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• Lawnmower repairman makes house calls to beat high cost of rent

  22-04-2018 23:13 via vancouversun.com
  There used to be a nondescript, but rather beloved and decades-old, lawn mower repair shop near the intersection of Dunbar and 16th Avenue on Vancouver’s west side.
  It has not been at that location for almost 10 years, when the City of Vancouver bought and amalgamated several properties there, and new condos and retail spaces were built.
  More recently, repairman Andrew Ranko, who was working in the 1990s for what had been Point Grey Sales and Services, has adjusted to another wave of risin
  
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• More street markets for Vancouver? City to study unsanctioned street vending

  22-04-2018 23:04 via vancouversun.com
  Unsanctioned street vending is on the rise in Vancouver, causing the city to rethink its approach to the “survival economy.”
  On Tuesday, the city issued a request for proposals to conduct a study on illegal street vending in the Downtown Eastside.
  According to the RFP, street vending is expanding across the city, particularly near the Main Street and Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain stations, “without an adequate city-wide policy.” The report is expected to examine the approa
  
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• Maternity programs rebuild caribou herds, slowly but surely

  22-04-2018 23:03 via vancouversun.com
  Just a few years ago, a caribou calf born in the Klinse-Za herd in northern B.C. had one chance in 10 of surviving her first month.
  About half are killed and eaten by wolves, a scene that is playing out for caribou across the province, said Scott McNay, a wildlife biologist.
  For the past four years, McNay has worked with the West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations, which are taking radical action to reverse the decline of the caribou by protecting cows and calves in “maternity pe
  
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• Stigma-free online tests offered as sexually transmitted diseases rise in B.C.

  22-04-2018 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  Online dating, casual hookups and a decline in safe sex practices due to a diminished fear of HIV/AIDS are factors contributing to rising rates of sexually transmitted illnesses such as syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and an emerging condition called lymphogranuloma venereum.
  Sexually transmitted infections have been rising across the province for several years, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. About 20,000 B.C. residents tested positive last year for a sexually transmittable&nbs
  
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• We’re celebrating #EarthDay til 3pm @ Eastview Park. Come on over. cnv.org/EarthDay #NorthVan https://t.co/s7zcwhUPwC

  22-04-2018 22:49 via twitter.com
  
  We’re celebrating #EarthDay til 3pm @ Eastview Park.Come on over.cnv.org/EarthDay #NorthVan https://t.co/s7zcwhUPwC
  
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• Vancouver presale condo market faces higher prices and costs, but fewer cancellations than in Toronto

  22-04-2018 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  News that some builders in Toronto’s hot condo market are bailing on pre-sale projects poses the question: And, what about in Vancouver?
  After all, this is also a market with skyrocketing pre-sale condo prices, as well as construction and land costs.
  In the greater Toronto area, some 17 projects, with over 3,600 pre-sale units offered for sale before 2017, were awaiting construction.
  But they have been cancelled since the start of last year, according to real-estate-services firm Altus Gro
  
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• Ongoing work to 'rewild' Vancouver parks brings people closer to nature

  22-04-2018 21:40 via vancouversun.com
  Driving through Stanley Park one morning, Vancouver park board biologist Nick Page came across a bizarre scene. Cars were abandoned haphazardly along the roadside as a crowd of people ran toward the seawall.
  “I thought there’d been an accident,” he recalled.
  In fact, a grey whale had been spotted in the water near Siwash Rock.
  The incident confirmed an idea the park board had been working on, said Page. Parks shouldn’t only be about sports fields and recreation facilities
  
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• Vancouver man murdered early Sunday, police say

  22-04-2018 21:28 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police say a 48-year-old man is in custody for the death of a 55-year-old man early Sunday morning.
  According to the VPD, Vancouver resident Dam Minh Huu was found at Kingsway and Nanaimo at about 1:30 a.m. He was transported to hospital by paramedics, but he died.
  Police investigators are alleging Huu’s death is a homicide and have made an arrest. They say the two men knew each other.
  According to the police, the men got into an argument a few blocks away.
  “The argument es
  
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• Replay: Thousands of runners race in Sunday sun at 2018 Vancouver Sun

  22-04-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Shoes laced? Bib ready? On your marks, get set – go! Thousands of runners are expected to tackle the Vancouver Sun Run today.
  The run starts in downtown Vancouver, winds its way past Stanley Park and along Sunset Beach, across 2nd Avenue and then back over the Cambie Street Bridge before ending near B.C. Place.
  Even if you’re not taking part in the run, you can follow along our live blog for updates from the run and celebrations throughout the day. SharePhotos: Vancouver Sun Run 2018
  
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• DYK our #CityCollect app has a 'What Goes Where' tool? Find out how to recycle any item. It's also online:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-04-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  DYK our #CityCollect app has a 'What Goes Where' tool? Find out how to recycle any item. It's also online:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Celebrate #EarthDay 12-3pm today @ Eastview Park! Join us for a native planting, giant games, Frisbee golf, prizes… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-04-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Celebrate #EarthDay 12-3pm today @ Eastview Park! Join us for a native planting, giant games, Frisbee golf, prizes… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Vancouver World Music Festival: Five reasons to check it out

  22-04-2018 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver World Music Festival
  When: April 26-29.
  Where: Imperial, Guilt and Co. and Trout Lake Community Centre.
  Tickets: $15-25 per night or $50 for a festival pass at worldmusicfest.ca, ticketweb.ca and Highlife, Zulu and Red Cat Records.
  1. Kick-off night. Now in its fourth year, the Vancouver World Music Festival showcases (mostly) local bands with distinct sounds that cross international boundaries. The event kicks off with a three-band bill that includes Calle Verde (traditional flamenco
  
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• Q&A: From Broadway With Love musical director Christopher King

  22-04-2018 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  From Broadway With Love
  When: April 26-28
  Where: Gateway Theatre
  Tickets: $45-65, at tickets.gatewaytheatre.comEver wanted to see and hear some Broadway hits but without all that narrative foofaraw? From Broadway With Love brings together local vocal talent and a 14-piece orchestra (11 soloists and a choir) to perform songs from the Great White Way. The selections date from classics (West Side Story, 1957) to contemporary (Dear Evan Hansen, 2016).  Postmedia News talked to musical director
  
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• Live: Thousands of runners descend on city for Vancouver Sun Run

  22-04-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Shoes laced? Bib ready? On your marks, get set – go! Thousands of runners are expected to tackle the Vancouver Sun Run today.
  The run starts in downtown Vancouver, winds its way past Stanley Park and along Sunset Beach, across 2nd Avenue and then back over the Cambie Street Bridge before ending near B.C. Place.
  Even if you’re not taking part in the run, you can follow along our live blog for updates from the run and celebrations throughout the day.
  REMINDER: Be race day ready and mak
  
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• Vancouver park board closes Sunset Beach field to repair damage from 4/20 pot rally

  22-04-2018 02:58 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver park board is again asking the public to keep off the grass while its staff repairs damage to the field where the 4/20 cannabis event was held Friday.
  Saturday morning, crews from the park board cleaned up remaining trash and assessed what one spokesperson called “significant damage” to the field at Sunset Beach following the April 20 protest and cannabis market, which police said had roughly 40,000 attendees at its peak.
  The park board put up fencing around the field a
  
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• Wondering what's on tap for Monday's Council Meeting? ✅ Report: Tax Rates Bylaw ✅ Report: LEC 2017 Financial Statem… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-04-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Wondering what's on tap for Monday's Council Meeting? ✅ Report: Tax Rates Bylaw ✅ Report: LEC 2017 Financial Statem… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Crowd of 500,000 celebrates Vaisakhi in Surrey

  22-04-2018 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey’s Vaisakhi parade broke attendance records Saturday, drawing a crowd of almost 500,000 people, including visitors from all over the world.
  Beginning before 9 a.m., 20 floats moved slowly through Newton, starting and ending at the Gudwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar temple late in the afternoon. The sunshine brought huge crowds to the streets, where families and businesses set up tents to offer free food and stages with various entertainment.
  “I’m shocked at the numbers,”
  
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• FFs from Vancouver @iaff18, and #NorthVan City and District working together this morning to serve you better in th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-04-2018 00:33 via twitter.com
  FFs from Vancouver @iaff18, and #NorthVan City and District working together this morning to serve you better in th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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