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Saving the painted turtles at Lost Lake

Saving the painted turtles at Lost Lake

In the far east end of Mundy Park, a small population of turtles is getting a leg up from the city of Coquitlam and the Coastal Partners in Conservation Society.
B.C. rules tangle cannabis tourism

B.C. rules tangle cannabis tourism

Bureaucracy presents roadblocks for sector
Metro Vancouver transit union returns to bargaining table

Metro Vancouver transit union returns to bargaining table

The union representing Coast Mountain Bus Company workers in Metro Vancouver says it will return to the bargaining table, while threatening more job action if the companies fail to co-operate.
Goodbye, sun: Vancouver forecast calls for a week of rain

Goodbye, sun: Vancouver forecast calls for a week of rain

Earlier this month, Vancouver broke the record for the longest stretch of no precipitation ending in November — but all dry spells must come to an end.
Update: Richmond road closed after truck's trailer collapses

Update: Richmond road closed after truck's trailer collapses

A truck with a collapsed trailer is blocking River Road in Richmond, just east of the Dinsmore Bridge. According to News1130's traffic report, the road will remain closed, from Cambie to Gilbert, until at least Wednesday morning.
Several SeaBus sailings cancelled Tuesday, says TransLink

Several SeaBus sailings cancelled Tuesday, says TransLink

There will be six fewer SeaBus sailings Tuesday due to the ongoing job action by Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) employees represented by the union Unifor.
Richmond school district apologizes to family of hospitalized teen

Richmond school district apologizes to family of hospitalized teen

Richmond school district issued a statement saying "confusion" resulted in parents not being contacted after their son was sent to hospital.
10 quick facts on the poppy

10 quick facts on the poppy

1. The Poppy Campaign begins on the last Friday in October and continues through to November 11th. 2. The Lapel Poppy can be worn every day of the Poppy Campaign and is removed at the end of the Remembrance Day ceremony.
Richmond-based Chinese real estate company targeted by false posters

Richmond-based Chinese real estate company targeted by false posters

Posters slapped on an office building — announcing the bankruptcy of a Richmond-based real estate agency — is fake news, according to the owner of the company. It has merely moved to Vancouver.
B.C. craft brewers booming as big beer sales slow

B.C. craft brewers booming as big beer sales slow

Vancouver’s Parallel 49 Brewing Co. Ltd. had largest one-year growth, increasing its BCLDB sales 100 per cent