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But senior staff are promising trustees that the picture will look better by the time the budget returns to the board table on May 12

Property managers, landlords and building owners are bracing for bad news today, as the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the economy is expected once again to disrupt the property rental market.

For New Westminster students, this could well be the biggest pandemic-related disappointment so far. The long-awaited replacement for New Westminster Secondary School won’t be ready to open in September after all, thanks to COVID-19 disruptions.

Pool noodles, hula hoops and hockey sticks are among the tools a new team of champions is using to promote appropriate physical distancing.

Daytime custodial staff are on hand for the COVID-19 pandemic, but CUPE Local 409 is hoping to see them return permanently

Lawn sprinkling restrictions come into effect across Metro Vancouver tomorrow. Between May 1 and Oct.

The New Westminster school board observed a minute of silence at its April 28 meeting to mark the National Day of Mourning.

Metro Vancouver Transit Policesay they have arrested a 51-year-old man in connection with an alleged attack on a woman, who was punched multiple times, while on the SkyTrain. Multiple charges are pending. At approximately 7:50 a.m.

The union representing workers at the Vancouver Airport Authority says its workforce will be reduced by 25-30% in the coming weeks, following negotiations that will address voluntary buyouts and early retirement offers.

It’s unlikely that B.C. students will return to school “as they know it” before September, Prime Minister John Horgan said Wednesday. However, Horgan said that some students could be returning to classrooms before then.