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• Here's the kicker: Suspect in Richmond Library assault has been located, police say

  02-03-2018 23:46 via vancouversun.com
  Police say they have identified and located the individual responsible for an assault at the Richmond Public Library on Wednesday.
  In a video that made the rounds on social media throughout the day, a man was seen kicking a librarian in the stomach before sprinting away.
  The woman, in her early 60s, was knocked to the floor by the kick. But while she was shaken up, she was not injured, police said. 
  A librarian is kicked by an attendant at a modular housing open house in Richmond Thursday m
  
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• Tom Mayenknecht: Olympians, Raptors, Seattle turn golden, NCAA basketball becomes tin

  02-03-2018 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  Bulls of the week: The Canadian Olympic Committee and Own the Podium basked in the afterglow of a record medal haul for Canada at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. The Own the Podium (OTP) goal for Pyeongchang called for more medals than ever before and Canadian athletes responded in kind with 29 (11 gold, eight silver and 10 bronze). The fact that women were in on 59 per cent of the Canadian medals only made this week’s federal budget pronouncements for additional funding for gender equ
  
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• Sport Market Movie Awards: Edgy I, Tonya 2017's best, recalls train wrecks of '94

  02-03-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  No matter how tragic or dysfunctional, great stories tend to make great movies. That’s true in sport as it is in life in general.
  On that front, history will show that the year 1994 — six Winter Olympic cycles ago — was a statistical outlier in terms of the human tragedies and bad events that offset the terrific personal and team success stories at that year’s Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup and Commonwealth Games. It was a year in which a players strike cost Major League
  
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• Know an amazing young person ages 10-24? Nominate them for a youth award! Deadline March 16.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  Know an amazing young person ages 10-24? Nominate them for a youth award! Deadline March 16.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Memorials for Dave Barrett to be held Saturday in Victoria, Sunday in Vancouver

  02-03-2018 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  A state memorial service for former B.C. premier Dave Barrett will be held in Victoria on Saturday, while a celebration of life will be held on Sunday in Vancouver.
  The Saturday memorial in Victoria is open to the public, and mourners can contribute to an online book of condolences.
  In addition to the online version, the government says a book of condolences will be available at the Farquhar Auditorium, where the service will be held.
  All messages will be presented to the Barrett family.
  In
  
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• Hey, collection zone #5, don't forget: We're coming to pick up your old, unwanted garbage cans this weekend. Please… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 22:16 via twitter.com
  Hey, collection zone #5, don't forget: We're coming to pick up your old, unwanted garbage cans this weekend. Please… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• B.C. police watchdog withdraws court petition in Myles Gray case

  02-03-2018 22:04 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. police watchdog has withdrawn a court petition that sought to force a police officer to provide it evidence in the death of Myles Gray in Burnaby after a confrontation with police three years ago.
  The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. said the officer has now been interviewed, and so the court petition has been withdrawn.
  “I am pleased that we were able to find a way of resolving this matter,” said Ron MacDonald, the IIO’s chief civilian director. “I a
  
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• BC Hydro's one-year rate freeze rejected

  02-03-2018 22:00
  
  British Columbians faced a tough winter trying to pay for higher than expected electricity bills and now rates are set to increase 3% as the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) has decided against BC Hydro’s one-year rate freeze.
  
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• Cache of weapons seized during arrest of Abbotsford man on Canada-wide warrant

  02-03-2018 21:31 via vancouversun.com
  Three new charges have been laid against an Abbotsford man who was arrested last month on a Canada-wide warrant during a traffic stop in which he was allegedly found in possession of cache of weapons.
  On Feb. 5, Metro Vancouver Transit police officers driving between Surrey SkyTrain stations pulled over a vehicle with expired insurance.
  Despite providing an alias and fraudulent identification, the driver was identified as Albert Edgar Fontaine, a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for paro
  
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• Town Talk: Bramwell Tovey bows out at Symphony Ball

  02-03-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  FINE FINALE: When the 28th annual Vancouver Symphony Ball filled the Vancouver Convention Centre West’s waterfront ballroom recently, VSO board chair Fred Withers honoured now-retired 18-year music director Bramwell Tovey. “He has been a passionate advocate for providing musical experiences to students and people of all backgrounds,” Withers said. Maintaining the ball’s tradition, a young violinist performed alongside orchestra members who had donated their services. Jess
  
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• Four in five British Columbians support new real estate taxes

  02-03-2018 21:00
  
  Poll finds most residents backing NDP’s new “speculation tax” as well as expanded foreign buyer tax and higher luxury home tax
  
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• Track issue resolved on Canada Line service

  02-03-2018 20:52 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink says a service delay on the Canada Line SkyTrain has been resolved.
  Earlier service was restored between King Edward and Waterfront stations, but not between Olympic Village and Waterfront. Now TransLink says full service is resuming to all areas of the line.
  TransLink says it may take time to clear crowding and resume regular spacing between trains.
  The delays caused crowding some stations – particularly Olympic Village.
  A bus bridge was set up between Olympic Village and W
  
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• Emaciated boxer dog makes 'terrific strides' in recovery: SPCA

  02-03-2018 20:48 via vancouversun.com
  Cedric, an emaciated boxer dog formerly known as Tank, is making “terrific strides” in recovery, the BC SPCA said Friday.
  The SPCA issued a plea last month for help to pay for Tank’s recovery after the dog was found in January severely emaciated and shivering to keep warm. The two year old dog has since been renamed Cedric.
  BC SPCA Vancouver branch manager Jodi Dunlop says Cedric has come along way in his recovery. 
  “Every day I see more of his true personality shine
  
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• #HowIWillChange conference in Vancouver to address men's role in #MeToo

  02-03-2018 20:46 via vancouversun.com
  Violence against women is a men’s issue.
  That’s the message of a unique conference being held in Vancouver on Saturday to promote men’s accountability.
  The Men’s Accountability Project #HowIWillChange event is billed as “a conference for men to deal with our sh#t.”
  It is a day-long event that will be held at the RayCam Community Centre on East Hastings Street.
  Organizers say thanks to the women in the #MeToo movement, now is a good time to promote men’s
  
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• Langley RCMP investigating concerning online posts about school

  02-03-2018 20:45 via vancouversun.com
  School officials in Langley are looking to calm nerves after a social media post by a Langley child read “planning a mass shooting” and drew a police investigation.
  In a letter sent on Wednesday to parents at Langley Fine Arts School, administrators say the post didn’t point to a specific school but said social media chatter in the community had suggested the school was a possible target.
  After an investigation by the RCMP, it has been determined there was no threat to the scho
  
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• We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Labourer 2. Click here to apply. ow.ly/WCNc30iIUr9

  02-03-2018 20:44 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Labourer 2.Click here to apply. ow.ly/WCNc30iIUr9
  
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• B.C. government, Metro Vancouver break ground on affordable-housing project

  02-03-2018 20:40 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government broke ground Friday on the first phase of an affordable-housing project that will replace 86 aging housing units with 230 new rental homes to provide affordable housing for people with a mix of incomes in Vancouver’s Fairview neighbourhood.
  Heather Place, which is being built at 725-799 West 14th Ave in partnership with the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation, is the first project in the province’s commitment to build 1,700 affordable rental-housing
  
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• Tick tock... LAST CHANCE to be part of the vision for the new #HarryJeromeCommunityRecreationCentre. What are your… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  Tick tock... LAST CHANCE to be part of the vision for the new #HarryJeromeCommunityRecreationCentre. What are your… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Park Attendant. Click here to apply. ow.ly/Su3a30iIRmd

  02-03-2018 20:06 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Park Attendant.Click here to apply. ow.ly/Su3a30iIRmd
  
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• Spring Arts Preview: Artists explore personal experiences, history

  02-03-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Requiem for Mirrors and Tigers
  When: Feb. 22-April 21
  Where: Grunt Gallery
  Tickets and info: grunt.ca
  A figure lies on his side, his head cradled in his arms, looking like he’s sound asleep.
  He’s lying on a roughly assembled bed made out of layers of materials such as stuffing from a sofa, cushions, fabric and a frayed straw mat. He’s in a formal, European-style room. The soundscape is the calming crackle of a fire burning in a fabulously ornate, carved wooden firepla
  
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• Tomorrow, join us at Harbourview Park as we work with students from @ser_bcit to restore the Lynn Creek estuary. Yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 18:36 via twitter.com
  Tomorrow, join us at Harbourview Park as we work with students from @ser_bcit to restore the Lynn Creek estuary. Yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Spring Arts Preview: Theatre lovers get a juicy drama with The Humans

  02-03-2018 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Humans
  When: March 22-April 22
  Where: Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
  Tickets and info: artsclub.comTheatre companies this spring seem to be looking in every direction. The Firehall reaches back to remount its highly successful Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, while the Arts Club re-stages its popular 1990s musical Mamma Mia!
  The Cultch, meanwhile, gazes grimly into the future with the Belgian production World Without Us, described as “a poignant premonition of eco-disaster
  
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• State memorial to be held Saturday for Dave Barrett

  02-03-2018 17:47 via vancouversun.com
  A state memorial service for former B.C. premier Dave Barrett will be held in Victoria on Saturday.
  The service is open to the public, and mourners can contribute to an online book of condolences.
  In addition to the online version, the government says a book of condolences will be available at the Farquhar Auditorium, where the service will be held.
  All messages will be presented to the Barrett family.
  In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be directed to the Alzheimer’s S
  
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• We've got the the display boards from our Zoning Bylaw Livability Review Open House up in the City Hall Atrium toda… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  We've got the the display boards from our Zoning Bylaw Livability Review Open House up in the City Hall Atrium toda… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Review of one of the most popular books ever written by a Canadian

  02-03-2018 17:05 via vancouversun.com
  It’s not often a Canadian writes the best-selling book in North America and much of the English-speaking world. Some commentators are calling this Canadian the most influential thinker in the Western World right now.
  That’s part of the amazing response to the work of clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson, a veteran therapist and researcher at the University of Toronto. Peterson has become a lightening-rod for people on the poles of the right and left, with both sides tending to pigeo
  
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• Spring Arts Preview: Dual festivals deliver classical music for the season

  02-03-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  VSO Spring Festival
  When: March 17-26
  Tickets and info: vancouversymphony.ca
  Vancouver Opera Festival
  When: April 28-May 6
  Tickets and info: vancouveropera.caFor classical music fans, the highlight of spring  has to be two festivals offered by our home teams, Vancouver Opera and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
  This is VSO music director Bramwell Tovey’s farewell season, and the remaining months of the Tovey era are crammed with special events, including a concert vers
  
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• Shen Wei Dance Arts company set to soar during Vancouver International Dance Festival

  02-03-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Shen Wei Dance Arts
  When: March 2-3, 8 p.m.
  Where: Vancouver Playhouse
  Tickets: $65 at VIDF
  As part of this year’s Vancouver International Dance Festival, March 1-24, the world-renowned, New York-based Shen Wei Dance Arts company will be here March 2-3 to deliver two very different programs.
  Led by choreographer Shen Wei, who was born in Hunan, China, and then moved to N.Y. in his teens, the company is known for its stunning and elegant performances. Shen was the lead choreo
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week for Feb. 24

  02-03-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. The Great Alone — Kristin Hannah.
  2. The Woman in the Window — A.J. Finn.
  3. An American Marriage — Tayari Jones.
  4. Still Me — Jojo Moyes.
  5. Look for Me — Lisa Gardner. 
  6. Night Moves — Jonathan Kellerman.
  7. Dark in Death — J.D. Robb.
  8. Little Fires Everywhere — Celest Ng.
  9. Origin — Dan Brown.
  10. Fall from Grace — Danielle Steel.
   
  HARDCOVER NON-FICTION
  1. Fire and Fury &md
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week, Feb. 24

  02-03-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  1. Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food — Shelley Adams (Alicon Holdings Ltd.).
  2. The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief and Compassion — Surprising Observations of a Hidden World — Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books). 
  3. Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation — Monique Gray Smith (Orca Book Publishers).  
  4. As a Dog Thinketh: Daily Words of Wisdom — Monique Anstee (TouchWood Editions).
  5. Y
  
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• Spring Arts Preview: Kid Koala set to floor with Vinyl Vaudeville

  02-03-2018 16:15 via vancouversun.com
  Kid Koala’s Vinyl Vaudeville Floor Kids Edition
  When: May 4, 8 p.m.
  Where: Venue
  Tickets and info: From $25, at ticketfly.comHe’s given us Music To Draw To; the Space Cadet Headphone Concert, complete with comfy pillows and “nap time” moments; and been a key member of groups like Gorillaz and Deltron 3030. Now Kid Koala is promising “the silliest dance party in the history of silly parties.”
  It’s all part of his tour in support of the launch of the new M
  
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• Daily Poll: Should Vancouver ban single-use plastics?

  02-03-2018 15:25 via vancouversun.com
  They are choking wildlife and destroying sensitive ecosystems in the ocean. Single-use plastic straws, coffee cups, water bottles, six-pack rings, plates, cutlery, even toothbrushes: The list is long. Several nations are drawing up laws to ban some of these items, as the destruction becomes more urgent. For example, Britain is looking at a ban on plastic straws, while the European Union may ban single-use plastics as early as this summer.
  Read Daphne Bramham’s column on the issue here
  
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• Meet the chef: Trevor Bird cooks with the seasons, even when it's hard

  02-03-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Chef Trevor Bird made stops at Daniel Boulud’s Lumiere and Jean George MARKET, but vaulted to culinary notoriety as the runner up on Top Chef Canada in season two. He returned to the small screen as a Top Chef Canada All-Star last year. Vancouver’s Fable Kitchen — and now Fable Diner — are focused on his passion for local ingredients.
  Q: What motivates and inspires you as a chef?
  A: Ingredients that are good on their own, which ties into local and seasonal cooking. When f
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Rainy and cold Friday, but lovely weekend in forecast

  02-03-2018 14:37 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It looks like one more day of rainy weather before a lovely weekend with plenty of sunshine. Environment Canada says Friday will be rainy and chilly, with a high of only 5 C.  Heading into the weekend, the weather looks a little warmer, with sunshine in the forecast on Saturday and Sunday, and highs of 8 C both days. The sunshine is expected to continue until Wednesday.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Cloudy. Showers beginning early this morning except snow over
  
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• North Vancouver school trustees to halt closed-door meetings - North Shore News

  02-03-2018 12:02
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  North Vancouver school trustees to halt closed-door meetings
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  Fewer meetings at the school district offices will take place behind closed doors following a recommendation from a Ministry of Education consultant this week. file photo Cindy Goodman. A consultant hired by the Ministry of Education to examine ...
  
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• Rick Hansen visits North Vancouver's Brockton School for Pink Shirt Day - North Shore News

  02-03-2018 05:25
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  Rick Hansen visits North Vancouver's Brockton School for Pink Shirt Day
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  Canadian hero Rick Hansen has a laugh as he watches clips from the Man in Motion tour along with students and staff from North Vancouver's Brockton School Wednesday. Hansen was there for Brockton's Kindness and Inclusion Day, held in conjunction with ...
  
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• RCMP investigating concerning online posts about Langley school

  02-03-2018 05:12 via vancouversun.com
  School officials in Langley are looking to calm nerves after a social media post by a student read “planning a mass shooting” and drew a police investigation.
  In a of letter sent on Wednesday to parents at Langley Fine Arts School, administrators say the post didn’t point to a specific school but said social media chatter in the community had suggested the school was a possible target.
  After an investigation by the RCMP, it has been determined there was no threat to the school.
  
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• Jeff Guignard: B.C. balances budget on the backs of small businesses

  02-03-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Since the NDP formed government last May, Premier John Horgan promised repeatedly to take concrete action to tackle the severe housing affordability crisis affecting so many people across British Columbia.
  As affordability is also the most urgent concern of many small businesses owners, the Coalition of B.C. Businesses appreciates government’s 30-point “Homes for B.C.” housing affordability plan unveiled in its Budget 2018 as well as the government’s new initiatives and i
  
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• Fred Popowich: Don't fret about AI, focus on humans

  02-03-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  The introduction and increased sophistication of automation has always had a significant impact on the workplace and workforce. We find ourselves once again pondering the impact of even more sophisticated automation, this time considering the role of Artificial Intelligence in the future of work. Should we be worried? What should we be worried about?
  The first introduction I had regarding how AI might affect my future was in 1968 through Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Back t
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Speculation tax caveat makes B.C. property owners antsy

  02-03-2018 03:48 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Ten days after launching a tax on real estate speculation, the New Democrats are still working out an exemption for British Columbian owners of both homes and rental property.
  The tax kicks in this year at a rate of one half of one per cent of assessed value, rising to two per cent in 2019, when the annual bite on a million-dollar property would hit $20,000.
  The information sheet put out by the finance ministry after the Feb. 20 budget defines speculators as residential property
  
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• Obituary: Peter McCullough, the tallest promoter in Western Canada

  02-03-2018 03:43 via vancouversun.com
  Peter McCulloch could only have come from Vancouver.
  He started out as a stockbroker, dropped out to become a hippie, then became Western Canada’s leading alternative rock promoter.
  Put it this way — he was probably the only friend of Margaret Trudeau who promoted concerts by Nirvana, the Pogues and Jonathan Richman.
  McCulloch died in his sleep on Dec. 16 at the age of 75. A celebration of his life will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Commodore Ballroom, where he promoted countless c
  
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• FBI investigating Ivanka Trump's dealings and financing of Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver: report

  02-03-2018 03:36 via vancouversun.com
  The FBI is investigating Ivanka Trump’s business dealings and the financing of Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver, CNN is reporting.
  “In the case of Vancouver, it’s not clear why investigators are examining this particular deal,” stated the American news network, which cited unnamed sources.
  “The timing of the deal — as one of the few Trump-branded properties to open since Trump took office — could be of interest. The flow of foreign money,
  
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• Ordinary citizens honoured as heroes at Vancouver Police ceremony

  02-03-2018 03:33 via vancouversun.com
  Little Lily Coe is just five months old, but she has already helped her mother save a woman’s life. 
  Emilie Stevens was seven months pregnant with Lily when she grabbed ahold of a suicidal woman who was trying to jump off the Granville Street Bridge and held on with all her strength.
  “I say that Lily was my counterbalance,” said Stevens on Thursday after she was honoured with the award of merit, the Vancouver Police Department’s highest honour for civilian bravery. &
  
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• Lead paint to be removed at four Surrey pools

  02-03-2018 03:33 via vancouversun.com
  Four Surrey pool houses will get a fresh coat of paint to prevent swimmers from being exposed to lead.
  The paint removal and repainting will be done as a precautionary measure after testing revealed lead-based paint was used on the concrete-block walls of the change rooms at Kwantlen, Bear Creek, Port Kells and Greenaway outdoor pools, said a statement from the City of Surrey facilities division.
  Like many buildings constructed in the early 1960s, the pool houses were originally painted with a l
  
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• Transport Canada has penalized grounded airline Island Express Air several times

  02-03-2018 03:13 via vancouversun.com
  The Abbotsford airline whose licence was suspended by Transport Canada after a crash at the Abbotsford airport last week has an enforcement history with the federal agency dating to 2011.
  Transport Canada enforcement summaries and tribunal rulings show that Island Express Air was sanctioned four times and fined a total of $45,000 for problems with maintenance schedules and training of flight crew.
  Island Express Air spokesman Dale Nielsen had no comment Thursday on the company’s history of
  
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• 'Transportation entrepreneur' Robin Chase speaks at New Westminster forum

  02-03-2018 02:56 via vancouversun.com
  Transportation entrepreneur Robin Chase says cities and regions such as Metro Vancouver have a choice between creating “heaven” or “hell” when dealing with disruptive transportation technologies, such as self-driving vehicles.
  “Everything we hate about our transportation problems today — air pollution, congestion, curb access, not enough money being spent on infrastructure — it’s about to get 10 times worse if you add autonomous cars,” said C
  
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• Police looking for man seen in video kicking librarian in Richmond

  02-03-2018 02:50 via vancouversun.com
  Police are looking for a man who kicked a woman at a Wednesday event at Richmond Public Library.
  The incident appears in a news report from Mandarin-languae Phoenix TV, where a man kicks a woman in the torso before running away.
  The woman, in her early 60s, was knocked to the floor. Police say she works at the library and was not seriously injured.
  The assailaint is described as a clean-shaven man of Asian background in his early 30s. In the video he was was wearing a black, puffy, three-quarter
  
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• Richmond RCMP vow to catch librarian kicker

  02-03-2018 02:07
  
  "This type of behaviour is not tolerated here. We will find this person and he will be held accountable.”
  
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• Firefighters completed several technical rescues in February. Rescues start to pick up as the weather changes. Stay… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 02:01 via twitter.com
  Firefighters completed several technical rescues in February. Rescues start to pick up as the weather changes. Stay… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Calling all City youth! Want to perform at #CityFest 2018? Auditions take place March 9 & April 6. We're looking fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Calling all City youth! Want to perform at #CityFest 2018? Auditions take place March 9 & April 6. We're looking fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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