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The party says it would transfer the regional district’s housing, economic development, air quality and climate policy responsibilities to other governments, and also promises a smaller board and a full audit of the North Shore wastewater plant project.
Donald Reagh, 91, died on Aug. 4 after his family says repeated efforts to secure hospice care were delayed and obstructed. Fraser Health says its patient-care quality office is supporting the family, but had not answered the outlet’s questions by Oct. 5.
Mann is charged with second-degree murder in Dunn’s death. Her partner testified about the night she was attacked; the trial is expected to last about three weeks.
Ken Sim’s party says its housing platform would add middle-income rentals, speed approvals and seek provincial funding for care beds and replacement homes for aging SROs ahead of the Oct. 17 civic election.
The Arts Club Theatre Company touring production runs at Surrey Arts Centre through Oct. 24, with special programming including a children’s art class, an actor talkback and VocalEye audio description.
ABC candidate Lorraine Lowe posted a prayer as advance voting began, asking God to protect her team. The B.C. Humanist Association questioned the explicitly religious language; ABC and Mayor Ken Sim defended the post.
A new exhibition at Richmond Cultural Centre Annex showcases paintings, fabric art and other work by 14-year-old artist Fiona Huang. The show, influenced in part by Jean-Michel Basquiat, runs until Jan. 4, 2027.
Mann has pleaded not guilty in the 2024 killing of Tori Dunn, a Surrey woman. Crown prosecutors say they plan to call police officers, a pathologist and a DNA expert.
Residents can vote before General Voting Day on Oct. 17. The cities have published advance-voting hours and locations, mail-ballot rules, candidate lists and details of Maple Ridge’s three assent vote questions.
At an all-candidates meeting in Laval Square, Craig Hodge, Madhavee Inamdar and Trish Mandewo discussed protecting Maillardville’s heritage alongside their positions on planning, taxes and municipal transparency.
A 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital after an exploding firework struck his face near Port Moody’s recreation complex Friday evening. Police say the injury was accidental and the youth who set off the firework was fined $500.
White Rock's advance voting dates are Oct. 7, 8 and 13. Eligible voters can cast ballots for one mayor, up to six councillors and one school trustee.
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