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Knight Street Bridge maintenance work to begin next week

Knight Street Bridge maintenance work to begin next week

Maintenance work is set to begin on the Knight Street Bridge Monday (Jan. 20) night. According to TransLink, which owns and operates the bridge that connects Richmond and Vancouver, the rehabilitation work will be carried out between 10 p.m. and 5 a.
Richmond-based company receives federal funding for development of clean technology

Richmond-based company receives federal funding for development of clean technology

A Richmond-based company is receiving $1.68 million to help decrease the driving distance of garbage collection trucks. The federal funding – part of a $46.
Resurgent Vancouver Canucks score on the ice and at the box office

Resurgent Vancouver Canucks score on the ice and at the box office

The resurgence of the Vancouver Canucks on the ice this season, with some help from a full slate of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise’s 50th-anniversary celebrations, have propelled business prospects to heights the team hasn’t seen in years
Restaurant charging extra 1% on bills to recover costs of B.C. health tax

Restaurant charging extra 1% on bills to recover costs of B.C. health tax

A restaurant overlooking Victoria’s Inner Harbour is charging a one per cent fee on food and drink to recover costs associated with B.C.’s Employer Health Tax. Rob Chyzowski, owner of Belleville’s Watering Hole and Diner at 427 Belleville St.
Families of plane crash victims to receive $25K from Canada

Families of plane crash victims to receive $25K from Canada

Money to be used for immediate needs including travel and funeral arrangements
Homeless in Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park set up warming centre

Homeless in Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park set up warming centre

Propane heaters defy fire chief’s order banning heat sources
Update: 49-year-old driver sent to hospital after ice fell from Richmond tunnel

Update: 49-year-old driver sent to hospital after ice fell from Richmond tunnel

A Canada Post truck driver was hospitalized after ice from the George Massey Tunnel crashed through the vehicle's windshield Friday afternoon.
Landlord convicted of torching rental gets two years, to be served in prison

Landlord convicted of torching rental gets two years, to be served in prison

A Montreal man who set fire to his Esquimalt rental property two years ago to get rid of a difficult tenant has been sentenced to two years in a federal prison. On Oct. 18, a B.C.
Ladner dad makes memories with front yard hockey rink

Ladner dad makes memories with front yard hockey rink

A Ladner dad was able to create some lifelong memories this week by building a big front yard rink for his family to enjoy. Steve Kerr, who works in the house building industry, constructed a 50x30 feet rink with boards, nets and night lighting.
Arrest delay could buttress defence in Meng Wanzhou extradition case

Arrest delay could buttress defence in Meng Wanzhou extradition case

The extradition case of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou, slated to resume on Jan. 20 in a Vancouver courtroom, may be resolved much quicker than the originally anticipated multi-year timeline, one legal observer says.