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Major BC Ferries routes busy ahead of Easter long weekend

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Mike Lloyd

If you're heading from Metro Vancouver to southern Vancouver Island before the Easter long weekend, here's hoping you have a BC Ferries reservation. The first sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay available for those without a reservation is well into the morning, after the first three sailings of the day sold out. According to the BC Ferries website, there's not a lot of available space heading into the afternoon sailings either.
New Westminster residents considering lawsuit after water main break

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Mike Lloyd |Sonia Aslam

Residents of a New Westminster tower damaged during a major water main break in February are organizing for a potential class action lawsuit. One of the potential claimants insists he's getting no answers from the city or Metro Vancouver as he tries to recover the costs of having to move out of his suite for much of the past two months.
Vancouver Police Department hosts forum on retail crime

1 month ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Dean Recksiedler |Mike Lloyd

Retail crime and violence are the focus of a private forum being hosted Thursday by the Vancouver Police Department. The VPD is bringing together experts and stakeholders to look for solutions to problems that have been plaguing businesses in the city. Loss and risk management experts from London Drugs and the Retail Council of Canada will be joined by the Identity Theft and Anti-Fencing Unit.
Neighbours speak out after 3-year-old killed in Chilliwack

1 month ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Kier Junos |Mike Lloyd

It is a message for drivers everywhere - slow down and pay attention to your surroundings. Some neighbours are speaking out after a three-year-old child was hit and killed by a vehicle Wednesday morning in Chilliwack. It happened around 10 a.m. on Vedder Road at Petewawa Road, close to a park and daycare. Elizabeth Wilde lives nearby and says she saw the emergency vehicles rush by. "We have a group text in the complex, and all the moms were saying someone got hit.
New Westminster pedestrian struck, killed by commercial vehicle

2 months ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Mike Lloyd |Charlie Carey

A man was killed on Tuesday night after they were struck by a commercial vehicle in New Westminster. The New Westminster Police Department tells 1130 NewsRadio that around 7 p.m. the pedestrian was hit at McBride Boulevard and 8 Avenue. When officers arrived, they found the victim unresponsive. "With the assistance of the BC Coroners Service and New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services, the male was removed from underneath the vehicle," Sgt. Andrew Leaver said Wednesday.
Blowing snow makes for treacherous commute of Fraser Valley

2 months ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Mike Lloyd

After a weekend of multiple snowstorms, bands of snow continue to fall right across the Lower Mainland Monday morning. If you're driving around more western parts of the Lower Mainland, most of the major roads are pretty much clear Monday, but as you head east into the Fraser Valley, it is a very different story. There are parts of snow-covered spots on Highway 1 in parts of Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack, with multiple vehicles in the ditches.
Down Syndrome BC demands removal of Community Living BC board

2 months ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Mike Lloyd |Charlie Carey

Down Syndrome BC is demanding the premier take action against an agency involved in ongoing failures in caring for developmentally disabled people. The advocacy group, headed by Tamara Taggart, is urging that Premier David Eby remove the board of the Crown corporation Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) so that a comprehensive review and "complete reset" can take place.
Will Arctic air blast bring snow?

Jan 17, 2025 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Mike Lloyd

Temperatures are set to drop this weekend across Metro Vancouver, though it will probably be more of a brisk chill than a deep freeze. "Colder air is pushing out to the coast, but it's only going to be three or four degrees colder than normal," said 1130 NewsRadio meteorologist Michael Kuss. "That said, we just haven't seen weather like that so far this season.
BC Highway Patrol catches 267 impaired drivers in December

Jan 16, 2025 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Mike Lloyd |Charles Brockman

The BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) says at least 267 impaired drivers were pulled off B.C.'s highways in December - or approximately one driver every three hours through the entire month. Mounties say their 'Winter Impaired Driving Campaign' is typically one of the busiest of the year, second to a summer campaign from June to August. The numbers are likely even higher than the BCHP can report, with some jurisdictions patrolled by municipal police or RCMP traffic enforcements.
Metro Vancouver gas prices hanging on U.S. uncertainties: analyst

Jan 15, 2025 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Mike Lloyd

Gas is back into the 'buck-eighties' in Metro Vancouver after a jump in the price of regular overnight. On Wednesday morning, many stations in the region were posting $1.839 per litre, which was up five cents, generally, from Tuesday.