The looming changes announced late Tuesday, April 19, 2022, are aimed at helping Netflix regain the momentum that has been lost during the past year as pandemic-driven lockdowns that kept people at home lifted and other deep-pocketed rivals such as Apple and Walt Disney rolled out competing video services that began to chip away at […]
Make a Mad Hatter top hat, then sit on the veranda and enjoy ice team from T’s – Once Upon a Tea Leaf, and other treats. …Read the full story
“People are getting something for their money. …Read the full story
He said the government has the advantage of being both the sole cannabis wholesaler and aslo a retailer in the province, and their prices undercut private operators. Turning down the application was part of a larger council discussion about taking stock of how many cannabis retail stores are needed. The city has a policy that […]
Thank you,” commented Sarah Moore, asking the city what the surface of the park will be made out of. …Read the full story
Knapczyk had been serving a sentence of 14 years, nine months and one day for drug trafficking, obstructing a peace officer and committing an offence for a criminal organization. Knapczyk was one of two men who were “enforcers” in a cocaine-trafficking operation in Fort McMurray, Alta. …Read the full story
In 2019, a new legislative requirement came into effect in B.C., requiring local governments to collect data, analyze trends and prepare reports that describe current and projected housing needs in their communities. This survey will further help clarify the city’s draft housing needs assessment and help in understanding the current as well as the future […]
The 24-year-old woman driving and her 48-year-old male passenger, both Langley residents, were arrested for possession of a weapon. The driver has been released from custody, and the RCMP has forwarded details of the case to the B.C. The vehicle was searched, and individually packaged drugs were found. “Langley RCMP is committed to reducing violent […]
Back in November, all 7,000 residents of Merritt had to evacuate because of heavy rainfall that caused the Coldwater River to overrun and flood the community. Bass Coast announced last week that the money went to the Merritt Rotary Disaster Relief Fund and six local Indigenous bands to aid relief efforts. This will be Bass […]
The government-commissioned report, 10 months in the making, will include over 90 recommendations for provincial policy, gleaned from 12 focus groups and 2,000 survey respondents, Mboussi said. was reported to have the worst rate of hate crime in the four western provinces, with 255 incidents per 100,000 residents, according to Statistics Canada. The African continent […]
24, 2020, the Colorado O’Toole woke up to find a whole lot of new Canadian followers. O’Toole, who oddly even shares a birthday with her Canadian Twitter twin, has had many laughs over the misdirected tweets. Colorado O’Toole said sometimes she does find herself on the receiving end of an angry Canadian, which can be […]
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“Through the pandemic and extreme weather events the province has seen over the last year and a half, the importance of local food has never been greater. According to the province, funding is provided by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year $3-billion investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen and grow Canada’s agriculture, […]
The increase in assessed value and sale prices for Lower Mainland real estate during the past few years has been, to use a technical term, bonkers. The value of a home, or a car, or a stock, or a Beanie Baby, is what someone will pay for it. …Read the full story
There is no end in sight, according to the Royal LePage 2022 Market Survey Forecast. “We’ve been experiencing a chronic shortage of housing supply for over a year, and inventory levels are steadily decreasing. The REBGV board reports the median selling price of 118 houses that sold in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows during November […]
The Bank of Canada’s key policy rate since the start of the pandemic has been at 0.25 per cent, lowered there to prod spending during the COVID-19 induced downturn and subsequent rebound. Changes in the Bank of Canada’s target for the overnight rate influence the prime rates at the country’s big banks that are used […]
Home buyer demand remains well in excess of long-term averages, and the supply of homes for sale continues to decline across Metro Vancouver. “We expect home sale totals to end the year at or near an all-time record in our region,” said board economist Keith Stewart. The board reports the median selling price of 118 […]
The society has been able to offer in-person farmers markets in both Haney and Port Coquitlam on a limited basis this year, with COVID-19 safety plans in place. …Read the full story
“MRSS choral ensembles, Aurora Senior Choir, Crescente Concert Choir, Silva Advanced Choir had a great time shaking off the raindrops to sing Christmas carols. The group had been rehearsing and putting together performances on Zoom, over the past year-and-a-half. This week, Caelum Treble Chorus comprising of eight grade 10, 11 and 12 girls, will be […]
