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Muni Morsels: speed bylaw, oil disposal and community centre update

Muni Morsels: speed bylaw, oil disposal and community centre update

Briefs from the July 27 regular Bowen Island Municipality council meeting
Surrey Board of Trade creating COVID workforce playbook

Surrey Board of Trade creating COVID workforce playbook

Project aims to help employers respond to pandemic issues
TransLink is making face masks mandatory on board all transit vehicles

TransLink is making face masks mandatory on board all transit vehicles

With this in mind, customers who are unable to wear face coverings due to an underlying medical condition or disability will be exempt from this policy and won’t be asked to wear a mask or face covering.
Re-storying Canada's history with sly humour and jaw-dropping art

Re-storying Canada's history with sly humour and jaw-dropping art

Kent Monkman's exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology turns cultural appropriation on its head as he gives voice to the Indigenous narrative that's been missing from our stories
Possible COVID-19 exposure in Lions Bay Beach Park, south of Squamish

Possible COVID-19 exposure in Lions Bay Beach Park, south of Squamish

Vancouver Coastal Health urges people to self-monitor for symptoms
3 screening officers at YVR test positive for COVID-19

3 screening officers at YVR test positive for COVID-19

Three screening officers at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) have tested positive for COVID-19.
Petition: Parents demand in-class learning be voluntary at B.C. schools

Petition: Parents demand in-class learning be voluntary at B.C. schools

A collection of parents have started a petition to keep the return to B.C. schools on optional or voluntary basis in September.
Wisdom of the ages: First Nations artist mentors young carver in Whistler

Wisdom of the ages: First Nations artist mentors young carver in Whistler

Ed Archie NoiseCat returns to B.C. for solo exhibit in Whistler, where he'll also work on a 20-foot totem pole with Lil'wat carver Qawam Redmond Andrews
West Vancouver's Ryan Beedie inducted into Order of British Columbia

West Vancouver's Ryan Beedie inducted into Order of British Columbia

A West Vancouver real estate developer and philanthropist has been named a member of the Order of British Columbia.
Province cancels resident priority for BC Ferries

Province cancels resident priority for BC Ferries

New order gives priority to medical-assured loading passengers