Mike Hurley amended his original motion to appoint Burnaby real estate expert William McCarthy to lead an independent review of the $3.86 billion new North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the board passed the revised motion calling for a more formal process to find a different independent and qualified reviewer.

The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid growth of an out-of-control fire near Golden, but rain and cooler temperatures arriving for most of the province are expected to help reduce fire activity.

For the past four years, Smell Vancouver has used crowd-sourced data to better understand odours and air quality across Metro Vancouver while offering residents a way to report what they are smelling, how its irritating them and what they do to cope.