Skip to content

Highlights

Coquitlam resident calls on SFU to keep old Japanese–Canadian newspaper online

Coquitlam resident calls on SFU to keep old Japanese–Canadian newspaper online

More than 500 names are on the Change.org petition launched Aug. 5 by Larissa Kondo to preserve the digital access of "The New Canadian," a Japanese–Canadian paper that ran from 1938 to 2001.
Read more >
Letter: Don't stir up a controversy around the name 'Mundy Park'

Letter: Don't stir up a controversy around the name 'Mundy Park'

"I must disagree with one part of Mary Joe's letter wherein she uses this issue to argue for the renaming of Mundy Park, one of the Tri-Cities' jewels," the letter writer states.
Read more >
Rob Shaw: Can British Columbians break their love affair with bad polls?

Rob Shaw: Can British Columbians break their love affair with bad polls?

Even after terrible prognosticating in 2013, polling firms still capture the attention of pundits and voters
Read more >
Thousands greet Martin Mars water bomber as it flies over Vancouver Island on last flight

Thousands greet Martin Mars water bomber as it flies over Vancouver Island on last flight

Tens of thousands of people around Vancouver Island watched the last flight of the Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber — long a symbol of firefighting in B.C.
Read more >
5 world records you (probably) didn't know were set in Vancouver

5 world records you (probably) didn't know were set in Vancouver

From robot surgeons to robot snakes and beyond.
Read more >
Sunday Night Read: 'My gardener'

Sunday Night Read: 'My gardener'

This short story series submission is from Gloria Parihar of Coquitlam.
Read more >
'We are seeing a change'; Vancouver forecast includes clouds, cooler temperatures and chance of showers

'We are seeing a change'; Vancouver forecast includes clouds, cooler temperatures and chance of showers

"It's a little bit of a different story than what we've seen the last few weeks here"
Read more >
Letter: Tri-City resident 'gut wrenched' over soaring Metro mayor salaries

Letter: Tri-City resident 'gut wrenched' over soaring Metro mayor salaries

This letter writer believes the "blatant conflict of interest where councillors and mayors vote themselves raises" should stop.
Read more >
Poll: How much do locals think you should tip in Vancouver?

Poll: How much do locals think you should tip in Vancouver?

How much do you tip?
Read more >
Minter: Flavorette roses. Ever heard of them?

Minter: Flavorette roses. Ever heard of them?

There's a rose series that's joined the edible flower family, says master gardener Brian Minter.
Read more >