Tofino loses managers to stress, council conflicts

Senior managers with the District of Tofino, the tiny west coast Vancouver Island community, say they are leaving their jobs because of stress, long hours, conflicts with council and the need for more family time.

A test to help older drivers evaluate their skills

While police continue to investigate whether age was a factor in a deadly traffic accident in Abbotsford on the weekend, researchers at the Centre on Aging in Victoria say many older drivers don't realize how their skills can deteriorate as a result of age.

Woman's body found near Kitsilano high rise

Vancouver police are investigating what may be the city's latest homicide, after a woman's body was found in bushes near a Kitsilano high rise.Police received a 911 call early yesterdayabout a breaking and entering in the building.

SEVEN DAYS: YOUR GUIDE TO THE WEEK'S ENTERTAINMENT

Monday Beachy Keen Savour the last days of summer as members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and the UBC Opera Ensemble perform a sampling of classics at Bard on the Beach's third annual Merry Evening of Opera. 8 p.m. $32.50. Vanier Park, Chestnut Street and Whyte Avenue. www.bardonthebeach.org.

An emergency system on high alert

When Code Orange is called, it means there is an emergency and it's bad.The code was orange Friday night after two accidents in the Vancouver area pushed health workers to the max and put the regional health authority, police, ambulance and other emergency personnel on high alert.

Affirming life in wake of horror

They had come from all over North America for the wedding and as the large extended family of the Sikh bride and groom celebrated, the banging of drums echoed across the dark farmland along Lefeuvre Road, in Abbotsford.

The victims

Abbotsford Police have not confirmed the identity of the accident victims, whom they described as three men and three women between the ages of 14 and 50. However, Harjinder Thind, news director for Red 93.1 FM, a Punjabi radio station in Surrey, B.C., confirmed some of the names of the deceased which he said he obtained from members of the Indo-Canadian community.

Renew Insite's licence

Speaking to the Canadian Medical Association last week, federal Health Minister Tony Clement was non-committal on the future of Vancouver's safe injection site. But he seemed to be leaning against extending Insite's licence when it expires at year's end, telling doctors that recent research has cast doubt on the pilot project's usefulness. (Globe Insider subscribers only)

Insite expands with Onsite detox centre for addicts

Drug addicts who shoot up at Vancouver's safe-injection site will soon have a place to start getting clean as the facility expands to include detox beds and short-term housing.

Brian Day's not-so-scary prescription for health care

The ascendancy of Vancouver orthopedic surgeon Brian Day to the presidency of the Canadian Medical Association, although long anticipated, still gave rise last week to a predictable spate of teeth-gnashing and hair-pulling on the political left. To be fair, not all concerns about the CMA's likely agenda under his leadership are misplaced. However, supporters of public health care have more to fear from so-called defenders of the system than they do from Dr. Day and his colleagues. (Globe Insider subscribers only)

RCMP occupy Cheema family home as body discovered

While admitting nothing, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is pouring over the family home of Paul Cheema on 23-A Avenue in Surrey.

Short Baird Town Hall Report

I was there. It was pretty amazing. It was the closest I?ve ever been to being at a Jerry Springer chair throwing event. Baird at one point insinuated that - when the crowd let out a huge round of boos for his upbeat Iraq trip report ...

Spanish Banks, Vancouver, British Columbia

Spanish Banks, Vancouver, British Columbia.

VCon, anyone?

Hey folks. Hope those of you who attended AE had a good time. It recently occured to me that scifi and fantasy don't really have much of a community for younger people here. So I was wondering if anyone is going to VCon this October? ...

Telus miffed over wire thefts

Telus is growing more and more concerned about the number of copper thefts around the Lower Mainland.

Robbery suspect sought in Capital

A cash store on Victoria's Gorge Road was hit by a knife-wielding robber late Monday afternoon.

VPD still at Kitsilano murder scene

Vancouver Police say they are are going full-tilt to solve the City's latest murder, after a woman's body was found in the bushes outside a Kitsilano apartment early Monday morning.

Air Canada flight has issues

Some tense moments for an Air Canada jet flying into Vancouver International Airport Monday afternoon.

No One is Illegal - Vancouver Report on Vancouver Actions to ...

On August 20th between 300-400 people marched through downtown Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish Territory, to resist and reject the colonial and capitalist agenda of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP). ...

Parents sued by School Board

The Sunshine Coast School District is launching legal action against two students and their parents following the firebombing of a Gibsons elementary school nearly two-years ago.

Woman wins injury suit

A BC Supreme Court Justice has awarded more than three and a half million dollars to a 25-year old woman who developed a serious neurological disorder after being injured while shopping at a local home improvement store.

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