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• Melody Ma: $30M take from empty-homes tax is mark of failure

  30-04-2018 23:59 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver announced a projected revenue of $30 million from the empty-homes tax (EHT) from a total of 3,300 homes. Politicians, political staffers and political parties are congratulating themselves that critics got it wrong that the tax won’t work and that the amount collected is evidence that the EHT is “extremely successful.”
  Putting aside criticisms on how much $30 million will achieve in this real-estate climate, whether the tax is too high or low and whether t
  
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• Beauty Bar: Caudalie The Cleansing Collection

  30-04-2018 23:32 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A collection of cleansers from the natural French beauty brand Caudalie. 
  The range, which includes a Makeup-Removing Cleansing Oil, Instant Foaming Cleanser, Micellar Cleansing Water, Gentle Cleansing Milk and Moisturizing Toner, is suitable for all skin types and uses ingredients of at least 90-per cent natural origin. 
  Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oils, sulfates, phenoxyethanol and animal ingredients, the line offers various “sensorial experiences” w
  
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• Remember glass gets VIP treatment. All glass goes in grey box. #Grey4Glass cnv.org/Recycling #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-04-2018 23:05 via twitter.com
  Remember glass gets VIP treatment. All glass goes in grey box. #Grey4Glass cnv.org/Recycling #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• First-timers plagued by fears over home-buying process

  30-04-2018 21:36
  
  More than 70 per cent of first-time buyers are afraid of unanticipated costs, finds TD Bank, which offers "what to expect when you're buying" tips
  
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• Do you have thoughts on local transit initiatives? @TransLink wants to hear from you... twitter.com/TransLink/stat…

  30-04-2018 21:30 via twitter.com
  Do you have thoughts on local transit initiatives? @TransLink wants to hear from you...twitter.com/TransLink/stat…
  
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• Costs balloon for Surrey, Vancouver rapid-transit lines

  30-04-2018 21:27 via vancouversun.com
  Sky-high real estate, a weak Canadian dollar, high labour and materials costs plus inflation have contributed to hundreds of millions of dollars in cost increases for major rail projects planned for Metro Vancouver’s two largest cities, according to the region’s transportation authority.
  Updated costs for the Broadway subway line in Vancouver and an at-grade, light-rail line in Surrey were released Monday, as a two-week public-consultation process began for the $7.3-billion second ph
  
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• Red Truck Beer Co. announces 4th annual Truck Stop Concert Series

  30-04-2018 21:17 via vancouversun.com
  Red Truck Beer Co. Truck Stop Concert Series
  When: June 16, July 14 and Aug. 11
  Where: Red Truck Beer Co., 295 E. 1st Ave.
  Tickets: On sale May 1. Single event, $30 early bird/$40 regular price. Tailgate Series Pass: $75 early bird/$100 regular. Available at truckstopconcertseries.com
  Another year, another beer. Or maybe more.
  That’s what’s in store for folks who pick up tickets to the 4th annual Truck Stop Concert Series at Red Truck Beer Co. Held on the brewery grounds, t
  
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• Theatre review: A foreboding future in The Cherry Orchard

  30-04-2018 21:11 via vancouversun.com
  The Cherry Orchard
  When: To May 19
  Where: Jericho Arts Centre
  Tickets: $25/$22 at brownpapertickets.com
  The sound of a train that opens William B. Davis’ fine production of The Cherry Orchard is the sound of the future. The new railway line along the river makes that land prime for redevelopment. The beautiful but unproductive cherry orchard will have to go, along with the rest of the ancestral estate, so the growing Russian middle class can have summer cottages.  
  Another f
  
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• Thanks to the 17 north shore volunteers who trained to be "Butterfly Rangers" with the @DavidSuzukiFDN… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-04-2018 20:54 via twitter.com
  Thanks to the 17 north shore volunteers who trained to be "Butterfly Rangers" with the @DavidSuzukiFDN… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Five concerts to see in Vancouver in May and June

  30-04-2018 20:51 via vancouversun.com
  You know that part in Alice in Wonderland where the rabbit is sprinting and looking at his pocket watch, all concerned about being late?
  That’s about what looking at the May and June concert choices makes me feel like. There is just no way to truly select the top picks, because this is the beginning of heavy touring season. And there are a lot of very heavy tours coming to town.
  The variety in venue size is a bonus, too, as bands at all levels of popularity hit the road to make some money
  
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• Did you buy a Lotto 6/49 ticket in these B.C. cities? You may have won

  30-04-2018 20:49 via vancouversun.com
  The west coast truly is the best coast.
  The most recent Lotto 6/49 SuperDraw on April 28 saw another eight lottery ticket holders win big.
  The $1 million guaranteed prize ticket was sold in Dawson Creek, while seven other $50,000 winning tickets were sold in the following cities:
  • Burnaby• Coquitlam• Lake Country• North Vancouver Island• North Vancouver• Sechelt• Trail
  The eight winning B.C. tickets are a part of a larger group of 51 guaranteed winners across
  
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• We're excited, how about you? Just 1 more sleep until #SlidetheCity tix go on sale!! Tuesday 9am. More info:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-04-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  We're excited, how about you? Just 1 more sleep until #SlidetheCity tix go on sale!! Tuesday 9am. More info:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Amazon to take over part of old Vancouver Post Office, hire an additional 3,000 people

  30-04-2018 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  The old Vancouver Post Office in downtown Vancouver will soon become “one of the most ambitious heritage redevelopments in Canada’s history,” housing more workers than any other office in the city’s history.
  On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and online retail giant Amazon were expected to announce the revitalization of the 686,000-square-feet structure that occupies an entire city block bounded by Georgia, Dunsmuir, Homer and Hamilton streets.
  Amazon will
  
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• Metro board rescinds pay increase, retirement allowance

  30-04-2018 18:40
  
  Metro Vancouver's board of directors voted Friday to vote down an earlier motion to increase their pay and create a retirement allowance.
  
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• Repaving work on Highway 3 through Manning Park expected all summer

  30-04-2018 18:34 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. road trippers planning to drive Highway 3 through Manning Park this summer are being warned of repaving work that will begin next month.
  About 25 kilometres of the highway between Sumallo Grove and Allison Pass will be resurfaced. The work is expected to continue through the end of the summer.
  The stretch of roadway will be redone using an environmentally friendly technique that reuses asphalt right on the spot, without removing it and sending it away for processing first.
  “Hot-in-pla
  
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• MEC racers ignore rain, showered with tales along Fort Langley trails

  30-04-2018 18:33 via vancouversun.com
  FORT LANGLEY — Carter Weber, a remarkable runner who crushed Sunday’s marathon here in 2:55.44, almost did a faceplant at the soggy finish line.
  The winner of the MEC Langley TransCanada Trail Run by almost two minutes over Chad Bergen, became wobbly and disoriented as soon as he stopped. Nearby runners, race officials and medics quickly propped him up as he tried to find his bearings and breath.
  • FOR MY SUNDAY PHOTO RECAP, click HERE
  “I’m good, really,” said
  
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• Register now for #BTWW May 28-June 3. Log your trips for a chance to win a trip to Portugal + daily prizes.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-04-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Register now for #BTWW May 28-June 3. Log your trips for a chance to win a trip to Portugal + daily prizes.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• PM Justin Trudeau in Vancouver for announcement with Amazon today

  30-04-2018 16:45 via vancouversun.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Vancouver on Monday for a joint announcement with online retail giant Amazon.
  The announcement is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. at 349 West Georgia St., the site of the old Vancouver Post Office.
  Later in the morning, the prime minister will take part in a roundtable discussion with Vancouver business leaders. The discussion will be hosted by the Vancouver Economic Commission at 401 West Georgia St.
  Expect possible traffic delays in and around the area of the post o
  
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• Daily Poll: Should this developer be allowed to build taller towers?

  30-04-2018 16:06 via vancouversun.com
  A community residents’ group says they feel betrayed by a developer after an agreement over preserving city views was re-opened for discussion under a new rezoning application.
  Residents in and around the Quilchena Park area say Larco Investments had agreed to preserve views of the North Shore and English Bay in the planning of a new development, according to reporter Susan Lazaruk’s story.
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  The developer is now asking f
  
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• B.C. ponders stripping park status from Sunshine Coast's Tetrahedron Park

  30-04-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government is considering stripping park status from some or all of Tetrahedron Provincial Park to allow the Sunshine Coast Regional District to tap into more drinking water.
  B.C. Parks has launched a public consultation on two options: Cancelling Class A park status for the entire 6,000-hectare wilderness and designating it a protected area, or “deleting” a 130-hectare swath from the park around Chapman and Edwards Lakes and designating that as protected area.
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• Vancouver weather: Still cloudy with slight chance of rain

  30-04-2018 15:19 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: April 30, 2018 – Monday’s weather won’t require rain boots and you could probably survive without an umbrella but it will still be went throughout the day with a lingering chance of showers.
  But if you can hang on for a couple more days, the sun is expected to make a return, with temperatures increasing toward the weekend.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly cloudy, 30 per cent chance of showers into the afternoon. High of 14.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy, low
  
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• Pitman Potter: A (Homeless) Tale of Two Cities

  30-04-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vicki Potter and I returned recently from Honolulu where I spent a sabbatical posting at the East West Center and the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai’i.  In the midst of my giving academic lectures and completing writing projects, we were deeply troubled by the severity of Honolulu’s homelessness crisis.  Honolulu and Vancouver share many similarities, including a favorable climate, beautiful scenery, lifestyles focused on outdoor activities,
  
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• Today is #WorldWishDay. City Hall will be lighting up blue this evening to show support. #NorthVan @MakeAWishCA https://t.co/gA2G2I590E

  30-04-2018 02:00 via twitter.com
  
  Today is #WorldWishDay. City Hall will be lighting up blue this evening to show support. #NorthVan @MakeAWishCA https://t.co/gA2G2I590E
  
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• B.C.'s securities regulator seeks to improve penalty collections

  30-04-2018 01:36 via vancouversun.com
  At the same time the B.C. Securities Commission was assuring its employees it pursued collection of penalties “aggressively,” it was working on ideas to improve collections to present to B.C. Finance Minister Carole James.
  According to hundreds of pages of B.C. Securities Commission documents obtained through a freedom of information request, the internal discussion and actions took place just days after a Postmedia investigation was published last November that revealed more than $5
  
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• Douglas Todd: Immigration disappointment looms for Canada's young foreign students

  30-04-2018 01:12 via vancouversun.com
  The federal government’ decision to allow unlimited numbers of international students into Canada, especially as minors, is setting up many for disappointment when they later apply for permanent resident status, say specialists.
  The number of foreign students coming to Canada jumped by 20 per cent in one year, to half a million by the end of 2017. The total arriving to go to elementary or high school has doubled in less than a decade to 71,000, with immigration specialists saying the
  
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• Sunflower sea stars remain hard to find in B.C. waters four years after massive die-off

  30-04-2018 01:03 via vancouversun.com
  Reports that sea stars may be recovering after a massive die-off four years ago may be premature, experts say.
  “We want simple solutions. People see a few of them, and they assume they’re back,” said Port McNeill diver and scientist Jackie Hildering. “But they’re not.”
  While the number of ochre stars is reportedly on the rise, the iconic sunflower star remains elusive on the B.C. coast.
  “There is very little evidence of recovery (among sunflower stars),&
  
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• Patrick McGeer: B.C. should allow public and private health services to exist side by side

  30-04-2018 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Medicare Protection Act is back in the news. The NDP is threatening to activate amendments to the Act passed in 2003. Their stated purpose is to prosecute extra-billing doctors. Every British Columbian loses if this happens. Patients lose because there is already rationing of medical care and it will only get worse. The public loses because costs that could be covered by the private sector are not being allowed. The situation can be converted to a win for everybody by ignoring the Act. It sh
  
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• Quilchena Park-area residents feel betrayed by developer

  30-04-2018 00:48 via vancouversun.com
  A magnificent view of English Bay and the North Shore mountains from Quilchena Park near Arbutus Street and 33rd Avenue is going to be lost if a developer is granted rezoning for taller rental buildings at the nearby Arbutus Shopping Centre site.
  That’s the fear of a local city group that says the developer after agreeing to keep the buildings under a certain height when the four-building development was approved in 2011 is now proposing to add extra height to two of the buildings.
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• Lawyers say 'flawed' cannabis law likely means more impairment battles

  30-04-2018 00:39 via vancouversun.com
  Lawyers say flaws in B.C.’s new proposed rules to stop people from driving while high on cannabis will mean plenty more billable hours.
  Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth’s legislation to regulate recreational cannabis and amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act, announced Thursday, include a new 90-day administrative driving penalty for drivers found with pot in their system, as well as stiff penalties and zero tolerance for new drivers.
  But how pol
  
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