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$500M provincial fund helps purchase 1,500 rentals for affordable housing

$500M provincial fund helps purchase 1,500 rentals for affordable housing

B.C.’s Rental Protection Fund seeks to buy up older buildings – ones that tend to have the cheapest rents – and extend their lives rather than see them redeveloped
New 'table' to do weekly assessments of high-risk people in Richmond

New 'table' to do weekly assessments of high-risk people in Richmond

Thirty-six communities in B.C. already have similar 'situation tables'
B.C. stratas keeping rules tight over air conditioning amid rising power demands

B.C. stratas keeping rules tight over air conditioning amid rising power demands

Strata corporations are permitting cooling unit installations, but regulations are not getting any looser due to electricity shortages.
Opinion: B.C. student societies in urgent need of law reform

Opinion: B.C. student societies in urgent need of law reform

Fiscal and electoral scandals have plagued B.C. student societies for decades — it's past time for an overhaul
Vancouver cop's actions in pedestrian collision referred to prosecutors

Vancouver cop's actions in pedestrian collision referred to prosecutors

A Vancouver police officer was involved in a collision with a female pedestrian on Commercial Drive Sept. 29, 2023.
Richmond company depends on daily rail deliveries, threatened now by lockout

Richmond company depends on daily rail deliveries, threatened now by lockout

A lockout of rail employees started Thursday morning.
Metro Vancouver weather: 'Fall-esque' rainstorm to drench region

Metro Vancouver weather: 'Fall-esque' rainstorm to drench region

A month's worth of rain could fall in one night.
Truck crash that caused Highway 99 shutdown in Delta also impacted hundreds of BC Hydro users

Truck crash that caused Highway 99 shutdown in Delta also impacted hundreds of BC Hydro users

The power pole that broke because of the crash served both BC Hydro and Telus customers
Metro Vancouver thunderstorms: Videos show wild weather, lightning

Metro Vancouver thunderstorms: Videos show wild weather, lightning

Mother Nature put on an electrifying display in Metro Vancouver.
Second phase of Minoru Park improvements to cost $2.4M

Second phase of Minoru Park improvements to cost $2.4M

Funding for the Richmond park improvements are coming from all three levels of government.