Province doubles asbestos inspectors as demolitions skyrocket
he soaring number of house demolitions in B.C. has prompted work safety officials to almost double the number of asbestos-prevention officers in the province, a move that could cost an[…]
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Airbnb private rooms not a threat to Vancouver housing market, say hosts
Vancouver Airbnb hosts renting spare bedrooms in their homes through Airbnb say they are not taking potential housing off the market. As debate continues around the impact of Airbnb[…]
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Outreach makes the difference to sex workers’ health
New University of British Columbia research shows Vancouver sex workers who have contact with street nurses and mobile outreach initiatives are more likely to use healthcare services. Those outreach[…]
Specialized trauma counsellors have no funding to help Syrian refugees
Four blocks away from the Syrian consulate in Vancouver, the front door sits ajar as clients slip in and out. Two plush couches and a pile of kids’[…]
Recreational use of drones can harm animals, researcher says
Drones are wonderful tools for research when in the right hands, but Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard thinks that this new flying fad can be dangerous when in the hands[…]
Patients fear marijuana legalization will mean taxes, limits for them
Medical marijuana users are afraid that the federal Liberals’ plan to legalize marijuana could collapse the current health-based system and result in taxes and drug limits for them[…]
Tech-savvy food start-up empowering local farmers
In a warehouse in east Vancouver, a sleek black box hangs on a wall near a phalanx of multicoloured electric tricycles. It’s an otherwise unremarkable setting — just[…]
Vancouver public schools risk loss of music program
A unique Vancouver-area program that brings classical musicians into elementary classrooms is under threat. Müzewest, a non-profit, provides low-cost community concerts in and out of elementary school classrooms,[…]
Vancouver’s Chinese media looks to growing Mandarin audience
Rapidly changing immigration to Vancouver is pushing the city’s Chinese-language media to shift their previously Hong Kong-centric politics coverage for a more conservative, pro-China Mandarin-speaking audience. Coming from[…]
Syrian refugees new to B.C. seek fresh start
Majd Agha is in some ways a typical 22-year-old who has just arrived in Vancouver. He goes to college, has a part-time job, and takes English classes in the evening.
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