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Two-year-old boy struck by a vehicle in Squamish Saturday

By The Chief staff / Squamish Chief Child suffered soft tissue injuries; released from hospital A toddler suffered minor injuries when a vehicle struck him on Saturday afternoon in the Garibaldi Highlands, according to a police news release. The child was riding his bike into the intersection at The Boulevard and Highlands Way North at […]

No sign of dog swept over North Vancouver waterfall

By Brent Richter/ North Shore News District of North Vancouver firefighters are warning the public after a dog was swept over a waterfall in Lynn Canyon and is presumed drowned. The department was called to the creek just north of the suspension bridge around 4:30 p.m.…

OPINION Cash no longer king as COVID-19 rewrites purchasing behaviour

By Mario Canseco / Glacier Media Pandemic makes credit card king for buyers In February 2019, when few would have predicted that a pandemic would alter our lives so massively, Glacier Media and Research Co. asked Canadians about the way they had paid for things in the previous four weeks. At the time, the methods […]

Feds pursuing talks with provinces ‘without delay’ for 10 paid sick days

By By Tyler Orton / Business in Vancouver Rent relief program also begins accepting applications Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government “will continue discussions with the provinces without delay” to secure paid sick leave for Canadians. Ottawa will be looking to ensure workers can land 10 paid sick days a year, Trudeau said […]

B.C. campsite booking website crashes soon after reservations opened today

By Rob Gibson/Castanet System for booking opens today for B.C. residents only While BC Parks opened its camping reservations site Monday morning (May 25), few people have been actually able to book a site. The Discover Camping portal is crashing repeatedly.…

B.C. Ministry of Education offers free coding workshops for kids

By Valerie Leung / Richmond News Canada Learning Code to host a virtual coding conference for students this summer The B.C. Ministry of Education is partnering with Canada Learning Code to offer live workshops for students to learn how to code starting Monday. Workshops are being offered for kids ages nine and up with topics […]

China's post-COVID consumer trends may offer preview of B.C.'s own future

By Chuck Chiang / Business in Vancouver The COVID-19 outbreak changed what kind of items people were buying, according to one executive. With the Chinese economy now reopened – in some places almost fully – for more than a month, western companies are noticing changes in consumer behaviour that may apply to markets like B.C. […]

Let's consider a balanced approach

LETTER: For the week of May 25 I would like to respond to the “Letters to the Editor” written by Dr. Denton Hirsh and Dr. Tom DeMarco in the May 7 and 14 issues of Pique, respectively. I appreciate the “bigger picture” perspectives that they brought to the table in analyzing some of the costs […]

Upper Squamish Valley fire approaches 1.5-month mark

By Steven Chua / Squamish Chief Authorities still won’t call the blaze out The Upper Squamish Valley wildfire is on the verge of passing the one-and-a-half mark. While the flames subsided some time ago, the BC Wildfire Service is still refusing to call the Magee Road fire out as of May 25.…

BC Hydro orders producers to curtail production

By Nelson Bennett Innergex says BC Hydro obliged to pay for power it has been ordered to stop generating At least one independent power producer in B.C. has been told by BC Hydro to stop producing power, as a result of plummeting demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.…

Village of Pemberton council preview for May 26

By Dan Falloon First look: Sunstone public hearing; Fernwood Drive application; Mayor’s Task Force Here’s a quick look at what you can expect at the Village of Pemberton (VOP) council meeting on May 5. Beginning at 9 a.m. via Zoom webinar, instructions with how to join and view the meeting via Zoom can be found […]

VIDEO: PNE prize home coming to Pemberton

By Dan Falloon 3,188-square-foot home to be located in Sunstone development Pemberton is in demand. The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) prize home team knows it, too, and that’s why the 2020 grand prize will be coming to town.…

Whistler’s outdoor adventure companies looking to regional market for when business resumes

By Brandon Barrett Operators awaiting word from province to reopen safely Whistler’s natural surroundings have always been the key attraction for visitors from around the world, but with international travel ground to a halt for the foreseeable future, local adventure tour operators are hopeful the regional market will help shore up some of the losses […]

Happiest in the mountains: Stefan Ples Part II

By Allyn Pringle There is an often-told story of the first meeting of Stefan Ples and Franz Wilhelmsen of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. on Whistler Mountain. Apparently Franz arrived at the top of the mountain by helicopter to find Stefan there on skis.…

B.C. government says sorry as camping reservation system overwhelmed

By The Canadian Press The ministry thanks all those who tried to book a site for their patience and apologizes to those who were unable to access the system. VICTORIA — The government website for British Columbia residents booking provincial campsites was overwhelmed on Monday, prompting an apology from the Ministry of Environment. The ministry […]