City preparing to open emergency winter and severe weather shelters

As the temperatures drop, the City is preparing to open winter weather and severe weather shelters as part of its ongoing homeless emergency declaration. These shelters...

Dec 31, 2024 | News

Vancouver Police increasing traffic safety emphasis patrols

In 2024, the Vancouver Police Department Traffic Unit investigated a record high 15 fatality collisions. In an effort to increase safety and reduce collisions, the...

Dec 31, 2024 | News

City Manager Update: December 2024

On Monday, Dec. 2, the Vancouver City Council voted to adopt the 2025-26 biennial budget. The budget’s passage is a significant moment. It is the...

Dec 31, 2024 | News

Family-Friendly New Year’s Eve in Vancouver 2024, Ring in 2025

Robson Square Ice Rink: Enjoy live entertainment on December 31 from DJ-El-Niño from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The rink will be open for skating from 9:00am...

Dec 31, 2024 | News

How to navigate your first mortgage

Buying your first home is an exciting milestone. You’ll have a place to call your own, where you can put down roots, build traditions, and...

Dec 30, 2024 | Press Release

Vancouver’s Bloedel Conservatory reopens after accessibility upgrades

Vancouver’s popular Bloedel Conservatory is set to reopen on Jan. 4, 2025. The conservatory, located at the peak of Queen Elizabeth Park, had been closed...

Dec 30, 2024 | News

Drought hangover at B.C. Hydro has eased as utility enters 2025

Drought conditions that limited B.C. Hydro’s domestic electricity production starting in 2022 have eased over the fall, but it remains a question how much difference...

Dec 30, 2024 | News

Thinking of building a secondary suite in B.C.? These programs may help pay for it

Homeowners in B.C. who want help covering the cost of converting an unused basement into a rental apartment or a garage into a laneway home...

Dec 30, 2024 | News

Plunge into 2025: Polar bear swims around Metro Vancouver

It’s almost Jan. 1, 2025, and what better way to ring in the new year than with a plunge, splash or swim in frigidly cold...

Dec 30, 2024 | News