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North Shore naturalist recognized for lifetime conservation work

North Shore naturalist recognized for lifetime conservation work

North Vancouver environmentalist Kevin Bell was honoured for his long-time advocacy for bird habitat. He died May 17
Opinion: As we fight the Alberta and B.C. wildfires, we must also plan for future disasters

Opinion: As we fight the Alberta and B.C. wildfires, we must also plan for future disasters

High-risk, high-uncertainty events like earthquakes tend to fall out of view when we are occupied with more predictable seasonal events like wildfires, which have very visible effects on our lives.
Study highlights need for more rental supply in Metro Vancouver

Study highlights need for more rental supply in Metro Vancouver

B.C. renters are more likely to face a no-fault eviction than the national average.
Damage to luxury handbag costs B.C. woman $1,468

Damage to luxury handbag costs B.C. woman $1,468

A woman borrowed her friend's luxury chain wallet handbag to go to Dubai.
Nearly 40% of land burned in B.C., U.S. wildfires linked to carbon pollution

Nearly 40% of land burned in B.C., U.S. wildfires linked to carbon pollution

The first of its kind study, which stretched from B.C. and Alberta to the U.S.-Mexico border, found major fossil fuel emitters were responsible for nearly half the increase in fire prone conditions since 1901.
Public urged to disable automatic 911 feature on their phones after surge in false emergency calls

Public urged to disable automatic 911 feature on their phones after surge in false emergency calls

Over three quarters of the 911 calls to North Van RCMP in a recent four-day period were false alarms. Some phones will auto-dial 911 after just a few pushes of a button.
North Vancouver demonstration diminished, no signs attached to overpass

North Vancouver demonstration diminished, no signs attached to overpass

BC RCMP liaison officers were on scene Thursday, telling the group that people violating a court injunction could be recorded and charged at a later date
Free summer concert series returns to iconic Metro Vancouver waterfront

Free summer concert series returns to iconic Metro Vancouver waterfront

Have a look at the summer concert series schedule.
Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

EDMONTON — They're affixed to old buildings where someone important used to live. Or they're mounted on a rock overlooking somewhere where something once happened.
WestJet continues ramping back up after cancelled flights upend long weekend plans

WestJet continues ramping back up after cancelled flights upend long weekend plans

WestJet continued to ramp up operations on Friday in an effort to restore the long weekend travel plans of thousands of passengers upended by flight cancellations before the airline reached a last-minute deal with its pilots.