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Two industries hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are being given new life and attention in Mission, B.C.

Anticipation was met with disappointment for Harrison Hot Springs’ community skating rink after the village council announced it won’t reopen

The days of unpaid mandatory on-call shifts may be coming to an end for the Tofino volunteer fire department.  

Three years after Canada greenlighted the sale of lawful recreational marijuana, Bowen Island has legalized local pot stores with virtually no public opposition.

Still in mourning over the sudden death of a city councillor earlier this year, the city of Vernon is preparing to replace her in a byelection even as the pandemic continues

By Emma Gregory Some smells you can’t just put a lid on. The Chilliwack waste water treatment plant found this out the hard way, when its odor control system generated enough sulphuric acid to corrode the steel and concrete of one of…

By Meg McLachlan  Residents of the most populous Gulf Island are speaking out over what they are calling unfair bylaw enforcement of the Islands Trust mandate “to preserve and protect.” The Islands Trust was established in 1974 as…

By Caroline Egan This year Squamish is devoting a quarter of its annual budget to responding to climate change. The town located on the north end of the Howe Sound near Vancouver is spending $14.3 million on climate response projects,…

By Tyson Burrows New Westminster residents are in conflict over a proposed six-storey development on the 800 block of Sixth Street. On March 16, the project reached New West’s advisory planning committee and was recommended for…

By Catherine Mwitta  Development in Burke Mountain has caused an increase in litter — particularly dog poop. Kathy Bjarnason lived in Burke Mountain in 2013 for four years before moving to Burquitlam in 2017. Even though she lives by…