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Bee-ware of foreign honey influx, consumers warned

Bee-ware of foreign honey influx, consumers warned

Canadian beekeepers are warning consumers to read honey labels carefully after a sudden increase in imports from some unusual locales.
Hundreds rally for affordable housing across Lower Mainland

Hundreds rally for affordable housing across Lower Mainland

More than 200 demonstrators marched on Saturday through Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to protest a lack of social housing and to call on government to raise the welfare so poor people can afford a room.
For 3 weeks, 3% of B.C. residential sales were to foreigners: government

For 3 weeks, 3% of B.C. residential sales were to foreigners: government

About 3.3 per cent of B.C. residential property transfers during a 19-day period in June went to foreign nationals, the majority from China, the provincial government said Thursday.
Petition calls for end to birth tourism in Canada

Petition calls for end to birth tourism in Canada

A Richmond woman who is seeking to end so-called birth tourism has more than 1,000 signatures on an electronic petition set to be introduced in the House of Commons.
‘People are buying blind:’ Home inspections drop drastically

‘People are buying blind:’ Home inspections drop drastically

Home inspector Vince Burnett has been in the industry for 17 years and thrived in other red-hot real estate markets. He should be run off his feet these days, but he hasn’t done a single home inspection in two weeks.
On the Street: Alexander to join Capital Iron

On the Street: Alexander to join Capital Iron

Bruce Alexander is joining Capital Iron in August as sales manager on the lower level of store at 1900 Store St. where gardening products, patio furniture and barbeques are sold.
Wildfire at Delta’s Burns Bog now 40 per cent contained

Wildfire at Delta’s Burns Bog now 40 per cent contained

Highway 17 remains closed from Highway 99 to Highway 91 connector
Bobcats moving north, climate change study finds

Bobcats moving north, climate change study finds

Climate change could contribute to bobcat populations shifting north and one B.C. student is turning to citizen science to help prove his hypothesis. Before T.J.
$3.5-million project to open up Whistler backcountry

$3.5-million project to open up Whistler backcountry

Backcountry hikers exploring Garibaldi Provincial Park near Whistler will soon have all the comforts of home as part of a multimillion-dollar plan to build three large huts with kitchens and composting toilets.
Vancouver investigating apartment block with 17 Airbnb units

Vancouver investigating apartment block with 17 Airbnb units

The City of Vancouver is investigating the operation of 17 short-term rental units in a Kitsilano apartment block. There are 17 Airbnb listings in the New York Apartments at 2341 York Ave. near Kitsilano Beach.