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BC Hydro makes further rate cut for 2020-21, customers get credit on bill next year

BC Hydro makes further rate cut for 2020-21, customers get credit on bill next year

BC Hydro's residential customers will get a one-time credit of $4 on average early next year on their bills.
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Let it snow: Environment Canada calls for colder, snowy winter in Metro Vancouver

Let it snow: Environment Canada calls for colder, snowy winter in Metro Vancouver

If you're hoping to celebrate a white Christmas in Vancouver this year, you might be in luck.
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B.C. confirms 656 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 33,894

B.C. confirms 656 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 33,894

There have been 16 new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours
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Letter: I skipped class to protest COVID-19 safety in B.C. schools

Letter: I skipped class to protest COVID-19 safety in B.C. schools

"I don't like wearing my mask but it's for the safety of me, my friends, my parents, my teachers and other people in my community"
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Canada could have most COVID-19 vaccine doses per capita in the world: Trudeau

Canada could have most COVID-19 vaccine doses per capita in the world: Trudeau

Canada is registering 5,800 average daily cases for the last week, with British Columbia having overtaken Ontario and Quebec in per capita infection rates
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B.C. Premier John Horgan has the highest approval rating in Canada, again

B.C. Premier John Horgan has the highest approval rating in Canada, again

However, the premier's approval rating has dropped five points since the survey was last conducted
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Megaquake would severely shake tall Lower Mainland buildings: study

Megaquake would severely shake tall Lower Mainland buildings: study

10-20 storey buildings from 1980s or earlier in danger of severe damage, collapse
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Coquitlam needs more places to put people. Is the southwest the answer?

Coquitlam needs more places to put people. Is the southwest the answer?

The city wants to look at “neighbourhood pockets” as well as develop corridor strategies for the main streets
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Trash bin virus fears lead to poop pile up in Port Coquitlam

Trash bin virus fears lead to poop pile up in Port Coquitlam

The solution may be touchless garbage cans, according to a recent petition, and the city is looking into the possibility
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Port Coquitlam man pleads guilty to mischief

Port Coquitlam man pleads guilty to mischief

20-year-old Eric Staley has pled guilty to one count of mischief associated with the destruction of the Little Free Libraries in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam in 2019
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