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Sewing machines are now part of the arsenal being used to fight COVID-19 as a group of Richmond volunteers join other across the Lower Mainland to stitch up homemade scrub caps to protect health-care workers.

The ability to borrow from their capital reserves and carry debt into next year – this is some of the relief the provincial government announced Thursday morning for cities to deal with as municipal revenues plummet.

Facebook will now be letting users know if they’ve liked, commented on or reacted to posts with harmful misinformation about COVID-19 that the company’s moderators have later removed.

District of Squamish, SLRD declare states of emergency

Delta police have once again intercepted the re-selling of personal protection equipment. On Tuesday, the department’s crime reduction unit arranged to make two bulk purchases of medical grade surgical masks through Craigslist.

Kennedy Stewart reiterates plea to senior governments for emergency money

Mayor Doug McCallum claims city was preparing before WHO declared a pandemic on March 11

The B.C. government has approved extended hours at retail liquor stores. Liquor retailers, such as wine stores or private liquor stores, are now allowed to temporarily operate between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.

Trees at Aintree Crescent residence cut despite stop work order

Richmond will lower property taxes by two per cent and not expect payment until Sept. 2 – deferred from the original date of July 2. City council will ask the province to make a ruling to allow all municipalities in B.C.