Metro Vancouver

By LIAM CLARKE Five years after the 2021 heat wave, which killed more than 600 people in B.C., South Vancouver residents are grappling with its lasting impacts and questioning whether their neighbourhoods are prepared for the next…

By AMBER MONIZ As Langara College struggles with declining international student enrolment, a new advertising campaign is targeting domestic students in Metro Vancouver.   Launched in fall 2024, a mix of print and digital…

By JAMIE MAH Burnaby is aiming to head off a crisis with a new water metering strategy that will cost residents more money in utility bills.  By July 1, all new housing will have to have meters installed. With new  provincial upzoning…

By Lesia Pogorelo and Lauren Vanderdeen Metro Vancouver’s yearly textile waste, such as clothes, towels and sheets, is one-third the weight of the CN Tower. That’s 40,000 tonnes. Experts say brands, governments and consumers need…

Unifor National President, Jerry Dias and the rest of the board has yet to come to an agreement with CEO of TransLink, Kevin Desmond. No official decisions were finalized.  

Almost half of Vancouver’s residents don’t feel very connected to their city, don’t have a strong group of friends they can rely on, and report more mood and anxiety disorders than Metro Vancouver on average.

At least half of residents age 25 to 45 have left West Vancouver in the past few years due to an affordability crisis, according to the district’s mayor.

An increase in freight train traffic on a small island on the Fraser River between Surrey and Pitt Meadows is disrupting residents’ access to the road that leads to the only ferry to and from the community.

Reported by Danica Walker Metro Vancouver board member will be reviewing the proposal of banning textiles in disposal bins in January and according to a senior project engineer the ban still has a long way to go before it’s implemented.…

Reported by Laura Brougham Some students may never be able to afford a house in Metro Vancouver, which has led politicians to make housing affordability a discussion point in the B.C. election on May 9. High housing prices have…