Michelle Gomez

Michelle Gomez is a writer and reporter at CBC Vancouver. You can contact her at michelle.gomez@cbc.ca.

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As Japan sends a wooden satellite into space, experts say astronauts could one day live in wooden structures

After Japanese scientists launched the world's first wooden satellite into space last week, experts in Canada are proposing ways in which wood could become a bigger part of space exploration. 

Vancouver city council approves new policy for corporate sponsorship naming rights

Vancouver city council has unanimously approved a new policy on corporate sponsorships and naming rights for a range of city-owned assets. 

2024 B.C. Treat Count: Which neighbourhoods gave out the most treats?

CBC B.C., in partnership with the SFU City Program, tracked the number of trick-or-treaters in neighbourhoods across the province.

B.C. Conservative platform prioritizes affordability and safety

The platform assumes an initial increase in the provincial deficit from $9 billion to around $11 billion by 2027 but calls for a balanced budget in the second term of a Conservative government.

B.C. village aims to commemorate Tina the turkey with a statue

Residents of a West Kootenay village are raising funds to erect a statue in memory of a wild turkey that they say brought joy to their community during the difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Vancouver Island ERs still closed overnight after almost 2 years

Over a year and a half after two Vancouver Island emergency rooms halted overnight service, they remain closed at night with no concrete reopening plan due to a shortage of nurses. 

E-scooter sharing program launches in East Vancouver

A shared e-scooter system has officially hit the pavement in East Vancouver, with 100 scooters and 27 parking stations across the Hastings-Sunrise and Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood. 

Parole extended for man who planned mother, grandmother's murders

A man who orchestrated the 1990 killing of his mother and grandmother has had his day parole extended. The two men who carried out the gruesome murder are now out on full parole.

Owner of Lee's Donuts continues family's entrepreneurial legacy

Allan and Celine Bacani are branching out, adding two Richmond locations to their business, which already has five locations across Metro Vancouver.

'Nuisance' beavers relocated, put to work in dried-up watershed

The beavers were residing on two farms near Merritt, B.C., doing what beavers do: eating trees, diverting water, and causing floods.