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B.C. adds tougher rules for party bus operators as grad season nears

B.C. adds tougher rules for party bus operators as grad season nears

The B.C. government has announced new regulations for the party bus industry.
Squamish Nation and District sign community forest agreement

Squamish Nation and District sign community forest agreement

The signing is a landmark step to creating the co-governed land
Coast Guard ship back in action after hitting breakwater

Coast Guard ship back in action after hitting breakwater

The Canadian Coast Guard vessel damaged when it hit the Ogden Point breakwater last month has been repaired and is back in the waters off Vancouver Island.
Vancouver’s 4/20 celebrates a quarter century of freeing the weed

Vancouver’s 4/20 celebrates a quarter century of freeing the weed

Event’s original organizer recalls 4/20’s humble beginnings
Crashed paraglider lucky to be alive, North Shore Rescue says

Crashed paraglider lucky to be alive, North Shore Rescue says

Members of North Shore Rescue say a paraglider is lucky to be alive after spending a night trapped on a snowy cliff ledge.
North Van sewage treatment plant slapped with stop work order

North Van sewage treatment plant slapped with stop work order

Work on the massive new sewage treatment plant in North Vancouver has temporarily ground to a halt after the District of North Vancouver slapped a stop work order on the site.
UPDATED: Federal government announces tough restrictions on Chinook fishing

UPDATED: Federal government announces tough restrictions on Chinook fishing

The federal government has announced tough new restrictions on fishing for Chinook salmon in an effort to protect endangered Fraser River stocks.
Hero teens honoured for Grouse Mountain chairlift rescue

Hero teens honoured for Grouse Mountain chairlift rescue

The North Shore teens who used a fence to catch an eight-year-old boy dangling from a Grouse Mountain chairlift were honoured by District of North Vancouver council Monday.
Class action lawsuit targets funds lost to West Van Ponzi schemer

Class action lawsuit targets funds lost to West Van Ponzi schemer

Bilked investors allege funds from missing $30 million were ‘fraudulently diverted’
Pro skier Dave Treadway dies in fall in Pemberton backcountry

Pro skier Dave Treadway dies in fall in Pemberton backcountry

Freeskier fell 30 metres down crevasse near Rhododendron Mountain, says PSAR