VANCOUVER - The latest hot item for scrap metal thieves: cast-iron catch basin grates that allow the rain water to run off city streets. The replacement cost of each grate is $176, plus the labour of ...

A vandal — or a group of people — has been lifting heavy, iron storm sewer grates and tossing them into catch basins, creating dangerous hole for people who are walking, biking or driving. When it ...

"Catch basins are essential parts of the city’s drainage infrastructure, allowing rain to drain from streets and be conveyed to the city’s sewer system," according to Jimmy Zammar, Director of Urban ...

It started on St. Paul’s West Side and has mysteriously spread to other parts of the city. A vandal — or a group of people — has been lifting heavy, iron storm sewer grates and tossing them into catch ...