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UPDATED: Squamish Landfill staff taken to hospital after hazardous material exposure Sept. 21

UPDATED: Squamish Landfill staff taken to hospital after hazardous material exposure Sept. 21

Two Squamish Landfill staff were taken to hospital for observation Saturday after exposure to an unidentified substance, the District of Squamish said Monday.
Marine heatwave could mean a warmer-than-usual start to winter

Marine heatwave could mean a warmer-than-usual start to winter

Meteorologists tracking expanse of warm water reminiscent of 2014's 'the Blob'
These otterly adorable events are on all week at Vancouver Aquarium

These otterly adorable events are on all week at Vancouver Aquarium

Sept. 21 to 27 is Sea Otter Awareness Week
UPDATE: Squamish SAR longline injured hiker from Garibaldi Park

UPDATE: Squamish SAR longline injured hiker from Garibaldi Park

Sept. 21 rescue took nearly eight hours
WorkSafe hits Site C builder

WorkSafe hits Site C builder

The main civil works contractor for the Site C dam has been fined more than $662,000 — the largest fine possible — by WorkSafeBC after a worker received an electrical shock. Peace River Hydro Partners Construction Ltd.
Dazzling full 'hunter' moon to illuminate Metro Vancouver skies

Dazzling full 'hunter' moon to illuminate Metro Vancouver skies

Last month, the Lower Mainland was treated to a rare treat: a breathtaking full harvest moon on Friday the 13th .
The UBCM convention starts Monday. Civic leaders will talk dirty money

The UBCM convention starts Monday. Civic leaders will talk dirty money

If you need to speak with your local mayor on Monday, they will likely be unreachable. That’s because the 116 th Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Convention begins Monday at Vancouver Convention Centre East and runs from Sept. 23–27.
Surgical wait lists in B.C. at record-breaking high levels

Surgical wait lists in B.C. at record-breaking high levels

In a letter sent to all MLAs, the BC Anesthesiologists' Society claimed the wait list for people requiring medically necessary surgeries in the province has now reached 91,000.
New Vancouver Coastal Health program aims for consistency in addictions treatment

New Vancouver Coastal Health program aims for consistency in addictions treatment

The Regional Addictions Program was launched earlier this year between Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care
They decide bears' fate. Who decides theirs?

They decide bears' fate. Who decides theirs?

Oversight in the works, says government spokesperson, after report criticizes BC Conservation Officer Service for a lack of transparency and not doing enough to prevent the killing of human-habituated wildlife