| Grouse Grind Reopening for 2025 Season | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/906 | 4/17/2025 7:00:00 AM |
| Metro Vancouver to Significantly Reduce Spending Following Services and Cost Efficiencies Review | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/905 | 4/9/2025 7:00:00 AM |
| Lawn Watering Restricted to One Day Per Week Starting May 1 | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/904 | 4/4/2025 7:00:00 AM |
| Ashcroft Ranch Returned to the Nlaka’pamux Following Purchase from Metro Vancouver | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/903 | 4/3/2025 7:00:00 AM |
| Metro Vancouver Board Receives Governance Review Update | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/902 | 3/28/2025 7:00:00 AM |
| The governments of Canada and British Columbia finalize an agreement for the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/901 | 3/21/2025 7:00:00 AM |
| Apply Now for Regional Cultural Grants up to $10,000 | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/898 | 3/12/2025 7:00:00 AM |
| BC Court Orders $110,000 in Fines for Unlicensed Solid Waste Facility | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/897 | 3/6/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| Opinion Editorial: Response to Councillor Asmundson’s Op Ed: “How to Fix Metro Vancouver” | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/899 | 3/4/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| Metro Vancouver Selects Deloitte Canada to Undertake Board Governance Review | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/894 | 2/28/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| MWGK Independent Review Team, led by Peter Milburn, to Undertake Independent Audit of North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/895 | 2/28/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| Metro Vancouver Progresses Services and Cost Efficiencies Review | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/896 | 2/28/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| Statement from the Chair on City of Surrey move to withdraw from Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/892 | 2/25/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| Metro Vancouver Completes First Phase of Services and Cost Efficiencies Review | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/891 | 2/21/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| Metro Vancouver Invites Public Input on Its 2026 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/893 | 2/19/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| Update on Watermain Break in New Westminster | 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. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/890 | 2/15/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| Watermain Break in New Westminster | Watermain Break in New Westminster | Metro Vancouver is actively responding to a watermain break in New Westminster and will provide an update this afternoon. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/889 | 2/14/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Project Construction Ramping Up | North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Project Construction Ramping Up | Construction activity at the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant is increasing following execution of the contract with PCL Construction to complete the construction of the plant. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/887 | 1/29/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| Opinion Editorial: Metro Vancouver Seeks Cost Reductions in 2026 Budget | Opinion Editorial: Metro Vancouver Seeks Cost Reductions in 2026 Budget | Across the region, we’re all feeling the strain of rising costs. It’s no different for your regional government: at Metro Vancouver, the costs of providing the essential services that make our region livable have also gone up. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/900 | 1/24/2025 8:00:00 AM |
| New Study Quantifies Industrial Lands’ Outsized Economic Impact in Metro Vancouver | New Study Quantifies Industrial Lands’ Outsized Economic Impact in Metro Vancouver | Metro Vancouver has released its 2024 Economic Impact of Industrial Lands Study, highlighting the crucial role industrial lands play in generating government revenue and supporting regional economic growth. | https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/886 | 12/30/2024 8:00:00 AM |