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• NDP announces task force to end B.C.'s medical services plan premiums

  02-11-2017 23:48 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. government has named a group of experts to advise the province on how to eliminate medical premiums within four years.
  The group will be chaired by a University of Victoria professor who is an expert in applied economic research and policy analysis.
  Paul Ramsey, a former NDP cabinet minister for health, environment and education, has also been appointed along with a law professor from the University of B.C.
  Finance Minister Carole James says in a news release that Medic
  
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• Alcohol a likely factor in 2015 North Shore mountains plane crash: TSB

  02-11-2017 23:25
  
  Transportation Safety Board investigators say alcohol “almost certainly” was a factor in a 2015 plane crash that killed two pilots in the North Shore mountains.
  
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• Minister defends direct award of Massey tunnel review contract

  02-11-2017 23:14 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s transportation minister is defending a decision to directly award a $350,000 taxpayer-paid consulting contract, saying it would have taken too long to put the work to the public in a normal bidding process.
  Claire Trevena said an open competition for the contract to review transportation solutions at the Massey tunnel crossing would have meant work couldn’t begin until January.
  “We wanted to make sure we could move on this as soon as possible,” Tre
  
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• Some #Movember inspiration. Ambrose Burnside with a little vintage mustache. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-11-2017 23:00 via twitter.com
  Some #Movember inspiration. Ambrose Burnside with a little vintage mustache. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Priciest property ever listed in North Vancouver - North Shore News - North Shore News

  02-11-2017 22:47 via nsnews.com
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  Priciest property ever listed in North Vancouver - North Shore News
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  This home set among 14 acres on Indian River Crescent was recently listed for $36.2 million – the highest asking price for a property ever in North Vancouver.and more »
  
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• Priciest property ever listed in North Vancouver - North Shore News

  02-11-2017 22:47 via nsnews.com
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  Priciest property ever listed in North Vancouver
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  This home set among 14 acres on Indian River Crescent was recently listed for $36.2 million – the highest asking price for a property ever in North Vancouver. photos Mike Wakefield, North Shore News. 36 Milllion dollar house 02.jpg. This home set among ...and more »
  
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• We're recruiting for two Regular Full-time Bylaw Ticket Screening Clerks. Click here to apply. ow.ly/B2dj30gjJMG

  02-11-2017 22:29 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for two Regular Full-time Bylaw Ticket Screening Clerks.Click here to apply. ow.ly/B2dj30gjJMG
  
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• TSB says pilots should be tested for alcohol, drugs after deadly 2015 crash near Vancouver

  02-11-2017 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The airline industry and Transport Canada should develop a program requiring pilots to be tested for drugs and alcohol, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday after releasing a report into a crash that killed two people.
  Board chairwoman Kathy Fox called on both sides to work with employee representatives to implement a program that would protect public safety. She added that self-policing by the industry has not worked, so the issue of impairment will continue to go unr
  
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• Vancouver home sales take October jump

  02-11-2017 21:45 via vancouversun.com
  Canada’s two hottest housing markets experienced above-average home sales last month, according to local real estate board figures, as buyers appear to be snapping up properties ahead of new mortgage requirements in January.
  Vancouver area home sales jumped 7.1 per cent from September to October with 3,022 properties sold, and 35.2 per cent from the same month last year, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
  The federal government’s plans to tighten mortgage requir
  
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• TransLink reveals winter transit plans

  02-11-2017 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink has made some key changes to how it will prepare for and respond to snowy weather to avoid the issues with buses and SkyTrains that plagued the transit authority last winter.
  “Tire socks” for buses on Burnaby Mountain, heat tracing and cover boards for the Canada Line’s power rail and designated snow routes are some of the new initiatives TransLink announced on Thursday.
  “Last winter, we had extraordinary weather in Metro Vancouver. It caused great challenges fo
  
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• Are you ready for snow? Get tips + all the latest on City news & events in this week's #CityView eNews:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-11-2017 21:01 via twitter.com
  Are you ready for snow? Get tips + all the latest on City news & events in this week's #CityView eNews:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Iconic oak tree replaced atop Vancouver West End high-rise

  02-11-2017 20:29 via vancouversun.com
  An oak tree that that has been part of the English Bay skyline for three decades has been replaced.
  Crews used a crane on Wednesday to lift the 10-metre high, three metre wide pin oak tree up 60 metres to the roof deck of a condo tower on Beach Avenue in Vancouver’s West End.
  The first tree, also a pin oak, was planted on the roof deck in 1987 but was removed earlier this year after it died.
  Ron Rule, the  landscape architect who installed the first tree and oversaw the
  
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• Government says B.C. input on legalizing pot an all time high

  02-11-2017 20:19 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s public consultations on how to legalize pot have wrapped up, and the government says engagement was high.
  More than 48,000 British Columbians contributed to the public and stakeholder engagement on the legalization and regulation of non-medical cannabis.
  “An unprecedented number of people shared their opinions to help shape the way non-medical cannabis will be regulated in B.C.,” a government release said Thursday.
  After five weeks of being live, the BC Cannabis Reg
  
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• #Winter #Spring #Summer #Fall, no matter the season, there's no #PooFairy. Please bag it & bin it. 🐾… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-11-2017 19:27 via twitter.com
  #Winter #Spring #Summer #Fall, no matter the season, there's no #PooFairy. Please bag it & bin it. 🐾… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Anti-Semitic posters appear at University of Victoria

  02-11-2017 19:06 via vancouversun.com
  Serious concerns are being raised about white supremacy posters circulating at the University of Victoria. 
  The posters say “(((Those))) who hate us will not replace us,” and provide links to white supremacist websites. 
   The triple parentheses are used by online neo-Nazis to identify Jews, while the slogan is similar to “Jews will not replace us,” chanted during the rally in Charlottesville, Va., said Daniel Koren, media coordinator for B’n
  
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• Vancouver eyes San Francisco program to protect cherished community businesses

  02-11-2017 18:32 via vancouversun.com
  It wasn’t until he announced plans to shut down that Jerry Wolfman learned just how much the outdoor store his father started 70 years ago means to Vancouver.
  “It’s like we’re having a wake,” Wolfman said. “Tears in people’s eyes, a hug, people recounting stories of first coming in with their grandparents, their parents, themselves and now bringing their children.”
  Wolfman puts much of the blame for the pending closure of Three Vets on soaring prop
  
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• We're recruiting for an Auxiliary Plumbing and Gas Inspector. Click here to apply. ow.ly/bSVl30gjotI

  02-11-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for an Auxiliary Plumbing and Gas Inspector.Click here to apply. ow.ly/bSVl30gjotI
  
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• Agendas for next Monday's Council workshop and regular meeting are now available on our website.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-11-2017 18:17 via twitter.com
  Agendas for next Monday's Council workshop and regular meeting are now available on our website.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• TransLink to reveal winter transit plans

  02-11-2017 16:58 via vancouversun.com
  Winter weather is on the way, and TransLink will reveal on Thursday how it plans to prepare its fleet of buses and trains for the snow.
  This includes new initiatives that will be introduced based on lessons the transit authority learned during last year’s record-breaking winter weather, which wreaked havoc on bus and HandyDART service.
  In past years, TransLink has taken a number of measures to ensure SkyTrain and buses run properly when the weather takes a turn for the worse.
  There are thr
  
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• Snowfall warnings in effect for several B.C. highways

  02-11-2017 16:27 via vancouversun.com
  Motorists heading up to the B.C. Interior are being urged to take extra caution Thursday as forecasters expect a huge dump of snow.
  Environment Canada has posted snowfall warnings for several highways, including the Coquihalla and the Okanagan Connector, with 20 centimetres or more of snow expected in some areas.
  The federal weather agency says the snow is a result of a low pressure system and a passing Arctic front over the South Coast.
  The snow will likely be mixed with rain before turnin
  
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• In key freedom-of-religion case, Supreme Court sides with B.C. government over Jumbo ski resort

  02-11-2017 15:53 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Approval of a ski resort in a region held sacred by Indigenous people does not violate their constitutional right to freedom of religion, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday.
  The high court decision means the proposed resort development in southeastern British Columbia is a step closer to reality.
  The Ktunaxa Nation consider the land at the foot of Jumbo Mountain to be sacred and say construction of the resort would drive away Grizzly Bear Spirit, a principal figure of thei
  
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• Could a tax on ride-hailing help fund transit in B.C.?

  02-11-2017 15:49 via vancouversun.com
  The idea of taxing ride-hailing services to pay for transit projects — a concept proposed by one U.S. city — has captured the interest of local experts and politicians.
  Last month, B.C.’s government launched an independent review of ride-hailing services, which aren’t yet allowed in the province, in order to come up with a “made-in-B.C. approach” to ride-hailing. A report is due in early 2018.
  Three days later, the City of Chicago announced that it’s aim
  
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• Fare cuts in spring may bring 5% rise in B.C. ferry rides

  02-11-2017 15:41 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries expects to see its ridership increase by up to five per cent once the provincial government cuts fares on minor routes and restores the full seniors’ weekday discount in the spring, says Transportation Minister Claire Trevena.
  Trevena told the legislature that the ferry corporation has been using forecasting models to predict the impact of fare reductions on traffic volumes.
  “They’re obviously very conscious of this because this is their business,” she said.
  
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• Daily Poll: Is a tax on ride-hailing services to pay for transit projects a good idea?

  02-11-2017 14:22 via vancouversun.com
  Chicago plans to become the first city in the U.S. to institute a 15-cent fee on the ride-hailing industry to fund upgrades to train and bus lines. Could this approach work in B.C.? Some mayors think so.
  Last month, B.C.’s government launched an independent review of ride-hailing services such as Uber or Lyft, which aren’t yet allowed in the province. A report is due in early 2018.
  Do you think a small fee to help pay for much needed transit projects is a good idea?Take Our Poll 
  
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• Speed Control building generation of fans through educational tours

  02-11-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Speed Control is “a real live rock band from Whitehorse, Yukon.” That is far north of the border-hugging city circuit Canadian indie musicians typically tour. So how is it that the modern rockers have already lined up 210-plus shows in B.C. and Alberta in support of its third self-released album, Still Standing, with more being added weekly?
  Guitarist/vocalist Graeme Peters, brother Jody Peters (bass) and towering drummer Ian March know a lot about building a fan base. 
  In their
  
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• Five Things to Know: Human remains identified, Yaletown attack, Vancouver considers ride-share tax

  02-11-2017 13:00 via vancouversun.com
  The remains of missing teen Traci Genereaux have been found, police are warning the public after a Yaletown sex assault, and the textile industry creates a great deal of waste. Here are five things you need to know.
  Human remains on Salmon Arm-area farm identified 
  The human remains found at a Salmon Arm-area farm belong to missing teenager Traci Genereaux, a grieving family member told Postmedia Wednesday.
  “The body (on the farm) was a match to my parents’ DNA,” said
  
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• Gender blind production of Jesus Christ Superstar comes to North Vancouver - CBC.ca

  02-11-2017 06:00 via cbc.ca
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  Gender blind production of Jesus Christ Superstar comes to North Vancouver
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  A gender blind cast of the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar hits the stage in North Vancouver's Centennial Theatre this week. The cast is comprised of eight women and six men, with four of the traditionally male roles ...
  
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• The beat goes on at CinCin after 27 years

  02-11-2017 05:29 via vancouversun.com
  CinCin Ristorante
  1154 Robson St. | 604-688-7339
  Open: daily for dinner; cincin.net
  Andrew Richardson has been chef at CinCin for five years, earned awards (a gold for best Italian and silver for best upscale in Vancouver Magazine 2017 Restaurant awards and more nods from Wine Spectator, OpenTable, Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers, and the Vancouver International Wine Festival) and, for shame, I haven’t written about the restaurant under his stewardship.
  I visited recently a
  
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• VPD warns public, seeks witnesses after Yaletown sex assault

  02-11-2017 03:59 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police are warning the public after a woman was sexually assaulted early Wednesday in Yaletown.
  According to a news release, the incident occurred just after 3 a.m. Police say a woman in her 30s was walking south on Cambie Street near Expo Boulevard when she was approached by a man who threw her to the ground and sexually assaulted her. 
  A passing driver pulled over to see what was happening, which scared the suspect, who fled eastbound on Expo Boulevard, police said.
  The woman wa
  
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• Worker in hospital after touching power lines in Surrey

  02-11-2017 03:04 via vancouversun.com
  A worker was injured after he made contact with electrical wires on 184 Street in Surrey on Wednesday morning.
  The worker was transported to hospital after BC Hydro cut power to the lines so the worker could be safely brought down to the ground.
  A WorkSafe BC spokesperson said in an email that a prevention officer “has been assigned” to the incident but are not investigating as the situation is covered by federal regulation.
  They also had no information about what injuries the worker
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, Nov. 2

  02-11-2017 02:33 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Thursday, November 2.
  Agnete & The Merman (Render: The Vancouver International Music Video Festival)
  It always annoys me when I attend a short film festival and there isn’t a single music video. Music videos, after all, are short films. Fortunately, Vancouver has Render, a music video festival run by the Vancouver Music Video Society, whose focus is on the convergence between music and film/video, so ma
  
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• Remains on Salmon Arm-area farm are those of missing teenager

  02-11-2017 02:28 via vancouversun.com
  The human remains being investigated by police at a Salmon Arm-area farm belong to missing teenager Traci Genereaux, her grieving family confirmed Wednesday.
  “The body (on the farm) was a match to my parents’ DNA,” said a weeping Kyla Genereaux, Traci’s big sister. “I’m honestly in shock.”
  Kyla said her parents were called to the Vernon RCMP detachment Wednesday afternoon, and that her mother Laurie Nixon later told her the devastating news. She planned
  
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• Stopping vehicle terror attacks in Vancouver requires intelligence and vigilance: experts

  02-11-2017 02:13 via vancouversun.com
  After eight people were killed during a terrorist attack Tuesday in New York, when a driver slammed his rental truck into a crowd of pedestrians and cyclists, experts say monitoring such violence globally and careful planning locally are key to preventing it in B.C.
  Vehicles have been used as weapons against civilians at least 10 times since July 14 last year, when a man drove a cargo truck into a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, killing 86 people and injuring
  
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• Microsoft executive promotes virtual reality 'super cluster' for Vancouver

  02-11-2017 02:07 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. companies already employ 17,000 people in 3D and digital imaging, so it makes sense to Microsoft president Brad Smith that Vancouver would pursue the federal government’s so-called “supercluster” strategy for virtual and augmented reality.
  A Vancouver consortium is one of nine finalists for the federal government’s key innovation strategy that promises to infuse five centres of excellence with up to $950 million over five years to generate high-tech jobs and investme
  
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• Opinion: Are young people planning for their financial future? Don’t count on it

  02-11-2017 02:00 via vancouversun.com
  Every November, banks and money experts talk about the importance of financial literacy as part of Financial Literacy Month. Experts recognize the importance of understanding money matters; what often gets overlooked is the lack of financial education available to young people, the effect this has on their money-management skills and the subsequent impact on their financial freedom. 
  According to the latest census, more than a third of young Canadians aged 20-34 are still living with their
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Site C troubles began with last winter's tension crack and are far from over

  02-11-2017 01:09 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — From the day in mid-February that a huge tension crack opened on the north bank of the Peace River, upstream from the anchor point for the Site C dam, the controversial hydroelectric project has been in trouble.
  The initial 400-metre behemoth and a second 250-metre crack that opened in May were the main contributors to B.C. Hydro falling a full year behind schedule on plans to divert the river and to go $600 million and counting over budget.
  Nor is that the end of troubles assoc
  
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• Thousands left without power in Langley

  02-11-2017 01:08 via vancouversun.com
  More than 20,000 B.C. Hydro customers were left without power on Wednesday morning thanks to a downed wire.
  B.C. Hydro spokeswoman Tanya Fish said the outage affected the Port Kells, Walnut Grove and Fort Langley areas.
  Crews were brought in to make repairs and to switch affected customers to an alternative circuit so that as many customers as we possible could get their power back while repairs were being made.
  As of 5 p.m., crews had restored power to nearly all affected customers, but continu
  
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• $36M property sets new real estate record for North Vancouver - CTV News

  02-11-2017 00:51 via bc.ctvnews.ca
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  $36M property sets new real estate record for North Vancouver
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  A North Vancouver property listed for sale at $36.2 million has set a new real estate record for the municipality. Sotheby's International Realty Canada listed the 14-acre estate located at 2250 Indian River Crescent near Deep Cove. "This North ...
  C$36.2 Million Estate is North Vancouver's Priciest ListingMansion Globalall 4 news articles »
  
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• Attn Mulitfamily Recyclers: No Plastic Bags in Container Carts #NorthVan #ZeroWaste https://t.co/hiFWPsbTJO

  02-11-2017 00:50 via twitter.com
  
  Attn Mulitfamily Recyclers: No Plastic Bags in Container Carts #NorthVan #ZeroWaste https://t.co/hiFWPsbTJO
  
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• This Saturday, help us "Free the Trees!" We're meeting in Wickenden Park at 10am. Dress for the weather.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-11-2017 00:20 via twitter.com
  This Saturday, help us "Free the Trees!" We're meeting in Wickenden Park at 10am. Dress for the weather.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Watch for traffic delays @ East 27th/Mountain Hwy as we upgrade sewer lines located in the intersection #DNVtraffic ow.ly/DHed30ghS8a

  02-11-2017 00:09 via twitter.com
  Watch for traffic delays @ East 27th/Mountain Hwy as we upgrade sewer lines located in the intersection #DNVtraffic ow.ly/DHed30ghS8a
  
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• Locals take welfare challenge, will survive on $19 a week for food

  02-11-2017 00:03 via vancouversun.com
  DJ Larkin, a lawyer with the Pivot Legal Society, isn’t looking forward to the coming week. For the second year in a row, Larkin will be participating in the welfare food challenge, surviving on only what $18 will buy at the grocery store — packaged ramen, no-name mac and cheese, canned beans, a loaf of bread. 
  The sixth annual Welfare Food Challenge is put on by Raise the Rates, a coalition of anti-poverty activists, in hopes of raising awareness of the challenges facing B.C.&r
  
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• Site C dam project running over budget, says regulator

  02-11-2017 00:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s independent power regulator released its highly anticipated report into the Site C dam project Wednesday, concluding the megaproject is neither on time nor on budget and poses a significant financial risk to the province.
  “The BCUC is not persuaded that the Site C project will remain on schedule for a November 2024 in-service date,” read the report, released Wednesday morning.
  “The panel also finds that the project is not within the proposed b
  
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