Metro Vancouver

Local Government Matters is a resource for residents and businesses of Metro Vancouver to help assess how British Columbia’s four main political parties intend to deal with core issues affecting our communities and the region. We have asked a series of detailed questions on interests of considerable importance to local governments and asked the parties to provide answers.

New Vehicle Will Help Protect Air Quality

Metro Vancouver has unveiled a new monitoring station on wheels that will assess air quality throughout our region and measure the impact of emission sources in neighbourhoods.

Older Trucks Create the Most Diesel Pollution on Metro Vancouver Roads

Metro Vancouver recently completed on-road testing of the diesel pollution from thousands of heavy-duty vehicles across the region.

weRecycle

Metro Vancouver has a free iPhone/iPad app called weRecycle to help you find the most convenient locations to donate or recycle just about anything. Enter a material, hit search and you’ll get a Google map showing where to take your stuff. You can download weRecycle from iTunes for free by clicking here.