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Surrey’s police force faces recruitment and financial questions amid pandemic

Surrey’s police force faces recruitment and financial questions amid pandemic

Surrey City Hall has already poured $5.4 million into the new Surrey Police Department and does not intend to stop
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Weiler supporting improved Internet as a COVID recovery project for rural areas

Weiler supporting improved Internet as a COVID recovery project for rural areas

West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP Patrick Weiler says he thinks projects aimed at improving high-speed Internet access in the rural areas of the riding could be a contender for funding as governments look for “recovery projects” in
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Fewer drivers on roads not an excuse to speed: ICBC

Fewer drivers on roads not an excuse to speed: ICBC

Drivers are reminded to resist speeding even though there are fewer vehicles on the road. ICBC and the B.C. government are launching a campaign to urge drivers to slow down this month after noticing an increase of vehicles speeding since B.C.
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New COVID-19 outbreak declared at North Van's Evergreen House

New COVID-19 outbreak declared at North Van's Evergreen House

Outbreak at Lions Gate Hospital also continues, 11 patients and 9 staff have tested positive
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COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Lynn Valley Care Centre

COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Lynn Valley Care Centre

After two months and 20 deaths, the virus is under control at the North Van care home say health officials
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Man arrested after arrow shot into car with infant inside at Victoria intersection

Man arrested after arrow shot into car with infant inside at Victoria intersection

A family driving with their three-week-old infant and toddler are shaken after their vehicle was shot with an arrow. Brianne and Kyle Winter, newborn Theo and 31/2-year-old Quinn were stopped at Cook Street at Pandora Avenue about 11 a.m.
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Rain helps douse Upper Squamish Valley fire

Rain helps douse Upper Squamish Valley fire

Authorities won’t call it out until a thermal scan is done later this week
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'That doesn't look like a normal spider': Relative of tarantula spotted in Langford

'That doesn't look like a normal spider': Relative of tarantula spotted in Langford

Krysten Leigh didn’t think the spider she spotted while walking her dog in Langford was real — at first.
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Schools, parents both on learning curve with COVID-era education

Schools, parents both on learning curve with COVID-era education

Some parents of North Vancouver students are feeling overwhelmed with trying to help their kids through online schooling while others say their kids are bored and are asking for more from the schools.
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Giant hornet stings like ‘red-hot thumbtacks,’ says Island man who knows first-hand

Giant hornet stings like ‘red-hot thumbtacks,’ says Island man who knows first-hand

A Nanaimo man stung at least seven times by Asian giant hornets likens it to having “red-hot thumbtacks being driven into the flesh,” while another Island man compares a sting to being hit in the chest.
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