Surrey Council has approved a 14.5-million-dollar contract for the finishing touches at the Cloverdale Sport and Ice Complex.
Graham Construction and Engineering was awarded the contact for envelope and interior finishes for the complex.
The company was previously awarded four other contracts for construction of Cloverdale.
Mayor Brenda Locke says the first two of three ice sheets are expected to open in September 2024, with the third finished by the summer of 2027.
B-C's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man after he was shot by police in a hospital Wednesday. Mounties say an "interaction" between the man and officers occurred at the Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope, resulting in one officer discharging their firearm.
British police have arrested a Canadian man on suspicion of being a member of a terrorism group. The Metropolitan Police in London, England say counterterrorism detectives arrested a 28-year-old Canadian national at Heathrow Airport shortly after noon.
The staffing vacancies were a key reason the B.C. government had recommended the City of Surrey continue its transition to an independent police force, despite the newly elected mayor's promise that the city would go back to the RCMP for its policing.
The city says in a statement that staff are focused on watering newly planted trees, but older trees along Surrey streets - 86 thousand in total - also need watering during the warm weather.
The opposition says a new report by accounting firm M-N-P shows 52 per cent of British Columbians are just 200 dollars away from insolvency in a province with some of the highest rents and gas prices in North America.
North Vancouver R-C-M-P say they stopped a Volkswagen after officers spotted it travelling the wrong direction on a one-way road at one A-M last Friday. Police say they stopped the vehicle and the driver got out and ran away before being arrested after a 10-minute chase.