Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Chuck Strahl and Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner braved the rain and the rushing waters of Silver Creek today to formally announce three infrastructure projects in the Hope and Fraser Canyon region.

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone spoke to Metro Vancouver business and civic leaders Thursday. Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone says the controversial congestion charge he forced on his city's motorists was a winning strategy to beat gridlock, but one that might be difficult to replicate here.

VICTORIA – All B.C. residents are now eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, and the provincial health officer is hoping that available supplies available around the province are used up as soon as possible.

Finance Minister Colin Hansen has extended an extra break for new homes from next year's harmonized sales tax. VICTORIA – The B.C. government is giving a bigger break to new home buyers in the latest move to ease the impact of next year's harmonized sales tax.

Construction of headpond for Fitzsimmons Creek hydro project on Blackcomb Mountain, 2008. That project will soon be in service and BC Hydro is planning a large expansion of run-of-river and wind power around the province.

Ian Williams was named Hope’s very first ‘Heart Hero’ – a new award that will be presented each year by the mayor.

Hope residents honoured the Canadians who have served – and continue to serve – in conflicts around the world last Wednesday. Remembrance Day services were held at the new public square.

Boston Bar and North Bend made a little history of their own November 11th holding, to the best of local knowledge, their very first Remembrance Day Service.

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A former long-time Hope resident now living in Vernon and her great grandson have been identified as the victims of Friday night’s two-vehicle accident on the Highway 97 overpass.

Two suspects caught on video this fall in Abbotsford adding a bank card skimming device and camera to an ATM. Video courtesy Abbotsford Police. Police are grappling with a major spike in debit card skimming activity in the Lower Mainland.

A poppy is placed on the cenotaph to join others following the conclusion of Remembrance Day services in Hope last Wednesday. COMMENTING ETIQUETTE: To encourage open exchange of ideas in the BCLocalNews.com community, we ask that you follow our guidelines and respect standards.

others also read... The Métis, the “forgotten people” of Canada, were finally remembered for their valour in World War II with the unveiling of a memorial at Juno Beach by Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl.

The H1N1 flu virus is still circulating around, but the peak of serious new cases has passed. Seven more B.C. deaths are now blamed on the H1N1 flu virus, raising the total killed so far to 30.

The H1N1 flu virus is still circulating around, but the peak of serious new cases has passed. Seven more B.C. deaths are now blamed on the H1N1 flu virus, raising the total killed so far to 30.

Any defence was better than no defence against the rains Monday. The first big storm of the season has passed and a flood watch issued Saturday for parts of Metro Vancouver has also ended.

Ambulances were moved from the B.C. Interior and Vancouver Island on the weekend to cover for dozens of Lower Mainland paramedics who called in sick on short notice starting Friday night.

A relatively small residential footprint is what Metro officials would prefer to see on farmland, not giant mansions that are sometimes being raised in the middle of properties.

Parts of B.C.'s Lower Mainland are now on flood watch. The wet, subtropical storm system now hitting the coast is expected to bring heavy rain to sections of the south coast until Tuesday.