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Lightning forecast for southern B.C. over the weekend, exacerbating firefighting efforts

Lightning forecast for southern B.C. over the weekend, exacerbating firefighting efforts

B.C. Wildfire Service all but guarantees more fires will start and spread over the next five days
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The Fair at the PNE opens tomorrow (Aug. 18)

The Fair at the PNE opens tomorrow (Aug. 18)

It's a year of milestones for the PNE, including 40 years of SuperDogs, 50 years of the Pacific Coliseum and 60 years for the wooden roller coaster
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Crows celebrated with Vancouver Bird Fest exhibit

Crows celebrated with Vancouver Bird Fest exhibit

As the Crow Flies is just one of many events taking place during the Vancouver International Bird Festival Aug. 19-26
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Use your library card to get discounted fare to the PNE

Use your library card to get discounted fare to the PNE

On August 22, Vancouver's Fair at the PNE is opening its gates at a discounted rate for all avid readers. With a partnership between the annual summer fair, Raise a Reader, Tim Hortons and Public Library InterLINK, any fair-goer presenting a B.C.
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Wildfire haze, poor air quality could last at least 2 more weeks

Wildfire haze, poor air quality could last at least 2 more weeks

Don't bank on getting the mountain views back anytime soon.
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How a Romanian pop singer’s quirky ode to Vancouver became a viral hit

How a Romanian pop singer’s quirky ode to Vancouver became a viral hit

Eight years and half-a-million views later, Ligia Oancea reflects on ‘Vancouver Song’
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Swim safety urged after 42 B.C. drownings

Swim safety urged after 42 B.C. drownings

Two deaths occurred this summer at Buntzen Lake; the Lifesaving Society would like to see more lifeguards at beaches and a mandatory Swim to Survive program in B.C. schools
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Metro warning on particulate matter continues

Metro warning on particulate matter continues

Metro Vancouver is continuing an Air Quality Advisory for the region as well as the Fraser Valley. It’s all because of high concentrations of fine particulate matter due to smoke from wildfires in B.C. and the western United States.
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Here's how you can help the people directly affected by B.C.'s forest fires

Here's how you can help the people directly affected by B.C.'s forest fires

Red Cross launches appeal for donations
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French schools in B.C. not entitled to $300 million in funding: court of appeal

French schools in B.C. not entitled to $300 million in funding: court of appeal

Court of Appeal denies B.C. Francophone school district’s provincewide appeal for funds
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