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• What are your activity/program priorities for the new #HarryJeromeCommunityRecreationCentre? Share your thoughts at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-02-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  What are your activity/program priorities for the new #HarryJeromeCommunityRecreationCentre? Share your thoughts at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Hedley cut from Junos lineup over allegations of sexual misconduct

  14-02-2018 22:59 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. pop-rock group Hedley will not be performing at the 2018 Juno Awards after a number of allegations of sexual misconduct were levelled at the band.
  “After careful consideration of the situation and in discussions with the band, CARAS and Hedley have decided that the band will not be performing at the 2018 JUNO Awards,” read an update shared to the official Twitter account of the Junos.
  Allan Reid, president and CEO of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), h
  
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• 7 things to do this week in the Lower Mainland: The Jazz Epistles, Jake Shimabukuro, and more

  14-02-2018 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  The Jazz Epistles
  Abdullah Ibrahim with Terence Blanchard
  When: Feb. 18, 7 p.m.
  Where: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
  Tickets and info: From $54, at tickets.ubc.ca
  In 1959, a sextet was formed for a visiting pianist’s session that featured South African players Hugh Masekela (trumpet), Jonas Gwangwa (trombone), Kippie Moeketsi (alto saxophone) and others. Recruiting pianist Dollar Brand (now Abdullah Ibrahim), the group dubbed itself the Jazz Epistles and recorded one raved-about albu
  
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• Free day of music part of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's 100th anniversary season

  14-02-2018 22:28 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 100th anniversary season in 2018-2019 with four special concerts including a free day of music for the public.
  One of the big highlights of the season will be on Jan. 26, 2019, the 100th anniversary of the VSO’s very first concert. The day will be marked with free musical activities and concerts from the VSO, the VSO School of Music, the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra and other musical organizations throughout the city. Venues include the
  
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• We’re working to preserve and protect our precious heritage homes, parks, landscapes, and community spaces for ever… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-02-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  We’re working to preserve and protect our precious heritage homes, parks, landscapes, and community spaces for ever… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Reliance starts $80-million bet on tech-sector growth with new office building

  14-02-2018 22:05 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver developer Reliance Properties is has sped up construction on a new $80-million office tower downtown betting on continued growth in B.C.’s tech sector.
  The building, part of Reliance’s bigger Burrard Place development, has been on the books for a few years, but CEO Jon Stovell said Wednesday that they were able to “pick our timing,” and decided to start now trying to cash in on steady growth in the tech sector ahead of other developments underway.
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• Ins & Outs of Valentine's Day recycling #NorthVan #ValentinesDay https://t.co/uCiYx79zo1

  14-02-2018 21:01 via twitter.com
  
  Ins & Outs of Valentine's Day recycling #NorthVan #ValentinesDay https://t.co/uCiYx79zo1
  
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• North Vancouver's Bad Dog Bread creates good, naturally leavened loaves - Straight.com

  14-02-2018 20:14
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  North Vancouver's Bad Dog Bread creates good, naturally leavened loaves
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  With recipes based on freshly milled flour, the naturally leavened loaves from North Vancouver's Bad Dog Bread take about 26 hours in total to make. Bad Dog Bread. While he was living in Squamish for a few years and working in pest control, Vadim ...
  
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• The Power of Purple: Tips to incorporate the Pantone Colour of the Year into your home and garden

  14-02-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Home + Garden Show
  When: Feb. 21-25
  Where: B.C. Place Stadium
  Tickets and info: From $10, bchomeandgardenshow.comForget feeling blue — this year, it’s all about embracing the colour purple. Well, Ultra Violet (PANTONE 18-3838), to be exact. 
  “We are living in a time that requires inventiveness and imagination. It is this kind of creative inspiration that is indigenous to PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet, a blue-based purple that takes our awareness and potential
  
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• Ottawa cancelled B.C. event on child care amid pipeline dispute

  14-02-2018 19:49 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – The federal government abruptly cancelled a joint announcement with British Columbia over child care funding late last week, as tensions continued to mount over the Kinder Morgan pipeline dispute.
  The federal and provincial child care ministers were set to hold a press conference Friday to announce their Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, which will see Ottawa deliver $153-million over three years to the province. But on Thursday, Ottawa pulled out of the event, claiming a
  
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• Work to hoist large concrete deck panels onto the new #Montroyal bridge girders is happening now. Single lane alte… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-02-2018 19:41 via twitter.com
  Work to hoist large concrete deck panels onto the new #Montroyal bridge girders is happening now.Single lane alte… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• We're recruiting for two (2) temporary full-time Truck Driver/Swamper 2s. Click here to apply. ow.ly/jG3X30ip3gl

  14-02-2018 19:17 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for two (2) temporary full-time Truck Driver/Swamper 2s.Click here to apply. ow.ly/jG3X30ip3gl
  
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• Stop by City Hall today and tell us what you ❤ about the City. We've got pencils + paper waiting for you. ❤… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-02-2018 19:01 via twitter.com
  Stop by City Hall today and tell us what you ❤ about the City. We've got pencils + paper waiting for you. ❤… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• TOMORROW at 6pm! Come chat with our experts from @thehappycity, @sustainCapU, and @DeepGreenEng about ways we can r… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-02-2018 18:47 via twitter.com
  TOMORROW at 6pm! Come chat with our experts from @thehappycity, @sustainCapU, and @DeepGreenEng about ways we can r… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Canucks come out for cupcakes and cuddles

  14-02-2018 17:44 via vancouversun.com
  The British Columbia SPCA held their sixth annual Cupcakes and Cuddles event which attracted Vancouver Canucks dog lovers Sven Baertschi and Bo Horvat.
  
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• So we did get a little of the white stuff last night but it should be clear sailing for your AM commute #NorthVan. https://t.co/SzJXl9fAPG

  14-02-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  
  So we did get a little of the white stuff last night but it should be clear sailing for your AM commute #NorthVan. https://t.co/SzJXl9fAPG
  
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• Vancouver's Downtown Eastside march remembers murdered, missing women

  14-02-2018 17:25 via vancouversun.com
  Every Feb. 14 since 1992, community members in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside have held a memorial march to honour and remember women murdered or missing in B.C.
  The Women’s Memorial March begins Wednesday with a family and community remembrance ceremony at 10:30 a.m. at Carnegie Community Centre. A public ceremony will be held at around 11:30 a.m. at Main and Hastings.
  The march through the streets of the DTES starts at noon with stops to commemorate where women were last seen o
  
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• #DNVsnow update: Priority #1 routes, 90% clear; priority #2 routes, 60% clear; priority #3 routes, 30% clear. 8 tru… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-02-2018 16:45 via twitter.com
  #DNVsnow update: Priority #1 routes, 90% clear; priority #2 routes, 60% clear; priority #3 routes, 30% clear. 8 tru… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Snowfall warning ended for most of Metro Vancouver

  14-02-2018 16:25 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver commuters are being treated to some sloppy, slushy and slippery road conditions this morning as rain washes away the overnight snowfall that blanketed the region Tuesday evening.
  Environment Canada has ended its snowfall warning for most the Lower Mainland although it remains in effect for parts of Fraser Valley west, including Abbotsford.
  The weather agency says Metro Vancouver received snowfall amounts ranging from five to 10 centimetres Tuesday night.
  TransLink says morning tr
  
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• Daily Poll: What do you think of Vancouver's False Creek plan?

  14-02-2018 16:16 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver city council passed its ambitious Northeast False Creek revitalization plan on Tuesday.
  The 20-year plan includes $1.7 billion in benefits for the city, which it hopes to recoup most or even all of the cost from development levies and contributions from the federal and provincial governments.
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  As Postmedia’s John Mackie reported Tuesday, $600 m
  
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• Retailers set to welcome Lunar New Year shoppers

  14-02-2018 16:15 via vancouversun.com
  Custom sculpted golden dogs and hundreds of red lanterns provide the backdrop for the Lunar New Year celebrations at Vancouver’s Oakridge Centre.
  With the focus on the Year of the Dog, the shopping centre’s dramatic gold and red décor sets the stage for celebrations and events where everyone can join in the fun, says Oakridge Centre’s general manager Susan Nicol.
  Oakridge partners with the Asian-Canadian Special Events Association, an organization that focuses on arts an
  
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• Today, 7am to 5pm, expect single lane alternating traffic with potential delays at the #Montroyal bridge. Crews are… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-02-2018 16:01 via twitter.com
  Today, 7am to 5pm, expect single lane alternating traffic with potential delays at the #Montroyal bridge. Crews are… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Opinion: When tabling its budget, the NDP should learn from past success

  14-02-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  As the old cliché goes, if you don’t learn from past mistakes you’re doomed to repeat them. But the opposite is also true — learning from the successes of the past can be as valuable. With its first full budget looming, B.C.’s NDP government would do well to recognize what’s led to the province’s current enviable fiscal position.
  B.C.’s government finances are in good shape, at least compared to other Canadian provinces. Last year (2016/17), B.C.
  
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• Let your situation — and not the signs — direct real estate decisions

  14-02-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  With Lunar New Year beginning on Friday, Vancouver realtor Grace Kwok smiles and notes that this year’s zodiac figure — it’s the Year of the Dog — carries with it advice that she would follow year in and year out in the world of real estate: Consider your needs first before consulting the stars.
  Under Chinese zodiac lore, if you were born in a Year of the Dog, one of the 12-year cycle of signs, you possess the best traits of human nature. According to the website, www.you
  
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• Vancouver Chinatown's history woven into Chinatowns across the globe

  14-02-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  A dozen or so people are gathered in the dining room of a cosy Vancouver home to look back on a special trip they made to Kaiping in southern China.
  Plates are laden with food and treats of all sorts brought to share. There’s baked salmon, stir-fried broccoli, takeout boxes of barbecued pork and duck, a selection of gourmet cheeses with thin apple slices, and Ziploc bags of black sesame and peanut brittle.
  Later, bottles of Scotch come out, and there is both laughter and reverence as the g
  
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• Family figures big in new CBC web series

  14-02-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  THIS BLOWS
  CBC Digital, Feb. 15
  Musician and songwriter Craig Northey had dreams of creating a family band with his kids.
  However, it turns out his template was a little more Adams Family than Partridge Family.
  “When Hanson was big I wanted to dress all my kids Goth and be the stage dad who created Marilyn Hanson,” said Craig, who fronted the bands Odds and Stripper’s Union and has had a successful career as a TV and film soundtrack composer (Corner Gas, Brain Candy). “I
  
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• Snowfall warning in effect across Metro Vancouver

  14-02-2018 07:24 via vancouversun.com
  There could be up to 15 centimetres of snow in parts of B.C.’s south coast beginning on Tuesday.
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Monday afternoon for the Howe Sound, Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley regions, warning of arctic air that could usher in a “potent storm” on Tuesday.
  That statement was updated early Tuesday morning to include all of Metro Vancouver, the North Shore and the Sea-to-Sky region. It was updated again Tuesday afternoon to add th
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Wednesday, February 14

  14-02-2018 06:51 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Wednesday, Feb. 14.Sealed with a Fish: After Hours at the Vancouver Aquarium
  It’s Valentine’s Day, and if you still don’t have a date planned, a) what are you doing, and b) I’ve got three great suggestions for you right here. The first of these: why not spend the evening at the Vancouver Aquarium? You may find it’s incredibly romantic when there are no children in the building. That&rsquo
  
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• Vancouver comic Kyle Bottom strips away the senses for stand-up comedy show

  14-02-2018 06:24 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver comic Kyle Bottom, a veteran of the local stand-up comedy scene, thinks he can do his act blindfolded.
  Or at least he hopes he can, because on Friday at Little Mountain Gallery, that’s exactly what he’ll be doing.
  Bottom is the creative mind behind Senseless, a star-studded night of stand-up comedy with a unique twist: each performer will do their set wearing a blindfold and noise-cancelling headphones, stripping away their ability to gauge the crowd’s reaction to the
  
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• Opinion: End 'hunter-centric' model of wildlife management

  14-02-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbians rejoiced Dec. 18 when, after years of public pressure, the provincial government finally put an end to the highly unpopular grizzly bear hunt.
  The government’s decision appeared to signal a new chapter of wildlife management for the province — something that many independent scientists and conservationists have long been calling for. Its news release on the grizzly hunt stated: “The government will also be moving forward with a broader consultation process on
  
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• B.C. hockey fans choose Brock Boeser as their valentine: Survey

  14-02-2018 04:54 via vancouversun.com
  Hockey has fallen in love with Brock Boeser.
  Many fans would like for the Canucks rookie to be their valentine.
  According to a new survey from ticket resale website StubHub, Boeser is the most desired member of Vancouver’s roster, with 11 per cent of hockey fans and a whopping 67 per cent of B.C. hockey fans saying Boeser is the player they would choo-choo choose as their top NHL valentine, or “Stubhubby.” 
  “It’s no surprise,” said centre Bo Horvat. &ldqu
  
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• Government of Alberta sets up online petition targeting John Horgan

  14-02-2018 04:17 via vancouversun.com
  The latest salvo by Rachel Notley and her Alberta provincial government in their inter-governmental battle with the B.C. government over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline is an online petition.
  The Alberta government has set up a “sign your name here” online petition on the provincial government’s website, looking to draw supporters in their efforts to push through the pipeline.
  “The Government of British Columbia is trying to break the rules of Confederation,
  
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• City approves ambitious plan for Northeast False Creek

  14-02-2018 04:15 via vancouversun.com
  The northeast corner of False Creek has long been something of a no man’s land. Pre-Expo 86 it was largely industrial; post-Expo it’s mostly been parking lots.
  But not for much longer. After a long and sometimes tortuous special council meeting Tuesday, Vancouver council passed its Northeast False Creek plan.
  The 20-year plan includes $1.7 billion in benefits for the city, which hopes to recoup most or even all of the cost from development levies and contributions from the federal an
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: NDP's diluted promises likely to test public's patience

  14-02-2018 04:06 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Not until the last few paragraphs of the throne speech did the NDP government get around to mentioning its intentions regarding the increased transport of Alberta heavy oil through this province.
  “The government is considering new protections that would improve our ability to prepare for, and respond to bitumen spills. Government will consult with industry, local government, the public and First Nations on the path forward.”
  Considering. Consult with. No mention of t
  
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• Cobalt Cabaret the latest Vancouver venue set to close, but only temporarily

  14-02-2018 04:02 via vancouversun.com
  The operators of a popular Vancouver music venue are expressing frustration over the uncertainty being caused by looming repairs to the building.
  The Cobalt Cabaret, a popular Main Street hangout known for its live music, announced Tuesday in an Instagram post that the bar would likely be closing “within the next few months” as the building undergoes “some much-needed upgrades.”
  The announcement is sure to leave some bargoers displeased. But bar operator Ezra Kish says he
  
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• B.C. child care advocates hopeful $10-a-day slogan will become reality

  14-02-2018 03:50 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C. child care advocates say they’re confident the NDP government is still pursuing its election promise of $10-a-day child care, even as the province dropped the slogan from its throne speech Tuesday.
  Premier John Horgan said it’s still his goal to honour what he campaigned on in May 2017, namely to reach $10-a-day full-time child care, $7-a-day part-time, and free child care for low-income families, to be phased in over 10 years. However, his government’s th
  
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• Uh oh. ❄️ . Here comes the white stuff. Again. No worries, our crews have been out there for a while prepping t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-02-2018 03:24 via twitter.com
  Uh oh.❄️ .Here comes the white stuff.Again.No worries, our crews have been out there for a while prepping t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Sechelt man accused of murdering his mother goes on trial

  14-02-2018 02:35 via vancouversun.com
  A Sechelt man used an exercise bar to beat his mother to death, a prosecutor said at the opening of the accused’s trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Tuesday.
  Donovan Michael Penner had had a difficult relationship with his mother, Esma Lachance, 67, prior to the October 2014 slaying in the victim’s home, said Crown counsel Marion West.
  Penner, who was 48 years old at the time of the murder, had been living with his mother and his mother’s husband, David Lachance, on an
  
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• Snow expected Tuesday across Howe Sound, Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley

  14-02-2018 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  There could be up to 15 centimetres of snow in parts of B.C.’s south coast beginning on Tuesday.
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Monday afternoon for the Howe Sound, Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley regions, warning of arctic air that could usher in a “potent storm” on Tuesday.
  That statement was updated early Tuesday morning to include all of Metro Vancouver, the North Shore and the Sea-to-Sky region. It was updated again Tuesday afternoon to add th
  
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• Left-of-centre politicians considering strategic voting in next Vancouver municipal election

  14-02-2018 02:15 via vancouversun.com
  Some left-of-centre politicians eyeing the mayor’s chair in Vancouver are considering running as independents as part of a strategy to avoid vote-splitting.
  Vancouver-Kingsway MP Don Davies is among those touting the idea that if all centre-left parties and their supporters backed a common candidate for the top job on council, there would be no threat of a surprise centre-right victory.
  “I think that Vancouver is a progressive city and if we can get all four progressive parties &mdas
  
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• A reminder that crews will be installing deck panels on the new #Montroyal bridge tomorrow between 7am and 5pm. Tra… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-02-2018 01:49 via twitter.com
  A reminder that crews will be installing deck panels on the new #Montroyal bridge tomorrow between 7am and 5pm. Tra… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Adjudicator rules against two transit cops accused of misconduct

  14-02-2018 01:39 via vancouversun.com
  An adjudicator has ruled against two Transit police officers who are accused of engaging in misconduct in connection with the assault of a University of B.C. student at a Vancouver SkyTrain station more than six years ago, clearing the way for a public hearing into the case to proceed.
  Const. Edgar Diaz and former Const. Michael Hughes, who face a public hearing before the B.C. Police Complaint Commissioner, last month filed two applications before a retired judge appointed to deal with their ca
  
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• North Vancouver man placed on sex offender registry for life - North Shore News

  14-02-2018 01:35
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  North Vancouver man placed on sex offender registry for life
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  A North Vancouver man who pled guilty to sexually touching a nine-year-old girl, after being released from jail for a similar previous offence, has been sent back to prison for another 18 months and placed on the sex offender registry for life. Daniel ...
  
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