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Vancouver Coastal Health to train nurses in forensic sexual assault exams

Vancouver Coastal Health to train nurses in forensic sexual assault exams

Regional health authority commits to training three nurses to conduct examinations in Whistler
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B.C. eliminates personal-exemption limit on out-of-province booze

B.C. eliminates personal-exemption limit on out-of-province booze

British Columbians can now visit another Canadian province and bring back to B.C. an unlimited amount of alcohol, the B.C. government said in a July 19 news release. The move also applies to people from other provinces who visit B.C.
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Ex-addict searching for mystery man who ‘saved her life’ on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

Ex-addict searching for mystery man who ‘saved her life’ on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

A chance meeting with an off-duty police officer helped change the course of Krisi Ferris’s life
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Some Squamish climbing areas to be closed until mid-August

Some Squamish climbing areas to be closed until mid-August

Smoke Bluffs Park Committee discusses temporary closures with BC Hydro
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Smoke Bluffs committee decommissions section of controversial trail

Smoke Bluffs committee decommissions section of controversial trail

First phase of Squamish trail to be kept as built
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Not a false alarm! District and RCMP to charge for false security calls

Not a false alarm! District and RCMP to charge for false security calls

Fines in Squamish start at $100
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Marine volunteers save sinking ship

Marine volunteers save sinking ship

Two boaters on a sinking ship kept their heads above water Tuesday evening thanks to an assist from Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue.
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Red tide colours North Van shores

Red tide colours North Van shores

An algae bloom is likely to blame for “red tides” that have hit the North Shore in recent days, potentially pulling local shellfish off the menu.
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Council Cut: New industrial building on Queens Way approved

Council Cut: New industrial building on Queens Way approved

A new building for local furniture and woodworking company Leon Lebeniste has been approved at 38935 Queens Way. Council voted unanimously in favour of granting a development permit to Hewitt Group Inc. for the building.
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Woodfibre official leaving the company

Woodfibre official leaving the company

Byng Giraud says he will be moving on to other opportunities
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