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• B.C. mom who set fire to her kids, killing one, in 1997 granted day parole

  16-04-2018 23:49 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A B.C. woman who more than 20 years ago set fire to her two young children — killing her five-year-old daughter and leaving her three-year-old son disfigured and seriously injured — has been granted day parole despite continually maintaining her innocence while behind bars.
  Donna Hysop, 50, is serving a life sentence after being convicted of second-degree murder and attempted murder stemming from the attacks in a Kamloops townhouse on March 18, 1997.
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• We're recruiting for a regular full-time Cashier/Accounting Clerk. Click here to apply. ow.ly/jaW630jwpbD

  16-04-2018 23:39 via twitter.com
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• DYK the North Shore Community Food Asset Map can be used to find community gardens, school breakfast programs & mor… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  DYK the North Shore Community Food Asset Map can be used to find community gardens, school breakfast programs & mor… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Did you miss this weekend's Hwy 1 improvements open house? Here's a second chance to see the plans and ask your que… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 23:14 via twitter.com
  Did you miss this weekend's Hwy 1 improvements open house? Here's a second chance to see the plans and ask your que… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Former Vancouver Island breeder surrenders 45 neglected Havanese dogs

  16-04-2018 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  Nearly four dozen Havanese and Havanese-cross dogs on Vancouver Island have been surrendered to the B.C. SPCA by a former breeder.
  The 45 dogs ranged in age from one-and-a-half years old to 15 years, and were all in varying states of neglect. Most had coats that were matted with feces and urine, and the dogs had been living in a home with unacceptably high levels of ammonia.
  The dogs were surrendered last Thursday.
  “Our staff have spent the past few days assessing the physical and psycholo
  
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• First batch of vaccine for deadly rabbit disease now available in B.C.

  16-04-2018 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  The first batch of vaccine for a deadly rabbit virus – which forced the euthanization of 66 rabbits at a shelter in Richmond – has arrived in B.C.
  The vaccines for rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) are now being distributed to 50 veterinary clinics across the province that put in orders. A second batch of the vaccine is expected in early May, following heightened demand.
  An order for the vaccine was first placed by the B.C. government in March following the first reported cases o
  
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• B.C. farmland per-acre value nearly 100 times that of Prairies

  16-04-2018 22:10
  
  Lower Mainland ALR acres sprout mega-mansions and protests while Prairie farmland is largely restricted to Canadian farming
  
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• Thomas the Tank Engine brings Big Adventure Tour 2018 to Squamish

  16-04-2018 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  All aboard, little engineers! Thomas the Tank Engine is bringing his Big Adventure Tour to Squamish next month.
  The family friendly event will pull into Squamish’s West Coast Railway on May 19 to 21 and again the following weekend on May 26 and 27.
  Kids and families can climb aboard Thomas for a 20-minute train ride and even meet Sir Topham Hatt, controller of the railway.
  Countless kid-friendly activities will be available including a Thomas & Friends Imagination Station, a Passport t
  
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• Final Update on the Bodwell School Bomb Threat: the evacuation and road blocks have ALL been lifted! The threat and… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 22:02 via twitter.com
  Final Update on the Bodwell School Bomb Threat: the evacuation and road blocks have ALL been lifted! The threat and… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Will smoking pot inside reduce the value of your home? One-third of British Columbians say yes

  16-04-2018 21:42 via vancouversun.com
  Whether you’re for or against ganja, it appears the good herb may not be so good for real estate.
  According to a new housing trends report, over a third of Canadians think the proximity of a marijuana dispensary or use of marijuana inside a home could negatively impact the value of the property.
  Impact of marijuana on housing prices
  Within B.C., 32 per cent believe a dispensary, legal or not, would reduce the value of homes nearby, while 37 per cent believe increased weed use inside a home
  
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• Vancouver chefs serve up the flavours of Sakura Festival at gala dinner

  16-04-2018 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  Sakura Night Gala
  When: April 22 | Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. 
  Where: Stanley Park Pavilion, 610 Pipeline Rd. 
  Tickets and info: $160 plus tax; vcbf.ca To many Vancouverites, the annual Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Festival), is an opportunity to see, snap and share photos of the bountiful cherry blossoms on display all around the city.
  But, to others, the sakura season represents that and so much more.
   “As sakura season is so short, it symbolizes the impermanence
  
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• Get Religion blog says Vancouver Sun ‘gets’ Sikhs

  16-04-2018 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  When I recently aired the views of Sikh psychotherapists on Sikh culture in Canada and India, the reactions were all over the map.
  A small minority of readers were initially agitated, mostly by brief, misleading comments they had picked up on Whatsap. One said I was trying to portray all Sikhs as “mental.” But things died down in the first 24 hours. Many Sikhs were supportive, with one even suggesting  I’d “redeemed” myself with the piece. You can never predict
  
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• Foodora to offer 'Hot Box' munchies delivery in Vancouver on 4/20

  16-04-2018 21:07 via vancouversun.com
  Food delivery services: start your engines. It’s 4/20 on Friday and Foodora is hoping they’ll roll over the competition with their “munchies meals.”
  The app- and website-based delivery service will be offering ‘Hot Boxes’ for pick up or delivery on Friday, in hopes of satisfying stoners seeking sumptuous snacks.
  Each munchies meal comes in an insulated soft lunch bag along with a pair of hot-pink sunglasses, a branded lighter and a tin of mints. It’s eve
  
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• The new #Delbrook Recreation Centre's reputation continues to grow world-wide! Here it is featured in the latest ed… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  The new #Delbrook Recreation Centre's reputation continues to grow world-wide! Here it is featured in the latest ed… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Come rain or shine! Sam Walk Park gets new seating area. #Woohoo #NorthVan https://t.co/cv1azS7lxV

  16-04-2018 20:57 via twitter.com
  
  Come rain or shine! Sam Walk Park gets new seating area. #Woohoo #NorthVan https://t.co/cv1azS7lxV
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP respond to high-school bomb threat, after Lynn Valley standoff day before - Straight.com

  16-04-2018 20:49
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  North Vancouver RCMP respond to high-school bomb threat, after Lynn Valley standoff day before
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  Two separate incidents involving the RCMP occurred on the North Shore yesterday and today. RELATED STORIES. West Vancouver Secondary School reopens after bomb threat · Two students arrested after three Vancouver Island high schools shut down due to ...
  North Vancouver RCMP arrest man following standoff at burned-out homeNorth Shore News
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• Local evacuations lifted following bomb scare in North Vancouver

  16-04-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  At around 8:30 a.m. Monday, police were called to the 900-block of Harbourside Drive and tweeted about a heavy police presence in the area.
  
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• Bomb scare in North Vancouver forces local evacuations

  16-04-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  At around 8:30 a.m. Monday, police were called to the 900-block of Harbourside Drive and tweeted about a heavy police presence in the area.
  
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• Construction closes New Westminster's Front Street now until October

  16-04-2018 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  A section of Front Street in New Westminster will be closed from today until October 2018 to allow for sewer upgrades.
  The project will see the intersection of Columbia Street and Front Street closed beginning this month to allow for the six-month construction project.
  “This upgrade will provide additional sewer system reliability and capacity in order to accommodate projected population growth in New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Burnaby and Port Coquitlam,” according to a pub
  
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• Will growing, smoking pot under new laws reduce value of your home?

  16-04-2018 20:21
  
  Growing even a legal amount of pot in your home would put off nearly half of potential buyers, finds survey – and could cost you your mortgage
  
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• Update on Bodwell Bomb Threat: All those evacuated and on the three buses will be taken up to ‘Mickey McDougall Com… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 20:12 via twitter.com
  Update on Bodwell Bomb Threat: All those evacuated and on the three buses will be taken up to ‘Mickey McDougall Com… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Five reasons to check out this year's Verses Festival of Words

  16-04-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Verses Festival of Words
  When: April 19-29
  Where: Various locations around East Vancouver
  Tickets: brownpapertickets.com
  1. Buffy Sainte-Marie. The singer brings her trademark strength, wisdom and all-around-Buffy-Sainte-Marie-ness to the annual spoken-word festival, which is now in its eighth year. She’ll appear with multimedia artist Ronnie Dean Harris, poet Mitcholos, and musical duo an̓usáyum̓. (April 22 at 8 p.m. WISE Hall)
  2. Storytime. In the Vancouver Story Slam In
  
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• A voice, a void, a World Without Us

  16-04-2018 19:42 via vancouversun.com
  World Without Us
  When: April 17-29
  Where: Cultch Historic Theatre
  Tickets: from $22, tickets.thecultch.com
  Depressing or exhilarating? How you feel after seeing World Without Us may depend upon your perspective going into the theatre.
  “We spend a long time in space, when even the Earth has been swallowed by the sun, and you realize that your period of time is incredibly short,” said Karolien De Bleser, the lone performer in the production she calls “a zerologue.”
  “F
  
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• Standoff Ends Peacefully bit.ly/2HBZ68h #NorthVancouver

  16-04-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  Standoff Ends Peacefullybit.ly/2HBZ68h#NorthVancouver
  
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• This weekend's invasive species haul? Two truckloads of ivy, laurel, and blackberry! Thanks to our 36 volunteers (i… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 19:16 via twitter.com
  This weekend's invasive species haul? Two truckloads of ivy, laurel, and blackberry! Thanks to our 36 volunteers (i… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• New report details B.C.'s thoughts on impact of weed on housing prices, foreign buyer and Airbnb tax

  16-04-2018 19:10 via vancouversun.com
  Whether you’re for or against ganja, it appears the good herb may not be so good for real estate.
  According to a new housing trends report, over a third of Canadians think the proximity of a marijuana dispensary or use of marijuana inside a home could negatively impact the value of the property.
  Impact of marijuana on housing prices
  Within B.C., 32 per cent believe a dispensary, legal or not, would reduce the value of homes nearby, while 37 per cent believe increased weed use inside a home
  
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• Pair of Coquitlam teens reported missing have been found

  16-04-2018 19:04 via vancouversun.com
  Update: The missing teenagers have been found and are safe, according to an update from Coquitlam RCMP on Monday around 10 a.m.Police are searching for a pair of Coquitlam teenagers who went missing over the weekend.
  Pierce Cunningham, 14, and Bayleigh Sumner, 14, were last seen on April 13 and reported missing the following day. It’s believed the two teens are together.
  Cunningham is a First Nations boy with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5-foot-10 and weighs about 145 pounds. He w
  
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• Re: Bodwell School Bomb Threat: evacuation of school, school residence and some local businesses has been completed… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 19:03 via twitter.com
  Re: Bodwell School Bomb Threat: evacuation of school, school residence and some local businesses has been completed… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Tour of ancient Indigenous village offers unique B.C. vacation opportunity

  16-04-2018 18:45 via vancouversun.com
  BAMFIELD, B.C. — Surrounded by old-growth rainforest against the rocky shoreline on the southwest edge of Vancouver Island lies a centuries-old Indigenous village where traditional longhouses accessible only by foot remain undisturbed.
  The Huu-ay-aht First Nation began offering tours of the ancient capital Kiixin — pronounced kee-hin — last year in an effort to share their cultural heritage with the world and revitalize the quiet coastal town of Bamfield.
  Trevor Cootes, a membe
  
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• This week, northbound traffic on Edgemont Blvd will be detoured at Crescentview Dr to reach Ridegewood Dr, to allow… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 18:21 via twitter.com
  This week, northbound traffic on Edgemont Blvd will be detoured at Crescentview Dr to reach Ridegewood Dr, to allow… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Help your parks project succeed with a #LivingCity Grant. Apply by April 27. Details: cnv.org/LivingCityGrant… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Help your parks project succeed with a #LivingCity Grant. Apply by April 27. Details: cnv.org/LivingCityGrant… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Heavy police presence at Bodwell High School - 955 Harbourside Drive - due to a bomb threat. School is not in sessi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 17:56 via twitter.com
  Heavy police presence at Bodwell High School - 955 Harbourside Drive - due to a bomb threat. School is not in sessi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you rather pay per kilometre or pay tolls?

  16-04-2018 16:32 via vancouversun.com
  A new report released this week has turned the spotlight on mobility pricing in Metro Vancouver.
  Mobility pricing charges drivers of cars and trucks for using the region’s transport routes, which challenges what the report calls the “illusion of free roads.”
  Related
  Fairness for all needs to be a central principle for mobility pricing
  The pricing would help to pay for costs such as building and maintaining roads and bridges, policing, fuel subsidies, air pollution and more. In
  
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• Vancouver weather: Rain and wind on the coast, snow on the Coquihalla

  16-04-2018 15:46 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: April 16, 2018 – It’s just another manic Monday and the weather certainly lives up to it. Will it rain? Won’t it? Perhaps the question is – how long will it rain?
  Rains this morning will end around lunchtime but there’s still a 60 per cent chance of showers later in the day. Expect winds near the water, with a high of 9 degrees. Into the evening, it’ll be cloudy with the same chances of rain.
  Those headed out on the Coquihalla should chec
  
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• Police seeking pair of Coquitlam teenagers reported missing

  16-04-2018 15:28 via vancouversun.com
  Police are searching for a pair of Coquitlam teenagers who went missing over the weekend.
  Pierce Cunningham, 14, and Bayleigh Sumner, 14, were last seen on April 13 and reported missing the following day. It’s believed the two teens are together.
  Cunningham is a First Nations boy with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5-foot-10 and weighs about 145 pounds. He was wearing a black hoodie with black or khaki pants and had a black backpack when he was last seen.
  Sumner is a First Nations girl w
  
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• Fairness for all needs to be a central principle for mobility pricing

  16-04-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Proposed mobility pricing in Metro Vancouver needs to be perceived as “effective and fair” for it to succeed in reducing road congestion, a new report says.
  The report, released today, says that implementing a system of charging drivers of cars and trucks for using the region’s transportation system is based on the principle that users should pay. Mobility pricing challenges what the report calls the “illusion of free roads.”
  But to do that, mobility pricing needs t
  
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• Week 13 Sun Run InTraining schedule

  16-04-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER SUN RUN INTRAINING
  WEEK 13 | April 14 to April 22
  WALK 10K / NORDIC WALK 10K
  (Session 1 — 44 minutes)
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 10 min.
  3 min. brisk walk, 2 min. recovery walk
  2 min. brisk walk, 2 min. recovery walk
  1 min. brisk walk, 2 min. recovery walk
  Do this combination 2 times
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 10 min.
  (Session 2 — 40 minutes)
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 30 min.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  (Session 3 — Vanco
  
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• Sun Run nutrition tips: Race-day fuel to help get you to finish line

  16-04-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  If there’s one thing you want to get right the morning of the 34th annual Vancouver Sun Run, that’s your pre-race meal.
  Good pre-race nutrition will get your muscles and brain well fuelled to power through the 10-kilometre race. But how much and what should you eat?
  Focus on easily digested carbs to ensure your muscles are well fuelled and a little bit of protein to keep full during the race. Avoid having too much fat or fibre (like beans, vegetables or high-fibre cereal) the eve and
  
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• Sun Run leaders weigh in on memories, race tips and training treasures

  16-04-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  The 2018 Vancouver Sun Run InTraining Clinics started Jan. 20 in B.C. and went for 13 consecutive weeks, regardless of winter weather conditions. We asked some of the volunteer leaders for feedback and race-day tips as they prepare their crews for the 34th Vancouver Sun Run, which goes Sunday, April 22:
  • Lucie Bohan, Dunbar Community Centre: “The energy and enthusiasm of such a supportive and dedicated group of runners keeps me going. We had coffee and treats for a celebration event
  
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• Lynn Kanuka's coaching advice: Keep it familiar, comfy for 'showtime'

  16-04-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  What was she thinking? One of Canada’s best runners — a veteran of high-performance competition — recently chose to eat a burrito for lunch before a race we were at in February.
  Pre-race jitters combined with heavy fatty beans and cheese in her belly, she felt she might vomit right before her race!
  We laugh about it now, and recently right before her Commonwealth Games final she actually texted me a photo of the healthy lunch she had before her stellar race with the caption &ld
  
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• Janette Shearer: Lacing up for all moms who have doubts about changing

  16-04-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  I may have thought it was going to be easy, but I never said it would be.
  This “journey” into fitness and self-care truly has been game-changing. If you would have told me two years ago when this all began that I would be standing right here, right now, I would have said you were crazy!
  This journey has changed me, it’s shaped how I look at myself and continues to do so every week. The places that I can go to find strength inspires me to push on. It has even changed how I
  
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• Dani Pretto: Celebrating Earth Day with a renewed commitment to sustainability

  16-04-2018 05:44 via vancouversun.com
  Even on a rainy day in Vancouver (and to be fair, there have been many of those this month), I still find myself caught up with noticing how beautiful the city is. Our classic rainy weather is responsible for Vancouver’s lush springtime greenery, for the fluffy pink cherry blossoms that have been blooming all month, and for that signature “beyond-fresh” smell in the air that you only truly appreciate if you’ve been away for a long period of time.
  April in Vancouver is a m
  
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• Trudeau's promises to make Trans Mountain happen met with strong opposition

  16-04-2018 03:58 via vancouversun.com
  The reaction ranged from business as usual to outrage on both sides of the Kinder Morgan controversy following Sunday’s meeting in Ottawa between Premiers John Horgan and Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  “The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is of vital strategic interest to Canada,” Trudeau said after the two-hour meeting. “It will be built.”
  To which Greenpeace responded: “This pipeline isn’t going anywhere.
  “The federal governme
  
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• Bitcoin investors face long delays cashing out, criticize two B.C. firms

  16-04-2018 03:38 via vancouversun.com
  Bitcoin investors unable to cash out, or having to wait weeks and longer to get their money, have been complaining about QuadrigaCX, a company founded in Vancouver that is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the country. 
  There has also been discontent among users of cryptocurrency exchange services at another Vancouver company, Einstein Exchange.
  Exactly why investors haven’t been getting their money as immediately as they should, which is usually around 10 minutes, may be
  
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• Pipeline protesters plan to ramp up activities following Trudeau announcement

  16-04-2018 03:30 via vancouversun.com
  Will George has six words for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: “This pipeline will not be built.” 
  George was responding to Justin Trudeau’s announcement on Sunday that the federal government will pursue legislation and financial measures to ensure that Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project will be built.
  Trudeaus’s declaration came a week after Kinder Morgan threatened to stop work on the pipeline, and directly after a summit meeting in
  
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• Fish farm faceoff: David Suzuki and Alf-Helge Aarskog debate hot B.C. issue

  16-04-2018 03:26 via vancouversun.com
  The flap over B.C.’s ocean-based salmon farm industry has been generating headlines almost daily in recent weeks. Environmental groups have issued press releases condemning the industry as dirty and disease-ridden and chefs have condemned farmed fish as unsustainable. First Nations protestors have occupied farms in their traditional territories and even the B.C. government’s own scientists have been audited — and cleared of conflict — after fish-farm opponents compla
  
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• Walking the Sun Run is a family affair for this 87-year-old

  16-04-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  You don’t have to actually run in the Sun Run. There is also a walkers’ division, where 87-year-old Junko Redekop has been participating since 1986.
  “I worked for Canadian Air Lines, the company sponsored the walkers’ division right at the beginning,” she explains.
  “I missed the first one (in 1985) because I wasn’t too sure where to get the number and so on. But every year before the Sun Run, we gathered at the south side of the Art Gallery and we had a
  
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• Close call: Downtown Vancouver rooftop propane fire caught in nick of time

  16-04-2018 01:42 via vancouversun.com
  A Sunday afternoon blaze atop a downtown condo tower could have been a lot worse.
  Shortly before 12:30 p.m., the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service began receiving calls about smoke billowing from the top of a tower at Davie and Howe Streets.
  Firefighters responded quickly to the fire, which was on the 28th floor of the building.
  When the firefighters first arrived, they were met on the ground floor by the building manager, who initially insisted there was no fire in the building, as none of the
  
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• Wondering what's on tap for Monday's Council Meeting? ✅ Finance Committee Meeting: 2018 Property Taxes ✅ Report: Dr… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Wondering what's on tap for Monday's Council Meeting? ✅ Finance Committee Meeting: 2018 Property Taxes ✅ Report: Dr… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Victoria, Saanich Mayors look for answers to questions of amalgamation

  16-04-2018 00:24 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The mayors of Saanich and Victoria are encouraging citizens to get educated about amalgamation as the two municipalities explore the idea.
  Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps are crafting a brief joint report for their respective councils after meeting with Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing representatives last week.
  The mayors requested a meeting to discuss the establishment and funding of a citizen’s assembly on amalgamation and were told b
  
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