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YVR traffic remains below pre-pandemic level

YVR traffic remains below pre-pandemic level

Passenger count in the coming week set to be 13.7 per cent below what it was in 2019
East Richmond Westminster Highway exits blocked off

East Richmond Westminster Highway exits blocked off

A police incident has both exits from Highway 91 blocked off.
Air quality in parts of the Lower Mainland currently equal to smoking 5 cigarettes a day

Air quality in parts of the Lower Mainland currently equal to smoking 5 cigarettes a day

An app shows how the air quality is equivalent to smoking cigarettes in places like Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, and around the world.
How some B.C. youth can get $600 per month for rent

How some B.C. youth can get $600 per month for rent

B.C.'s rent supplement program meant to avoid homelessness will provide $600 a month to youth transitioning from government care to their first house.
Council this week: Unsightly property, Sturgeon Banks, Steveston community centre

Council this week: Unsightly property, Sturgeon Banks, Steveston community centre

A special meeting is taking place at 4 p.m. ahead of the 7 p.m. general purposes committee meeting
Richmond fishing company charged with unsafe transportation of ammonia

Richmond fishing company charged with unsafe transportation of ammonia

Arctic Pearl Fishing, which operates the trawling ship Viking Enterprise, will be in court on Nov. 9.
B.C. communities record some of the worst air quality in the world

B.C. communities record some of the worst air quality in the world

A station near Hope recorded fine particulate concentrations so bad it far outranked the most polluted major cities in the world.
WorkSafeBC fines firm for unsafe Richmond worksite

WorkSafeBC fines firm for unsafe Richmond worksite

Workers were not protected from a risk of falling off a roof.
Mayor candidate Roston encourages youth to pick up electoral torch

Mayor candidate Roston encourages youth to pick up electoral torch

Roston received 26.5 per cent of votes from Richmond voters.
Vancouver's drought may end this week, but not soon enough

Vancouver's drought may end this week, but not soon enough

Fall appears to be coming, though a bit late.