WATCH: The state of emergency extended for BC again, keeping safety and rising cases in mind - The US Canada border closure remains in place, and at the eleventh hour US backs down on aluminum tariff dispute with Canada.
WATCH: The state of emergency extended for BC again, keeping safety and rising cases in mind - The US Canada border closure remains in place, and at the eleventh hour US backs down on aluminum tariff dispute with Canada.
Signed by Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, the statement recommends strong cyber- and physical-security protocols.
Relief will not come as quickly for B.C. residents, with the air quality index showing smoky conditions will improve only marginally by Tuesday.
New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote called the situation at Pier Park "devastating" in a social media message posted late Sunday night.
The railway says preliminary information indicates the cars derailed off of a rail bridge.
Vandals were blamed for cutting the nearly six-centimetre thick cable in August 2019 while the ride was closed, sending about 30 gondolas smashing to the ground.
On September 1, 2020, Leon Stevens, a 35-year-old North Vancouver man, was arrested and charged with indecent act and exposing genitals to a person under the age of 16.