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• DFO shuts down fishery, citing First Nations reconciliation

  03-03-2018 23:13 via vancouversun.com
  Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has agreed to cancel this year’s commercial roe herring fishery on B.C.’s central coast, citing the federal government’s commitment to reconciliation with First Nations.
  The Heiltsuk First Nation and DFO officials were unable to come to a “shared understanding” about the health of the local herring stock.
  Herring biomass — a measure of health and abundance — has “flatlined” on the central coast, said Kelly Br
  
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• Hey Grads! Need $ for post secondary ed this fall? We've got 5 x $1000 youth scholarships available. Hurry applicat… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-03-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  Hey Grads! Need $ for post secondary ed this fall? We've got 5 x $1000 youth scholarships available. Hurry applicat… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Winter ice storms damaged Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley regional parks

  03-03-2018 22:54 via vancouversun.com
  Winter storms that covered the Fraser Valley in a thick layer of ice in December and February wreaked havoc in the region’s parks, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
  Freezing rain, snow and ice left thousands of people without power and turned roads from Langley to Hope into sheets of ice on Dec. 30 and into the new year. Then, last month, snow, freezing rain and rain hit the Valley again, with the worst of it in Chilliwack and Abbotsford.
  “It was just chaos from downed trees, a
  
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• Dave Barrett Memorial: 'His vision indeed far exceeded that of so many Canadians'

  03-03-2018 22:41 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan paid tribute to former British Columbia premier Dave Barrett Saturday as a political leader who captured the heart and soul of the province at a state memorial service at the University of Victoria.
  Barrett, B.C.’s first elected New Democrat premier, died last month in Victoria after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
  “Dave had an ability to capture your heart, mind and soul,” said Horgan, who described Barrett as the most captiva
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Improving the personal security of women

  03-03-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Assaults against women are one of the few crimes that have not dropped in Metro Vancouver. And women are most at risk while in transit from one destination to another.
  Do you know what to do? Do you know how  to reduce the likelihood of being a victim? Do you know what to do if you suspect you are in trouble and then what?
  It’s a question a dedicated group of female officers with the Vancouver Police Department have answered. Once a month, they conduct a women’s person
  
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• Police, RCMP dive team search for clues in disappearance of Su Yi Liang

  03-03-2018 20:42 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver police and the RCMP dive team returned to New Brighton Park Saturday, to search for clues in the disappearance of Su Yi Liang.
  Police say the 37-year-old missing Vancouver woman was spotted at New Brighton Park on the day she disappeared, but they do not believe she was driving.
  VPD Const. Jason Doucette said the RCMP dive team is equipped with specialized training and equipment to help locate and recover evidence. He added that police will be at the park through the weekend.
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• Get ready to 'crawl'! The North Shore Arts Crawl March 10 & 11. More info @ ow.ly/FYsY309kKR3 #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-03-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Get ready to 'crawl'! The North Shore Arts Crawl March 10 & 11. More info @ ow.ly/FYsY309kKR3 #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• B.C. lawyer who assaulted his family gets 18 months jail

  03-03-2018 18:32 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. lawyer who was convicted of assaulting his wife and two of his sons has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
  In November, the accused, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, was found guilty of 12 counts related to assaults on his family. The offences occurred between September 2001 to September 2015.
  In imposing sentence on Friday, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Brenda Brown said there were a number of “statutory” aggravating circumstances, including the fact that h
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cloudy, but sunshine in the afternoon

  03-03-2018 18:08 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Saturday’s weather is mostly cloudy, with some fog in the morning. But that shouldn’t last all day. Environment Canada says the clouds should clear to sunshine by the afternoon. Earlier this week, the agency had forecast sunshine for Sunday, but now it looks like it is going to be rainy. Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Cloudy. Clearing this afternoon. High 9 C.
  Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Low 2 C.
  Tomorrow: 
  
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• Council talks 'City biz' Monday 6PM. Curious about what's up? It's all right here: cnv.org/CouncilMeetings #NorthVan https://t.co/Rt2F0tiJl3

  03-03-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  
  Council talks 'City biz' Monday 6PM. Curious about what's up? It's all right here: cnv.org/CouncilMeetings #NorthVan https://t.co/Rt2F0tiJl3
  
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• Main and Twentieth designed with community in mind

  03-03-2018 15:55 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver developer has employed an ancient building design to appeal to a new hip generation in the rapidly evolving and increasingly popular Mount Pleasant neighbourhood of Vancouver.
  Both the Romans and the Chinese first used the interior courtyard centuries ago in their building designs for heating, cooling and even residential security, but Landa Global Properties has a different goal in incorporating the concept in its 42-unit Main & Twentieth condo project.
  “We are really exci
  
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• Mortgage-helpers in the sky: The time is right to expand the concept

  03-03-2018 15:52 via vancouversun.com
  As Lower Mainland municipalities struggle to provide more affordable housing choices, they might explore the top of a nearby mountain.
  Throughout B.C., the most affordable form of housing is often the basement suite. Sometimes it is legal; more often, it is not. While it may provide rental housing in perpetuity, it can also be taken over by homeowners as their family size increases or financial situation improves.
  In areas of a city near a university, these basement suites are particularly popul
  
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• The Home Front: Trends in condo design driven by residents' needs

  03-03-2018 15:43 via vancouversun.com
  Condominium design is changing in Vancouver, says Jason Turcotte, vice-president of development at Cressey Development Group, with much greater emphasis being placed on amenities and outdoor living spaces. This reflects the way people are seeing them: more as their long-term, permanent homes, not just stepping stones towards something bigger, he says.
  “Condos are becoming a permanent living solution rather than just a step along the way for new homebuyers and downsizers,” says Turcot
  
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• Sold (Bought): Mount Pleasant apartment attracts considerable interest

  03-03-2018 15:35 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  219 — 336 East 1st Ave., Vancouver
  Type: Two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment
  Size: 1,001 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $681,000
  Listed for: $799,000
  Sold for: $821,000
  Sold on: Dec. 4
  Days on market: Seven
  Listing agent: Karley Rice at Macdonald Realty
  Buyers agent: Jesse Williamson at Royal LePage Sussex
  The big sell: Listing agent Karley Rice reports that multiple offers were received for this two-bedroom apartment in Mo
  
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• Pet Therapy: The importance of keeping a cool head in dog training

  03-03-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  It is common for owners to feel frustrated with a dog that doesn’t come back when called. But losing your cool with a dog with a tardy re-call is counter-productive and inhumane, explains professional dog trainer Shelagh Begg.
  Begg recently witnessed such an incident firsthand at a dog park in Vancouver, where a woman was watching her Labradoodle frolic with another dog. As soon as it was time for the other dog and owner to go home, the Labradoodle decided to follow them.  
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• John Horgan vs. Rachel Notley: Paths to power, and a pipeline impasse

  03-03-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  A pair of first-term NDP premiers, B.C.’s John Horgan and Alberta’s Rachel Notley, find themselves locked in a battle neither can afford to lose.
  Horgan has promised that his government — a fractious power-sharing arrangement with the Green party — will do everything in its power to stop the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, while he massively remodels the province’s finances and seeks to trigger a risky price correction in an overheated housing market.
  Notl
  
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• Trump tower owners have deep property ties to Metro Vancouver

  03-03-2018 05:01 via vancouversun.com
  The company that built and owns the Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver was silent a day after reports that the FBI is investigating Ivanka Trump’s business dealings and the financing of the Vancouver property.
  Joo Kim Tiah, CEO of Vancouver-based Holborn Group, did not return calls to his cellphone. Instead, he indicated the company would issue a public statement, which he said Friday morning would be available soon. But later in the day, Holborn Group said it was still fin
  
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• Opinion: Trust me. Journalists deserve our support

  03-03-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  The most recent round of newsroom cuts at a national broadcaster come at a time when journalists, long known as defenders of democracy and diversity of opinion, are needed more than ever to help people navigate a world increasingly fragmented by misinformation. As the lines between truth and fiction continue to blur, we need journalists to moderate debates, introduce diverse voices into the conversation, and facilitate greater understanding.
  Canadians seem to agree. Our 2018 Edelman Trust Barome
  
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• Letters: Neither censorship nor hate is acceptable

  03-03-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Re: Criticism of religious groups is good for religion, Opinion, Feb. 12.
  David Haskell’s recent piece misrepresents positions taken by the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM).
  The NCCM in no way seeks to shield the Islamic faith, or any other belief system, from criticism. Moreover, the NCCM didn’t endorse the initial definition of Islamophobia used by the Toronto District School Board in its educator’s guidebook. In fact, our organization advised that the de
  
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• Editorial: MEC makes right move on difficult dilemma

  03-03-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Mountain Equipment Co-op, the outdoor gear behemoth with five million members, found itself in a tough spot this week when it became known that some of the brands it sells are owned by a company with interests in the manufacture of assault-style weapons.
  Vista Outdoor Inc. owns some of MEC’s most popular brands, including Bolle, Bushnell, CamelBak, Camp Chef and Jimmy Styks. But Vista also has a Shooting Sports segment that designs, develops, produces and sources firearms and ammunition.&n
  
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• Editorial: Federal budget offers little to keep B.C. competitive

  03-03-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Veteran budget watchers were left scratching their heads Tuesday when the federal government tabled a document billed as Budget 2018 that was unlike anything they had seen before. The aspirational goal of gender equality overshadowed the usual fare of budgets — namely, an accounting of revenue and expenses in the context of domestic and global economic conditions. Instead, it offered up a social engineering manifesto evidently intended to serve as a platform for the 2019 election campaign.
  
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• Cody McKay: Applied research is reclaiming contaminated urban industrial sites

  03-03-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Outstanding discovery research occurs at universities across the country. However, far too often, this research fails to arrive at the commercial marketplace. Consecutive governments have attempted to tackle this challenge, focusing research dollars on particular aspects of the research-innovation ecosystem. This has left those not in the funding limelight to cry protest, plead neglect or worse, be under-valued. Yet the reality is that we need to support all types of research.
  Canada needs resea
  
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• Carol Anne Hilton: Time to embrace Indigenomics and Indigenous entrepreneurs

  03-03-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  For a population segment systematically uninvited to the economic table of this country for the past 150 years- the future of work for the Indigenous population in Canada today is embedded in struggle and inter-generational poverty.
  This struggle is deeply intertwined with the myths clinging to the social fabrics and consciousness of this country. It is from the margins an emerging concept re-defining this country. We, the Indigenous people, we are a powerful people. This is Indigenomics.  
  
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• Okay, this is it. Last chance. Survey closing tonight. #HarryJeromeCommunityRecreationCentre.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-03-2018 04:45 via twitter.com
  Okay, this is it.Last chance. Survey closing tonight. #HarryJeromeCommunityRecreationCentre.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Spring Arts Preview: Classic Velveteen Rabbit spearheads family-friendly fun

  03-03-2018 02:30 via vancouversun.com
  The Velveteen Rabbit
  When: March 3-25
  Where: Waterfront Theatre
  Tickets and info: from $18, tickets.carouseltheatre.caIt’s the season of the rabbit in Vancouver theatre.
  Just after the wrap of the York Theatre run of Old Trout Puppet Workshop’s Jabberwocky, which features anthropomorphic hares, Carousel Theatre is presenting another lifelike rabbit. In this show, the bunny in question is the star of a stage adaptation of a children’s classic The Velveteen Rabbit.
  “It
  
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• This Week In History: 1894: The Province makes its debut as a weekly in Victoria

  03-03-2018 02:29 via vancouversun.com
  Last spring, The Sun and Province newsrooms moved, and it kind of felt like the Fall of Saigon. We weren’t pushing any helicopters into the ocean, but we had to dramatically reduce the size of our library for the new digs at Broadway and Renfrew.
  So we started searching for gems to keep. Tucked away behind the rolling shelves that held our photo prints were a bunch of boxes, and lo and behold if it wasn’t bound volumes of The Province from 1894 to 1897, including Vol. 1, No. 1.
  The f
  
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• Former Burns Lake mayor Luke Strimbold faces sex charges, resigns from B.C. Liberal party

  03-03-2018 02:19 via vancouversun.com
  Luke Strimbold, the former mayor of Burns Lake, has resigned as the membership chair of the B.C. Liberal party after being charged with sex-related offences.
  Strimbold has been charged with numerous counts of sexual assault and related offences, Burns Lake RCMP said in a news release on Friday. 
  The 28-year-old was arrested and released on Feb. 3 with 11 conditions, according to a CBC report. He is banned from visiting any place where people under the age of 18 are or can reasonably be
  
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• Abbotsford cop convicted of breach of trust gets conditional sentence

  03-03-2018 02:08 via vancouversun.com
  An Abbotsford police officer who pleaded guilty to breach of trust following an investigation into corruption has received an 17-month conditional sentence.
  In imposing sentence on Const. Christopher Nicholson, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Brenda Brown noted that while there was no evidence he had gained personally from his actions, he was in a position of trust and had undermined the public’s confidence in the police department.
  “His conduct reflects on his fellow officers. He has bet
  
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• Review of one of the most popular books ever by a Canadian

  03-03-2018 02:01 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: Canadian books ease us into the warmer months

  03-03-2018 02:00 via vancouversun.com
  Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road
  By: Kate Harris
  Random House | $29.95 (Available now)
  Let’s face it, this winter has been a bit of a soggy bummer, so it’s understandable as spring is upon us that you may want to celebrate by burning an umbrella. But take a breath and remember, just because the crocuses are out and dogs are no longer wearing jackets, that doesn’t mean you should rush outdoors like you’re leading a prison break.
  The ease into spring can be tric
  
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• Attn E 29th Street users! We've been working w/ @NVanDistrict on solutions to improve safety for all along E 29th S… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-03-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Attn E 29th Street users! We've been working w/ @NVanDistrict on solutions to improve safety for all along E 29th S… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Park board to appeal court decision that overturned cetacean-ban bylaw

  03-03-2018 00:28 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver park board plans to appeal a B.C. Supreme Court decision earlier this month that set aside the board’s bylaw that banned keeping whales and dolphins in captivity at Stanley Park, although the Vancouver Aquarium has agreed to give up its cetacean displays.
  On Jan. 18 the aquarium announced it would abide by the park-board ban as it swayed to public opinion and financial pressure from losing “a couple of” major donors.
  However, the judicial review that the aquarium
  
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• Dan Fumano: Popular West End MLA, 'a born-and-bred Vancouver boy,' considers mayoral run

  03-03-2018 00:03 via vancouversun.com
  With a municipal election eight months away, Spencer Chandra Herbert says it’s too early to decide whether he’ll throw his hat in the ring for the Vancouver mayor’s race.
  But the popular 10-year NDP MLA is definitely thinking about it.
  Chandra Herbert’s name has been floated in Vancouver political circles as a possible mayoral candidate, especially since incumbent Gregor Robertson’s January announcement that he won’t seek re-election in October.
  And in an
  
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• Vancouver park board appeals supreme court ruling on cetacean ban

  03-03-2018 00:00
  
  Vancouver Park Board is appealing the supreme court ruling that struck down its cetacean ban at Vancouver Aquarium.
  
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• Brian Minter: Time to think about seeds for this year's vegetable garden

  03-03-2018 00:00 via vancouversun.com
  This year’s seed catalogues are out, and garden stores across the province are well stocked with a wide variety of ready-to-grow seeds.  Talk about temptation! 
  In the midst of a rather long and ongoing winter, browsing through colourful seed catalogues and seed packets, as well as dreaming about the lovely colour plants and fresh foods we’ll have growing in our gardens later this year, is a real antidote to both winter blues and cabin fever.
  So, what’s hot today in t
  
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