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B.C. minimum wage hike announced in North Vancouver

B.C. minimum wage hike announced in North Vancouver

B.C.’s minimum wage earners are getting a pay hike this June and one ever year after until they’re making $15.20 an hour in 2021.
Anchovy ballet captured in video

Anchovy ballet captured in video

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Driver busted for using mannequin passenger in HOV lane

Driver busted for using mannequin passenger in HOV lane

It can be tempting to fake your way into the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane, but the Port Mann Traffic Services have a fresh case to prove the point that it’s still against the law. They recently busted a B.C.
Ambleside affordable housing study to begin

Ambleside affordable housing study to begin

Four years after buying a large Ambleside property, West Vancouver council is getting around to the discussion of what it should build there. The District of West Vancouver bought the land across the street from the ice arena, at 2195 Gordon Ave.
Horgan rejects retaliation for Alberta’s wine ban

Horgan rejects retaliation for Alberta’s wine ban

Premier John Horgan has rejected the idea of retaliating against Alberta over its boycott of B.C. wines even as he pledged to stand up for vineyards on Vancouver Island and across the province.
B.C. to start taxing Airbnb

B.C. to start taxing Airbnb

Home owners and tenants who are renting their premises on Airbnb will soon have to start charging an eight per cent sales tax and a three per cent hotel tax, the B.C. government announced February 7.
North Vancouver weed shops gear up for new pot sales laws

North Vancouver weed shops gear up for new pot sales laws

Local pot shops are gearing up to apply for licences making them legal marijuana retailers in the wake of a provincial announcement Monday that will allow legalized cannabis to be sold in both government-run and private stores.
Vancouver’s Olympic cauldron will be lit for PyeongChang 2018

Vancouver’s Olympic cauldron will be lit for PyeongChang 2018

Vancouver’s Olympic cauldron in Jack Poole Plaza will glow brightly again soon in support of the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
West Vancouver's grand plan due in six weeks

West Vancouver's grand plan due in six weeks

After more than two years of contemplation and consultation, the District of West Vancouver is ready to put pen to paper on its new official community plan.
BC Blueberry Council heads off on international trade show circuit

BC Blueberry Council heads off on international trade show circuit

B.C. blueberries are getting international recognition as the BC Blueberry Council heads on a whirlwind tour of trade shows. Starting in Berlin, Germany from Feb. 7 to Feb.