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Four resolutions will be before the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria in September to seek provincial government regulation of short-term online rentals.

Municipal leaders seek regulation for online booking rentals in B.C.

Four resolutions will be before the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention to seek provincial government regulation of short-term rentals.

Four resolutions will be before the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria in September to seek provincial government regulation of short-term online rentals.
Cities will debate protecting regular rentals and ensure tax fairness at next month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria.

Airbnb, housing issues get spotlight at UBCM

Municipal leaders will next month debate what to do about online accommodation booking services like Airbnb

Cities will debate protecting regular rentals and ensure tax fairness at next month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria.
Traffic on the Port Mann Bridge up was up five per cent in 2015, and 24.5 per cent in July with the work on the Pattullo.

Toll revenue up but so is debt for Port Mann Bridge

Traffic up was up five per cent in 2015 and 24.5 per cent in July with the work on the Pattullo.

Traffic on the Port Mann Bridge up was up five per cent in 2015, and 24.5 per cent in July with the work on the Pattullo.
BC Coroners Service reports that illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C. has increased and the total number of overdose deaths for June was 56, an increase from 43 in May.

B.C. drug overdose deaths surge 74 per cent

Statistics released for the first half of 2016 now show 371 people died in B.C. of illicit drug overdoses.

BC Coroners Service reports that illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C. has increased and the total number of overdose deaths for June was 56, an increase from 43 in May.

Canada Post issues lockout notice

Union states the company trying to 'starve us into submission'

Canada Post issues lockout notice

Union states the company trying to 'starve us into submission'

The National Energy Board approved the twinning of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, with conditions.

Trans Mountain pipeline through Langley one step closer to reality

Kinder Morgan's controversial project gets NEB approval

The National Energy Board approved the twinning of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, with conditions.
Metro Vancouver transit upgrades are 'on the right track' in light of recent federal budget announcements.

Metro Vancouver transit upgrades ‘on track’

Federal budget gets mixed reviews from Surrey leaders

Metro Vancouver transit upgrades are 'on the right track' in light of recent federal budget announcements.
Aerial view of Fraser Surrey Docks operation.

Surrey coal terminal gets new green light from port

Fraser Surrey Docks CEO still 'bullish' on coal, expects sagging price will eventually rebound

Aerial view of Fraser Surrey Docks operation.
European gypsy moths were found in a large area of Surrey and Delta in 2014, prompting an aerial spray campaign this spring.

Gypsy moth aerial spraying declared a success

No further spraying of bacterial agent expected in 2016, but careful monitoring to continue in Surrey, Delta

European gypsy moths were found in a large area of Surrey and Delta in 2014, prompting an aerial spray campaign this spring.
Victoria businessman David Black spoke to Rotarians in South Surrey Nov. 18 about his proposal for an oil refinery in northwestern B.C.

Black touts ‘safer’ oil-by-rail plan for refinery

David Black says his $22-billion proposal won't die with the apparently thwarted Northern Gateway pipeline.

Victoria businessman David Black spoke to Rotarians in South Surrey Nov. 18 about his proposal for an oil refinery in northwestern B.C.
David Black, the proponent behind the Kitimat Clean oil refinery proposal, said last week that the Liberal moratorium to ban crude oil tankers off the West Coast and the anticipated cancellation of the Enbridge pipeline project won’t block his refinery plans.

Black touts safer ‘oil-by-rail’ option

Potentially dead Enbridge pipeline prompts Plan B to move bitumen

David Black, the proponent behind the Kitimat Clean oil refinery proposal, said last week that the Liberal moratorium to ban crude oil tankers off the West Coast and the anticipated cancellation of the Enbridge pipeline project won’t block his refinery plans.
A report from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says gang violence in B.C. has increased this year.

Gang violence in B.C. on upswing this year

Anti-gang police release 2015 community report that shows there is double the amount of gang-linked murders compared to 2014.

A report from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says gang violence in B.C. has increased this year.
Westshore Terminals transfers coal from trains to ships at Deltaport.

Fewer coal trains as U.S. firm halts exports

Cloud Peak stops coal shipments through Westshore Terminals, critic says decision adds doubt for new Fraser Surrey Docks terminal

Westshore Terminals transfers coal from trains to ships at Deltaport.
TransLink's N19 night bus mirrors the route of the Expo SkyTrain line from downtown Vancouver to Surrey Central station. Its hours have been extended to fully cover the early morning hours when SkyTrain doesn't run.

Night bus to Surrey now runs all night

Riders had urged later SkyTrain runs but extended N19 hours create region's first 24-hour service

TransLink's N19 night bus mirrors the route of the Expo SkyTrain line from downtown Vancouver to Surrey Central station. Its hours have been extended to fully cover the early morning hours when SkyTrain doesn't run.

Vote could spark marijuana reform: Is legal pot about to bloom or be nipped in the bud?

This election may decide whether Canada makes a historic leap toward marijuana reform.

After lengthy delays, Compass cards are about to roll out to all Metro Vancouver transit users who want them.

Faregates begin to close at SkyTrain stations

TransLink's Compass card rollout accelerates, one-zone bus fares arrive

After lengthy delays, Compass cards are about to roll out to all Metro Vancouver transit users who want them.
South Surrey-White Rock Conservative candidate Dianne Watts announcing a federal commitment to $700 million for construction of light rail in Surrey.

Tories promise $700 million for Surrey light rail

Conservatives declare Surrey rapid transit project 'ready' despite regional funding uncertainty

South Surrey-White Rock Conservative candidate Dianne Watts announcing a federal commitment to $700 million for construction of light rail in Surrey.
The Pattullo Bridge is living on borrowed time. TransLink has concluded it can't be seismically upgraded and should get only minimal repairs until a new bridge can be built.

Pattullo Bridge seismic work scrapped as ‘cost-prohibitive’

TransLink opts to minimize rehabilitation strategy on 80-year-old span, push for new bridge instead (WITH VIDEO)

The Pattullo Bridge is living on borrowed time. TransLink has concluded it can't be seismically upgraded and should get only minimal repairs until a new bridge can be built.
The Port Mann Bridge opened in late 2012, but the removal of the old bridge is still being finished.

Travel time signs to spur Highway 1 drivers to pay tolls (with video)

Digital displays underscore time savings for those who pay to cross Port Mann Bridge

The Port Mann Bridge opened in late 2012, but the removal of the old bridge is still being finished.