As the province’s public health emergency regarding substance related harms enters its sixth year, the BC Coroners Service reports that toxic illicit drugs have claimed the lives of 158 British Columbians in March 2021.
Tony Singh, Founder and President of Fruiticana, Surrey donated close to 23,000 pounds of food in 2 ten ton trucks to the Surrey Food Bank on April 26.
This year’s Surrey-based TEDx event was an unparalleled success. COVID restrictions kept away an in-person audience, but the organizers made up for it by giving the world free online access to what has become BC’s premier TEDx event.
A new coating solution discovered by researchers at Simon Fraser University can transform regular materials into waterproof surfaces. The product will be cheaper to produce, free of harmful fluorinated compounds, and effective on a variety of materials.
Delta Police pieced together a recent theft of two trucks from one area of Delta, with the theft of two trailers from another area, then worked with other Metro Vancouver forces to successfully recover nearly all the stolen merchandise.
Raj Singh Toor, grandson of one of the passengers on the Komagata Maru, and vice president and spokesperson for the non-profit Descendants of the Komagata Maru Society would like to thank Mayor of City of Burnaby, Mike Hurley and Councillors for recognizing the Komagata Maru passengers.
Mental health supports are available to B.C. post-secondary international students who are affected by the new federal flight restrictions between India, Pakistan and Canada.
Students who are feeling stressed or anxious about these new restrictions, or who are unable to return to their families, have access to free 24-7 supports, including Here2Talk. Students can access chat sessions with a trained counsellor online by downloading the free Here2Talk app through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store or at: Here2Talk.ca
Two people have been arrested after an altercation and a stabbing that occurred in North Delta on Sunday, April 18, around 5:15 pm.
Wickaninnish, Cliff Atleo, plays the drum while singing the Nuu-chah-nulth song on the court steps in Vancouver, April 2018. Photo credit: Melody Charlie
The Province is providing an additional $372,500 to the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network to help organizations combat racism in communities throughout B.C.
Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre members in Surrey BC are looking forward to the good time to be coming soon and we will be able to…
The focus of this new pathway will be on temporary workers employed in our hospitals and long-term care homes and on the frontlines of other essential sectors, as well as international graduates who are driving the economy of tomorrow.
Banners feature artwork by Musqueam (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) artist, Debra Sparrow (θəliχʷəlʷət) and ISF2021 Featured Artist, Jag Nagra from the Punjabi Market Regeneration Collective
The second annual National Takeout Day, taking place April 15, aims to help promote Canada’s foodservice industry and their takeout offerings, as establishments across the country continue to operate under ever-evolving COVID-19 public health and safety guidelines.
New DIVERSEcity concurrent disorders program to help those with substance use and mental health disorders