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Hydro replacing wooden poles
BC Hydro is advising Coquitlam residents that crews will be replacing power poles in Coquitlam over the next several months.
Hydro replacing power poles
FOLLOWING Tuesday's provincial election, B.C. is finally slated to get some dependable poles.
High-voltage lines will run on St. Davids
RESIDENTS in Moodyville are not welcoming the news that Port Metro Vancouver and BC Hydro are set to install high-voltage transmission lines down St. Davids Avenue.
Home retrofit advocates look for more owners to make net-zero houses
A group of Maple Ridge homeowners would like to find more people to join them in retrofitting their homes so they consume much less energy.
Women invited to wellness event
THE Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art is the site for the third annual Women and Wellness event hosted by the North Shore branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association.
You said it
"If, at the end of the day, they have to go down St. Davids, they have to go down St. Davids."
Clark apologizes for Jewish slur
City of North Vancouver councillor Rod Clark has publicly apologized for using a racial slur during a council debate on Monday night.
Racist comment derails City of North Vancouver debate
THE latest frustrated attempt by the City of North Vancouver to deal with Port Metro Vancouver descended to a racist slur at council Monday night.
Evaluating the BC Liberal government
This analysis deals not with the platform but with the more instructive past performance. If I vote Liberal on May 14, it'll be for these reasons:
It's time to cut through Victoria's buffers
"Disposing of surplus properties, often with associated operating costs, would appear to make sense. However, these one-time sales cannot be relied on to resolve structural budget imbalances."
Abbotsford-Mission riding
Abbotsford Mission Times asked candidates in four local ridings to respond to the following: What do you see as the 2 - 3 most important issues in your riding? What would you do about it? We'll run the responses over four issues. This is Part 3. This riding has seven candidates. To see the remaining two candidates, turn to page A4. You can see all candidates profiles at www.abbotsfordtimes.com.
Parking lot open house gets heated
More than 150 Surrey residents packed into the Bear Creek Pavilion on Thursday night to voice their opinions at the city's open house regarding a proposed parking lot expansion that would pave over part of Bear Creek Park.
Pipeline galvanizes crowd at all-candidates meet
Nearly 100 Burnaby residents came out on a rainy Sunday evening to hear Burnaby North candidates speak about the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project, among other things.
Better foolish now than later
IT didn't take long in the election campaign for our major political parties to prove they are both capable of making foolish mistakes and policies, and that neither has a monopoly on good sense.
City Sun Run team comes in second place
A team of 51 from the City of New Westminster took to the streets of Vancouver April 21 for the Sun Run and enjoyed an impressive result.
STM carnival next month
St. Thomas More Collegiate is gearing up for a fundraising carnival. The independent school is hosting a day of fun on May 11, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be carnival games, mini-donuts, face-painting, a cake walk, a bouncy castle, a dunk tank, a magician, a beer garden for the adults, live music and entertainment. There will also be gifts and plants for Mother's Day. Admission is $2, and tickets for games or rides are $2 each. The school is at 7450 12th Ave.
Both major parties making mistakes
It didn't take long in the election campaign for both of our major political parties to prove they are both capable of making foolish mistakes and policies, and that neither has a monopoly on good sense.
Both major parties making mistakes
It didn't take long in the election campaign for both of our major political parties to prove they are both capable of making foolish mistakes and policies, and that neither has a monopoly on good sense.
