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Surrey City Hall will be closed on Wednesday, September 30, and reopen Thursday, October 1. Residents can check information about permits, inspections and other city services.
The closing sale runs Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3, at the market site, with lanterns, inflatables and LED displays among the items available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Since launching in 2015, Bright Beginnings Foundation has supported 10 students and their families with scholarships and plans to expand its work.
Walks, performances, reflection activities, Indigenous public art and a museum exhibition are among the Sept. 30 events marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in three communities.
Advance Richmond says several signs were spray-painted and their wooden frames torn apart last week; the City of Richmond also contacted the slate about signs placed in prohibited areas.
Crown counsel approved one assault charge after Vancouver police officers saw a man allegedly push an 86-year-old woman who uses a walker to the ground in the Downtown Eastside.
Leader Emily Lowan says the party would tie allowable rent increases to units, amend the Residential Tenancy Act to replace blanket no-pet clauses with rental pet guidelines, and restart two housing funds ahead of the Oct. 24 provincial election.
Weekend and some Monday overnight testing will run for about five months, with no passengers aboard and no expected disruption to regular service.
Port Moody’s municipal and school board election and the provincial election have overlapping campaign periods, but separate candidates, ballots, voting places and dates.
Steveston Revisited: 1859-2026, written by outgoing Richmond Coun. Bill McNulty, is now available to the public, with more than 100 previously unseen images and historical accounts.
World Rivers Day founder Mark Angelo says Burnaby shows how a growing city can protect and restore waterways, and urges residents to keep that work going as the city expands.
The Canadian country artist will perform at The ACT Arts Centre’s Mainstage Theatre at 8 p.m. Single tickets cost $25.99 plus fees and are available online.
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