Simon Little

Vancouver

Online Journalist at CHAN-TV (Burnaby, BC)

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Study by conservation group finds elevated pathogen levels near B.C. fish farms | Globalnews.ca

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Paul Johnson |Simon Little

Conservationists have opened a new front in the ongoing battle over open net pen salmon farming in B.C.The Pacific Salmon Foundation says its latest study has found that water near active open-net farms contains four times more pathogens harmful to wild salmon than water near inactive farms. The foundation argues the research proves open-net farms contain and amplify pathogens that can affect wild salmon outside the nets.
Vancouver council approves policy to boost new hotel development

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Simon Little

Vancouver city council has voted to approve major policy changes aimed at speeding up new hotel construction. The move comes amid growing concern about the city’s hotel capacity as the clock ticks down on Vancouver’s turn as host city for the FIFA 2026 World Cup. “We have the same amount of rooms today as we did in 2002,” Destination Vancouver CEO Royce Chwin said.
Caught on camera: Fight breaks out on West Kelowna golf course | Globalnews.ca

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Simon Little

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B.C. moves to scrap mandatory doctor’s notes for minor illnesses | Globalnews.ca

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Simon Little

British Columbians who come down with a cold or other minor illness won’t need to show a doctor’s note to their employer, if new provincial legislation is approved. B.C. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside and Health Minister Josie Osborne unveiled the legislation Tuesday, saying it will free doctors up from needless paperwork, while preventing sick people from spreading their illness just to get a sick note.
Watchdog finds no ‘neglect in duty to care’ in B.C. police officer’s death

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Simon Little

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Why this coastal B.C. community wants to build a tsunami evacuation tower | Globalnews.ca

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Simon Little |Kylie Stanton

It’s tsunami preparedness week, and in one British Columbia community, they’re taking it particularly seriously. “Being prepared on the coast in Tofino is part of life, and the kids know, the families know, the visitors certainly are made aware,” said Tofino Mayor Dan Law. Located on Vancouver Island’s west coast, the popular tourist destination sees its population of 2,500 nearly double during the busy summer months.
Group extinguishes Stanley Park ‘sacred fire’ but pushes back against Musqueam cheif

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Simon Little |Alissa Thibault

A woman who has been tending what she calls a “sacred fire” in Stanley Park is pushing back against a local First Nations leader who has questioned her claim to the area. Brenda Silvey calls herself a matriarch of the land, and her supporters say they’ve been holding ceremony with support from hereditary leaders. She has kept the fire alight near the park’s totem poles for more than a month to protest the Vancouver Park Board’s operation to remove dead and dying looper moth-affected trees.
Man charged after allegedly biting off Vancouver security guard’s fingertip

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Simon Little

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TransLink reveals proposed service increases for Surrey, Delta, Langley

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Simon Little |Emily Lazatin

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Boil water advisory issued for Town of Oliver

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Simon Little

Residents of the Okanagan community of Oliver, B.C., were placed under a boil water advisory on Friday. The Town of Oliver said the advisory was issued after a mechanical failure at the Rockcliffe Well, allowing non-chlorinated water into the community’s water system.