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Vancouver Park Board votes to hike service fees, add amenity improvement charge in 2025
The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation unanimously passed a motion that will hike the price of its programs and services by an average of six per cent in 2025, while a three per cent amenity improvement fee will be added to select attractions and services.
Non-profit that runs Nanaimo, B.C., soup kitchen locked out by landlord
The charity that runs a Nanaimo, B.C., community soup kitchen has been locked out by its landlord over rent arrears, but the landlord says the kitchen's lease was terminated due to "ongoing and significant breaches."
Vancouver police cracking down on 'illegal street vending' in Downtown Eastside
The City of Vancouver says it is cracking down on the sale of illegal goods in the city's Downtown Eastside. But residents and the local business improvement association say the increased enforcement will be ineffective.
Burnaby, B.C., council approves bus lane for 3-kilometre stretch of Hastings Street
Councillors in Burnaby, B.C., have approved a motion that will eventually see the installation of a curbside bus lane on Hastings Street between Delta Avenue and Duthie Avenue.
B.C. man who confessed to 2 killings not arrested until a month later, court documents show
A B.C. man who told police and hospital staff he had killed two people and wanted to harm others wasn't arrested until a month after he first confessed, according to court documents.
Boil water advisory lifted for almost 10,000 people in Abbotsford, B.C.
Nearly 10,000 people in Abbotsford, B.C., have been told to boil their water after the E. coli bacteria was detected in a private provider's water system on Thursday.
Family of B.C. worker killed by falling pallets calls company's response 'too little, too late'
The family of forklift operator Bill Sherstobitoff says that the company he worked for, the Great Little Box Company (GLBC), has not made enough of an effort to make things right in the two years since his death in December 2022.
Almost 10,000 people in Abbotsford, B.C., on boil water advisory
Nearly 10,000 people in Abbotsford, B.C., have been told to boil their water after the E. coli bacteria was detected in a private provider's water system on Thursday.
Remaining CRAB Park residents ordered out as Vancouver enforces eviction
The seven remaining residents of Vancouver's CRAB Park encampment began moving out on Thursday after more than three years of living there.
Trail, B.C., mourns mother after estranged husband charged with murder
A small community of about 8,000 people is mourning the loss of a beloved local nurse, whose estranged husband has been charged with her Monday death, which occurred just east of Trail, B.C.