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• Alberta man charged with murder of 'hero' Abbotsford Const. John Davidson

  07-11-2017 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  Const. John Davidson, the Abbotsford police officer who was shot dead on Monday, is being remembered as a hero who was courteous, kind and dedicated officer who made an impression on everyone he encountered.
  The Abbotsford Police Department’s Const. John Davidson was shot and killed in the line of duty on Nov. 6, 2017.
  The man accused of shooting Davidson, Oscar Ferdinand Arfmann, was charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday. 
  Davidson had been a police officer for 24 years, beginn
  
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• B.C. Speaker bars use of mock ministerial titles in legislature

  07-11-2017 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The Speaker of the B.C. legislature has barred the use of mock ministerial titles, and warned his former Liberal colleagues he will no longer allow challenges to his authority.
  Speaker Darryl Plecas said the opposition cannot continue to make up titles for cabinet ministers — such as “minister of job loss” or “minister of intimidation” — ending a technique that had been used by all parties for years but had flared up as a particular point of d
  
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• A #GetPrepared Workshop Series is coming up at NSEMO. Sign up here: nsem.info/workshops #NorthVan https://t.co/NQilPJG1aE

  07-11-2017 22:01 via twitter.com
  
  A #GetPrepared Workshop Series is coming up at NSEMO. Sign up here: nsem.info/workshops #NorthVan https://t.co/NQilPJG1aE
  
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• Cypress to open for skiing and snowboarding on Friday

  07-11-2017 21:57 via vancouversun.com
  Let ski season begin!
  Cypress Mountain, the company that operates the ski area, has announced it will open it for skiing and snowboarding on Friday.
  “This will be the third earliest opening in our 33-year history,” said marketing director Joffrey Koeman in a press release on Monday.
  “We received 30 centimetres of fresh snow on Thursday … followed by perfect temperatures to make snow.”
  Cypress recently expanded its snow-making system, which has allowed the mountain
  
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• IBM urges B.C. government to use blockchain to track marijuana sales

  07-11-2017 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  IBM Corp. is urging the B.C. government to use blockchain to track marijuana sales throughout the entire supply chain once recreational cannabis is legal next year.
  The U.S. technology giant said blockchain could help the government limit or eliminate black market sales by tracking where and how cannabis is sourced, sold and priced — from seed to sale.
  IBM made these comments in its submission as part of the B.C. government’s public consultation on cannabis regulation. Ottawa has a J
  
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• Vancouver police seek tips about assault

  07-11-2017 21:38 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police are appealing to the public for information about an assault that landed a woman in hospital.
  Just before 2 a.m. on Monday, a 31-year-old woman was walking on the east sidewalk on Cambie Street between West 44th and West 46th avenues, when an unknown person shoved her from behind.
  The woman fell to the ground and was knocked unconscious. When she regained consciousness, she went home and called police.
  The woman was taken to hospital, where she was treated for minor injuries and
  
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• Air New Zealand and YVR celebrate 10th anniversary

  07-11-2017 21:38 via vancouversun.com
  Air New Zealand and Vancouver International Airport marked their 10-year partnership of flying from Vancouver to Auckland with a unique celebration.To commemorate the event, Air New Zealand and YVR staged a Haka dance on the tarmac.Air New Zealand recently announced a 20 per cent increase in services between Vancouver and Auckland starting in January 2018. 
  
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• We're recruiting for an Auxiliary Occupational Health & Safety Assistant. Click here to apply. ow.ly/MXzf30gqlNX

  07-11-2017 21:35 via twitter.com
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• Mackage creators talk Canadian cool, new Vancouver shop — and, yes, Meghan Markle

  07-11-2017 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  What do you think of when you hear the word Mackage? If you immediately responded with “leather jackets” you’re likely not alone. 
  “Before, you would get Mackage at a store like Aritzia,” Elisa Dahan, co-founder of the brand, says. “But Aritzia only has our leather jackets, so that provides a very specific perception of what the brand is.”
  With the opening of the brand’s first retail store in Vancouver, a 1,325-square-foot shop located in
  
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• Lots of free family fun planned for #KidsintheHall at #CityHall + fire truck, digger & RCMP cruiser in #CivicPlaza.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-11-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  Lots of free family fun planned for #KidsintheHall at #CityHall + fire truck, digger & RCMP cruiser in #CivicPlaza.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Style Q&A: Icebreakers reveals new collection for the 'conscious urban consumer'

  07-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Fashion meets innovation — with a touch of minimalist street style mixed in — with a new release from Icebreaker.
  The clothing company, which specializes in offering “technical” performance clothing crafted from natural fibres, has partnered with Japanese clothing company GOLDWIN to create a unique capsule collection. 
  Justin Walford, the general manager and vice-president of Icebreaker North America, chatted with Postmedia News about the launch, what makes it d
  
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• Abbotsford police officer shot to death identified as Const. John Davidson

  07-11-2017 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  The Abbotsford police officer who was killed in a shooting on Monday has been identified as Const. John Davidson.
  Abbotsford Police Department Const. John Davidson was shot and killed in the line of duty on Nov. 6, 2017.
  Davidson had been a police officer for 24 years, beginning his law-enforcement career in the United Kingdom working for the Northumbria Police from 1993 to 2005, according to a news release from the Abbotsford Police Department.
  Davidson joined the Abbotsford force in March 2006
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Court adjourns polygamist Winston Blackmore's constitutional challenge hearing

  07-11-2017 19:06 via vancouversun.com
  CRANBROOK, B.C. — Winston Blackmore’s application challenging the constitutionality of Canada’s polygamy law was adjourned Tuesday before it even started.
  The problem is that Blackmore’s lawyer, Blair Suffredine, has missed a long string of filing deadlines that were meant to keep this court process on track.
  He failed to give notice of a constitutional challenge in the original pretrial conferences. He missed the deadline for filing the application after he indicated dur
  
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• B.C. Liberals attack legislature Speaker over parliamentary language

  07-11-2017 18:39 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals are calling into question the professionalism of Speaker of the Legislature Darryl Plecas for his sudden refusal to allow the opposition to use fake titles when referring to government ministers.
  Liberal house leader Mike de Jong issued a rare public rebuke of the Speaker for the decision, saying he’s damaged his non-partisan office by unilaterally changing what has been considered parliamentary language in the house for decades, without properly consulti
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP seek to return lost rent money - North Shore News

  07-11-2017 18:05 via nsnews.com
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  RCMP say a Good Samaritan found and turned in an envelope labeled “rent money” and stuffed with cash Nov. 1. article continues below. Trending Stories. North Van fentanyl dealer avoids jail time · North Shore Rescue making final push to find lost hiker ...
  
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• We’re recruiting for a Regular Full-Time Labourer 2 in the Parks Section. Click here to apply: ow.ly/JpL930gq0TP

  07-11-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  We’re recruiting for a Regular Full-Time Labourer 2 in the Parks Section. Click here to apply: ow.ly/JpL930gq0TP
  
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• Missed last night's Council Meeting...no prob we've go it right here: ow.ly/QR6b30got9G #NorthVan https://t.co/xqmmjsnzS6

  07-11-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  
  Missed last night's Council Meeting...no prob we've go it right here: ow.ly/QR6b30got9G #NorthVan https://t.co/xqmmjsnzS6
  
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• Daily Poll: Did Vancouver city hall make right decision on 105 Keefer?

  07-11-2017 17:05 via vancouversun.com
  On Monday night, Vancouver’s development permit board rejected — for the fifth time —  a condo project proposed for the corner of Keefer and Columbia streets in Chinatown.
  The rejected Beedie Living plan called for a nine-storey building with 111 residential units, retail shops, a privately run cultural-amenity space on the first floor and three levels of underground parking. 
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  Chinatown condo tower project rejected by city — againCritics said t
  
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• 5 things to do in Metro Vancouver, Nov. 9-16

  07-11-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Circle Craft Christmas Market
  Through Nov. 12 | Vancouver Convention Centre West
  Tickets and info: From $11, circlecraft.net
  For four and a half decades this annual event has heralded the arrival of the holiday season and given gift purchasers a chance to source unique items. Over 300 local artisans and producers are part of the B.C.-run artist cooperative that connects customers to crafters. From humble origins in 1973 at the Cultch, the market now packs the Vancouver Convention Centr
  
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• Winter coats: The top trends, the hottest styles and more

  07-11-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  You don’t have to be an avid fashion follower to know the following to be true: style trends are cyclical. 
  “Fashion comes in cycles,” Christina Lau, the marketing coordinator for Enda B boutique in Vancouver, confirms. 
  Each season, there is a trace of a trend from a bygone era that pops up — from Western-influenced denim and boots (yes, they’re back again) to disco-approved accessories (think: those show-stopping, crystal-encrusted beauties spotted at Sa
  
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• Cypress Mountain to open for skiing and snowboarding on Friday

  07-11-2017 07:37 via vancouversun.com
  Let ski season begin!
  Cypress Mountain has announced it will open for skiing and snowboarding this Friday, Nov. 10.
  “This will be the third earliest opening in our 33-year history,” said marketing director Joffrey Koeman in a press release Monday.
  “We received 30 centimetres of fresh snow on Thursday … followed by perfect temperatures to make snow.”
  Cypress recently expanded its snowmaking system, which has allowed the mountain to create “huge amounts of snow
  
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• 'Hero' Abbotsford police officer dead after strip-mall shootout

  07-11-2017 06:51 via vancouversun.com
  An Abbotsford family, a police department and a community are in mourning after an officer was killed during a shootout at an Abbotsford strip mall Monday.  
  The slain officer, who hasn’t been identified, was hailed as a hero among heroes by Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich.  
  “The officer who gave his life today is a hero,” said Rich. “He was protecting this community.” 
  The shooting started innocuously enough with a call to police at 11:35
  
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• Chinatown condo tower project rejected by city — again

  07-11-2017 04:59 via vancouversun.com
  A controversial condo tower proposed for the corner of Keefer and Columbia streets in Vancouver’s Chinatown has been rejected by the city’s development permit board.
  This was the fifth application in four years by Beedie Living to build at 105 Keefer.
  “We’re super happy,” said Nat Lowe, of the Chinatown Action Group.
  “I think what we’ve seen is that people who are organized win. We had over 3,000 petition signers. We went to every single m
  
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• Going green makes you feel better, even when it's hard, SFU study finds

  07-11-2017 04:40 via vancouversun.com
  Taking action to help the environment enhances your feeling of well-being and if that action is difficult or expensive, you might feel even better, according to a study by Simon Fraser University.
  The connection between helping the environment and emotional reward is more complicated than helping a friend or neighbour, according to co-author Michael Schmidt.
  The effects of assisting your elderly neighbour with his shopping are immediate and you feel the gratitude. Green behaviour is more co
  
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• Environmental group resigns from advisory panel for Gibraltar Mine

  07-11-2017 03:54 via vancouversun.com
  An environmental group says it is making “absolutely no progress” in improving water management conditions and is resigning from an advisory committee for B.C.’s Gibraltar Mine.
  The Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society said its focus as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for the past eight years has been to protect the health of the Fraser River Watershed. The society said while it disagreed with “direct discharge of tailings effluent into” the Fras
  
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• Do drivers with dashcams deserve discounts?

  07-11-2017 03:32 via vancouversun.com
  Not only do dashcams make good viral social media, they also can lower your insurance costs, prevent fraud and speed up the claims process, and ICBC should discount the premiums of drivers who install them, says a B.C. distributor.
  Alex Jang, owner of BlackboxMyCar in Richmond, said he’s had clients use dashcam footage to help government adjusters sort out who’s responsible, thereby speeding up claim settlements and saving ICBC money. He said ICBC should reward drivers with a di
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Unionized trades boss pitches Site C behind the scenes at NDP conference

  07-11-2017 03:28 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Among the many folks buttonholing each other at the B.C. NDP convention on the weekend, none faced a bigger selling job than Tom Sigurdson, executive director of the unionized building trades.
  To him fell the challenge of making the case for proceeding with Site C, a project hated by many New Democrats and viewed with profound skepticism by others.
  Not to say the actual hydroelectric dam was on the order paper for debate at the convention. That would not have been helpful, in th
  
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• Opinion: Criminal justice system is failing women

  07-11-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  We, the women who work in rape-crisis centres, didn’t need the #MeToo campaign to know how common it is for women to experience sexual assault and rape. Being a girl and a woman in this world means we are likely to be sexually assaulted. If we are poor, or Indigenous, or women of colour, or women with cognitive or physical disabilities, we are even more likely to be sexually assaulted — it’s almost guaranteed. 
  The common sexism and diminishment of women in all aspect
  
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• Lose your rent money? North Van Mounties want to talk to you

  07-11-2017 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  Officers wont' say how many bills were found, nor where the money was discovered. But if you can tell them, you might be able to claim it.
  
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• Wrongfully convicted man seeks to keep $5.1 million

  07-11-2017 02:37 via vancouversun.com
  Ivan Henry wants to keep the full $13 million he has been awarded following his wrongful conviction and 27-year imprisonment, rather than the roughly $8 million granted by the B.C. Supreme Court in 2016.
  The provincial government, however, told the B.C. Court of Appeal on Monday that such a decision would violate the long-standing rule covering tort damages and give Henry “a windfall.”
  The government is arguing it would be unjust for the 71-year-old to keep the $5.1 million he receiv
  
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• Council is getting underway soon. Join us in person or watch online. Review tonight's agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-11-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Council is getting underway soon. Join us in person or watch online. Review tonight's agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Twitter account reports illegal Vancouver Airbnb listings

  07-11-2017 01:47 via vancouversun.com
  An anonymous Twitter account is lodging complaints about “illegal” Airbnb listings in the city.
  VISTRO (Vancouver’s Illegal Short Term Rental Operators) has been tweeting Vancouver listings — often more than 20 per day — since Oct. 29. As of Monday morning, the account, which has more than 950 followers, had publicized 75 listings, tagging the city and Canada Revenue Agency in each post.
  The account’s profile states, “City of Vancouver won’t go aft
  
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• 'Hero' police officer dead following shooting in Abbotsford

  07-11-2017 01:44 via vancouversun.com
  The Abbotsford police department is in mourning after an officer died following a dramatic shooting outside of an Abbotsford strip mall on Monday afternoon.
  “The officer who gave his life today is a hero,” said a shaken Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich. “He was protecting this community. He will always be my hero.”
  Rich said the police department received a report of a possible stolen vehicle in a parking lot of a strip mall in the 3200-block of Mt. Lehman Road.
  The calle
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium seeks senior marine mammal trainer comfortable with 'sea lion bites, pathogens'

  07-11-2017 01:34 via vancouversun.com
  Help wanted: Successful applicant will be media savvy, university-trained, capable of lifting an awkward 22 kilograms, and comfortable with “animal bites, potential pathogens and chemicals.”
  These are all part of the job description posted by the Vancouver Aquarium for a senior marine mammal trainer, with responsibility for Steller sea lions on display in the former beluga pool — now billed as Steller’s Bay.
  While the posting doesn’t specifically say so, it also inc
  
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• We cannot imagine the grief everyone is going through, on behalf of all of our firefighters, we send our deepest co… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-11-2017 01:17 via twitter.com
  We cannot imagine the grief everyone is going through, on behalf of all of our firefighters, we send our deepest co… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Council meets tonight at 5pm (workshop) and 7pm. Can't make it? Watch online: ow.ly/JZ1u30goRTs Agendas:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-11-2017 01:15 via twitter.com
  Council meets tonight at 5pm (workshop) and 7pm. Can't make it? Watch online: ow.ly/JZ1u30goRTsAgendas:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mother of murdered West Van millionaire sues victim's estate

  07-11-2017 00:47 via vancouversun.com
  The mother of a West Vancouver businessman who was murdered in 2015 is suing the victim’s estate in a bid to recover what she claims was a multimillion-dollar loan to him.
  In her lawsuit, Zhifang Wang says that she and her son, Gang Yuan, verbally agreed in August 2014 that she would provide him with an interest-free loan for US$5 million and that the loan would be repaid within six months.
  The mom says that in early April 2015 the Canadian equivalent of about $6 million was advanced to Yu
  
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• Tallio appeal: Three-judge panel to hear arguments over DNA testing on 1983 murder case

  07-11-2017 00:40 via vancouversun.com
  Lawyers are set to argue Tuesday morning in the B.C. Court of Appeal for the release of a key tissue sample they say could prove their client is innocent of the murder for which he has spent the past 34 years in prison.
  Phillip James Tallio of Bella Coola was sentenced to life in prison in January 1984, after pleading guilty to the murder, nine months earlier, of 22-month old Delavina Mack.
  Earlier this year, B.C. Court of Appeal judge Elizabeth Bennett ruled Tallio’s appeal could pro
  
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• Heartfelt condolences to the loved ones and colleagues of our fellow fallen officer today in Abbotsford. @AbbyPoliceDept.

  07-11-2017 00:32 via twitter.com
  Heartfelt condolences to the loved ones and colleagues of our fellow fallen officer today in Abbotsford. @AbbyPoliceDept.
  
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• Did you lose your rent money in North Van?

  07-11-2017 00:32 via vancouversun.com
  North Vancouver police are hoping to reunite an envelope of cash with its rightful owner.
  According to a media release, “a local, very honest” North Vancouver resident recently turned the cash in to the RCMP.
  The cash, in an enveloped labelled “rent money,” was found in a shopping cart at an unnamed grocery store.
  To claim the cash, the store where the envelope was lost must be identified as well as the correct amount of money that is in the envelope.
  If you think this is
  
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• Burnaby wants Sask. justice minister to withdraw comments

  07-11-2017 00:31 via vancouversun.com
  Burnaby wants Saskatchewan’s justice minister to withdraw comments suggesting it “is deliberately slowing down” the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  A lawyer acting for Burnaby sent a letter to Don Morgan saying city officials hope he was misquoted in a statement published Friday by a Regina newspaper.
  The letter says if the comments were made, Morgan is “misinformed” because the city is proceeding with the regulatory process in good faith. The city hasn’t i
  
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• Did you lose your rent money in North Van? - Vancouver Sun

  07-11-2017 00:29 via vancouversun.com
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  Did you lose your rent money in North Van?
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  North Vancouver police are hoping to reunite an envelope of cash with its rightful owner. According to a media release, “a local, very honest” North Vancouver resident recently turned the cash in to the RCMP. The cash, in an enveloped labelled “rent ...and more »
  
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• More snow possibly on the way for South Coast

  07-11-2017 00:28 via vancouversun.com
  A cold front set to arrive on the south coast Tuesday could bring snow to some areas, Environment Canada says.
  Residents of Whistler, Howe Sound, Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley should expect rain and possibly snow, beginning early Wednesday and intensifying later in the day.
  “There remains considerable uncertainty regarding the timing of the precipitation and the likelihood of snow,” Environment Canada forecasters said in a statement.
  If snow does fall, it will most likely be
  
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• Get supplies early, have a shovel & supply of salt or ecofriendly de-icer ready, cnv.org/SnowReady #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-11-2017 00:01 via twitter.com
  Get supplies early, have a shovel & supply of salt or ecofriendly de-icer ready, cnv.org/SnowReady #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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