langley in a recent video posted by IMPACT – BC Auto Crime Police on Wednesday, July 3.
Suspected kidnapper falls from 11th floor of Metro Vancouver apartment building

Suspected kidnapper falls from 11th floor of Metro Vancouver apartment building

B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating after a man fleeing from police suffered serious injuries falling from the 11th floor of a Burnaby apartment building.
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