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- Health
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Six Vancouver-area beaches closed for swimming due to E. coli
Health officials have issued no-swim advisories for six Vancouver-area beaches due to high levels of E. coli in the water. Vancouver Coastal Health warned beachgoers and swimmers to stay away from the waters of English Bay, Kitsilano, Second, Sunset, and Third beaches in Vancouver as well as Dundarave Beach in West Vancouver due to unacceptably high E. coli levels. The warnings for Second, Kits and English Bay beaches were issued Thursday, a day after the advisories for Third, Sunset, and Dundarave beaches. The health authority collects water samples from beaches in the region weekly from May to September and tests them for bacteria. It issues not-suitable-for-swimming advisories if bacteria levels exceed 400 E. coli per 100 millilitres. Signs have been posted at the beach, although the beach itself and facilities are safe to use. E. coli is bacteria found in human and animal feces. High numbers in the water indicate fecal contamination. Lions Bay Beach further up the Sea to Sky Highway and Trout Lake Beach in John Hendry Park have been under advisories since last week. Vancouver Coastal is keeping a close eye on several other beaches where E. coli levels were higher than expected. These beaches include Jericho Beach and Wreck Beach in Vancouver, Ambleside, Eagle Harbour, and Sandy Cove beaches in West Vancouver, and Sandy Beach on Bowen Island. chchan@ Related Non-alcoholic beers bring higher risk of E. coli and salmonella: Study More Metro Vancouver beaches closed because of E. coli
CTV News
02-07-2025
- General
- CTV News
B.C. rescue team says bystanders ‘saved young man's life' in near-drowning incident
North Shore Rescue says it was dispatched to a possible drowning at Cabin Lake in Cypress Provincial Park on July 1, 2025. (CTV News) Search-and-rescue crews are praising the actions of three bystanders who reportedly saved a man from drowning Tuesday in the West Vancouver backcountry. North Shore Rescue says it was dispatched to a possible drowning at Cabin Lake in Cypress Provincial Park, the same lake where a 29-year-old man drowned while swimming with his fiancée just two weeks earlier. The volunteer rescue group says its members arrived by helicopter Tuesday evening to find the swimmer had already been rescued from the water. '(The) swimmer began to have trouble and was going under the water when three bystanders jumped in and saved this person's life,' North Shore Rescue said in a statement on social media. The man was assessed at the scene by the rescuers, including one who is an emergency room doctor. 'Due to the issues surrounding the near-drowning, the subject could not hike out,' the statement said. The swimmer was hoisted out of the area by helicopter and brought back to the parking lot to be transported to the hospital. 'We would like to commend and thank the three bystanders who jumped in and pulled him to safety,' North Shore Rescue said. 'The actions these people took saved this young man's life.'
CTV News
19-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
West Vancouver parents celebrate son's second Stanley Cup win in Florida
The parents of West Vancouver's Sam Reinhart are over the moon after their son scored four goals to clinch his second Stanley Cup win.
CTV News
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
How to engage with National Indigenous Peoples Day in Metro Vancouver
A person is silhouetted while sitting at the foot of the Squamish Nation welcome figure during sunset at Ambleside Beach in West Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday, August 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Every year on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day encourages reflection and marks a time to celebrate the rich culture and history of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada. In Metro Vancouver a whole host of events are in place to ensure there is ample opportunity for people to engage with the event, whether that be learning about the local host nations' rich past, exploring Indigenous culture via art, or tucking into a traditional salmon feast at one of the numerous public events. Here are the events of note leading up to and on the day. National Indigenous Day at Ambleside Park West Vancouver will hold its annual National Indigenous Day celebrations, in collaboration with the three host First Nations, at Ambleside Park by the iconic welcome figure on Saturday, June 21. Alongside the traditional salmon dinner cooked over an open fire, guests can expect canoe races, live music featuring Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) performers and an array of stalls and family-friendly activities. Firestarters at the Fazakas Gallery Featuring the works of Métis artist Audie Murray and Cree-Métis artist Zoe Ann Cardinal Cire, the Firestarters exhibition at the Downtown Eastside's Fazakas celebrates Indigenous culture by highlighting traditional forms of art, like beadwork and painting on firewood. The exhibit runs until July 26. Black and Indigenous at the Vancouver Art Gallery Damara Jacobs-Petersen, the curator of Indigenous engagement at the Museum of Anthropology, will join performer and artist Modeste 'Monday' Zankpe for a discussion at the VAG on what it means to be both Black and Indigenous, June 20. The ticketed event will see the two delve into their own experiences living in Vancouver with mixed heritage. The City of Vancouver event at Carnegie Community Centre On the day of, the city will be hosting performers, food trucks and vendors at Main Street's Carnegie Community Centre from noon onwards. That same morning it will also be sharing news regarding a new, artist-initiated public art installation — a Tsleil-Waututh House Post that will be installed permanently at a yet-to-be revealed location downtown. Indigenous Women Rise Concert at the Vancouver Public Library Members of the Indigenous Women Rise drum group will reunite for a special performance at the VPL's central branch on Georgia Street. Initiated in 2018, the group comprises women from across the country who have joined forces, both in person and online, to celebrate and share their cultural practice for healing and connection. The event runs from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m., June 21, and requires registration. The library also offers various resources that can be accessed throughout the year, including audiobooks and books on the history and culture of First Nations, Indigenous films, music by Indigenous artists and recordings of its past Indigenous Storyteller in Residence sessions. At Burnaby's Civic Square Spotlighting a varied selection of performances, the free event held by the city at Burnaby's Civic Square will see artists take to the stage to deliver dance, live music, storytelling and spoken word poetry. The free event, running from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. on June 21, will also host Indigenous artist Amanda Hugon who will be printing spindle art on site with the Burnaby Art Gallery's mobile printing station. Reflecting at The Polygon In The Polygon's exhibition Reflecting, esteemed Sḵwx̱wú7mesh artist Xwalacktun uses photography as his medium to share the story of the Great Flood and the canoe-led flee to safety to the highest mountain peaks visible above the waters, including Nch'ḵay̓ Mt. Garibaldi. On until July 6, there's plenty of time both before Indigenous Peoples Day and after to learn about this Squamish Nation story, shared among the nation since time immemorial.
CTV News
12-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Fires in Squamish ‘could take weeks' to extinguish
Jeremy Valeriote, the MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, says the greatest concern from the fires in Squamish is the proximity to homes.
