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Popular Port Coquitlam garden centre to close after 30 years

Popular Port Coquitlam garden centre to close after 30 years

Wim Vander Zalm getting ready to shut down Art Knapp as he transitions to a new life without his long-standing business
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Majority of Canadians support universal basic income up to $30,000: poll

Majority of Canadians support universal basic income up to $30,000: poll

But two-thirds reject a tax hike and say rich should pay
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Peace Arch Park closed due to overcrowded neighbourhood

Peace Arch Park closed due to overcrowded neighbourhood

Peace Arch Provincial Park at the Peace Arch border crossing is being closed, as of this evening at 8 p.m. A release from the B.C.
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Rotary feeding Port Coquitlam kids impacted by COVID-19

Rotary feeding Port Coquitlam kids impacted by COVID-19

The Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial has found success in attracting COVID-19 relief funding for its Starfish Pack Program that provides packets of food each week to vulnerable children.
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BC nurses with COVID-19 should have 'immediate coverage,' says union

BC nurses with COVID-19 should have 'immediate coverage,' says union

Nurses who test positive for COVID-19 could face lengthy delays when waiting for compensation through WorkSafeBC (WSBC), says the BC Nurses Union (BCNU).
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Used COVID-19 gloves, masks and wipes clogging up Metro Vancouver sewage systems

Used COVID-19 gloves, masks and wipes clogging up Metro Vancouver sewage systems

Gloves, face masks and disposable wipes can all be used to defend against COVID-19, but they’re wreaking havoc on Metro Vancouver’s sewage system.
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Last survivor of Second Narrows bridge collapse passes the torch

Last survivor of Second Narrows bridge collapse passes the torch

The last living iron worker who survived the 1958 collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge is publicly sharing his story one final time.
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'Smart lockers' tested out at SkyTrain stations

'Smart lockers' tested out at SkyTrain stations

Starting today, TransLink customers will be able to collect online deliveries from smart lockers situated at three SkyTrain stations.
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Port Coquitlam councillor’s censure was over ‘preservation of a tree,’ says lawyer

Court filings allege that the city accessed her email and purged correspondence related to the confidential leak
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Temporary COVID-19 layoffs to become permanent by law in B.C.

Temporary COVID-19 layoffs to become permanent by law in B.C.

Whether the employees or their employers like it or not
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