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Multiple Metro Vancouver grocery stores report new employee COVID-19 cases

Multiple Metro Vancouver grocery stores report new employee COVID-19 cases

Affected stores include Superstore and Safeway locations in Vancouver, Surrey, Coquitlam, and Langley.
Fraser Health shuts down 5 more businesses due to COVID-19 cases

Fraser Health shuts down 5 more businesses due to COVID-19 cases

Including two Trevor Linden gyms and a McDonald's
Popular Port Moody ice cream shop set to open massive production facility

Popular Port Moody ice cream shop set to open massive production facility

New plant next to Rocky Point Park will be able to make 750 litres of frozen treats an hour to stock its own shops, Metro Vancouver grocery stores, park concessions
ICBC employee fired for faking sick leave, vacationing in Penticton

ICBC employee fired for faking sick leave, vacationing in Penticton

Upon arriving in Penticton the employee got a migraine that caused her to call in sick last minute
Port Moody woman speaks out after getting racially attacked in Coquitlam park (VIDEO)

Port Moody woman speaks out after getting racially attacked in Coquitlam park (VIDEO)

The incident came the same day Burnaby RCMP said it had found a 350% jump in anti-Asian hate crimes last year — one of many jurisdictions dealing with a rise in racism targeting people of Asian descent during the pandemic
Letter: Belcarra pay parking scheme an opportunistic 'dip into our pockets'

Letter: Belcarra pay parking scheme an opportunistic 'dip into our pockets'

Letter writer argues that last summer's 'parking debacle' gave Metro Vancouver an excuse to implement a pay parking 'cash grab'
Petition slams Belcarra parking fee as 'cash grab' as hot weather draws crowds

Petition slams Belcarra parking fee as 'cash grab' as hot weather draws crowds

Efforts to manage parking at Belcarra Regional Park, including parking fees and fines for parking on Bedwell Bay Road, come as park officials and Port Moody police brace for a busy weekend due to a spate of hot weather
B.C. again sets records for COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU patients, active cases, new vaccinations

B.C. again sets records for COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU patients, active cases, new vaccinations

Number of people with variant-of-concern infections has declined by 48, to 212.
Henry sends mixed messages on outdoor gatherings ahead of hot weekend

Henry sends mixed messages on outdoor gatherings ahead of hot weekend

B.C. provincial health officer has left a public health order allowing up to 10 people to gather outside while stating, 'Even if we can see people outside of our household, we shouldn’t right now.'
B.C. parks get $83-million funding boost for new campgrounds, amenities

B.C. parks get $83-million funding boost for new campgrounds, amenities

'It’s not anywhere near what we asked for, but I do really think this is a step in the right direction,' says outdoor recreation advocate.