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• Trans Mountain opponents to argue case in Federal Court

  01-10-2017 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  Several First Nations, municipalities and environmental groups that are opposed to the approval process of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in B.C. will be arguing their position in the Federal Court of Appeal over the next two weeks.
  The hearing beginning Monday in Vancouver consolidates numerous lawsuits filed by seven First Nations applicants, the cities of Burnaby and Vancouver, the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and the Living Oceans Society, which claim the National Energy Board&r
  
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• Low turnout in Kamloops vote for new mayor

  01-10-2017 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — This city has a new mayor-elect.
  Former Kamloops councillor Ken Christian walked away with the win in a byelection Saturday in which only 21 per cent of registered voters marked a ballot.
  Christian, who was required to take a three-month hiatus from council to run for the mayorship, said the time away gave him a different look at the goings-on at city hall.
  “When you’re in the council horseshoe, you’re confined by the rigidity of meetings and all that,&rdq
  
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• Metro Vancouver has more mansions than any other Canadian city

  01-10-2017 22:52 via vancouversun.com
  There may be no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation, but that’s not stopping sociologist Nathan Lauster.
  The associate professor at the University of B.C. recently examined how Metro Vancouverites use their bedrooms in order to find solutions to the local housing crisis.
  Using Statistics Canada data, Lauster counted 459,994 extra bedrooms in homes across Metro, estimating that about one-fifth of all bedrooms aren’t occupied. (For his study, he allotted one bedroom
  
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• Parents, what’s your family’s safe route to school? Use our #KidCity Map to plan + find places to explore.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  01-10-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  Parents, what’s your family’s safe route to school? Use our #KidCity Map to plan + find places to explore.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Warrior women rise to the Challenge, showing off flex appeal, attitude

  01-10-2017 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  Four ladies who really put the grrrr in Warrior asked if I’d like to be in their group selfie Saturday morning at Swangard Stadium.
  Sometimes “yes” can be such a difficult word to spit out when your lottery-winning grin renders the rest of your mouth useless!
  “Is your voice always that deep, or do you have a bad cold,” the captain of the healthy #Squad team asked.
  • FOR SATURDAY’S PHOTO RECAP, click HERE
  When this Woman2Warrior Vancouver Challenge foursom
  
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• Find best routes to schools. Get maps for #Larson #Queensbury #QueenMary #Ridgeway & #Westview here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  01-10-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  Find best routes to schools. Get maps for #Larson #Queensbury #QueenMary #Ridgeway & #Westview here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• More public transit still needed on Highway of Tears, community members say

  01-10-2017 18:59 via vancouversun.com
   On a recent crisp fall morning, a compact white shuttle bus rolled to a stop just off the Yellowhead Highway. Four people hastily exited and began to walk briskly toward their destinations.
  After all, it was 9:38 a.m., giving them just over five hours in Smithers before the bus departed again at 3 p.m.
  One of the passengers was Joe Scheck, 50, who catches the bus from Houston three times a week to do yard work in Smithers. His boss would like him to work full time, but the bus only runs on
  
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• Last day to enjoy North Shore #CultureDays 2017! See what FREE, fun events are happening today:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  01-10-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Last day to enjoy North Shore #CultureDays 2017! See what FREE, fun events are happening today:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mulgrew — California blazing retail pot trail for B.C.

  01-10-2017 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. should follow California’s lead as it transitions to a legal cannabis environment and authorizes retail marijuana sales next July.
  Both jurisdictions are pot-culture capitals and are dealing with too-tight deadlines and too many nuanced problems to properly meet expectations.
  California State voters in 2016 endorsed Proposition 64, which approved legal cannabis with retail pot sales starting Jan. 1, 2018.
  As of November, adults over 21 could possess (and give each other) up to 28 gram
  
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• Recruiters scramble to find teachers to fill B.C. shortage

  01-10-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Question: How many teachers still need to be hired at B.C. schools?
  a) A lot, considering students are already one month into the school year.
  b) Officially, 400, according to the number of postings on the B.C. Public School Employers’ website.
  c) Far more than that, given that some postings are for multiple specialist positions and on-call teachers.
  d) All of the above.
  The correct answer is d. And the reason is as complicated as the start of this school year has been.
  The Supreme Court o
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP seeks public's help in finding missing young woman - Straight.com

  01-10-2017 03:47 via straight.com
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  North Vancouver RCMP seeks public's help in finding missing young woman
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  A 23-year-old woman of Asian ancestry, Claudia Jang, has gone missing. And the North Vancouver RCMP detachment has issued an alert requesting the public's help in finding her. At 3 a.m. on September 29, her backpack was found on the North Shore.
  
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• Bears are looking for dinner. Make sure your food scraps are not on the menu! Get tips here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  01-10-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Bears are looking for dinner. Make sure your food scraps are not on the menu! Get tips here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Major delays on Port Mann Bridge after 12-vehicle accident

  01-10-2017 01:24 via vancouversun.com
  Emergency crews have been called to the scene of a major pile-up at the east end of the Port Mann Bridge.
  According to reports, 12 vehicles are involved in the accident. Two lanes eastbound and one lane westbound have been blocked as emergency personnel work to clean up and clear the road.
  Drivers should expect heavy delays, said Drive B.C., and consider alternate routes if possible. #BCHwy1 EB #PortMann 12 car collision impacting traffic in both directions, expect heavy delays and consider
  
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• Sears to close three additional B.C. stores, cut 1,200 jobs nationwide

  01-10-2017 00:24 via vancouversun.com
  Sears will close three more B.C. locations in its ongoing court-supervised restructuring.
  Stores in Nanaimo, Burnaby and Kelowna, as well as a Sears Home store in Kelowna, are among those for which the company has entered into lease surrender agreements and lease amending agreements. Other locations to be shuttered include those in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland, according to a press release issued Friday.
  The latest list of locations to be closed represents 1,200 jobs that could be
  
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• Reminder: No plastic bags in the blue bins or multi-unit building recycling container carts.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  01-10-2017 00:00 via twitter.com
  Reminder: No plastic bags in the blue bins or multi-unit building recycling container carts.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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