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Residents push back against new location for Trans Am Rapture art installation

A towering sculpture made of crushed cars and an old-growth cedar trunk is being installed at a new site in Vancouver but some residents say the city has rolled it into the neighbourhood without proper notice or consideration.

Amended motion to support Vancouver's art community a 'slap in the face,' says councillor

Vancouver artists have expressed anger and disappointment after a recent motion crafted by the city's arts advisory committee was heavily amended and passed on Wednesday despite the opposition of the councillor who originally put it forward.

Clearcutting tied to 18-fold increase in flood risk: UBC study

A new study from the University of British Columbia suggests that clearcut logging can make catastrophic floods up to 18 times more frequent with effects that can last more than 40 years.

Dispute that left 3 dead in Maple Ridge, B.C., had been going on for years, neighbour says

Investigators were in a Maple Ridge, B.C., neighbourhood Friday morning as residents came to terms with a violent incident that claimed three lives Wednesday night.

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