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Lobbyists are among Kennedy Stewart’s campaign cash collecting “captains”

Lobbyists are among Kennedy Stewart’s campaign cash collecting “captains”

A document from Mayor Kennedy Stewart’s team that lists local businesspeople as significant fundraisers for his re-election campaign contains the names of three lobbyists who target Vancouver city hall.
B.C. gondola operator sues security firm it hired before cable cut a second time

B.C. gondola operator sues security firm it hired before cable cut a second time

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia gondola company whose main suspension cable has twice been deliberately cut has filed a lawsuit against the security company it hired to design and install a new, upgraded system after the first crime in August 2019.
UBCM: Municipal leaders propose increased support for solar panels, water systems

UBCM: Municipal leaders propose increased support for solar panels, water systems

While the province supports heat pumps, there are no equivalent incentives for home and building owners to increase their own supply of renewable energy.
What resolutions passed at this year's UBCM conference?

What resolutions passed at this year's UBCM conference?

The annual UBCM conference in Whistler dealt with hundreds of resolutions: from ferries to hospice to child care to cannabis. Here's a list of some that passed.
Business confidence in B.C. dropping

Business confidence in B.C. dropping

Small and medium enterprise Business Barometer readings released last week by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business point to eroding confidence in B.C.
Lawsuit of the week: Lawsuits describe couple’s frantic escape from deadly Capilano River flooding event

Lawsuit of the week: Lawsuits describe couple’s frantic escape from deadly Capilano River flooding event

A husband and wife caught up in the sudden and deadly flooding of the Capilano River in October 2020 are suing the Metro Vancouver Regional District and the Greater Vancouver Water District, claiming the Cleveland Dam’s lack of warning systems is dan
Chinese character court case could delay Vancouver ballot printing

Chinese character court case could delay Vancouver ballot printing

Chief election officer’s court application emphasized she was not challenging any candidate’s entitlement to run in the Oct. 15 election
B.C. COVID-19 deaths follow global downward trend

B.C. COVID-19 deaths follow global downward trend

B.C.'s 16 such deaths is the fewest since B.C. launched weekly data updates in April
Holiday to mourn a monarch rare, but costly

Holiday to mourn a monarch rare, but costly

How much would it have cost the province’s economy if the government had declared Monday, Sept. 19 to be a stat holiday to allow British Columbians to mourn the death of the Queen?
Lynn Valley Care Centre hoaxer remains in jail, awaiting sentencing

Lynn Valley Care Centre hoaxer remains in jail, awaiting sentencing

A man who threatened two corrections officers with a syringe before fleeing from Richmond Hospital two years ago was sentenced to time served on Monday.