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Trans Mountain expansion could be delayed for years now

Trans Mountain expansion could be delayed for years now

Experts say the Federal Court of Appeal's decision to quash Canada's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will likely delay the project for years.
Watch this VPD officer play a tune from La La Land on a public piano

Watch this VPD officer play a tune from La La Land on a public piano

A video posted to Facebook (shown below) is showing a human side of the VPD that we don't often see.
BC Parks is threatening to tow Joffre Lakes hikers' vehicles this weekend

BC Parks is threatening to tow Joffre Lakes hikers' vehicles this weekend

BC Parks and Sea to Sky politicians are grappling with ways to reduce the amount of visitors who flock to a park made famous mostly by Instagram
East First Avenue reopens ahead of long weekend

East First Avenue reopens ahead of long weekend

After weeks of increased traffic congestion due to the closure of East First Avenue, the roadway is fully re-opened just in time for the long weekend and all that back-to-school traffic next week.
2018 B.C. wildfires burned more land but affected fewer people than last year

2018 B.C. wildfires burned more land but affected fewer people than last year

The B.C. government says although wildfires have broken last year's record for the area of land burned, the human impacts have been much lower.
Need a group project space? Apply to the Fieldhouse Activation Program

Need a group project space? Apply to the Fieldhouse Activation Program

Photo Shutterstock The Vancouver Park Board is accepting applications for its Fieldhouse Activation Program, which provides space for community art, culture, sport, environment or local food projects.
Deaf Burnaby resident fed up with St. John Ambulance not providing ASL interpreter for course

Deaf Burnaby resident fed up with St. John Ambulance not providing ASL interpreter for course

It’s not the first time St. John Ambulance has refused to provide or pay for a sign language interpreter for deaf students in its courses, according to a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal complaint by the Okanagan Valley Association of the Deaf.
Another Extreme Air Park accident prompts renewed calls for regulation

Another Extreme Air Park accident prompts renewed calls for regulation

Dr. Nancy Austin, department head for emergency medicine at Richmond Hospital, says she’s seen a “dramatic” increase in trampoline-related injuries.
More than half of Generation Z wants to buy a home in next few years

More than half of Generation Z wants to buy a home in next few years

Although the widespread perception is that today’s young Canadians are increasingly giving up on the dream of homeownership and planning to rent long term, the results of a new Re/Max-commissioned poll suggests that this isn’t the case.
Richmond MLA wants answers on Massey tunnel

Richmond MLA wants answers on Massey tunnel

Jas Johal is the BC Liberal MLA for Richmond-Queensborough. Photo: Facebook/Jas Johal With traffic threatening to worsen as students head back to school, Richmond-Queensborough MLA Jas Johal wants answers about the George Massey Tunnel.
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