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• Hey #NorthVan. Join us for a design workshop w/ New Line Skateparks’ Jim Barnum. Saturday, April 14 | 11am - 1pm C… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-04-2018 23:15 via twitter.com
  Hey #NorthVan. Join us for a design workshop w/ New Line Skateparks’ Jim Barnum.Saturday, April 14 | 11am - 1pm C… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• B.C.’s forest sector: Writing the book on innovation

  09-04-2018 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  While British Columbians often associate exciting innovations with computer science and the Internet, our forest sector has been playing a substantial role in leading-edge technology. These new ideas have made our world a better place.
  Our forest sector has developed ground-breaking applications from stewardship through manufacturing that have greatly improved the lives of so many — “killer apps” to use the jargon of the web.
  The sector’s scientists and researchers are co
  
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• By the numbers: Vancouver gears up for 2018 season of cruise ships

  09-04-2018 22:19 via vancouversun.com
  In Vancouver, there are certain things that mark the changing of the seasons — and even if the seasons don’t change, you can still be sure that cruise ships will appear at the city’s waterfront in early spring.
  “We always look forward to the start of the cruise season, and are thrilled this year to welcome even more visitors to our cruise terminal at Canada Place,” said Robin Silvester, president and chief executive officer of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
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• Is the Vail corporate machine killing the spirit of Whistler?

  09-04-2018 22:16 via vancouversun.com
  The takeover of Canada’s most iconic ski resort by an American corporation was never going to go smoothly. But Vail Resorts Inc.’s $1 billion acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb has Canadians seething.
  The new owner’s offences include the adoption of an on-mountain app that features Fahrenheit and inches, rather than Celsius and centimetres, and a season-pass pricing system that benefits globe-trotting jet setters at the expense of locals. Then there’s general disconte
  
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• Impaired driving charges laid in 2016 fatal crash in Surrey

  09-04-2018 22:07 via vancouversun.com
  A 28-year-old Surrey man has been charged with multiple counts of impaired driving in connection with a 2016 collision that killed two people and injured three others.
  The incident occurred at 12:30 a.m. on May 22, 2016.
  A Toyota 4-Runner westbound on 88th Avenue in Surrey was attempting to turn left onto 152nd Street when it was struck by an eastbound Nissan Altima. The Nissan then struck a third vehicle that was travelling westbound on 88th Avenue.
  One man was pronounced dead at
  
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• We're talking #heritage this Wednesday at 6:30pm. Drop by and tell us what heritage means to you, and how you think… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-04-2018 21:56 via twitter.com
  We're talking #heritage this Wednesday at 6:30pm. Drop by and tell us what heritage means to you, and how you think… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Riverdance's 20th anniversary tour a truly global experience

  09-04-2018 21:47 via vancouversun.com
  Riverdance
  20th Anniversary Tour
  When: April 13 to 15, various times
  Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  Tickets and info: From $30.50, at Ticketmaster.comMaggie Darlington is from exactly where you would expect an award-winning competitive Irish dancer to be from.
  Maggie Darlington. 
  “I’m from California,” said Darlington. “I started dancing when I was three to follow in the footsteps of my older sister who wanted to do some kind of dancing. My dad’s entire extende
  
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• Wondering what's on tap for tonight's Council Meeting? ✅ Placemaking Update ✅ Report: Moodyville Neighbourhood Tran… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-04-2018 21:01 via twitter.com
  Wondering what's on tap for tonight's Council Meeting? ✅ Placemaking Update ✅ Report: Moodyville Neighbourhood Tran… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Q&A: Jean-Michel Jarre talks about the excitement of touring new venues like Vancouver

  09-04-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Jean-Michel JarreWhen: April 17, 8 p.m.
  Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  Tickets: From $55, ticketmaster.caFrench electronic music maker Jean-Michel Jarre is a key artist in the creation of modern dance music/ambient/new age sounds.
  His 1977 release Oxygène is one of the first global smash hit electronic music albums. The intense cover painting by artist Michael Granger of the Earth peeling away to present a gasping human skull, has also become an iconic image for global environmental
  
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• GoFundMe campaign for Humboldt Broncos now among top five in the world

  09-04-2018 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  The crowd funding campaign to support the Humboldt Broncos survivors is now the largest GoFundMe campaign in Canada and among the top five largest campaigns internationally.
  As of 9:15 a.m. on Monday, the fund had reached $5.2 million, after its initial goal was bumped up to $4 million. A total of 73,000 donors from more than 65 countries have contributed, with the majority being Canadians.
  However, the number of donors and the total is changing hourly, according to GoFundMe spokeswoman Rachel H
  
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• Q&A: Dorrance Dance's Elizabeth Burke explores the limits of tap

  09-04-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dorrance Dance: Triple Bill
  When: April 13 & 14
  Where: Vancouver Playhouse
  Tickets and info: from $35 at dancehouse.caDanceHouse’s 10th anniversary season comes to a close with two performances from Dorrance Dance. Formed by New York-based dancer/choreographer Michelle Dorrance in 2010, the company has been lauded as “the future of tap dancing”  by What’s On Stage. For its return to Vancouver, the troupe will perform three pieces. Postmedia News talked to dancer
  
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• Hard-boiled detective yarn sets a murder mystery in 1920s Hong Kong

  09-04-2018 19:58 via vancouversun.com
  Nine Dragons
  When: April 12 to 21
  Where: Gateway Theatre
  Tickets: from $29 at tickets.gatewaytheatre.com
  In Nine Dragons, the search for a killer is complicated by conflict between a talented Chinese detective and his English supervisors. 
  The detective genre was the perfect vehicle for the themes he wanted to explore, says playwright Jovanni Sy.
  “Along with a murder procedural, so much of the play is tied into the mystery of identity. In the case of my lead character, he’s a Ch
  
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• B.C. Minister Lisa Beare expected to recover following heart surgery

  09-04-2018 19:34 via vancouversun.com
  Tourism Minister Lisa Beare will be missing from the B.C. legislature for at least a few weeks while she recovers from heart surgery.
  Premier John Horgan shared the news in a brief statement issued Monday morning. He said Beare was diagnosed last week with a medical condition that required the surgery, but did not specific what condition.
  “I know our colleagues on both sides of the legislature join me in wishing Minister Beare a speedy recovery,” said Horgan.
  “We send her and h
  
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• B.C. norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters

  09-04-2018 19:29 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Centre of Disease Control says contaminated raw oysters are to blame for a recent outbreak of norovirus.
  Approximately 40 cases of acute gastrointestinal illness have been reported to public health authorities since March 18.  The BCCDC says all of the ill people reported consuming raw B.C. oysters.
  The agency says laboratory testing confirmed the presence of norovirus in some of the cases and it is suspected in the others. 
  Two B.C oyster farms implicated in the outbreak
  
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• Speed Watch reminder with uniformed police and still a driver caught driving 47 in a 30 kmh school zone. (Plus chil… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-04-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  Speed Watch reminder with uniformed police and still a driver caught driving 47 in a 30 kmh school zone. (Plus chil… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• B.C.'s alcohol retailers want option to sell cannabis

  09-04-2018 18:25
  
  Alcohol retailers remain eager to sell recreational cannabis despite the B.C. government’s decision to forbid retailers from selling cannabis alongside tobacco or alcohol in the same store.
  
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• Artist Talk 12:15 today. Head to City Hall to learn about the inspiration behind 'The Art of Caring'. Created by ki… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-04-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Artist Talk 12:15 today. Head to City Hall to learn about the inspiration behind 'The Art of Caring'. Created by ki… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Spring school safety blitz happening now at Queen Mary Elementary school. Reminding parents and local traffic to pa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-04-2018 17:31 via twitter.com
  Spring school safety blitz happening now at Queen Mary Elementary school. Reminding parents and local traffic to pa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Daily Poll: Will you wear a jersey to support the Humboldt Broncos?

  09-04-2018 17:15 via vancouversun.com
  A group of B.C. hockey moms have spearheaded Jersey Day, scheduled for this Thursday, in honour of the Humboldt Broncos.
  On Friday, a collision outside of Tisdale, Sask. between a passenger bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team and a semi-trailer left 15 dead and another 14 injured. The news rocked the country and devastated anyone who had ever been involved with team sports. Support poured in from far and wide, including from Hollywood celebrities and the Queen herself.
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• Kinder Morgan says no room to delay Trans Mountain project past May

  09-04-2018 16:41 via vancouversun.com
  Kinder Morgan said its decision to halt spending on the Trans Mountain pipeline in B.C. is to protect investors at a critical point when the project would be headed into a “high spend” period.
  “We are at a point where our spending would need to increase significantly in order to begin full construction activity,” said Kinder Morgan chairman and CEO Steve Kean.
  “The need for certainty comes acute at this stage – full construction would reach $200 to $300 millio
  
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• Vancouver weather: Rains will give way to wind this afternoon

  09-04-2018 16:25 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: April 9, 2018 – Monday’s weather promises some breaks in the rain to allow for sun. Whether that actually happens or not remains to be seen.
  The clouds are forecast to part this afternoon, with some wind across the region throughout. No rain is expected into the evening but it will return on Tuesday morning.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly cloudy, with 30 per cent chance of showers in the morning. Clearing this afternoon. Windy across the southern sections
  
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• Reminder: Two big infrastructure projects are now underway along East 3rd Street. Expect delays, partial closures &… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-04-2018 16:01 via twitter.com
  Reminder: Two big infrastructure projects are now underway along East 3rd Street. Expect delays, partial closures &… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Kinder Morgan to speak Tuesday on B.C. pipeline spending halt

  09-04-2018 14:22 via vancouversun.com
  Representatives with Kinder Morgan will speak Tuesday morning on their plans to halt spending on the Trans Mountain pipeline project due to B.C. pushback.
  The press conference is being streamed online at www.kindermorgan.com at 5:30 a.m. PST.
  On Sunday, the company announced it would be halting all “non-essential activities and related spending” on the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline project.
  Many of those opposed to the project called the development another victory or sug
  
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• Week 12 Sun Run InTraining schedule

  09-04-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER SUN RUN INTRAINING
  WEEK 12 | April 7 to April 13
  WALK 10K / NORDIC WALK 10K
  (Session 1 — 80 minutes)
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 70 min.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  (Session 2 — 50 minutes)
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 40 min.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  (Session 3 — 60 minutes)
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 50 min.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  LEARN TO RUN 10K
  (Session 1 &m
  
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• Sun Run's track record of helping charities 'developed organically'

  09-04-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  As runners and walkers line up April 22 at the start line for the 34th Vancouver Sun Run, a half-dozen blocks east up Burrard Street from the Shaw Tower, the telecommunications company will be watching with interest.
  Shaw has been associated with the Sun Run since it began sponsoring the family friendly 2.5-kilometre mini run 15 years ago. Now it will match money raised by runners who have pledged to donate to the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation, up to a cap of $10,000.
  “This is
  
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• Sun Run nutrition tips: Breakfast on the go, with Overnight Oats

  09-04-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you haven’t taken part in the Overnight Oats breakfast trend, you should totally give it a try.
  Overnight Oats are easy to prepare and can be packed in a jar for those with rushed mornings. The one-third cup of large flake oats in this recipe provides three grams fibre and four grams protein. It’s a perfect way to load up on long-lasting energy before a run or a busy day.
  While the base is always the same: oats, yogurt, milk and whole chia seeds, overnight oats can be very versati
  
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• Lynn Kanuka's coaching advice: Almost showtime for InTraining titans

  09-04-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  As I type today the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and through snow, ice, hail, sleet and torrential rain, you are truly on The Vancouver Sun Run’s home stretch.
  Woohoo — it’s your final easy peasy, well-earned recovery week with no brisk intervals and volume that I know you can handle. Honestly, you could do that 10K tomorrow. The next 10 days of training are just icing on the cake.
  Having visited RunWalk groups around the province, it has been my privilege to ask peo
  
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• Glen Schaefer: Lacing up to train in Nicaragua's soft sand, big heat

  09-04-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  “It’s tough running on a beach,” James Cassell warned.
  James would know. He’s the veteran triathlete who helps coach my Wednesday night Sun Run InTraining clinic — and he runs 10K in well under 40 minutes.
  Yours truly had casually mentioned that I was going to be on vacation for two weeks, adding that I planned to keep my training schedule up at the remote Nicaraguan beach village of El Transito, where former work colleague Jenelle Schneider has establishe
  
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• Opinion: Let's have an informed discussion about how we're governed

  09-04-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Proportional representation electoral systems allow small parties with a fraction of total votes to gain the balance of power — and fundamentally change how governments are formed.
  Therefore, possibly moving British Columbia to a proportional representation system requires robust, serious and considered debate.
  That is why it is unfortunate that Vancouver Sun columnist Douglas Todd failed to make effective arguments against our first-past-the-post system — or for an as-yet-undef
  
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• Letters: Build seniors housing on empty False Creek lots

  09-04-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Re: Six False Creek affordable housing lots still empty after three decades, March 10
  It read this story with considerable sadness and anger. As a long-time Vancouverite who proudly built the Palisades Hotel and many West End apartment buildings, it saddens me to see good property going to waste. But it angers me to think of the many seniors who desperately need housing in our city.
  In 1999, our family foundation completed the non-profit Zajac Norgate House in North Vancouver. It provides r
  
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• Charles Shaver: Medical insurance portability could help Scheer achieve majority

  09-04-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Can Andrew Scheer achieve a Conservative majority government in 2019? According to an Angus Reid poll, 40 per cent of Canadians would vote for a Conservative candidate in their riding — a 10-per-cent gap over the Liberals.
  He is aware that in order to increase the likelihood of maintaining his lead, he must obtain additional support in Quebec. After all, that was, in 2015, the only province in which the Conservatives made gains — their seat count rose from seven to 12.
  Relevant is th
  
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• Kinder Morgan to halt its spending on Trans Mountain pipeline

  09-04-2018 01:34 via vancouversun.com
  Kinder Morgan announced Sunday they are halting all “non-essential activities and related spending” on the Trans Mountain pipeline project due to B.C. opposition.
  The company has said it will take until May 31 to consult with stakeholders to determine whether the project will be permitted to continue construction through B.C. and whether shareholders can be protected.
  “As KML has repeatedly stated, we will be judicious in our use of shareholder funds,” said Kinder Morgan
  
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• Know someone who is leader in environmental sustainability in our City? Nominate them for a #LivingCity award:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-04-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Know someone who is leader in environmental sustainability in our City? Nominate them for a #LivingCity award:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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