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• Thousands of fire evacuees find comfort in Kamloops

  16-07-2017 23:05 via vancouversun.com
  
  KAMLOOPS — Children playing, older men crying and hundreds of displaced Cariboo residents lumped up under sheets on emergency cots, trying to get rest after a long night of travel.
  That was the scene inside Sandman Centre on Sunday morning, where thousands of Williams Lake’s evacuees gathered for registration and temporary lodging.
  The city of more than 10,000 people was placed under evacuation order early Saturday evening.
  “It was about quarter after six for me,” said Do
  
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• Wildfires change political dynamics for NDP

  16-07-2017 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — John Horgan will be sworn in as B.C.’s 36th premier on Tuesday, a celebratory occasion for New Democrats who’ve waited 16 long years to return to power.
  But the wildfires raging through the province are likely to dampen the mood, and will serve to provide the new premier with a timely lesson in the value of bipartisanship as he looks to form a cabinet that will be lacking in rural representation.
  New Democrats are going to need to lean heavily upon several B.C. Liber
  
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• Opinion: Stampede may be legally 'humane', but that doesn’t mean animals are protected

  16-07-2017 22:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  The death of Cowboy, a horse “put down” last week at the Calgary Stampede after being injured in a chuckwagon race, is a tragedy, one deserving of our attention and grief. The incident has rightly shone a spotlight on the treatment of animals at the Stampede, sparking debate about whether the Stampede meets provincial animal welfare standards. 
  But if we are serious about protecting animals from abuse, this is the wrong question to ask. That’s because animal welfare laws l
  
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• Hey kids, movie night this Friday. We've got the Secret Life of Pets on the big screen in #CivicPlaza.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  16-07-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  Hey kids, movie night this Friday. We've got the Secret Life of Pets on the big screen in #CivicPlaza.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• ‘Champion’ required for new ministry of mental health and addictions

  16-07-2017 20:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  Susan Brice has been listening intently as debates unfold about how effective a new minister of mental health and addictions could possibly be.
  For nine months in 2004, Brice served as minister of state for mental health and addictions in Gordon Campbell’s B.C. Liberal government.
  “It’s interesting and I feel, in some respects, in a bit of a unique situation, as I hear the talk of this minister being initiated,” said Brice, now a Saanich councillor.
  Since the NDP-Green al
  
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• Makeover: A fashion-forward change for realtor

  16-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Tanis Fritz, is a 43-year-old realtor who was looking for a fashion forward and modern change.
  She has medium textured, naturally wavy hair.  It was previously highlighted and needed to be reshaped.
  I started by shampooing her hair using KMS California Moist Repair Shampoo and Conditioner for moisture repair and manageability.  I added KMS California Moist Repair Revival Crème through her hair as a leave-in conditioner, then sectioned her hair into a central vertical parting.&nb
  
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• Bust out your best dance moves @ #SummerSessions. You could WIN A PRIZE. Music, food, vendors + more!… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  16-07-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Bust out your best dance moves @#SummerSessions. You could WIN A PRIZE. Music, food, vendors + more!… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Victoria councillor looks to ban strata prohibitions on rentals

  16-07-2017 19:24 via vancouversun.com
  
  Strata councils should not be allowed to prohibit long-term rentals, a Victoria councillor says.
  Coun. Ben Isitt proposed the city ask the province to change legislation so rentals could not be prohibited by strata councils. Under his proposal, strata councils would still be allowed to introduce bylaws prohibiting short-term vacation rentals.
  Rather than endorsing the motion, councillors referred it back to Isitt for clarification.
  Coun. Jeremy Loveday worried that without a vacant unit tax, fur
  
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• DYK: Slide the City tix $ help @LGHFoundation ? DYK: It's next month! 🌊💃🏻#NorthVan twitter.com/lghfoundation/…

  16-07-2017 19:06 via twitter.com
  DYK: Slide the City tix $ help @LGHFoundation? DYK: It's next month! 🌊💃🏻#NorthVan twitter.com/lghfoundation/…
  
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• Surrey collision claims woman's life

  16-07-2017 18:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Saturday afternoon car collision has claimed the life of a woman, believed to be in her 90s.
  According to RCMP, officers came across the aftermath of a two-car collision at the intersection of 72nd Avenue and 132 Street around 3:20 p.m. Saturday.
  The Mounties found a “badly damaged” Toyota, which had been involved in a high speed collision, Staff Sgt. M.A. Hedderson said in a media statement.
  The woman, a passenger in the Toyota, was declared dead at the scene. The male driver of t
  
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• Reminder: Lawn watering regulations are now in effect. You can water 4am-9am select days. cnv.org/LawnWatering… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  16-07-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  Reminder: Lawn watering regulations are now in effect. You can water 4am-9am select days. cnv.org/LawnWatering… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Travis Lulay comes off bench to lead B.C. Lions over Tiger-Cats 41-26

  16-07-2017 07:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  HAMILTON — Travis Lulay’s evening did not go exactly as planned.
  Lulay came off the bench to lead the B.C. Lions to a 41-26 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday.
  The back-up quarterback was loose on the sidelines at the start of the game, when suddenly starter Jonathon Jennings was out with a suspected arm injury after the team’s first play from scrimmage.
  “It’s funny, we were talking right before the game. Jon was like, ‘Do you still get butterfli
  
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• B.C. Wildfires Live: Evacuation orders spread in central B.C.

  16-07-2017 06:41 via vancouversun.com
  
  A spate of wildfires in the Interior have led to provincewide state of emergency being declared in British Columbia. Follow along for our latest updates on the efforts to combat the blazes that have forced some 16,000 from their homes.
  Update: Premier-designate John Horgan released a statement Saturday evening regarding the wildfire evacuations in the Cariboo.
  “My thoughts are with families in Williams Lake and other communities issued evacuation orders today, and with the countl
  
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• B.C. Wildfire: Entire city and area of Williams Lake ordered evacuated

  16-07-2017 06:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  PRINCE GEORGE — The provincial wildfire crisis took a dramatic turn for the worse Saturday evening as the entire city of Williams Lake and its surrounding area were ordered evacuated.
  With the main highway, Hwy. 97, cut just to the north of the city by firefighting efforts and far to the south by the Ashcroft-Cache Creek fire, the order meant thousands were heading south on Hwy. 97, then cutting east on the only other highway out, Hwy. 24, a secondary highway. From the junction with Hwy. 5
  
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• Call for independent inspection of Balmoral Hotel

  16-07-2017 03:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  After City of Vancouver inspectors visited the empty Balmoral Hotel on Friday, a prominent advocate-turned-city council hopeful called for another independent inspection of the notorious Downtown Eastside rooming house.
  More than 150 Balmoral residents were ordered to vacate the single-room occupancy hotel last month after city engineers deemed the century-old building dangerous and structurally unsound. The Sahota family, who own the Balmoral and other SROs among their multi-million dollar real
  
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• Hey #NorthVan! #SlidetheCity is back Aug 12/13. Got your tix yet? Don't miss out on the slide of your life. www.cn… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  16-07-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Hey #NorthVan! #SlidetheCity is back Aug 12/13. Got yourtix yet? Don't miss out on the slide of your life. www.cn… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Video: UGM Summer BBQ

  16-07-2017 01:55 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Summer holiday is out of reach for low-income families and those struggling with poverty, homelessness and addiction.
  The Summer BBQ is UGM’s biggest event of the year, offering a summer feast along with family-focused activities like face painting, a bouncy castle and a mini-carnival of games.
  The event gives those in the DTES a day of relief and restoration, along with an opportunity to connect to long-term and life-changing programs. 
  Union Gospel Mission’s Summer BBQ will
  
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• Xatsull members fleeing as wind fans 'huge' fire

  16-07-2017 00:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  WILLIAMS LAKE — The First Nation community of Xatsull, where some members had refused to leave and stayed to fight fires, are now fleeing the community after forecast high winds arrived.
  “Winds picked up and huge fires all around us,” Jacinda Mack, a community member who had stayed behind to fight fires said by email this afternoon. “Everybody moving north – huge, huge smoke.”
  Shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday, the chief and council issued a formal evacuation
  
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• DYK: Many balcony fires start when cigarettes are tossed in to planters. Tips for Balcony/Kitchen Safety:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  16-07-2017 00:05 via twitter.com
  DYK: Many balcony fires start when cigarettes are tossed in to planters. Tips for Balcony/KitchenSafety:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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