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A local cyclist is calling the pathway under Highway 99 at Mamquam Blind Channel "ridiculous" after learning cyclists entering the long passage way will be instructed to dismount before going under it.

Malaria is the leading cause of death of children of under the age of five in Africa, with a child dying of the illness every 30 seconds.

A recent campaign to presssure the Ministry of Transportation for a culvert under Highway 99 that would facilitate a canoe route around the downtown has caused some concern among environmentalists.

If the Squamish Downtown Neighbourhood Association (SDNA) has its way, locals will be seeing a lot more green space downtown. The group responded to a draft version of the Downtown Neighbourhood Plan produced Feb.

As the province toughens up its smoking regulations, members of Vancouver Coastal Health are urging the district to take their own smoking bylaws even further.On Tuesday (Feb.

Making sure skaters have a good roof over their heads could cost taxpayers $1 million. And residents won't have a say over the expenditure since council defeated a motion to seek public approval .

Sylvie [email protected] co-owner of a Taco Del Mar that was firebombed in Vancouver last week was found dead in the Howe Sound early Friday (Feb. 15).

A number of homeless people making a crude refuge in the downtown Pavilion were recently kicked out of the structure for their own safety, said Mayor Ian Sutherland in a letter to United Church Minister Daniel Bogert-O'Brien, who criticized the move.

Before Canadians started to read of violence erupting out of the Kenyan presidential election last December, Sheri Davis watched smoke rise out of Nairobi's largest slum from a porch.

Jane Smith is preparing for the adventure of her life - and for her life.