It's been a busy night for police across the Lower Mainland. In Surrey, R.C.M.P. are looking for a suspect, after an apparent hit-and-run at 130th Street and 86th Avenue. Staff Sergeant Blair McColl says it happened around 8:00pm Saturday. "There are no suspects at this point. Our traffic units are investigating." The victim - a man in his 40s - is … [Read more...]
A new coalition wants to make transit in Metro Vancouver an election issue
September 25, 2012 by
They say "enough is enough." A coalition of students, business leaders and residents have launched a campaign to try and improve transit service. It's called "Get on Board" and they want voters to support candidates in next year's provincial election who endorse sustainable funding for transit. Spokesperson Tanner Boker, a UBC … [Read more...]
A proposed development has the Township of Langley and Metro Vancouver at odds
September 24, 2012 by
A proposed university district to be built around Trinity Western University has the Township of Langley at loggerheads with Metro Vancouver. The regional district says the development proposal in Agricultural Land Reserve violates the new regional growth strategy. Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese disagrees. "When it comes to … [Read more...]
Metro Vancouver mayors discuss connectivity
September 22, 2012 by
Port Moody's mayor says lots of ideas were exchanged Friday among more than a dozen Metro Vancouver mayors about connectivity in their communities. Mike Clay says the discussion was a valuable use of time. "The highest level of importance in any community is probably always public safety, but it doesn't mean that we're consumed with only talking … [Read more...]
MGM Plans Film Version Of “Metro 2033”
September 14, 2012 by
MGM has picked up the screen rights to Dmitri Glukhovsky's highly successful 2005 Russian sci-fi novel "Metro 2033" says Heat Vision. Set in 2033 after a nuclear holocaust devastates Moscow and survivors head under ground, the story follows a young survivor who is forced to go on a journey that will see him deal with mutants, soldiers of a Fourth … [Read more...]
Metro and FVRD still at odds
September 14, 2012 by
The war continues to grow between Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Regional District. At issue, plans to build a new garbage incineration facility. To put it simply -- the FVRD doesn't want anything to do with it. Board Chair and Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz says the environmental consequences would be too severe. To make … [Read more...]
Hot spell for Metro Vancouver
August 16, 2012 by
More hot weather is in the forecast for the next couple of days in Metro Vancouver and across the province. Highs today will reach 28 down at the beach and make it up to 33 degrees inland. The UV index is eight--that's very high. Our low tonight? Pretty warm--17 degrees. More sunshine and hot temperatures tomorrow. It will get up to 28 at the beach … [Read more...]
Metro Vancouver housing sales on the decline
August 14, 2012 by
Saying consumers are taking a 'bit of a break,' the chief economist for the BC Real Estate Association is downplaying new housing stats, which show overall sales in Metro Vancouver continue to fall. "It's really quite isolated in terms of the decline in Vancouver." Cameron Muir says last month's drop of nearly 20 per cent compared … [Read more...]
Food banks are suffering thought Metro
August 9, 2012 by
It's one of the worst years ever. That from the head of an organization representing food banks across the Province. Marilyn Herrmann is the President of Food Banks BC. She says Christmas donations, typically meant to last through September, are largely gone, "In Surrey we started to purchase in May and that's absolutely unheard of. Normally we're … [Read more...]
Fight grows to ban shark fins in Metro Vancouver
July 14, 2012 by
More and more municipalities are listening to and hearing arguments for banning the Chinese delicacy. Vancouver city councillor Kerry Jang says officials from Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond have been talking over the past week about a regional. Jang says it’s important to have all three at the table. "If Vancouver had a ban, people … [Read more...]
