Vancouver
Lucky Taylor Swift fan nabs 2 tickets in Vancouver for $16.50 each – but there’s a catch
A few lucky Taylor Swift fans in Vancouver managed to grab seats for the hottest ticket in town on Monday — the pop star’s last three shows of her Eras Tour— for $16.50 each. Given that tickets to the record-breaking tour are being resold for tens of thousands of dollars, one fan who scooped two cheap tickets — one for herself and one for her grandmother — just a week before the concerts called it a “crazy adrenaline rush.” The catch? They’re all behind the stage with next to no view. But for EmeRead more
Vancouver’s attitude towards snow hasn’t changed in over 100 years, says historian
City helped shaped Vancouver’s image after its incorporation as a place with mild winters to draw visitors Snow seems to bring out the worst in Vancouver, with stalled buses, spun out cars, and a city paralyzed by a few centimetres blanketing the ground. It’s a phenomenon historian Blake Butler calls “the evergreen mentality,” or Vancouver’s lack of preparedness and denial of annual snowfall events. “It’s the idea that Vancouver is a place devoid of snow, when in fact it’s part of the coast’s climate, albeit not as much as the rest ofRead more
Non-existent trail removed from Google Maps after another rescue in Vancouver’s North Shore mountains
2 hikers recently saved from steep, dangerous terrain north of Mount Fromme, North Shore Rescue says A search-and-rescue organization says it has finally been successful in getting Google to remove a non-existent trail from its Maps app, after crew members were again called to pull a stranded hiker out of dangerous terrain in the North Shore mountains near Vancouver. Both helicopter and rope teams with North Shore Rescue (NSR) were needed to save the male hiker who became stranded on the non-existent trail on the north side of Mount Fromme on Nov. 4.Read more
This single dad makes $75K a year. He can’t find affordable housing in Vancouver for him and his son
Karl Eaton says he needs a place to stay by July 31 Karl Eaton has been working since he was 16 years old. Today he has a full-time job with Telus, making approximately $74,900 a year, but the 55-year-old single father says his take-home pay isn’t enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Vancouver for himself and his son. “I’m gonna be homeless in probably 30 days if I don’t find a place that I can afford — reasonably afford — without it taking my whole salary,” he told The Early Edition hostRead more