An independent report released on January 30 declared the 2014 Mount Polley mine spill to be the result of previously overlooked structural issues to the dam holding back the mine’s contaminated water, or “tailings.”
A proposed glass tower for downtown Vancouver was voted down by a panel for both design and location reasons.
On January 30, Trans Mountain dropped its lawsuit against protestors who occupied Burnaby Mountain late last year.
In December 2014, the BC Government approved a referendum for the Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax, where voting is scheduled to take place from March 16 to May 29.
The Douglas College daycare facilities serve multiple purposes on the New Westminster and David Lam campuses. While they serve as a resource for student parents with young children, the daycare centres also provide training to Early Childhood Education (ECE) students.
A prison sentence six to 12 months was requested for Emma Paulsen during her January 21 court appearance. Paulsen pled guilty to charges of animal cruelty and public mischief in November 2014 in response to the deaths of six dogs in her care, including one of her own.
In the early morning of January 22, a severe fire broke out at Eagle Ridge Square, a strip mall in Coquitlam.
With a new season of Douglas College soccer on the horizon, women’s soccer head coach, Chris Laxton, opened up about the future of the team and what students can hope to expect.
On January 20, the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey named Vancouver as the second most unaffordable city in the world to live in, second to Hong Kong.
RainCity Housing is introducing a Coquitlam-based homeless shelter located at 3030 Gordon Avenue. The shelter will be the first housing project of its kind in the city.
