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Lawn bowler scores $500K on Lotto Max

Lawn bowler scores $500K on Lotto Max

Mary Clark is used to getting strikes, having won gold in lawn bowling at the 1998 BC Summer Games and the 2001 55+ BC Games.
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’It fundamentally won’t work’: says Coquitlam Teachers’ Association president of cohort plan

’It fundamentally won’t work’: says Coquitlam Teachers’ Association president of cohort plan

Cohort numbers based on risk, contact tracing, not education, Christensen warns, as he worries about how teachers, students will head back to class safely in September.
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Health Canada recalling over 50 hand sanitizers

Health Canada recalling over 50 hand sanitizers

More than 50 hand sanitizers “not acceptable for use” are being recalled by Health Canada. The agency says the products may pose health risks, as they contain ethanol or denaturants that have not been approved for use in hand sanitizers in Canada.
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Tri-City Walmarts to require face masks

Tri-City Walmarts to require face masks

The policy comes into affect Aug. 12
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Smaller groups urged to keep Tri-City Shoreline Cleanup safe

Smaller groups urged to keep Tri-City Shoreline Cleanup safe

Safety checklist and group-size restrictions among efforts to resume annual litter cleanup event during pandemic
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VCH warns of possible COVID-19 exposure at Lion's Bay Beach Park

VCH warns of possible COVID-19 exposure at Lion's Bay Beach Park

It is asking people who were at the park on the specified date to monitor themselves for symptoms.
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Protesters occupy New West street in solidarity with tree protester

Protesters occupy New West street in solidarity with tree protester

Dr. Tim Takaro is occupying several trees in the Brunette River area, near the borders of Coquitlam, Burnaby and New Westminster to protest the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
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Warnings of COVID-19 exposure issued for 3 more flights through YVR

Warnings of COVID-19 exposure issued for 3 more flights through YVR

People who travelled on three more flights through Vancouver International Airport are being warned of possible COVID-19 exposure.
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Face masks to be mandatory on transit, says TransLink

Face masks to be mandatory on transit, says TransLink

New measure kicks in Aug. 24
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Schools should open when they're ready, say B.C. principals, vice-principals

Schools should open when they're ready, say B.C. principals, vice-principals

In a written statement dated Aug. 4, the BC Principals’ & Vice-Principals’ Association (BCPVPA) side with the BCTF's position and ask that the start date “be amended dependent upon the level of readiness in our schools.”
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