1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (665+ words) While he might start his day with a coffee, this marine master’s day is anything but ordinary after that. Tristan C. Pilon has worked as a tugboat captain with Seaspan Marine Transportation for the past three years. After a caffeine…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1094+ words) Courtenay–Alberni MP Gord Johns is raising the alarm about impending ferry fare increases in rallies across Vancouver Island starting Monday, calling for the federal government to provide the same level of funding for B.C. Ferries as it does Atlantic…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (294+ words) VANCOUVER — The only known pelt of an extinct woolly dog, a species raised for its thick coat by Coast Salish and Makah peoples, has returned to British Columbia for the first time. The pelt that belonged to Mutton, a canine…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (608+ words) These days, between safety improvements and recovery efforts, wrecks of any sort of vehicle aren't commonly left around. However, in Vancouver's early days, there were plenty of incidents in the Lower Mainland. From plane crashes to train wrecks to sunken…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (256+ words) Vancouver International Airport is anticipating a busy Labour Day long weekend as the summer wraps up. The airport is expecting around 350,000 travellers will pass through between Friday, Sept. 4 and Monday, Sept. 7 with an average of 87,000 passengers each day. Friday and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (283+ words) Fable is not having a storybook year. The local restaurant chain will be down to one location by the end of the month after announcing Fable Kitchen in Kitsilano would be closing before the end of September. Fable Diner in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (250+ words) Four more sailings between Nanaimo’s Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay were cancelled on Tuesday morning as a result of a mechanical issue that developed Monday on the Queen of Cowichan. The 6:15 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. sailings from Departure Bay and the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1055+ words) A coalition of unions has launched a campaign demanding that the next vessels added to the B.C. Ferries fleet be built in B.C. The 17 trade unions call ­themselves Build Them Here, and they represent more than 7,000 workers, including shipbuilders, ferry workers and…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (622+ words) It’s been said that youth is wasted on you the young. But North Vancouver’s Alistair Booth and Michael Sainas are putting theirs to tremendous use. The 22-year-old Handsworth Secondary grads just walked more than 126 kilometres from Grouse Mountain to Chilliwack…...