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• Burned West End home's first tenant built Birks Clock

  29-01-2018 23:58 via vancouversun.com
  A unique, century-old home in Vancouver’s West End that burned down over the weekend was home to jeweller George Trorey, the man who first built and owned the iconic Birks Clock.
  Montreal-based jeweller Henry Birks & Sons bought Trorey’s store on the corner of Hastings and Granville streets in 1907, along with the clock he had installed on the street outside his doors.
  “The Birks Clock used to be called the Trorey Clock, until Birks bought it,” said Patrick Gunn,
  
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• Join City Parks Planners on a 3km Urban Walk on the #GreenNeckLaceTrail Wednesday, Jan 31. Details:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  Join City Parks Planners on a 3km Urban Walk on the #GreenNeckLaceTrail Wednesday, Jan 31. Details:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Tonight's 7pm Council meeting includes consideration of the draft Financial Plan (budget), and small lot infill are… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
  Tonight's 7pm Council meeting includes consideration of the draft Financial Plan (budget), and small lot infill are… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Fire crews rescue woman from upside down car after B.C. road washed out

  29-01-2018 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  Fire department officials are reporting a dramatic rescue of a woman whose car was caught in a mudslide in Lanzville on Vancouver Island.
  Deputy chief John Marment says the road was completely washed away and the woman was standing on an upside-down car at the bottom of the slide when emergency crews arrived just after midnight.
  He says she had mud and water almost up to her waist and the car was continuously sliding while crews set up rescue lines but they managed
  
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• VIDEO: Rain, rain everywhere as storm drenches North Vancouver - North Shore News

  29-01-2018 21:29 via nsnews.com
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  VIDEO: Rain, rain everywhere as storm drenches North Vancouver
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  Metro Vancouver workers monitor overflowing storm drains at Bellevue and 15th Street in West Vancouver Monday morning. photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore News. rain overflowing manhole. A manhole overflows at Marine Drive and 17th Street in West ...and more »
  
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• Attorney General David Eby calls ICBC's $1.3B loss a "dumpster fire"

  29-01-2018 21:19 via vancouversun.com
  Attorney General David Eby called ICBC’s current situation a “financial dumpster fire” during a news conference Monday.
  Eby’s comments came in response to a $1.3-billion operating loss that had been projected for ICBC’s current fiscal year.
  The massive figure, reported this weekend by Postmedia’s Mike Smyth, is $1 billion higher than what was projected just three months earlier.
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  Mike Smyth: Shocking massive losses revealed at ICBC, huge rate hikes
  
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• Metro gas prices jump 10 cents a litre overnight

  29-01-2018 20:45 via vancouversun.com
  Gas prices appear to be on the rise in Metro Vancouver.
  This morning, drivers were posting prices to gasbuddy.com of $1.47 a litre, a hike of 10 cents a litre from what others were reporting the night before.
  Pump prices were reported between $1.36 and $1.38 a litre at three stations on or near SW Marine Drive late Sunday and early today, according to gasbuddy.com.
  Starting around 9 a.m., motorists were reporting prices at $1.47 a litre at four stations, three in Vancouver and one in Surrey.
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• High waters and fast moving currents are extremely dangerous. If you're braving the rain and are out walking on tra… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 20:29 via twitter.com
  High waters and fast moving currents are extremely dangerous. If you're braving the rain and are out walking on tra… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• We'll be purple for Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness Week February 1-7 with purple lights outside City Hall &… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 20:25 via twitter.com
  We'll be purple for Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness WeekFebruary 1-7 with purple lights outside City Hall &… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• WestJet expands service from Vancouver with 60 more flights

  29-01-2018 20:23 via vancouversun.com
  Westjet is increasing service out of Vancouver International Airport by adding 60 more flights weekly.
  The Vancouver to Calgary service is getting the biggest boost with the addition of 24 new flights per week, 88 to 112, for a total of 16 flights daily.
  Westjet is also increasing service to Edmonton (50 to 59 flights weekly), Kelowna (40 to 49), and Ottawa (seven to 14).
  “WestJet is again providing additional service to benefit both the business traveller as well as the leisure guest
  
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• Former ICBC executive Nick Geer, killed in Calif. crash, remembered as family man

  29-01-2018 20:18 via vancouversun.com
   
   
  Nick Geer, a former Insurance Corp. of B.C. chief executive, is being remembered as a dedicated family man after his death in a motor-vehicle accident.Geer, 75, was killed Monday in the crash near Sacramento, California. His wife of 49 years, Penny, was hospitalized at the Enloe Medical Centre in Chico. She has since been moved to the intensive-care unit at Vancouver General Hospital.
   The couple had been on their way to Loreto Bay, which family members said was their favourit
  
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• Pacific Coliseum celebrates 50 years of music, memories and mayhem

  29-01-2018 19:39
  
  Depending on whom — or what — you believe, hockey fans may have divine intervention to thank for the Canucks’ entry into the NHL close to five decades ago.
  
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• B.C. government says it's cracking down on illegal ride-hailing services

  29-01-2018 19:20 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government is targeting drivers in its crackdown on illegal ride-hailing services operating in Metro Vancouver.
  Several companies — operating under the names Longmao, Udi Kuaiche, U Drop, RaccoonGo, GoKabu, Dingdang Carpool and AO Rideshare — have developed Chinese-language ride-sourcing apps and are recruiting drivers to operate their personal vehicles as unlicensed taxis.
  The Ministry of Transportation is warning the drivers working for ride-hailing apps that the
  
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• Eek! Just a few days left to apply for a Community Grant. Get your applications in by January 31.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Eek! Just a few days left to apply for a Community Grant. Get your applications in by January 31.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Nazareth, Trooper and Loverboy headline Rock Ambleside Park

  29-01-2018 17:57 via vancouversun.com
  All your grandpa’s favourite bands will gather in West Vancouver for the Rock Ambleside Park music festival, Aug. 17-19.
  Organizers have revealed the 11-band lineup for the three-day classic rock festival.
  Metal queen Lee Aaron will open the festival on Day 1 ahead of Sweet, best known for their hit Ballroom Blitz, and Canadian hitmakers Loverboy.Day 2 features Rik Emmett of Triumph, Chilliwack, Kim Mitchell and Trooper.Doug & The Slugs, Toronto, Little River Band and Scottish rockers
  
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• B.C. government to respond Monday to ICBC's $1.3B operating loss

  29-01-2018 17:56 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government will respond today to the $1.3-billion operating loss projected for ICBC’s current fiscal year.
  Attorney General David Eby will speak at a news conference scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Vancouver Cabinet Office in downtown Vancouver. He will address the steps required to halt the massive financial losses at B.C.’s public auto insurer.
  The massive figure, reported this weekend by Postmedia’s Mike Smyth, is $1 billion higher than what was projected just thr
  
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• Three vehicle incident on Hwy 1 westbound - past Westview exit - traffic backing up - rains are heavy - drive accor… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 17:24 via twitter.com
  Three vehicle incident on Hwy 1 westbound - past Westview exit - traffic backing up - rains are heavy - drive accor… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Here's a reminder of what summer feels like in Vancouver

  29-01-2018 17:06 via vancouversun.com
  It’s Monday. It’s rainy. It’s cold. Environment Canada says we’ll probably see up to 90 millimetres of rain.
  So here are some photos of when it wasn’t raining in Vancouver to help you get through today.
  There was once a time where you could hop on your bike and head out without having to wrap yourself in rain gear beforehand.
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: MAY 22, 2017 – People enjoy the weather around False Creek in Vancouver, B.C., May 22, 2017.
  Look at this guy. He&rsquo
  
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• Daily Poll: Who's to blame for ICBC's $1.3-billion operating loss?

  29-01-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Even before an official announcement is made, the finger pointing has begun.
  ICBC is expected to take a $1.3-billion operating loss in the current fiscal year ending March 1. It’s a result of increasing number of crashes, a surge in claims and ballooning costs of claims.
  And the loss could soon be pinned on ICBC customers in the form of a premiums hike.
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  'This is not sustainable:' ICBC projects $1.3-billion operating loss
  Many have pointed toward the previous Liberal government&rsqu
  
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• Music reviews: Calexico, Khari Wendall McClelland, Zimbamoto and Zaki Ibrahim

  29-01-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Calexico
  The Thread That Keeps Us | ANTI Records
  Long beloved of roots music fans, Tucson’s Calexico has always straddled the more outside aspects of its desert-bred psychedelia with pretty straight on fondness for sixties California hippy pop. Particularly the sound of the band Love, whose songs they’ve covered and who were also prone to include elements of mariachi horns and twang in its sound. For album number nine, it appears that Calexico stepped past that and set up camp in th
  
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• A pace to call your own while looping the hood with like-minded souls

  29-01-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  LANGLEY — There are 2,200 seats and an impressive eight-lane rubberized track at bustling McLeod Athletic Park.
  If you get here early enough on a Saturday to check out this prodigious facility, like we did Jan. 20, you’ll also be impressed with the natural turf soccer fields, softball diamonds, horseshoe pitch and pickleball courts. Yes, you read that pickleball part correctly.
  The compact Eric Bysouth Rotary Field House, located north of the stadium and a long foul ball away from th
  
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• Week 2 Sun Run InTraining schedule

  29-01-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER SUN RUN INTRAINING
  WEEK 2 | JAN. 27 to FEB. 2
  WALK 10K/NORDIC WALK 10K
  (Session 1 — 40 minutes)
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy 10 min.
  2 min. brisk walk, 2 min. slow and easy recovery walk.
  Do this combination 5 times
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 10 min.
  (Session 2 — 30 minutes)
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 20 min.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  (Session 3 — 40 minutes)
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 30 min.
  Cool-down: W
  
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• Options for lacing up in an InTraining program that fits you

  29-01-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Sun Run is more than just a walk in the park, but everyone regardless of age can complete 10 kilometres — with the right preparation and appropriate goals.
  If you plan to run or walk — or run-walk — the 34th Sun Run this spring, it will pay to work on your fitness and technique. Beginner or expert, you can make strides and avoid injury with SportsMedBC’s InTraining programs, which got underway this month across B.C.
  With five training levels to choose from,
  
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• Nutrition tips: Ten pre-run snacks to help fuel your performance

  29-01-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  “What’s the best snack to eat before my run?”
  As a sport dietitian, I get asked this question all the time by runners. The reality is, there is no one size fits all.
  Here I give 10 pre-run snacks ideas that will definitely keep you running on high-quality fuel. Use these examples as a guide, and make sure to experiment with different options to determine what foods work best for you:
  Long-lasting snacks, higher in protein and fibreChoose these snacks if you tend to feel hungry
  
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• Lynn Kanuka's coaching advice: Fun connections via twalking, trunning

  29-01-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  “I’ve always hated running but my friend tried this program and she coaxed me to try it. I never thought she’d be able to run the Sun Run and she did it. Maybe I can do it, too.”
  “I gained so much weight having my kids and I know I just need to get moving again for myself.”
  “I sit at my desk all day and I feel tired. I need a group to meet to get me going.”
  “My blood pressure is too high. Now I’m on medication but my doctor told me I ne
  
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• Opinion: Time to make a decision on Mayors' Council transportation plan is now

  29-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Will Metro Vancouver’s new transit and transportation plan to reduce traffic gridlock itself end up in governmental gridlock?
  That’s the fear of the Better Transit and Transportation Coalition. A credible transportation solution — a far-reaching plan to improve our region’s movability, environment, economy, health and quality of life — seems to be stalled between three levels of government.
  Three years ago, the Better Transit and Transportation Coalition (BTTC)
  
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• Opinion: Status quo a non-starter in B.C.'s forest industry

  29-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Doug Donaldson understands better than most how neglected B.C.’s forests are, and how that neglect is mirrored in troubling job losses and missed employment opportunities in rural towns and First Nations communities.
  As B.C.’s forests minister, he is also the MLA for the vast Stikine riding where Highway 37 is a gateway to old-growth forests that have been logged for decades with one goal in mind: to strip them of their trees and send virtually every log out of the province, in raw,
  
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• Opinion: National shipbuilding strategy is hobbling our Atlantic and Pacific fleets

  29-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canada has got some real problems.
  In 2014, Canada lost its last two refuelling supply ships, the HMCS Protecteur by fire and the HMCS Preserver as a result of corrosion. Consequently, for the last three years the navy has been unable to effectively deploy a task force and its ability to protect our shores has been limited. This loss reduces mission options, curtails the radius of action for the navy’s warships and erodes skills.
  Without resupply and refuelling capabilities, the navy is un
  
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• 'This is not sustainable:' ICBC projects $1.3-billion operating loss

  29-01-2018 04:57 via vancouversun.com
  Fallout is mounting over the Insurance Corp. of B.C.’s grim financial situation that could translate to large insurance-premium hikes for B.C. drivers unless “immediate action” is taken. 
  Attorney-General David Eby is expected to hold a news conference Monday to address steps the NDP government plans to take to stem the hemorrhaging, with a $1.3-billion operating loss projected by the end of the fiscal year March 1. 
  The public auto-insurer confirmed its “sizabl
  
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• Interior overdose deaths prompt health warning

  29-01-2018 03:21 via vancouversun.com
  KELOWNA — Health officials are urging B.C. residents to take extra caution when using drugs, following a string of suspected overdose deaths.
  Interior Health says the B.C. Coroners Service has reported seven suspected fatal overdoses in the region between Jan. 23 and 26.
  The exact causes of the deaths haven’t yet been confirmed, and the coroners service is investigating.
  The health authority says people should reconsider taking drugs or take steps to prevent overdoses, such as not us
  
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• Heavy snow expected on Coquihalla Highway

  29-01-2018 03:20 via vancouversun.com
  Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Hwy. 5 between Hope and Merritt.
  As much as 20 to 30 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in the area as the large weather system that has been passing over southwestern B.C. moves towards the interior of the province.
  Coquihalla summit may see between 30 and 50 centimetres of snow by Monday.
  Some parts of the highway could get freezing rain overnight.
  The snow storm is expected to continue moving to the east through Monday.
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• Family, friends, teammates remember Delta's Kyle Losse, 14

  29-01-2018 03:18 via vancouversun.com
  The baseball diamond was sacred ground to 14-year-old Kyle Losse, and today his family, friends, coaches, teachers and neighbours gathered on that ground to celebrate his life, mourn his loss and remember him. 
  At Winskill Park where Losse had so often played, under heavy cloud and rain that fell like tears, there was laughter and gratitude for the child whose life, so filled with promise, gave so much to so many.
  The South Delta Secondary student died Tuesday after a possible head injury,
  
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• Writing Alzheimer's play helped victim's wife deal with cruel illness

  29-01-2018 03:05 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Jill Daum says writing a play about a family’s struggles with Alzheimer’s helped her get out of bed some days as she fought to accept her husband’s diagnosis of the cruel disease.
  Daum is married to musician John Mann, the driving force behind the Canadian band Spirit of the West, who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s almost six years ago and now, at age 55, lives in a care home.
  “Forget About Tomorrow” opened Jan. 25 at Victoria&rsqu
  
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• Sports medicine experts MOVE on with evidence-based advice

  29-01-2018 01:27 via vancouversun.com
  Is prolonged rest best for an acute injury or musculoskeletal problem? No, it’s actually harmful. Steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for banged-up ligaments or muscles? Not so much. How about ice? Maybe for a short time, but rigorous research on benefits is tepid, so it’s controversial.
  The old advice to be idle is being put to rest. Now, experts say, the key to recovery is joint and muscle stimulation. And new research is driving this approach. A British S
  
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• The Thingery, a co-op borrowing project, is coming to a neighbourhood near you

  29-01-2018 01:22 via vancouversun.com
  Imagine all the stuff you might want one day, but rarely use, conveniently located in a community pod not far from your home, available to use when you want it and stored away conveniently when you don’t.
  Imagine all the space in your basement or hall closet without that paddleboard, skill saw, sewing machine, set of snowshoes, golf clubs or toboggan.
  Chris Diplock is the brains behind a new community project called the Thingery. Based on a co-op model, community members sign up for a $50
  
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• Days from turning 99, B.C. woman has outlived the generating station where her husband was the first plant manager

  29-01-2018 01:13 via vancouversun.com
  Georgean Price couldn’t have imagined as a young woman of 28 that she would outlast the useful life of the generating station where her husband was the first plant manager in 1947.
  She watched 71 years ago as a switch was flipped to turn on the turbines at the shiny new John Hart generating station. Last fall, at 98, she threw a switch to turn off the first of six turbines in honour of Art Price, her late husband.
  The old plant, just up the Campbell River from the namesake city of 35,000 b
  
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• B.C. releases documents revealing hunting culture among conservation officers

  29-01-2018 01:06 via vancouversun.com
  After repeatedly denying the existence of such documents, the B.C. government has finally complied with a freedom-of-information request revealing a strong hunting culture within the conservation officer service.
  The person who successfully navigated the bureaucracy where others couldn’t and who refused to take no for an answer is Bryce Casavant, the former conservation officer who gained international attention and support when he refused a superior’s order to kill two young bear cu
  
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• Dan Fumano: With big changes coming to city hall, candidates talk collaboration

  29-01-2018 00:01 via vancouversun.com
  The October municipal election is near enough that parties and potential candidates are busy strategizing, but far enough out that many questions are being answered with “it’s not out of the question” or “anything could happen.”
  One thing is certain now: No matter how the election shakes out, Vancouver’s council chambers will look very different next year.
  Of the city’s mayor and 10 councillors, five incumbents have already declared they won’t seek
  
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