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New Technical Safety BC report says Sea to Sky Gondola cable fell due to tension after cut

New Technical Safety BC report says Sea to Sky Gondola cable fell due to tension after cut

Report released Sept. 18 after Aug. 10 Squamish gondola collapse confirms cut was deliberate act
Province announces six new stops for Vancouver’s Broadway Subway project

Province announces six new stops for Vancouver’s Broadway Subway project

Construction on Millennium Line extension begins next year
B.C. Ferries unveils Horseshoe Bay plans

B.C. Ferries unveils Horseshoe Bay plans

Due to a possible overload, drivers are asked to pull up as close as possible to get a look at possible changes at Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal.
West Vancouver wants share of vacancy tax

West Vancouver wants share of vacancy tax

Municipality should also have power to impose its own empty homes tax, says mayor
Gibsons lawyer Judith Wilson to run for NDP

Gibsons lawyer Judith Wilson to run for NDP

Judith Wilson, a lawyer on the lower Sunshine Coast who practises family law, has been acclaimed as the NDP candidate for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country.
Surrey developer’s relationship to city questioned; councillor booted from Metro Vancouver board

Surrey developer’s relationship to city questioned; councillor booted from Metro Vancouver board

Mayor Doug McCallum offers little explanation for removal of opponent from Metro Vancouver board
Rick Mercer fires back after Burnaby Conservatives share fake endorsement

Rick Mercer fires back after Burnaby Conservatives share fake endorsement

Canadian comedy and social commentary legend Rick Mercer has fired back at the Conservative Party of Canada and a Burnaby federal election candidate over a meme that faked one of his most famous quotes.
Burnaby Conservative unreachable after months of interview requests

Burnaby Conservative unreachable after months of interview requests

Conservative Heather Leung is too busy door-knocking to talk to media, spokesperson says
Deadline looming to submit ideas for TransLink 2050 plan

Deadline looming to submit ideas for TransLink 2050 plan

Do you have a big idea about transportation? Well, time is running out to submit it. Metro Vancouver residents have only seven days remaining to share ideas for Transport 2050 – the blueprint for the next 30 years of transportation in the region.
Students who died in Vancouver Island bus crash remembered for love of natural world

Students who died in Vancouver Island bus crash remembered for love of natural world

First-year biology students John Geerdes, from Iowa City, Iowa, and Emma Machado, from Winnipeg died when a bus went off the road near Bamfield on Friday.