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Elford to join Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society as a director

Councillor Doug Elford. (File photo: Amy Reid)

Fellow Safe Surrey Coalition Councillors Laurie Guerra, Mandeep Nagra and Allison Patton will be re-appointed to the board

by Tom Zytaruk
2h ago

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Maxwell Johnson is seen in Bella Bella, B.C., in an undated photo. The Indigenous man from British Columbia has filed complaints with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Human Rights Commission after he and his granddaughter were handcuffed when they tried to open a bank account. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Heiltsuk Nation, Damien Gillis, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

VIDEO: Chiefs join human rights case of Indigenous man handcuffed by police in B.C. bank
- updated 5h ago
Surrey council moves to reduce parking along rapid transit corridors
- 4h ago
Big Splash reopens Canada Day with changes to keep the water park ‘safe for everyone’
- 3h ago
White Rock man asks motorists to be mindful of wildlife after close call
- 3h ago
City of Surrey set to host online climate-action panel
- 4h ago

Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir stands outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School after speaking to reporters, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, June 4, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Kamloops chief says more unmarked graves will be found across Canada

by The Canadian Press

13 mins ago

A woman wears a vaccinated sticker after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, April 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. ranks among highest in world in COVID-19 first-dose shots: health officials

by The Canadian Press

updated 17 mins ago

Vancouver pot shop owner ordered to pay $40K for copying Subway

Cannabis 19+

Accessibility improvements coming for BC’s provincial parks

West Coast Traveller

A screenshot of the First Peoples Cultural Councils First Peoples’ Map. (First Peoples Cultural Council)

Online resource blends B.C.-Alberta’s Indigenous languages, art and culture

by Kiernan Green

updated 1 min ago

An artists conception of the new terminal building at the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport.

Air travel taking off in B.C., but lack of traffic controllers a sky-high concern

by Neil Corbett

43 mins ago

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5 reasons your career search just got easier

With Phase 1 and 2 of Harrison Ridge sold out, and Phase 3 soon to follow, it’s been exciting to see first-time buyers, growing families and empty-nesters alike move into this master planned community.

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Fraser Valley project adapts to demand – for homes and resources

VIDEO: Western premiers call for clarity, timelines on international travel, reopening rules

People watch a car burn during a riot following game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in downtown Vancouver, B.C., in this June 15, 2011 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Howe

10 years ago: Where were you during the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup Riots?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in a plenary session at the G7 Summit in Carbis Bay, England on Friday June 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada donating 13M surplus COVID-19 vaccine doses to poor countries

At an outdoor drive-in convocation ceremony, Mount Royal University bestows an honorary Doctor of Laws on Blackfoot Elder and residential school survivor Clarence Wolfleg in Calgary on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

‘You didn’t get the best of me’: Residential school survivor gets honorary doctorate

Military called in to deal with antique ‘shell’ at North Vancouver home

‘The person somehow purchased a bombshell innocently believing it was an out-of-commission military artifact’

by Sarah Grochowski

updated 19 mins ago

Amy Kobelt and Tony Cruz have set their wedding date for February, hoping that more COVID-19 restrictions will have lifted. (The Macleans)

B.C. couples ‘gambling’ on whether COVID rules will let them dance at their wedding

Amy Kobelt and Tony Cruz pushed back their wedding in hopes of being able to celebrate it without the constraints of COVID-19

by Sarah Grochowski

updated 16 mins ago

Report calls for airlines to refund passengers for flights halted due to COVID-19
- 14h ago
Green Leader Annamie Paul blasts ‘racist,’ ‘sexist’ party execs who sought ouster
- 2h ago
B.C. records 113 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 4 deaths
- updated 42 mins ago
Biden says meeting with Putin not a ‘kumbaya moment’
- 2h ago
Noise complaint filed against nightly show of support for health care workers in B.C. city
- updated 4h ago

New ‘Surrey First Peoples Guide for Newcomers’ seeks to ‘uplift and amplify’ voices

32-page guide launched Tuesday by Surrey Local Immigration Partnership (LIP)

by Tom Zillich

updated 7h ago

Outdoor vendors at the Cloverdale Flea Market are seen in this bird’s eye view image from the flea market’s Facebook page.

Cloverdale Flea Market to reopen

Market to open June 20 after being closed since Nov. 2020

by Malin Jordan

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