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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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Surrey’s police force faces recruitment and financial questions amid pandemic

Surrey’s police force faces recruitment and financial questions amid pandemic

Surrey City Hall has already poured $5.4 million into the new Surrey Police Department and does not intend to stop
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Coquitlam woman sick, stressed, says she was denied entry to ER

Coquitlam woman sick, stressed, says she was denied entry to ER

Kristina Clifford says she was told to go to a walk-in clinic by a clinician at the Port Moody hospital, but Fraser Health says protocols are needed to triage the most serious patients for ER services
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Fewer drivers on roads not an excuse to speed: ICBC

Fewer drivers on roads not an excuse to speed: ICBC

Drivers are reminded to resist speeding even though there are fewer vehicles on the road. ICBC and the B.C. government are launching a campaign to urge drivers to slow down this month after noticing an increase of vehicles speeding since B.C.
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