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• Album reviews: Curtis Harding, Kadawa, Scott Perry and Thor Harris

  29-10-2017 23:35 via vancouversun.com
  Curtis Harding: Face Your Fear (Anti): This Atlanta-based soul singer sounds like he’s just come out of a deep thaw after being put in the freezer in the 1970s. The trippy strings, heavy reverb and casual groove of the album opener and single Wednesday Morning Atonement is the sort of song you could expect on Shuggie Otis’ Inspiration Information. Nothing wrong with that, either, as there’s always room for an artist with a passion for both Southern Stax/Volt sounds and who per
  
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• #NorthVan wanna #Volunteer? We've got City Committee vacancies. Find out more & apply today: ow.ly/NeNC30fWFjn https://t.co/PwGq6ebTCd

  29-10-2017 23:00 via twitter.com
  
  #NorthVan wanna #Volunteer? We've got City Committee vacancies. Find out more & apply today: ow.ly/NeNC30fWFjn https://t.co/PwGq6ebTCd
  
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• Douglas Todd: Surging temporary foreign resident numbers tighten Vancouver's rental squeeze

  29-10-2017 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver’s tight rental market is undergoing extra pressure from a tide of temporary residents, particularly international students and foreign workers.
  Statistics Canada data reveals the number of temporary residents in Canada, known as “non-permanent residents,” has doubled in more than a decade, coming close to one million — with roughly 140,000 residing in Metro Vancouver.
  Since temporary residents are much more likely to choose rental housing over home ownersh
  
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• More calls, texts, emails — with your doctor's receptionists

  29-10-2017 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  A new fee structure has been introduced in B.C. to help doctors spend more face-to-face time with patients and less time on non-medical tasks their office staff can do.
  For example, doctors’ offices will be reimbursed by the provincial Medical Services Plan (MSP) $7 each time they delegate to their medical office assistant a task like phoning or sending an email or text message to a patient to convey simple information such as a new test or that a prescription is required.
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• Tough new rules for homes on farmland planned

  29-10-2017 22:37 via vancouversun.com
  Tough new rules that eliminate non-farmer ownership of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve will be needed to bring idle land into production, according to Kent Mullinix, director of the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
  Thousands of homes have been built on land reserved for farming, due to a “colossal policy failure over decades,” he said.But stopping the erosion of farmland being populated with “monster homes” ranging up t
  
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• Vancouver cop and police dog uninjured in Sunday morning car crash

  29-10-2017 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver Police K-9 team was involved in a car accident early Sunday morning in East Vancouver.
  The officer and his VPD police dog Hawk were responding just after 11 a.m. “with lights and sirens” to an emergency in East Vancouver when they were involved in a crash near the intersection of Victoria Drive and East 36th Avenue, according to Const. Jason Doucette.
  “A civilian vehicle has minor damage, but the police SUV has extensive damage because it crashed into an unoccupied
  
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• Parade of Lost Souls draws ghouls to east Vancouver 'hood

  29-10-2017 22:23 via vancouversun.com
  There’s no need to be scared. Thousands of ghouls, skeletons and Halloween thrill-seekers descended on East Vancouver this weekend for the annual Parade of Lost Souls.
  The theme for this year’s community-driven event was Altar Ego, inviting participants to “alter their egos” and join in on the dancing, singing and general merriment. Entertainment included four marching bands leading participants on a parade through the Commercial Drive community every half hour, as well a
  
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• B.C. cemeteries running out of space

  29-10-2017 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  A housing crisis of a different sort is causing grave concern in some B.C. municipalities.
  As cemeteries run out of space, cities are scrambling to find new land for burials or maximize the land they already have, while some residents are seeking cheaper plots in the suburbs. Familiar housing terms like affordability and density are beginning to have meaning in both life and death.
  “We are at, or soon to be at, a crisis in cemetery space,” said Vancouver landscape architect Erik Lees
  
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• Review: Roger Waters concert at Rogers Arena a dream for fans

  29-10-2017 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  Roger Waters Us + Them 
  Oct. 28 & 29, 7:30 p.m. | Rogers Arena
  Tickets and info: Ticketmaster.ca
  Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters revisited his musical legacy on the first of the final two North American shows of his Us + Them tour at Rogers Arena on Saturday night. The show was a dream for fans of the English progressive rock legend.
  Focussing on the seminal albums Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and Animals, as well as his latest album, Is This The Life We Really Need?, th
  
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• ICYMI: Here's the latest #CityView eNews packed with everything you need to know about City happenings:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-10-2017 21:00 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Here's the latest #CityView eNews packed with everything you need to know about City happenings:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Halloween Roundup: Haunted houses around the Lower Mainland

  29-10-2017 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  For many, Halloween is a child’s holiday, meant for costumes and candy. For homeowners and adults with a penchant for going all out, it’s a time to show off who’s got the best decorating chops.
  Here’s an ongoing round-up of the best and spookiest spotted around Lower Mainland’s haunted housing market.
  See a house that deserves mention? Post it to Instagram or Twitter and send us the link. Or if it’s your house, email us your name, address, a photo and a line a
  
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• Chinatown's 105 Keefer development application goes before city staff Monday

  29-10-2017 19:48 via vancouversun.com
  A controversial proposal for Chinatown’s 105 Keefer will go before the city’s development permit board on Monday.
  Merrick Architecture, on behalf of Beedie Living, will appear before Vancouver city staff to seek approval for its development application. The latest version of its proposal includes a nine-storey, mixed-use building, encompassing 111 residential units, retail shops at ground level, a seniors’ cultural space and three levels of underground parking.
  A summary of the
  
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• Take our popular #CityMAP with you anywhere. CityMAP Lite works on any mobile device. cnv.org/CityMap… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-10-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  Take our popular #CityMAP with you anywhere. CityMAP Lite works on any mobile device. cnv.org/CityMap… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Five reasons to check out ISCM World New Music Days

  29-10-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  ISCM World New Music Days
  Nov 2-8 | Various venues
  Info: iscm2017.ca
  1. White riot. As the world’s foremost festival of new music, ISCM World New Music Days is the festival most unlikely to spark a riot. The 2017 iteration of the annual festival does, however, feature one concert that looks back on the 2011 event that made international headlines. On Nov. 3, Vancouver musician/composer John Korsrud presents Riot, which merges video footage and high-energy music.
  2. Vancouver musicians. Bes
  
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• Making it free to check personal bankruptcy records could prompt snooping, trustees warn

  29-10-2017 18:12 via vancouversun.com
  Ottawa’s proposal to cut an $8 online search fee for a file of personal bankruptcies could make it more difficult for some individuals with past financial problems to find a job or an apartment, a trustee warns.
  The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada is “modernizing” its online insolvency record search that allows users to access public records on insolvency estates, bankruptcies and receiverships by dropping the search fee.
  “Everyone was shocked and flabbe
  
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• Be seen, be safe this #Halloween. Stay visible with glow sticks and reflective costumes #makesafehappen #NorthVan https://t.co/P7qcJFQ9zc

  29-10-2017 17:29 via twitter.com
  
  Be seen, be safe this #Halloween. Stay visible with glow sticks and reflective costumes #makesafehappen #NorthVan https://t.co/P7qcJFQ9zc
  
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• Extreme cuteness alert! Watch for a pink scene of unbelievable cuteness at #TheShipyards. Pint-sized flash mob toda… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-10-2017 17:01 via twitter.com
  Extreme cuteness alert! Watch for a pink scene of unbelievable cuteness at #TheShipyards. Pint-sized flash mob toda… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Weather: Wind warning in effect for Fraser Valley

  29-10-2017 16:55 via vancouversun.com
  Prepare for a windy day if you’re in the Fraser Valley.
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement on Sunday morning, warning that strong outflow winds will see gusts up to 80 k/h over Howe Sound and the Fraser Valley, including Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford and Chilliwack.
  Winds are expected to ease on Monday morning.
  
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• Government to cut pilot evaluators for large airlines, risking safety: critics

  29-10-2017 15:16 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Transport Canada is planning to stop evaluating pilots who perform checks on their counterparts at the country’s largest airlines and will instead give the responsibility to the operators, a change critics say erodes oversight and public safety.
  Documents show Transport Canada made the decision in May when the House of Commons transport committee was reviewing aviation safety and subsequently recommended more on-site inspections generally of the airline industry instead o
  
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• Pitt Meadows council in turmoil after sex assault conviction

  29-10-2017 04:33 via vancouversun.com
  The sex assault conviction of Pitt Meadows Coun. David Murray and its messy aftermath has the provincial government pondering an overhaul to rules governing municipal councils.
  Murray was convicted of sexual assault in Port Coquitlam provincial court this week for an incident that occurred about 25 years ago. The victim’s name is subject to a publication ban.
  Murray has not resigned his seat on council.
  “I think it places a huge cloud over us as a council and the reputation of our ci
  
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• So many things you can recycle for FREE at the North Shore Transfer Station recycling drop-off area.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-10-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  So many things you can recycle for FREE at the North Shore Transfer Station recycling drop-off area.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ocean Legacy is making use of 99 per cent of beach trash

  29-10-2017 01:40 via vancouversun.com
  Volunteers are toiling in a Main Street warehouse sorting plastic debris painstakingly picked from B.C’s beaches and islands, some of it originating from as far away as Japan.
  Hundreds of bulging “super sack” refuse bags containing tonnes of garbage tower over the proceedings. In their shadow, plastic water bottles, buoys and thousands of less recognizable items are cleaned of barnacles and seaweed, sorted and bagged.
  “We get a lot of random, mysterious, hard, mixed plast
  
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• #CityFix app – Snap it, Send it! Helping you help us to fix things around the City. cnv.org/CityFix… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-10-2017 00:00 via twitter.com
  #CityFix app – Snap it, Send it! Helping you help us to fix things around the City. cnv.org/CityFix… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Canada C3 icebreaker Polar Prince receives jubilant welcome to end 150-day journey in Victoria

  29-10-2017 00:00 via vancouversun.com
  ABOARD THE MV POLAR PRINCE — The Canada C3 expedition ended its historic 150-day, 23,000-kilometre voyage around Canada’s three coastlines with a jubilant welcome Saturday morning in Victoria’s inner harbour.
  Water gushed skyward from the bow of the Victoria fireboat, Protector, while members of the Canadian Navy and Canadian Coast Guard lined the docks, and the public waved from the shoreline off Wharf Street.
  “I’m thrilled to be here,” Catherine McKenna
  
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