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The District of West Vancouver is temporarily sealing all clothing donation bins in the municipality following the death of a 34-year-old Vancouver man who became trapped in one in Ambleside Park on Sunday.

Premier John Horgan has called the Nanaimo provincial byelection for Jan. 30. So far, four candidates have declared their intention to run. Candidates have until Jan. 9 to file their nomination papers. New Democrat Sheila Malcolmson, B.C.

Online fundraising campaign launched to help repair facility

Powell River RCMP voice safety concerns about annual event

Avalanche risk in the alpine area of the North Shore mountains is considered high to extreme heading into the weekend.

A man and a woman are facing assault charges after an RCMP officer was injured while trying to make an arrest in Port Alberni. RCMP said the officer responded on Saturday at 8:10 p.m.

After average increases of more than 17 per cent last year, real estate assessments on the Sunshine Coast are showing more moderate rises this year.

On Jan. 1, approximately 100 swimmers registered to take a quick dip in Shoal Channel at Armours Beach for the annual polar bear swim, organized by RCMSAR-14. Swimmers lucked out on the weather – no rain and a balmy 5 C.

Dozens of hardy souls splashed into the ocean at the Polar Bear Swim at Davis Bay Jan. 1, and hundreds more cheered them on from shore.

Environment Canada is predicting weather that could best be described as “bracing” for New Year’s Eve and Jan. 1, 2019. Cloud is expected to start moving in overnight on Dec. 31, with a chance of flurries and low of 1 C.