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City of Vancouver invites the public to a "family fun adventure" at the dump

City of Vancouver invites the public to a "family fun adventure" at the dump

Vancouver landfill. Photo Shutterstock The City of Vancouver has announced a day at the dump! The official name is the Vancouver Landfill Open House and it takes place on June 2nd from 10am-2pm. It actually looks to be pretty fascinating.
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$675,000 scratch ticket was purchased at Oak and 67th Ave

$675,000 scratch ticket was purchased at Oak and 67th Ave

Photo BCLC We received a release from BCLC today about a dude named Daniel Van Alstine who just happened to win $675,000 on a scratch ticket after gassing up.
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CBC Vancouver retires B.C. Almanac and launches BC Today

CBC Vancouver retires B.C. Almanac and launches BC Today

CBC Vancouver announced today that its long-running mid-day show, B.C. Almanac , is no more. Well, sort of. The show is now called BC Today and it's hosted by award-winning journalist Michelle Eliot.
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Poll: Canadians are lukewarm on the idea of marriage

Poll: Canadians are lukewarm on the idea of marriage

Photo Shutterstock A new poll by the Angus Reid Institute finds that over 50 per cent of Canadians agree that 'marriage is simply not necessary.
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B.C. First Nation preparing to vote on 'historic' $37 million treaty agreement

B.C. First Nation preparing to vote on 'historic' $37 million treaty agreement

Photo Lheidli T’enneh Negotiators have signed off on a new treaty agreement between the federal and provincial governments and the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation near Prince George, B.C.
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Two B.C. Indigenous leaders plan to speak at Kinder Morgan pipeline AGM

Two B.C. Indigenous leaders plan to speak at Kinder Morgan pipeline AGM

Rueben George, Project Manager for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Sacred Trust Initiative, speaks as First Nations and environmental groups speak about a federal court hearing about the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, during a news confer
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Disoriented beaver gets washed up onto B.C. bridge deck amidst flooding

Disoriented beaver gets washed up onto B.C. bridge deck amidst flooding

Photo Jay Shumaker, VSA Hwy Maintenance Road superintendent Jay Shumaker sees a lot of interesting stuff on the job for VSA Highway Maintenance , and he shared a story with us from yesterday over the phone.
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B.C. high school students who suffered in silence now helping others

B.C. high school students who suffered in silence now helping others

Joshua Ramon and Stephanie Barrantes both grade 12 students pose for a photo outside their school in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, May, 4, 2018.
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Oyster-linked illnesses damaging B.C. shellfish industry

Oyster-linked illnesses damaging B.C. shellfish industry

A norovirus outbreak linked to people eating raw oysters from farms in south and central Baynes Sound has hurt B.C.’s entire shellfish industry, a growers’ association said Wednesday (May 2).
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Downtown assault victim in hospital with serious injury

Downtown assault victim in hospital with serious injury

File photo A 30-year-old Vancouver man is in hospital with serious injuries after being assaulted in downtown Vancouver on Saturday night. Just before 9 p.m.
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