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Reported by Cameron Thomson Delta city council’s approval of the municipality’s first casino remains a divisive topic with some residents saying it doesn’t fit with the community’s ideals.  On Nov. 13, Gateway Casinos received approval…

Reported by Kirsten Clarke When the call to war sounded in Canada, Indigenous men and women responded. “We heard there was a need,” said Robert Nahanee, a member of the Squamish nation who served in the Canadian forces for a decade. Two…

Innovative housing project comes to Port Moody

Richmond’s newly elected city council is divided on partisan lines about whether a move to proportional representation would be a positive change for B.C. Councillors Bill McNulty and Linda McPhail from the Richmond First party and…

Story and photos by Nick Laba Like the vast underground networks themselves, more and more people are coming together to learn about the mysterious world of mushrooms. Collingwood Neighbourhood House offered its first mushroom…

Reported by Lisa Steacy A newly-elected Vancouver school board trustee has promised to secure ongoing funding and support for the city’s only Indigenous focus school. The continued operation of the Xpey’ elementary school in east…

Reported by Desirée Garcia The previously unseen issue of Burnaby’s drug-overdose crisis is being put in the spotlight this month, as local social-action groups lobby to get more political and public attention brought to it. Ending the…

Reported by Cloe Logan New Westminster renters will now have a chance to advocate for their rights as tenants, with the Vancouver Tenants Union expanding to include a chapter in the small municipality. One organizer of the new…

Reported by Cameron Thomson  Delta’s new mayor plans to set higher rates at recreation centres for people coming from outside the city. Delta’s newly elected mayor, George Harvie, told the Delta Optimist last week that he would ensure…

Reported by Alberto Tufano North Vancouver city’s new mayor says she is eager to begin the job of tackling solutions for the region’s biggest problems. “We need to move forward because there are big challenges,” said Linda Buchanan,…