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Vancouver mayor, council encouraged by Horgan’s restart plan for economy

Vancouver mayor, council encouraged by Horgan’s restart plan for economy

Coun. Pete Fry: ‘It’s a good cue to stay optimistic yet cautious and resolute’
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Richmond real estate listings, sales decline due to COVID-19

Richmond real estate listings, sales decline due to COVID-19

Real estate sales in Richmond – as with much of the Lower Mainland – dropped sharply in April due to COVID-19, according to the latest monthly report from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). The drop follows on the heels of B.C.
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B.C. death toll from COVID-19 hits 124, as three more seniors die

B.C. death toll from COVID-19 hits 124, as three more seniors die

Seniors’ care homes and living facilities combine to be the biggest hot-spot for the pandemic
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Vancouver council moves to lower carbon pollution in new home construction

Vancouver council moves to lower carbon pollution in new home construction

New rules apply to low-rise homes no more than three storeys tall
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Youth baseball could be back this summer, B.C. health officer says

Youth baseball could be back this summer, B.C. health officer says

More announcements about the resumption of summer sports expected at press conference today
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Burnaby brewery decontaminating masks for front-line workers

Burnaby brewery decontaminating masks for front-line workers

A Burnaby brewery has repurposed new brewery equipment to decontaminate N95 masks. Steamworks Brewery took delivery of its steam-driven chamber pasteurizer days before the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.
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TransLink cuts causing ‘stress’ to Burnaby front-line workers: union

TransLink cuts causing ‘stress’ to Burnaby front-line workers: union

Drastic service cuts to public transit at TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus Company are having “severe, negative effects” directly on Burnaby front-line workers.
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Photos: Early morning fire at recycling plant on Richmond’s Mitchell Island

Photos: Early morning fire at recycling plant on Richmond’s Mitchell Island

The cause of an early morning fire at a recycling plant on Mitchell Island Wednesday is under investigation, according to Richmond Fire-Rescue.
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‘Lucky’ North Van owl poisoned twice in a month

‘Lucky’ North Van owl poisoned twice in a month

Local animal lovers are again calling for a ban on rodenticides after a healthy barred owl nearly succumbed to rat poison in a North Vancouver park twice in the last month.
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Bike parkade opens at Richmond’s Bridgeport Canada Line station

Bike parkade opens at Richmond’s Bridgeport Canada Line station

Cyclists can now leave their bicycles in a secure bike parkade at Bridgeport Canada Line Station.
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