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Letter: Ambleside plan should allow flexibility on infill development

Letter: Ambleside plan should allow flexibility on infill development

This letter writer compliments West Vancouver staff and council on how effectively the local area planing process has progressed
Industrial board warns union bosses not to backtrack on new B.C. port deal

Industrial board warns union bosses not to backtrack on new B.C. port deal

The union representing about 7,400 workers in the British Columbia port dispute has been warned by the Canada Industrial Relations Board that changing its mind about a new deal during ratification would be an "unfair labour practice."
Ex-Abbotsford police finance director sentenced after $312K fraud

Ex-Abbotsford police finance director sentenced after $312K fraud

Now confined to a wheelchair following a double amputation, Shelley Mickens will spend 18 months under house arrest after defrauding Abbotsford taxpayers out of $312,000.
North Shore Rescue plucks stranded hiker off west Lion

North Shore Rescue plucks stranded hiker off west Lion

A 30-year-old man spent the night on narrow ledge waiting for a helicopter rescue
Warning labels on individual cigarettes aim to deter kids, convert parents

Warning labels on individual cigarettes aim to deter kids, convert parents

Dozens of studies in Canada and elsewhere show the effectiveness of printing warnings on each cigarette, says one expert.
Popular pie shop heads east for new Metro Vancouver location

Popular pie shop heads east for new Metro Vancouver location

They're moving into a freshly vacated space.
Photos: 'World's biggest bouncy castle' coming to Metro Vancouver

Photos: 'World's biggest bouncy castle' coming to Metro Vancouver

Inside the inflatables, there are slides, ball pits, basketball hoops, towers, goals, obstacles and more.
Pattullo Bridge closure set for overnight Thursday

Pattullo Bridge closure set for overnight Thursday

Traffic into and out of New West will be affected as part of the new bridge construction.
Keith Baldrey: Long-term care projects failing to keep up with B.C.’s needs

Keith Baldrey: Long-term care projects failing to keep up with B.C.’s needs

Number of people in the province over the age of 75 expected to grow by 55,000 over the next 20 years.
Garden to table: When life gives you cherries, make olives

Garden to table: When life gives you cherries, make olives

In her latest column, Laura Marie Neubert talks on the Kootenay olive