Shorter hours for online COVID vaccine booking as Fraser Health moves to provincial system
Online booking still available, just not during day with transition to ‘Get Vaccinated’ systemJenna Hauck / March 30, 2021
Month: March 2021
B.C. auditor general postpones 10 performance audits, cites pandemic
‘Proceeding as planned could have diverted critical resources and focus away from clinical care and the COVID-19 response’The Canadian Press / March 30, 2021
Flair Airlines flying from Abbotsford to Montreal this summer
Ultra low-cost carrier begins departing YXX to YUL starting in AugustBen Lypka / March 30, 2021
TIMELAPSE VIDEO: Lower Mainland landmark for country music fans razed
Gabby’s Country Cabaret building demolished Tuesday morning in Langley CityHeather Colpitts / March 30, 2021
B.C.’s COVID-19 surge continues with 840 cases Tuesday
320 of the new cases are variants as restrictions take effectTom Fletcher / March 30, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine to be offered to Lower Mainland residents ages 55-65 starting March 31
Moves comes after concerns over blood clots halted frontline worker vaccination programKatya Slepian / March 30, 2021
Asian woman punched while taking out trash in Vancouver: police
Police have not yet determined whether the incident, involving a UBC on-campus employee, was a hate crimeSarah Grochowski / March 30, 2021
Chilliwack Chiefs ready for a lot of Merritt and Prince George as BCHL season starts
The Chiefs, Centennials and Spruce Kings may get sick of each other playing in a three team podEric Welsh / March 30, 2021
$173,000 raised for single mother who survived North Vancouver stabbing
Susanne Till is described by her close friend as a hardworking mother of threeThe Canadian Press / March 30, 2021
10 employees test positive for COVID-19 at Kent Institution
No inmates have tested positive for the virus, although eight have been testedGrace Kennedy / March 30, 2021
B.C. councillor facing review over sexist meme posted to Facebook
‘Less bitchen’ more kitchen’: North Cowichan’s Tek Manhas apologizes for postRobert Barron / March 30, 2021
Horgan’s COVID comments towards young people unhelpful, unfair: B.C. professor
Many in younger age groups are frontline workers, or parents of young children who are in schoolKatya Slepian / March 30, 2021
Canadians far warier of AstraZeneca than other COVID-19 vaccines: poll
Only 53% said they would trust the AstraZeneca vaccine being given to themselves or family membersThe Canadian Press / March 30, 2021
Final goodbye: Grace Kennedy leaves the editor desk
Editor Grace Kennedy shares why free community papers are so important as she leaves the ObserverGrace Kennedy / March 30, 2021
Dapper Labs, creators of NBA Top Shot, get $305M in funding
Besides the NBA, Dapper partners include Warner Music Group, Ubisoft and UFCThe Canadian Press / March 30, 2021
Canada’s long-term care residents got less medical care in 1st wave of pandemic: report
The proportion of residents who received a visit from a physician between March 1 and Aug. 31 last year was down 16%The Canadian Press / March 30, 2021
Facebook Canada head warns news posts could be blocked as last resort
Facebook blocked all news on its platform in Australia for 5 days in response to proposed legislation that would require it to pay media outlets for linking to their workThe Canadian Press / March 30, 2021
B.C. opens applications for COVID-19 hiring, rehiring tax credit
Credit can be applied to outstanding employer health taxTom Fletcher / March 30, 2021
B.C. woman wants to help others by sharing intimate look at her COVID-19 experience
“Hopefully, (my story) can show that someone you love can go through (COVID) and it is real …”Erin Haluschak / March 30, 2021
VIDEO: Organizer of kids sports petition undeterred by B.C. tightening COVID-19 rules
Brent Larsen says if the province can permit outdoor dining, it can approve outdoor sports for kidsDan Ferguson / March 30, 2021