March 29, 2024

More than $20,000 raised for Abbotsford Food Bank

Christmas has come early for the Abbotsford Food Bank, after local businesses and fire and rescue services teamed up to raise over $ 20,000. Steve Magown is a manager of one of the eight car dealerships that lead the Fraser Valley Automall Annual Food Bank Drive each December. "It's a big group. Every year it's getting bigger, people are … [Read more...]

Questions raised over tentative deal

Questions are being raised about the tentative settlement reached between the City of Vancouver and the union that represents clerical, technical and administrative employees. On Sunday afternoon the city issued a short news release saying a tentative deal had been struck with Cupe Local 15 but no further details would be released until … [Read more...]

Questions being raised about independence of new Independent Investigations Office

It's called the "Independent" Investigations Office -- but questions are already being raised over the new body's relationship with the mounties. It turns out, members used RCMP vehicles in Prince George -- where they were probing a fatal shooting involving a local officer. IIO Spokesperson Owen Court explains the circumstances... "They arrived in … [Read more...]

Nearly $18 million raised for B.C.’s sick children

The annual Miracle Weekend telethon has raised nearly $ 18 million for B.C. Children’s Hospital. Spokesperson Stephen Forgach says it's the highest total ever. "We beat last year's total – and when you get up to raising this much money, it's always hard to push it much higher, but the community comes through for us year after … [Read more...]

A record amount raised for the CKNW Orphans’ Fund on Pledge Day

Over $ 1.2 million... That's the unofficial total from Friday's 34th annual CKNW Orphans' Fund Pledge Day -- a new record. "So on behalf on everyone connected with this day, we can't thank you long enough, or loud enough, but we sure do appreciate it, and we hope it kick-started you into the Christmas spirit." CKNW's Dan Russell shared the good … [Read more...]

About $30K raised for beaten B.C. woman

Beginning of Story Content A Penticton, B.C., woman who was beaten and sexually assaulted for hours in front of her toddler son is very grateful after two weekend events raised about $ 30,000 for her ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]