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​​​Metro Vancouver’s media releases, advisories, and official statements.

    • April 25, 2025

    Metro Vancouver Releases Updated Regional Housing Data for 2025
     Metro Vancouver’s 2025 Housing Data Book is now available. This annual publication brings together key regional and municipal housing data in one place, offering valuable insight into the housing market and the people it impacts.

    April 23, 2025

    Project to Upgrade Iona Island Causeway Receives $500,000 in BC Grant Funding
     The next stage of early construction work is set to begin in preparation for upgrades to the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, thanks to a $500,000 BC Active Transportation Grant that will support improvements to the Iona Island Causeway.

    April 23, 2025

    Filming for the Future: Over Half a Million Raised for Regional Parks and Wildlife
     The fifth annual REEL Earth Day Challenge has set a new fundraising milestone, surpassing $500,000 raised since its inception in 2021 to support conservation and community programs in Metro Vancouver’s regional parks.

    April 17, 2025

    Grouse Grind Reopening for 2025 Season
     With spring weather warming up the region, Metro Vancouver is reopening the Grouse Grind Trail to the public on Friday, April 18.

    April 09, 2025

    Metro Vancouver to Significantly Reduce Spending Following Services and Cost Efficiencies Review
     The Metro Vancouver Board completed its Services and Cost Efficiencies Review today, directing the organization to apply $364 million in operating budget savings to its 2026 Budget and 2026-2030 Five-Year Financial Plan, reducing the projected 2026 household rate increase by half for 2026.

    April 04, 2025

    Lawn Watering Restricted to One Day Per Week Starting May 1
     Seasonal restrictions on lawn watering come into effect on May 1 throughout Metro Vancouver.

    April 03, 2025

    Ashcroft Ranch Returned to the Nlaka’pamux Following Purchase from Metro Vancouver
     The Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC), through its economic branch, Kntam a shaytknmahh: We Help the People Limited Partnership, has purchased the Ashcroft Ranch from Metro Vancouver.

    March 28, 2025

    Metro Vancouver Board Receives Governance Review Update
     On March 28, Metro Vancouver’s Board of Directors received an update on the work completed to date as part of the ongoing Governance Review.

    March 21, 2025

    The governments of Canada and British Columbia finalize an agreement for the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund
    The agreement provides $250 million in federal funding over five years for phase one of the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant project to enable more homes and improve densification.

    March 12, 2025

    Apply Now for Regional Cultural Grants up to $10,000
     Metro Vancouver’s 2025 regional cultural grant application intake for local arts and cultural organizations is now open.

    March 06, 2025

    BC Court Orders $110,000 in Fines for Unlicensed Solid Waste Facility
     An unlicensed waste processing facility in the Delta has been ordered to pay a fine after a successful prosecution by Metro Vancouver.

    March 04, 2025

    Opinion Editorial: Response to Councillor Asmundson’s Op Ed: “How to Fix Metro Vancouver”
     In a March 2, 2025 opinion piece in the Tri-Cities Dispatch, Coquitlam Councillor Brent Asmundson provided his thoughts on Metro Vancouver’s risk management and project delivery practices.

    February 28, 2025

    Metro Vancouver Selects Deloitte Canada to Undertake Board Governance Review
     At today’s Board Meeting, Metro Vancouver Board Chair Mike Hurley announced that Deloitte Canada has been selected as the independent third party to lead the Metro Vancouver Board Governance Review.

    February 28, 2025

    MWGK Independent Review Team, led by Peter Milburn, to Undertake Independent Audit of North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program
     The MWGK Independent Review Team has been selected to conduct the independent audit of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program.

    February 28, 2025

    Metro Vancouver Progresses Services and Cost Efficiencies Review
     ​On Friday, February 28, the Metro Vancouver Board met to continue discussions related to programs and initiatives delivered by the regional district.

    February 25, 2025

    Statement from the Chair on City of Surrey move to withdraw from Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy
     Statement from Chair Mike Hurley on Surrey’s announcement.

    February 21, 2025

    Metro Vancouver Completes First Phase of Services and Cost Efficiencies Review
     On Friday, February 21, the Metro Vancouver Board held a Special Board Meeting to discuss a selection of programs and initiatives delivered by the regional district and confirm whether the Board still finds value in delivering those services at a regional level.

    February 19, 2025

    Metro Vancouver Invites Public Input on Its 2026 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan
     Metro Vancouver is inviting residents to share their perspectives to help shape the organization’s 2026 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan.

    February 15, 2025

    Update on Watermain Break in New Westminster
     Metro Vancouver is now working to expose the break so that staff can assess the cause and repair it. Excavation began yesterday afternoon, and that work continues this morning.

    February 14, 2025

    Watermain Break in New Westminster
     Metro Vancouver is actively responding to a watermain break in New Westminster and will provide an update this afternoon.

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