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‘The urgency is now’: Relax visitation restrictions, says B.C.’s seniors advocate

‘The urgency is now’: Relax visitation restrictions, says B.C.’s seniors advocate

Mackenzie urges creation of long-term care resident and family council association
Whistler Blackcomb's winter reservation system opens to pass holders Friday

Whistler Blackcomb's winter reservation system opens to pass holders Friday

Pass holders can lock in up to seven Priority Reservation Days for the core season in advance
Hiker rescued after slipping on icy rocks on Mount Seymour

Hiker rescued after slipping on icy rocks on Mount Seymour

North Shore Rescue volunteers had another busy weekend
Davis Hawke's father says his son wanted power and influence, but settled for spam money

Davis Hawke's father says his son wanted power and influence, but settled for spam money

Fleeing a lawsuit from AOL, alleged neo-Nazi found refuge in Squamish
How an alleged neo-Nazi reinvented himself as a Squamish rock climber

How an alleged neo-Nazi reinvented himself as a Squamish rock climber

Davis Wolfgang Hawke started a hate group in his past life yet seemed to support minority representation climbing
Squamish Nation women help to feed the homeless on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Squamish Nation women help to feed the homeless on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help raise money for the Squamish Nation Women’s Street Team to continue their work
B.C. family loses $12,000 through TikTok after daughter buys virtual coins for likes

B.C. family loses $12,000 through TikTok after daughter buys virtual coins for likes

TikTok gives users the ability to pay real money to purchase virtual coins, which are then exchanged for likes and follows from well-known TikTok stars; the 12-year-old spent so much money she had managed to get the fourth most followed TikTok user, at the time, to follow her videos.
Fake spiderwebs a real danger for wildlife at Halloween

Fake spiderwebs a real danger for wildlife at Halloween

Experts are urging people to make Halloween safer for wildlife by taking down fake spiderwebs strung on bushes and trees outdoors. The decoration is sticky and can entangle and trap birds.
Island-based group buys hunting rights to thwart trophy kills

Island-based group buys hunting rights to thwart trophy kills

A Sidney-based conservation organization has raised more than half a million dollars to buy the exclusive commercial hunting rights to a huge swath of the Great Bear Rainforest, with help from the star power of a couple of Islanders and donations fro
COVID-19 cases top 900 in North Shore health region

COVID-19 cases top 900 in North Shore health region

There have been another 66 cases of COVID-19 reported in past week in the North Shore-Coast Garibaldi health region. Altogether, there have been 906 cases of the coronavirus reported in the local health region since the pandemic began Jan.