A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.
Metro Vancouver politicians are being vocal about wanting the province to take more time to consider the future of B.C.’s four-year-old carbon tax and not rush to either reject further increases or take out the tax as a whole.
Looks like a commuter trolley service for the Aldergrove area is stepping closer to reality as Jim Storie, the owner and CEO of the Vancouver Trolley Company, lends his experience and expertise to the Aldergrove trolley project.
Good news for those concerns with finances at the City of Surrey, as financial figures released by the City this month show that it cost $25 million less to run Surrey last year compared to 2010.
A 1,800-square-foot two-storey house from Vancouver’s Dunbar neighbourhood will make the rare journey to the streets of Union Bay on Vancouver Island today, as the heritage house makes its way from its temporary resting spot at the boat launch to its new home.
Protests mounted at the Port Alberni Port Authority annual general meeting this week as the municipality weighs its options to become a coal port.
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