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Canadian COVID-19 clinical trial approved: Trudeau

By Jeremy Hainsworth / Business in Vancouver Dalhousie University’s Canadian Centre for Vaccinology to host trials Health Canada has authorized COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials at Dalhousie University, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said May 16. The trials are part of work at the Halifax, Nova Scotia university’s Canadian Centre for Vaccinology, Trudeau said speaking from Ottawa’s […]

Canada Child Benefit giving extra $300, program to expand in July

By Jeremy Hainsworth / Glacier Media $6,765 per child under age 6 and $5,708 per child aged 6 through 17. “Whether it’s used for groceries, new clothes, or at home activities, this extra support will make things easier on them as they deal with regular everyday expenses and the extra challenges caused by COVID-19,” Trudeau […]

B.C. businesses can start re-opening Tuesday

By Jeremy Hainsworth / Business in Vancouver B.C. businesses can start re-opening Tuesday as long as they do so with caution and have policies in place to protect staff and customers, provincial medical health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said May 16. “Businesses can start the process of re-opening,” Henry said.…

Banding together: new music video showcases Sea to Sky corridor’s gratitude during pandemic

By Alyssa Noel Local musicians, more than 150 community members take part in project Heather Geluk had just moved to Squamish from Toronto and was settling in to her new community when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Quickly and unexpectedly, she found herself self-isolating at home.…

How much can we ask of others?

By Dan Falloon Over the past few weeks, there have been enough lines drawn in the sand to make beach volleyball courts on every waterfront the world over. As governments have scrambled to handle not only the medical realities but also the financial and social fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a constant din […]

Home sales down, but prices remain steady

By Alyssa Noel Local realtors don’t expect to see property prices waver as pandemic continues The COVID-19 pandemic might have impacted the number of home sales in Whistler and Pemberton this spring, but local realtors don’t expect prices will take a dip. “January and February were very strong,” said Pat Kelly, president of Whistler Real […]

Happiest in the mountains: Stefan Ples

By Allyn Pringle Well before people started to pay for lift access and a day’s skiing, skiers were climbing Whistler and the surrounding mountains, either in search of skiable terrain—such as the George Bury expedition in 1939—or simply to spend time outdoors exploring, such as Pip Brock in the early 1930s. One person who spent […]

Canada extends wage subsidy to end of August; reconsidering 30%-loss threshold

By Chuck Chiang/ Glacier Syndicated Ottawa will officially extend the wage subsidy program by three months to the end of August, Prime minister Justin Trudeau said this morning. Trudeau said the federal government decided on the move because of the coming reopening of the Canadian economy, which may require some companies to start rehiring employees […]

B.C. Supreme Court to resume partial operations in June

By Jeremy Hainsworth / Glacier Media Criminal, civil, family law, extradition cases set for after June 8 going ahead B.C.’s top courts will resume partial operations with work phased in over the next few weeks for some trials set to take place in June, notices issued May 14 say. “The province is still impacted by […]

Bumps in the road

By Alyssa Noel In-SHUCK-ch Forest Service Road has only continued to deteriorate, residents say The state of the As traffic on the In-SHUCK-ch Forest Service Road continued to increase before COVID-19, some residents once again spoke out about its condition.…

COVID-19 relief funds targeted by cybercrooks

By Jeremy Hainsworth / Glacier Media High-tech thieves spoofed CERB, Canada Revenue COVID-19 assistance sites: report Cybercriminals have been mimicking Canadian and other governments’ COVID-19 financial relief web sites to steal credentials and siphon off taxpayer money, a report released May 15 says. “Over the last two months we observed a surge in the creation […]

B.C. schools to re-open part-time June 1; participation optional

By Chuck Chiang / Business in Vancouver Reopened schools will look different from before COVID-19, officials say B.C. students and schoolchildren will have the option to return to the classroom part-time starting June 1, premier John Horgan said Friday. Horgan said the program will be completely voluntary, and the choice to participate will be completely […]

Canada-wide warrant issued for Nanaimo man

By Jeff Bell / Times Colonist Nanaimo RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating Peter Ludvigson, a 45-year-old Nanaimo man who is the subject of a Canada-wide warrant. Ludvigson is wanted for parole violations after serving time for such offences as break-and-enter, trespassing by night and theft.…

Surge in digital health care from doctor consultation to prescriptions

By Jeremy Hainsworth / Glacier Media Pandemic shows patients, physicians ready to embrace online health As COVID-19 shifts the way people connect with the health care system, patients, doctors and pharmacists could be seeing each other differently in the future. Literally.…

WorkSafe BC issues COVID-19 guidelines as businesses ready to reopen

By The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s workplace safety agency has released new guidelines as businesses across the province get set to reopen. WorkSafe BC’s guidelines cover sectors ranging from restaurants to office space.…