City of Surrey is advising residents that Metro Vancouver is activating Stage 2 Water Restrictions effective Friday, August 4 across the region.

Source: https://voiceonline.com/stage-2-water-restrictions-activated-by-surrey-to-conserve-drinking-water/

Fall and winter are some of the busiest months for a raptor rescue operation in Delta, B.C., as it prepares for the annual migration of eagles scavenging at the Metro Vancouver landfill.

Source: https://energeticcity.ca/2023/10/03/delta-landfill-in-british-columbia-would-turn-into-a-spot-for-eagle-watching-in-fall/

FILE - A sign at a Metro Vancouver restaurant.

Source: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/11/23/vancity-food-spending-habits/

Forecasters say the rain should taper off over parts of Metro Vancouver on Saturday morning but persist in the Fraser Valley until the evening.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/heavy-rain-wind-and-snow-to-hit-parts-of-b-c-prompting-warnings-1.6639627

“Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads,” Environment Canada said in its warning for Metro Vancouver.

Source: https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/rain-brings-high-streamflow-advisory-flood-warnings-to-langley/

However, the wildfire issues have grown so significant that even SPCA branches as far away as Metro Vancouver are offering support,” explained Maple Ridge SPCA manager Kahlee Demers.

Source: https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/maple-ridge-joins-other-bc-spca-branches-in-helping-animals-amidst-wildfires/

In a July news release announcing the ban, Metro Vancouver chair George Harvie said water consumption across the region had been about 20 per cent higher than last year, with residents using more water every day compared to 2022, the release noted.

Source: https://www.cloverdalereporter.com/news/just-a-sprinkling-of-lawn-watering-fines-so-far-surrey/

In announcing Stage 2, effective Friday, Aug. 4, Metro Vancouver board chair George Harvie said water consumption in the region since May is up 20 per cent compared to last last year.

Source: https://www.aldergrovestar.com/community/video-scaled-down-lgendary-water-fight-in-langley-still-a-blast/

In a statement issued Thursday, Metro Vancouver Transit Police detailed two separate physical interactions between two men they believe weren’t known each other.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/investigators-looking-into-alleged-transit-assaults-in-vancouver-seek-public-s-help-1.6461616

John Brewer told Global News at least 28 Mounties had been dispatched to fire lines across the province from Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver alone, and more were en route.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9906549/mass-mobilization-rcmp-command-centre-wildfires-bc/

Metro Vancouver said regional officials have met several times with the birding community, including Wild Research.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bird-banding-metro-vancouver-1.6832895?cmp=rss

More than three years after it began operating in Metro Vancouver, ride-hailing giant Uber has received approval to operate elsewhere in British Columbia.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/uber-approved-to-begin-operating-outside-lower-mainland-in-b-c-1.6392842

"Most of the snow that remained on the trail has melted following recent hot weather," John McEwen, vice chair of the Metro Vancouver board said in a statement Friday.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/north-vancouver-s-grouse-grind-set-to-reopen-1.6415062

On Oct. 31, authorities issued another alert, saying Deacon would be residing in the Metro Vancouver area.

Source: https://www.abbynews.com/news/sex-offender-shaun-deacon-charged-with-2-child-porn-offences-in-abbotsford/

Redpath said Metro Vancouver is continuing to work on making its parks central to climate adaptation measures.

Source: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/metro-vancouver-adds-up-december-storm-damage-to-regional-parks

She added how “different teams in the organisation wanted to hear from young people” and how there was a sense of curiosity about what the younger generations felt about the different issues being tackled by Metro Vancouver.

Source: https://the-peak.ca/2023/02/metro-vancouver-calls-for-student-representatives-in-a-youth-and-education-advisory-panel/

The city is growing by up to 1,400 people per month, she said, and will be home to much of the 1.3 million people expected to move to Metro Vancouver in the next 12 years.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10039027/surrey-first-brt-line-pitch/

The City of Calgary has brought its recruitment driver for police officers to Metro Vancouver.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10001928/calgary-police-recruiting-lower-mainland/

The composite benchmark home price in September for Metro Vancouver was $1,203,300, a 4.4 per cent increase from September 2022 and a 0.4 per cent decrease from August 2023.

Source: https://energeticcity.ca/2023/10/04/vancouver-housing-market-more-balanced-after-spring-and-summer-slowdown-board/

The new living wage in Metro Vancouver has been — which Living Wage for Families BC determines as what a family would need to make hourly to cover the basics — and people living in the city say that’s “nowhere near enough” to survive.

Source: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/11/08/metro-vancouver-living-wage-2/