Premier David Eby took office in B.C. amid a whirlwind of spending announcements and he’s not making any resolutions of frugality in the new year. Instead he said he plans to make the most of a potential bumper surplus, undeterred by a slim growth forecast. “The focus for me is making sure the budget reflects…
Eby Resolves to Keep Spending in New Year, Making Most of Forecast Budget Windfall
More Flight Delays Possible as Storm Approaches Toronto
A major winter storm bearing down on Toronto is adding to the calamity in Canadian airports already plagued by flight cancellations and delays set off early this week by heavy snow in Vancouver. Environment Canada says Toronto’s storm will begin today with rain or snow followed by plummeting temperatures, a potential flash freeze and blizzard-like…
Southern BC Snowstorm Halts Flights at Vancouver Airport, Creates Travel Chaos
Most of British Columbia is covered by weather warnings as snow, extreme cold and arctic winds grip the province, forcing the suspension of all flights at Vancouver International Airport and playing havoc with transportation across the south coast. Officials with the Ministry of Transportation said as much as 30 centimetres of snow had covered parts…
Wind Chill Drops to -40 C in Central BC, Winter Tires Needed on Lower Mainland
Temperatures were dropping to dangerously cold extremes in many regions of British Columbia as snowfall sent tires spinning in parts of Metro Vancouver Sunday. Environment Canada said wind chill values would drop to near -40 C or colder in central communities like Prince George, Williams Lake, Quesnel and 100 Mile House. A bitterly cold arctic…
Record Amount of Opium Found in Vancouver Marine Containers: Border Services
What started as a probe into some oddities with shipping pallets in Vancouver has ended with a record seizure of opium by the Canada Border Services Agency. The agency says its investigators found 247 shipping pallets loaded with almost 2,500 kilograms of opium in several shipping containers at Vancouver’s port. Nina Patel, the regional director…
Vancouver to Construct 90 Supportive Housing Units for Homeless by March 2023
Vancouver has announced the construction of 90 new modular housing units to address homeless camps in the downtown core, at a cost of $6.9 million. At a news conference Wednesday, Premier David Eby announced that as part of a record $7 billion invested in housing, the largest in Vancouver’s history, the province and city will…
Canada House Prices to Tumble 17.5% Peak to Trough, Say Analysts
Once burning-hot Canadian house prices are expected to tumble a total 17.5% from their peak, roughly double the fall during the 2008-09 financial crisis, in a slowdown already well underway, according to a Reuters poll of market experts. A succession of rapid-fire Bank of Canada interest rate rises that has taken the overnight rate from…
Santa Claus Isn’t Coming to Town, Vancouver Parade Cancelled for Third Year
The Santa Claus Parade in downtown Vancouver has been cancelled for a third straight year, but this time COVID-19 isn’t playing the Grinch. The Vancouver Santa Claus Parade Society instead says in an online statement it was unable to secure a title sponsor to defray costs in time for the event, usually held at the…
Vancouver Mayor-Elect Ken Sim Says Transition Plan Has Begun for Rollout of Pledges
Vancouver’s next mayor says he expects the first of 100 additional police officers promised in his election platform to hit the streets within a year. Ken Sim, who takes office Nov. 7, says adding the officers and the same number of mental health nurses is one of the top priorities in his party’s 94-point platform,…
Drought Prompts Request for Metro Vancouver Residents to Take Shorter Showers
Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve. A statement from the regional district of Metro Vancouver says water use is up by 20 percent for this time of year because of the extended dry,…
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