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• Defence lawyer argues for 4 year sentence for killer of Luka Gordic

  19-10-2017 23:56 via vancouversun.com
  A lawyer for a young man who was convicted in the swarming death of a teen in Whistler says his client should receive a four-year jail sentence.
  Matthew Nathanson made the submission in court Thursday on behalf of Arvin Golic, 20, who was convicted of the May 2015 manslaughter of Luka Gordic, 19. He said the four-year sentence would be reduced by the amount of credit his client receives for pre-sentence custody.
  The defence lawyer told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Mary Humphries that there were a
  
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• B.C. wineries join New Brunswick beer drinker in Supreme Court scrap over trade

  19-10-2017 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C. wine industry complaints about interprovincial trade barriers will be heard in the Supreme Court of Canada as part of an appeal of a cross-border beer dispute in New Brunswick.
  Vancouver lawyer Shea Coulson says five B.C. wineries will argue as interveners in the case stemming from a 2012 incident when police fined a man who entered New Brunswick from Quebec with 14 cases of beer and three bottles of liquor.
  Gerald Comeau was originally fined under New Brunswick’s Liq
  
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• B.C. tracks biggest boost in consumer spending among provinces: Moneris

  19-10-2017 23:21 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia saw the biggest boost in consumer consumption among provinces, according to the point-of-sale-payments firm Moneris, which tracked a 6.3 per cent year-over-year increase in spending in the province over the three months ending in September.
  In its third-quarter analysis of transactions released Oct. 19, Moneris saw B.C. post the biggest increase in spending among provinces in categories ranging from alcohol purchases to hotel stays. And the rise beat the national average of five
  
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• Tenants face stark choice: Give up pets or pay more

  19-10-2017 22:59 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Esquimalt resident Rosemary Collins is frustrated with a choice that seems increasingly common: affordable housing or keeping her dog.
  At 70, Collins says her rent is eating up her retirement income, but she doesn’t want to surrender her seven-year-old Australian kelpie, Tipper, to move to a more affordable place.
  “It’s a struggle. It’s a struggle every single month,” Collins said. “But she’s my exercise therapy dog, she’s kep
  
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• 'Something went terribly wrong': Bodies removed from Fernie arena after ammonia leak

  19-10-2017 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  FERNIE — The bodies of two men have been removed from an ice arena in southeastern British Columbia following an ammonia leak as officials try to piece together a timeline leading up to the deadly incident.
  Norm McInnis, chief administrative officer with the City of Fernie, said an alarm went off at the local around 4 a.m. Tuesday, prompting the municipality to shut down the rink and call in a specialist for emergency maintenance.
  Shortly before 1 p.m. emergency crews responded to a 911 ca
  
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• North Vancouver multi-family project breaks ground - Western Investor

  19-10-2017 22:07 via westerninvestor.com
  Western Investor
  North Vancouver multi-family project breaks ground
  Western Investor
  qualex Architects, builders, and the Mayor conduct groundbreaking ceremony for the $100-million North Shore condominium project from Qualex-Landmark. | Qualex. A $100-million multi-family project in North Vancouver's Moodyville neighbourhood broke ...
  
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• Renovation to Bill Reid Gallery designed to add exhibition space

  19-10-2017 21:56 via vancouversun.com
  A renovation to the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art will add more exhibition space and an area that can be used for outdoor light exhibitions.
  Alexandra Montgomery, director and CEO, said the gallery will close at the end of the current exhibition, Intangible, on Dec. 10 for the $1.5-million renovation.
  It will reopen sometime in April with Body Language, an exhibition on tattooing on the Northwest Coast.
  “The whole impetus is that we’re the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Co
  
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• How do we manage risk of living in a rain forest? With science, sound planning, strategic investment, hard work: ow.ly/ma7b30fZWeu

  19-10-2017 21:22 via twitter.com
  How do we manage risk of living in a rain forest? With science, sound planning, strategic investment, hard work: ow.ly/ma7b30fZWeu
  
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• Last day to provide your feedback on #EastviewPark improvements. Plans & survey here: ow.ly/I69030fRO0D.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-10-2017 21:01 via twitter.com
  Last day to provide your feedback on #EastviewPark improvements. Plans & survey here: ow.ly/I69030fRO0D.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Menopause the Musical laughs at life's hot spots

  19-10-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Menopause the Musical
  Oct. 26, 8 p.m. | Vogue Theatre
  Oct. 29, 7 p.m. | Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey
  Tickets and info: $40-$76 at livenation.com
  Menopause the Musical is touring again and set to heat things up with shows in Vancouver and Surrey.
  The Jeanie Linders-penned show stars the original Toronto cast of Janet Martin, Jayne Lewis, Nicole Robert and Michelle E. White.
  Seen by over 11 million people around the globe since it was first launched in 2001 in Florida, the show is set in a
  
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• It’s a fact. Doors can be dangerous. Shoulder check first, then ow.ly/E8pb30fWSXR #NorthVan #LookThinkGo https://t.co/zUUcP7a11g

  19-10-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  
  It’s a fact. Doors can be dangerous. Shoulder check first, thenow.ly/E8pb30fWSXR #NorthVan #LookThinkGo https://t.co/zUUcP7a11g
  
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• B.C.: 15 best books of the week, October 21

  19-10-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  1. Chasing Smoke: A Wildlife Memoir — Aaron Williams (Harbour Publishing). 
  2. Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations — Richard Wagamese (Douglas & McIntyre). 
  3. On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers — Pat Carney (TouchWood Editions).
  4. Hello Humpback! — Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers (Harbour Publishing). 
  5. Harry: A Wilderness Dog Saga — Chris Czajkowski (Harbour Publ
  
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• Majority of B.C. residents support legalizing pot but divided on where it should be sold: poll

  19-10-2017 19:56 via vancouversun.com
  A new poll suggests a majority of British Columbians support legalizing marijuana, but are divided on how pot should be sold.
  The Insights West survey found while 70 per cent are in favour of legal weed, only a small percentage (23 per cent) want to see it sold in liquor stores, and only 22 per cent favour drugstores and pharmacies.  
  The poll shows only 44 per cent of respondents think stand-alone shops should be set up for the sole purpose of selling cannabis. Most of those responden
  
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• Storm Watch: Heavy rain and wind in Vancouver, snow for Whistler

  19-10-2017 19:54 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver is in for a second wave of stormy weather this week, with rainfall warnings in effect for some areas.
  Environment Canada says rain will drench the region on Wednesday, with up to 50 millimetres expected in the some areas including Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island.
  #BCtransit users taking cover from car drivers at Broadway & Nanaimo. #vanpoli #yvr #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/0ECLt8UNaw
  — Robert Alstead (@RobertAlstead) October 18, 2017Localized flooding in time for rush
  
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• B.C. teachers union making 'super' effort for 2017 professional development event

  19-10-2017 19:19 via vancouversun.com
  The British Columbia Teachers Federation has amplified its usual October professional development activities into a sold out so-called “super conference” for 6,000 of its members this Friday and Saturday at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
  B.C. Teachers Federation president Glen Hansman said the union’s 33 specialist associations hold professional development days  every October to give teachers additional education on important.
  Dr. Cindy Blackstock will be a keynote spea
  
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• Get ready for #ShakeoutBC 10:19AM TODAY! @NorthShoreEMO @ShakeOutBC #TBT #ThrowbackThursday https://t.co/pNQbraYXfo

  19-10-2017 19:03 via twitter.com
  
  Get ready for #ShakeoutBC 10:19AM TODAY! @NorthShoreEMO @ShakeOutBC #TBT #ThrowbackThursday https://t.co/pNQbraYXfo
  
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• Will be a tough movie to watch.We lost 19 brothers from Prescott FD IAFF Local 3066 from this tragedy. A reminder o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-10-2017 18:47 via twitter.com
  Will be a tough movie to watch.We lost 19 brothers from Prescott FD IAFF Local 3066 from this tragedy. A reminder o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Pilot makes safe highway landing in B.C., but take off proved more difficult

  19-10-2017 18:47 via vancouversun.com
  PRINCE GEORGE — A pilot who caused an unusual traffic hazard in northern British Columbia after safely making an emergency landing on a highway initially had some trouble getting the plane airborne again.
  RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass says the pilot of the single-engine Cessna 172 made the emergency landing Wednesday on Highway 97 about 50 kilometres north of Prince George.
  It was snowing at the time and when RCMP learned of the incident the pilot had already landed safely and steered his aircr
  
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• Smoke in passenger area causes delays on SeaBus

  19-10-2017 18:45 via vancouversun.com
  SeaBus commuters experienced delays early Thursday, after smoke filled up the passenger area on the 7:30 a.m. sailing.
  TransLink says they pulled the boat out of service and are running the backup ferry, while they investigate the problem.
  TransLink confirmed there was no fire, and said the smoke was caused by grease on a coupling. TransLink also says were no injuries from smoke inhalation.
  The SeaBus was delayed by two sailings while crews worked to get the backup ferry in service.
  TransLink sa
  
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• Are you ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On? The annual #ShakeOutBC earthquake drill starts at 10:19am.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-10-2017 18:18 via twitter.com
  Are you ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On? The annual #ShakeOutBC earthquake drill starts at 10:19am.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Homeless B.C. nomads pitch tents at tony Oak Bay park after week at city hall

  19-10-2017 18:07 via vancouversun.com
  OAK BAY — A nomadic group of homeless people has chosen one of Canada’s wealthiest communities to pitch some tents and draw attention to housing shortages for disadvantaged people across British Columbia.
  The latest location for the wandering group of 15 people is Willows Park, a seaside recreation area in the Victoria suburb of Oak Bay, known for its tea rooms, elderly population and turn-of-century mansions worth millions.
  Homeless camp spokeswoman Chrissy Brett said the campers ar
  
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• Start limbering up to get under your desk at 10:19AM today for @ShakeOutBC ow.ly/w0C430fWvCI #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-10-2017 18:02 via twitter.com
  Start limbering up to get under your desk at 10:19AM today for @ShakeOutBC ow.ly/w0C430fWvCI #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Crews battle large house fire in Surrey

  19-10-2017 17:43 via vancouversun.com
  One man is in serious condition after a house fire in Surrey late Wednesday night. 
  Surrey assistant fire chief Jason Cairney said the blaze broke out in the back of the house shortly before midnight near 116 Avenue and 140 Street.
  When firefighters arrived they were told that one man was still in the residence.
  Crews worked to put out the fire, while another firefighter went into the burning house where they found the man on the upper floor.  
  Cairney said when the firefighter pu
  
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• Vancouver's Finn Wolfhard no stranger to successful things

  19-10-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Stranger Things and It star Finn Wolfhard is well aware that the pitfalls are plentiful for a young actor.
  After all, the stories of teen stars getting tripped up by the trappings of fame are as plentiful as Friends reruns.
  Finn Wolfhard
  The 14-year-old Vancouver kid, though, has a pretty solid plan when it comes to avoiding joining that particular Hollywood club.
  “I really just think it is about remembering who you are and not to go crazy with it and fall for all the superficial stuff,&rd
  
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• Opinion: Small B.C. credit unions threatened by consolidation

  19-10-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  On International Credit Union Day (Oct. 19), it’s worth remembering a few things about the proud history of B.C.’s credit union movement and giving some thought to current challenges posed by merger pressures. For generations these community enterprises have given us a real alternative to the big banks, but they are under threat.
  Simply put, credit unions are the pooled savings of a group of average people. These pooled assets are then used to provide loans to other credit union memb
  
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• Five things to do in Vancouver: Oct. 20-26

  19-10-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Haunted Trolley Tour
  Until Oct. 31 | Departs Irish Heather Gastropub, Gastown
  Tickets and info: From $55 at vancouvertrolley.com/tours
  No city is the same after darkness falls, and Vancouver is no different. On this popular annual event, you get a tour of some of the more infamous crimes and locations in town as well as stops ranging from the Vancouver Police Museum to Mountain View Cemetery. All together, it’s two-and-a-half hours of haunted happenings on residential streets and bust
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you think there should be a national Gord Downie Day?

  19-10-2017 16:23 via vancouversun.com
  Tragically Hip fans, still mourning the loss of band frontman Gord Downie this week, have started an online petition at Change.org to ask the federal government to name an official Gord Downie Day to celebrate the Canadian icon, and raise money for cancer. What do you think of this idea?Take Our Poll
  
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• Numerous safeguards in Vancouver ice rinks to avoid ammonia dangers

  19-10-2017 15:24 via vancouversun.com
  Ammonia plants and safety equipment in Vancouver’s ice rinks are regularly inspected and upgraded to help avoid disasters like the fatal leak Tuesday in Fernie, B.C.
  On Wednesday at Hillcrest Rink, park board recreation director Donnie Rosa said there are strict regulations and standards set by WorkSafeBC and Technical Safety B.C. for how ammonia plants are maintained and levels monitored.
  Anhydrous ammonia – a clear, pungent liquid or gas – is an inexpensive refrigerant with
  
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• RCMP investigate targeted shooting in Surrey

  19-10-2017 15:16 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP is investigating a possible drive by shooting in the Whalley area of Surrey Wednesday night.
  Mounties say at about 9 p.m., officers received a report of shots fired in the 13300 block of 90th Avenue.
  Investigators say the occupants of a light-coloured sedan fired shots at a dark- coloured SUV.  
  Both vehicles fled travelling eastbound on 90th Avenue. Police do not have a description of the suspects at this time.
  Officers were canvassing the neighbourhood easy
  
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• Scott Smith's Just A Season Plants Roots

  19-10-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Just A Season Release with guests Gentle Party
  Oct. 20, 8 p.m. | Wise Hall & Lounge, 1882 Adanac
  Tickets and info: From $20 advance at Neptoon Records, wisehall.ca
  Strumming, picking or sliding away on the pedal steel, guitarist Scott Smith feels his way around a fretboard like it was in his DNA. Sideman to everyone from country star Aaron Pritchett to Barney Bentall and Rich Hope, the Vancouver-based musician is well known for hosting regular club residencies such as Scott Smith’
  
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• Five reasons to see Bob Mould

  19-10-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Bob Mould
  Oct. 22 | Rickshaw Theatre
  Tickets and info: $27.50 at ticketfly.com and local record stores Highlife, Neptoon, Red Cat and Zulu
  1. It’s a solo show. From his decade with underground hardcore/postpunk trio Husker Du to his years with ’90s hitmakers Sugar, Bob Mould has influenced generations of musicians. His Vancouver show is one of three West Coast dates and a rare chance to see him play solo, accompanied by his own masterful electric guitar playing. 
  2. Husker Du. N
  
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• Eclectic collection of short stories a zany delight

  19-10-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Don’t Tell Me What To Do
  Dina Del Buccia
  Arsenal Pulp, $17.95 | 274 pages
  An off-kilter office where power struggles and boundary issues reign among administrative staff. The private record-keeping of a teenage mall fashionista. A pair of squabbling, bingo-playing sisters in their 70s with a long history of interpersonal secrets. The trials, triumphs, and epic humiliation of Sashay, a small town pre-pubescent girl on the beauty pageant circuit with her big-haired mother. Across the 15 stor
  
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• Four fishermen rescued from swollen Capilano River

  19-10-2017 05:53 via vancouversun.com
  North Vancouver firefighters rescued a group of fishermen who were stranded on an island in the middle of the Capilano River during Wednesday afternoon’s heavy rainfall.
  The island is just to the south of the bridge which takes Highway 1 over the river.
  “It’s a popular spot for people to fish,” assistant chief Walt Warner said Wednesday night.
  Warner said the group realized that the advancing darkness, combined with how the heavy rain had raised the river’s water le
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Dhak hired UN gang to kill enemies, trial hears

  19-10-2017 05:11 via vancouversun.com
  It is often the case when you sit in on gang murder trials that you hear information about other unsolved shootings or slayings.
  That happened to me this week in the Cory Vallee murder trial.
  According to evidence from a former United Nations gangster, the late Gurmit Dhak contracted Conor D’Monte to kill Teddy Kim (shot Sept. 27, 2009) and Randy Naicker (attempted hit Sept. 29, 2009 that resulted in mistaken murder of Raj Soomel) as well as a third man. While the witness didn’t reca
  
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• Palmer: Premier tries to untangle Popham's words in fish farm letter

  19-10-2017 04:43 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The New Democrats faced questions in and out of the legislature Wednesday over Agriculture Minister Lana Popham’s implied threat to cancel the operating tenures for one of the major fish farming companies on the B.C. coast.
  Popham’s letter to Marine Harvest Canada, which surfaced Monday, was chilling on the face of it.
  She advised that in keeping with the NDP government’s recent embrace of the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous P
  
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• Thousands hear messages of empowerment at WE Day in Vancouver

  19-10-2017 03:55 via vancouversun.com
  Thousands of B.C. teens heard messages of inspiration and about the power of young people to push for change at WE Day on Wednesday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
  “We make the rules that govern our hearts and our life,” actor and activist Martin Sheen told the audience while speaking about his work in fighting for social justice. “Find something in your life worth fighting for.
  “History is shaped each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others,&
  
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• Firefighters performing swift water rescue in Capilano river.The darkness will make a swift water and rope rescue more difficult #northvan

  19-10-2017 03:55 via twitter.com
  Firefighters performing swift water rescue in Capilano river.The darkness will make a swift water and rope rescue more difficult #northvan
  
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• Charges laid in probe of alleged B.C. money laundering

  19-10-2017 03:46 via vancouversun.com
  Criminal charges have been laid against Silver International Investment, a money-transfer business that RCMP allege was involved in money laundering, had ties to underground banking and used suspected drug cash to fund Chinese VIP gamblers in B.C. casinos.
  During the RCMP’s so-called E-Pirate probe, Mounties allege they uncovered a $500-million-plus from a Richmond money-laundering service that they said handled up to $1.5 million a day.
  “The Public Prosecution Service of Canada can
  
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• Heavy rainfall floods streets, knocks down trees in Vancouver

  19-10-2017 03:38 via globalnews.ca
  Cars were seen floating in the waters as up to 50 millimetres fell across the region.
  
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• Heavy rainfall floods streets, knocks down trees in Metro Vancouver

  19-10-2017 03:38 via globalnews.ca
  Cars were seen floating in the waters as up to 50 millimetres fell across the region.
  
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• Student charged in UBC attack testifies about paranoid thoughts

  19-10-2017 02:58 via vancouversun.com
  A former UBC student who was charged in connection with the assault of another student in her university dorm testified Wednesday that he had paranoid thoughts in the hours before the attack.
  Thamer Hameed Almestadi, 19, said that on Oct. 4, 2016, the day of the attack, he attended a math class but had trouble focusing and thought that his professor was trying to send him a message.
  He told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Margot Fleming that he became distracted, went to the washroom to wash his face
  
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• Vancouver producer recalls Gord Downie was a singer, poet and friend

  19-10-2017 02:27 via vancouversun.com
  The last conversation Vancouver producer Bob Rock had with Gord Downie was brief.
  “It was a quick conversation, because he was going to see Tom Petty,” said Rock, of their last chat in July.
  “He was so excited about seeing Tom Petty, he could barely even talk to me. He was going to a rock show with his family, and he was excited about that.
  “He was so excited about seeing Tom Petty, and now both of them are gone.”
  Downie died Oct. 17 after a two-year battle with can
  
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• Live Storm Watch: Rain and wind in Vancouver, snow for Whistler

  19-10-2017 02:27 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver is in for a second wave of stormy weather this week, with rainfall warnings in effect for some areas.
  Environment Canada says rain will drench the region on Wednesday, with up to 50 millimetres expected in the some areas including Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island.
  #BCtransit users taking cover from car drivers at Broadway & Nanaimo. #vanpoli #yvr #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/0ECLt8UNaw
  — Robert Alstead (@RobertAlstead) October 18, 2017Localized flooding in time for rush
  
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• Numerous safeguards in Vancouver ice rinks to avoid ammonia harms

  19-10-2017 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  Ammonia plants and safety equipment in Vancouver’s ice rinks are regularly inspected and upgraded to help avoid disasters like the fatal leak Tuesday in Fernie, B.C.
  Wednesday at Hillcrest Rink, park board recreation director Donnie Rosa said there are strict regulations and standards set by WorkSafeBC and Technical Safety BC for how ammonia plants are maintained and levels monitored.
  Anhydrous ammonia, a clear, pungent liquid or gas, is an inexpensive refrigerant with superior heat-trans
  
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• NDP offers opposition help in crafting bills, but no promise to pass them

  19-10-2017 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The NDP government wants to help opposition MLAs draft their own bills in B.C.’s minority legislature, but isn’t promising to pass any of that work into law — including a proposal by the Greens to approve ride-hailing promptly.
  Premier John Horgan said Wednesday he hopes that giving the Liberals and Greens free assistance from government legislative drafters will encourage them to collaborate on topics and work together to amend and improve legislation.
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• Vancouver Police release 2018 Year of the Dog charity calendar

  19-10-2017 02:23 via vancouversun.com
  According to the Chinese zodiac, it’s a good year to be a dog.
  Local canine officers have released the 2018 Vancouver Police Dogs Calendar and the timing couldn’t be better with the Year of the Dog upon us. Chinese New Year takes place on Feb. 16, 2018 and will usher in the Year of the Dog on the Chinese zodiac calendar.
  The charity calendar features the Vancouver Police Department’s four-legged best friends as the models, with Vancouver’s Chinatown serving as the backdro
  
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• Kelowna man admits he killed roommate, court hears

  19-10-2017 02:23 via vancouversun.com
  The Kelowna man accused of murdering his roommate has admitted he did it.
  Daniel Ruff, 65, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 51-year-old Warren Welters, to which he pleaded not guilty.
  The two of them had been living in an upstairs suite at 941 Bernard Ave. and frequently argued about bills, which they split.
   Three weeks before the fatal incident, Ruff and Welters had a physical altercation, the court heard Wednesday.
  “I had some money missing from my room and . .
  
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• Trio killed in ice-rink ammonia disaster mourned in Fernie

  19-10-2017 02:04 via vancouversun.com
  The mayor of a small Kootenay city is calling for her community to pull together as it struggles to make sense of the deaths of three people Tuesday following an ammonia leak at a local ice rink.
  Tuesday around 1 p.m., firefighters in Fernie, B.C., responded to a call for medical help following the leak, fire chief Ted Ruiter said Wednesday.
  When crews arrived at the Fernie Memorial Arena, they found a person performing CPR on a victim of the suspected leak, who was then relocated and tended to
  
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• Looks like ongoing rain in the forecast! If you come across any puddles like this, use #CityFix to report. gph.is/1pCmTrk #NorthVan

  19-10-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Looks like ongoing rain in the forecast! If you come across any puddles like this, use #CityFix to report. gph.is/1pCmTrk #NorthVan
  
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• SheBiz organizers unveil lineup for event to get girls into science on Persons Day

  19-10-2017 01:40 via vancouversun.com
  It was a coincidence more than anything but organizers of SheBiz, an event to encourage young women to embark on careers in business, science and technology, unveiled their lineup of participants for Vancouver’s stop on Persons Day, the anniversary of the historic decision including women in the legal definition of “persons.”
  The five women of the historic “Persons” case, NellieMcLung, Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby and Henrietta Muir Edwards, embarked
  
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