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• B.C. ends loophole allowing big rent hikes in hot neighbourhoods

  09-12-2017 23:49 via vancouversun.com
  Renters in B.C. no longer need to worry about their landlords hiking up rates to match high rents in hot neighbourhoods.
  The NDP government announced it’s closing a loophole in residential tenancy and manufactured home park tenancy regulations by eliminating a clause that permitted landlords to raise rates above the normally allowable rental increase to match rents within a geographic area.
  Spencer Chandra Herbert, a New Democrat member of the B.C. legislature, said the change is part of a
  
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• B.C. ferries sets Jan. 22 as date to go butt-free

  09-12-2017 23:14 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries has set the date for its vessels, terminals and grounds to go smoke-free, and will include people in their vehicles in ferry lineups. The change comes Jan. 22 during National Non-Smoking Week.
  Smoking, which includes marijuana and vapour products, will be prohibited on all B.C. Ferries property, even in designated outdoor areas on ferries where smoking has been allowed to date.
  Smoking in private vehicles has generated a number of complaints, said B.C. Ferries spokeswoman Debor
  
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• Coquitlam school trustees' free trips to China raise ethical concerns

  09-12-2017 22:52 via vancouversun.com
  Coquitlam school trustees are under fire for taking Chinese-government-paid trips to China.
  For the past few years, some trustees, district officials and teachers have been taking 10-day trips during the March break paid for by Hanban, an arm of the Chinese government that funds the Confucius Institutes. 
  Confucius Institutes are academic programs that provide schools and universities instruction in Chinese language and culture. School District 43 — which includes schools in Coquitlam
  
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• Let's have peek at what Council's up to Monday at 6PM: cnv.org/CouncilMeetings #NorthVan https://t.co/0ieSVA4qNw

  09-12-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  
  Let's have peek at what Council's up to Monday at 6PM: cnv.org/CouncilMeetings #NorthVan https://t.co/0ieSVA4qNw
  
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• Here's Jill to tell you all about Deck the Hall. A free, fun event at #CityHall Dec 14th. All ages welcome!… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-12-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Here's Jill to tell you all about Deck the Hall. A free, fun event at #CityHall Dec 14th. All ages welcome!… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Man accused of murder and out on bail is re-arrested in Burns Lake

  09-12-2017 19:11 via vancouversun.com
  A man accused of murder, who sparked outrage in a northern B.C. town after he was released on bail last week, is back behind bars.
  Burns Lake resident Albert Giesbrecht, 66, is charged with the first-degree murder of 59-year-old Raymond Bishop, who was found shot to death on the south side of Francois Lake in Southbank on May 18.
  Last week, a judge in B.C. provincial court in Smithers released Giesbrecht on bail, a decision which sparked fear and outrage in the community of Burns
  
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• Shop local this weekend @FallforLocal Holiday Market 11am-5pm at the Pipe Shop. All this + more here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-12-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Shop local this weekend @FallforLocal Holiday Market 11am-5pm at the Pipe Shop. All this + more here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Theatre review: A twisted puppet Christmas Carol from Ronnie Burkett

  09-12-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Little Dickens
  Until Dec. 22 | The Cultch Historic Theatre
  Tickets and info: From $22 at thecultch.com
  Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has been a phenomenon since it was first published as a novella in December 1843. It was almost immediately adapted for the stage, and within a couple of months there were eight different versions playing in London.
  The staged Christmas Carol has remained insanely popular ever since, and seasonal outbreaks of Christmas Carolitis have become an annual eve
  
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• Book review: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas War of the Blink

  09-12-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  War of the Blink
  Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas | Locarno Press
  Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas returns to the form that first drew attention to his talents in his third book showcasing his creation, Haida manga.
  This award-winning and unique fusion of Haida art techniques with Japanese popular comic design takes traditional stories from the West Coast First Nation and gives them a visual representation that crosses cultures with ease. Colourful and with plenty of wit, Haida manga takes stor
  
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• Prof. Fizzyboots preps on elf-a-bits before fun run, return to college

  09-12-2017 16:53 via vancouversun.com
  When Baxter Bayer revealed this week he was going back to school, LaSalle College in Vancouver to be precise, AC/DC’s Lock Up Your Daughters Tour immediately came to mind for some strange reason.
  Then the real Thunderstruck — he’s actually going there to teach. For those about to attend his class, we salute you!
  While lucky students of the marketing in hospitality/events class will get to know … ahem, Mr. Bayer … as a brilliant young mind with a vibrant
  
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• The Home Front: Paying homage to traditional candle-making

  09-12-2017 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  The power of scent is all important when it comes to making your home a warm and inviting place, says Nick Rabuchin, co-founder of Vancouver Candle Co. And that’s why he and his partner Farouk Babul launched their company three years ago.
  “We were candle fanatics, and had bought a number of candles,” he says, “and the last one we bought just didn’t burn very well, and we thought there’s got to be a way of fixing it, and through the process of determining how t
  
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• Sold (Bought): Abbotsford home provides for potential mortgage-helping income

  09-12-2017 15:57 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  3333 Wagner Dr., Abbotsford
  Type: Eight-bedroom, five-bathroom detached
  Size: 4,271 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $740,000
  Listed for: $899,900
  Sold for: $967,600
  Sold on: Aug. 27
  Days on market: Four
  Listing agent: Justin Mangat and Jeannette Schmidt at HomeLife Benchmark Realty
  Buyers agent: Rod Hayes at Park Georgia Realty
  The big sell: This two-level Abbotsford home can not only accommodate elderly parents or guests in
  
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• Cascade City 'a real departure' for Richmond

  09-12-2017 15:14 via vancouversun.com
  It’s important for a city’s architecture not to become too predictable, says Arno Matis, principle at Arno Matis Architecture. In a break from the ubiquitous tower-and-podium style, Cascade City, a development planned for Richmond by Landa Global Properties, represents a different configuration where each tower blends into a podium in one continuous form.
  Arno Matis Architecture and Rafii Architects collaborated on the design of the development, which comprises two 15-storey towers o
  
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• Two pedestrians seriously hurt in crosswalk crash in Newton

  09-12-2017 07:41 via vancouversun.com
  Two pedestrians were seriously injured Friday evening when they were hit in a marked crosswalk in the Newton area of Surrey.
  Police say the pair were crossing at 128th Street and 80th Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. when a vehicle struck them.
  There was heavy fog in the area at the time, and Surrey RCMP say it doesn’t appear alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash.
  “The driver … remained on scene and is co-operating with police,” said Staff Sgt. Dwayne Farlin in a news
  
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• A trip to Bella Coola Valley, ground zero for debate on coexistence of grizzlies and humans

  09-12-2017 03:57 via vancouversun.com
  THE BELLA COOLA VALLEY — On the far side of the Atnarko River, an adult female grizzly bear walks along a path next to long grasses, climbs up and over logs, paws and sniffs at a couple of spawned-out pink salmon, then moves upstream for fresher fish. A two-year-old cub is close behind, following in mom’s footsteps.
  On the near side of the river, half a dozen tourists from as far away as Germany crouch silently in the shadowy, humid rainforest, camera flashes turned off to minimize i
  
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• Some fear shakeup at mayor's council could doom Broadway subway, Surrey light rail

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Transit watchers are offering different takes on what this week’s regional transportation leadership shakeup means for major projects on Metro Vancouver’s horizon.
  On Thursday, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan replaced Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson as the chair of the Mayor’s Council on Regional Transportation after the council held an election, while District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton replaced Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner as vice-chair.
  The mayors of the region&rsquo
  
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• Opinion: Newly disclosed data shows need for inquiry into fracking

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  In May 2014, B.C.’s then-Minister of Natural Gas Development, Rich Coleman, came out swinging when a team of Canadian and American scientists issued a report saying that fossil-fuel-industry fracking operations could contaminate surface and groundwater sources.
  “The reality is we’ve been doing this for over 50 years, we’ve never had a contamination from a drill, we’ve never had a drill stem leak or fail,” Coleman said. “We do it as well or better than an
  
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• Opinion: Homelessness: We all pay

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  I have the privilege of living in a lovely downtown Vancouver neighbourhood. The late-fall mornings are crisp and fresh and, even in a light drizzle, it’s a pleasant place to live, work and walk. But here’s something that makes me reject any claim that Vancouver is one of the world’s most “liveable” cities: On one recent early morning coffee run, I counted 13 homeless people sleeping in nooks and doorways — slumped in the shadows of the million-dollar condos t
  
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• Opinion: Canadian millennials seek closer, but pragmatic, connection to Asia

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Millennials are the first generation of Canadians whose world will be shaped by the “rise of Asia” for the entirety of their adult lives. As we plug into our digitally-connected world, we have witnessed in real-time the rapid economic growth and political transformation in Asia.
  The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s newest national opinion poll reveals that Canadian millennials — those aged 18 to 34 — are becoming increasingly open-minded about the opportunities t
  
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• Opinion: Canada’s mining industry leads way to a lower-carbon economy

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  When it comes to protecting the environment and fighting climate change, many people instinctively and unfairly put the mining and metals industry in the “bad guys” category. In fact, even before the Paris Agreement on climate change was negotiated two years ago, many mining and metals companies had already become part of the solution, both for the good of the planet and the good of the industry.
  The industry’s role in decarbonizing our planet has many parts, including reducing
  
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• Letters: Increase supply to resolve housing crisis

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  What is so complicated about supply-demand dynamics in a market economy? If you want to lower prices for a commodity, you increase supply. Conversely,  prices will rise if demand outstrips supply.
  The Lower Mainland problem, so blatantly obvious to everyone, is a critical lack of supply, both of rental and for-sale accommodation. It’s a setup for speculators, who will buy up anything from pork bellies to penthouses if they believe there will be a shortage.
  Yet almost every measure ena
  
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• Editorial: Move cautiously in setting the stage for selling pot

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s NDP government is right to get ahead of the curve and establish a framework for distributing and regulating recreational cannabis in advance of the federal government legalizing it next July. 
  But the plan still has some shortcomings that should be addressed before we legally light up our Sativa and enjoy what one vendor described as its spicy, earthy flavours. 
  B.C. intends to make marijuana available at public and private retail outlets, supplied exclusively by the B.C.
  
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• Neighbourhood group files petition against city of Vancouver over modular housing project in Marpole

  09-12-2017 02:59 via vancouversun.com
  A neighbourhood group is taking the City of Vancouver to court over a controversial housing development aimed at accommodating the homeless.
  The move by Caring Citizens of Vancouver Society comes after the city earlier this week obtained a court injunction ordering protesters to stop blocking construction of the 78-unit temporary modular housing project on Heather Street.
  Some residents in the Marpole neighbourhood have accused the city of using bullying tactics and are concerned that the projec
  
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• We'd like to hear from you about the #HarryJeromeNeighbourhood Lands. Review proposed redevelopment options & take… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-12-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  We'd like to hear from you about the #HarryJeromeNeighbourhood Lands. Review proposed redevelopment options & take… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Obituary: Leonard George, Tsleil-Waututh visionary

  09-12-2017 01:57 via vancouversun.com
  Leonard George touched a lot of lives.
  “He was so many things for different people,” said his niece Charlene Aleck.
  “He wouldn’t go into great depths trying to paint a picture for somebody. He would say the bare, bold truth, and it could change people.
  “That was in a lot of the messages I was reading (to his wife) this morning. It was pivotal to people’s lives, encountering Uncle Len and having him in their presence.”
  Those messages were coming in &ldquo
  
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• The sounds of the season are happening now in Civic Plaza! Here til 5:30pm, come on down. #CelebrateTheSeason… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-12-2017 01:55 via twitter.com
  The sounds of the season are happening now in Civic Plaza! Here til 5:30pm, come on down. #CelebrateTheSeason… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• A trip to Bella Cooley Valley, ground zero for debate on coexistence of grizzlies and humans

  09-12-2017 01:54 via vancouversun.com
  THE BELLA COOLA VALLEY — On the far side of the Atnarko River, an adult female grizzly bear walks along a path next to long grasses, climbs up and over logs, paws and sniffs at a couple of spawned-out pink salmon, then moves upstream for fresher fish. A two-year-old cub is close behind, following in mom’s footsteps.
  On the near side of the river, half a dozen tourists from as far away as Germany crouch silently in the shadowy, humid rainforest, camera flashes turned off to minimize i
  
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• We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Project Engineer, Building Connectivity and Performance. Click here to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-12-2017 01:31 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Project Engineer, Building Connectivity and Performance.Click here to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Stranded deer rescued from frozen lake near Kamloops

  09-12-2017 00:45 via vancouversun.com
  Two members of the Kamloops Search and Rescue team carried out an unusual rescue this week after they received a call about a deer stranded on an ice-covered lake.
  Mike Ritcey and a fellow member of the team received a call from a woman who spotted the deer on Tunkwa Lake, about 80 kilometres west of Kamloops.
  The pair sprang into action and decided to personally help the deer, although it wasn’t an official Kamloops Search and Rescue operation.
  Photos show the deer with a scarf wrapped ar
  
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• Lawyers for Jamie Bacon make Vancouver court appearance Friday

  09-12-2017 00:37 via vancouversun.com
  A week after murder charges against him in the Surrey Six case were stayed, lawyers for Jamie Bacon appeared in court Friday to deal with the remaining, unrelated criminal charge against him.
  The defence and the Crown spent more than two hours discussing matters related to Bacon’s charge of counselling to commit murder.
  Details of those discussions cannot be reported on due to a publication ban imposed by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge. Bacon, who remains in custody, was not in
  
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• Douglas Todd: Is it OK to ask, 'Where are you from?'

  09-12-2017 00:09 via vancouversun.com
  A seemingly innocuous question has become contentious.
  “Where are you from?” has turned into a multicultural minefield. What some used to consider a basic curiosity has become politicized. 
  Activists and a number of scholars have added “Where are you from?” to the list of phrases they judge as “micro-aggressions,” which they define as inadvertent slights that can do lasting psychological damage.
  Asking someone about their place of origin seems to be espec
  
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• Meet the Chef: Teejae Conwi of Delta Vancouver Downtown Suites

  09-12-2017 00:00 via vancouversun.com
  Executive chef Teejae Conwi brings Filipino flair to Delta Vancouver Downtown Suites.
  Q: What motivates and inspires you as a chef? 
  Teejae Conwi.
  A: When I pour my passion into a dish, I’m inspired by the farmers and producers we have in B.C. who put just as much hard work and hours into growing the wonderful ingredients we can all enjoy.
  Q: How would you describe the type of food you like to cook? 
  A: I want to cook food that creates an emotional connection when people eat
  
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• Family Friday Night at Park & Tilford Hi-Light Festival 5-9pm. Free family fun + visit w/ Santa. More info:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-12-2017 00:00 via twitter.com
  Family Friday Night at Park & Tilford Hi-Light Festival 5-9pm. Free family fun + visit w/ Santa. More info:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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