Alissa Thibault

The season's first atmospheric river dumped an estimated 340 mm of rain on the community over the course of three days, overwhelming creeks and causing debris flows into residential properties.

Kits Pool could be one of the city-owned assets to receive sponsorship in order to help pay for upkeep and to keep fees lower. Vancouver Park Board

City council is set to debate a proposal by Mayor Ken Sim to make Vancouver a “Bitcoin-friendly city” on Wednesday.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has proposed a motion to the council to instruct staff to investigate creating a Bitcoin reserve for the city and allowing cryptocurrency payments for city services. Alissa Thibalt reports.

Vancouver city council has voted to explore ways to make the municipality a “ Bitcoin -friendly city.”

Questions remain about the rest of the season for the Stanely Park Christmas Train following a safety incident on Friday night.

Operations are now suspended while the Park Board investigates if there is something wrong with the train's exhaust, saying drivers have been reporting issues with the old diesel engines, which they've been trying to mitigate.

The Vancouver Park Board began removing trees from the park after up to 160,000 of them were killed by a hemlock looper moth infestation and had become unsafe.

Located in the Whistler Estates, parking stall #106 is just steps away from the base of the Blackcomb Gondola at British Columbia's best-known ski resort.

Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health reinstated a mask mandate in health-care facilities to try and prevent the spread of the flu, RSV and COVID-19.