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• Showcasing the Emergency Services of the North Shore has been a big success. Thank you to all the services that wer… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-05-2018 23:19 via twitter.com
  Showcasing the Emergency Services of the North Shore has been a big success. Thank you to all the services that wer… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• This week's #CityView eNews is ready for you. Summer fun in the City, public input opportunities, new watering regu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-05-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  This week's #CityView eNews is ready for you. Summer fun in the City, public input opportunities, new watering regu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Surrey police seek public's help in identifying sexual assault suspect

  17-05-2018 22:37 via vancouversun.com
  Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect being sought in an alleged sexual assault from last month.
  Around 1 a.m. on April 24, a woman was walking near 84 Avenue and King George Boulevard in Surrey when a man walked by and grabbed her arm. The suspect allegedly groped her and fled when the woman screamed.
  Surrey RCMP have now released a composite sketch of the suspect and are hoping the public can help identify the individual.
  The suspect is described as a South Asian man about 30 ye
  
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• Open fire ban begins on parts of Vancouver Island

  17-05-2018 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  Campers heading to Vancouver Island this Victoria Day long weekend may want to take note.
  Open burning bans begin on Friday for the so called Fog Zone, which is a two-kilometre strip of land along the outer coast of Vancouver Island, stretching from Owen Point, near Port Renfrew, north to the tip of Vancouver Island and to Port Hardy. 
  This map shows the Fog Zone area of Vancouver Island. Beginning Friday, there will be a ban on opening burning in this region. Small campfires will stil
  
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• Third suspect identified in Mississauga attack on autistic man

  17-05-2018 22:24 via vancouversun.com
  Jaspaul Uppal.
  A third suspect in a violent beating of an autistic man Mississauga earlier this year has been identified.
  Peel police said Thursday that a country-wide arrest warrant had been issued for Jaspaul Uppal, 21. Uppal is wanted for one count of aggravated assault in the March 13 attack.
  It is unknown where Uppal lives or if he has B.C. ties.
  The attack in Mississauga was captured on surveillance footage that had been widely circulated as investigators sought public help in Ontario
  
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• Vancouver Sun reporter Gordon Hoekstra recognized for securities fraud investigation

  17-05-2018 22:18 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Sun reporter Gordon Hoekstra has been recognized for his investigation into the failure of B.C. authorities to enforce penalties against securities fraudsters.
  Hoekstra’s series Stealing Away won third prize in the 2018 Excellence in Investment Journalism Awards, chosen by the Portfolio Management Association of Canada.
  The series, which was published in parts in November and December 2017 and February 2018, examined how hundreds of millions of dollars in fines and penalty orders
  
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• Please note that #Montroyal Bridge is closed in both directions while repairs to a gas main are underway. We will u… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-05-2018 21:51 via twitter.com
  Please note that #Montroyal Bridge is closed in both directions while repairs to a gas main are underway. We will u… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Vancouver police's anti-gang operation leads to seven arrests

  17-05-2018 21:22 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Police Department arrested seven people and seized four guns as part of a joint crackdown with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, the province’s anti-gang agency, on gang-related crime in the Lower Mainland.
  The VPD says the three-month operation, called Project Temper, resulted in the dismantling of a violent and organized Vancouver-based crime group, known as the Gill Group.
  “This violent crime group was comprised of several individuals including its leader
  
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• Interested in becoming a NS Firefighter? Important changes now available at northshorefirerecruiting.ca. Apply July 3… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-05-2018 21:19 via twitter.com
  Interested in becoming a NS Firefighter?Important changes now available at northshorefirerecruiting.ca. Apply July 3… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• B.C. Flooding: Ottawa sending military to help flooded communities, evacuations in Fraser Valley

  17-05-2018 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  Military help is on the way to B.C. communities ravaged by floods, as rivers rise and more people are forced out of their homes around the province.
  On Thursday, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale said the federal government had accepted the request for military assistance from B.C. communities affected by flooding.
  He said Ottawa continues to monitor the national flooding situation as it evolves and will provide support from the Canadian Armed Forces.
  The fi
  
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• Homeowners crowdsource to fight B.C. speculation tax

  17-05-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  A group of homeowners is crowdsourcing to raise money to fight B.C.’s new speculation tax on empty homes.
  The group — called Canadians Against the B.C. Speculation Tax — has started a Go Fund Me page with plans to start a class-action lawsuit against the government to stop the levy.
  As of Thursday morning, organizers had raised just over $5,000 of a $300,000 goal. The group says the funds will go to a public advocacy campaign to pressure the government to withdraw the
  
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• Nice to have management come out from the RCMP LMD District to our open house! Various uniforms - same incredible p… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-05-2018 20:56 via twitter.com
  Nice to have management come out from the RCMP LMD District to our open house! Various uniforms - same incredible p… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Realtors offer advice, seek clarity on growing pot in homes

  17-05-2018 20:52
  
  Campaign by B.C. real estate board offers tips to home owners and buyers, and calls for clearer government rules on “safe” and “unsafe” grow homes
  
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• We're taking steps to make the streets and trails of #DeepCove and #LynnCanyon safer, more enjoyable, and more acce… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-05-2018 20:38 via twitter.com
  We're taking steps to make the streets and trails of #DeepCove and #LynnCanyon safer, more enjoyable, and more acce… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #Police Week event on until 2pm in 100 block E.14th St. Displays, demos, contests and photos with @NVCFD @NSRescue… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-05-2018 20:32 via twitter.com
  #Police Week event on until 2pm in 100 block E.14th St. Displays, demos, contests and photos with @NVCFD @NSRescue… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Fashion brand COS, Dia Art Foundation honour Montreal-born artist Dorothea Rockburne

  17-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  At the age of 85, Dorothy Rockburne is having a bit of a renaissance.   
  While her abstract art, which is inspired by her unique personal history in mathematics, dance and philosophy, has long been celebrated in art circles, the Montreal-born, New York-based artist’s relatively solitary presence in her field has rendered her a well-kept secret. 
  That is, until now.  
  Artist Dorothy Rockburne.
  Through combined efforts of the Dia Art Foundation, a non-profit org
  
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• Everything is in place and everyone is welcome to come down to 14 street East - in front of the RCMP Det. The North… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-05-2018 19:53 via twitter.com
  Everything is in place and everyone is welcome to come down to 14 street East - in front of the RCMP Det. The North… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• یاد آوری: هدیه فقط وقتی هدیه است که توقع دریا

  17-05-2018 19:40 via twitter.com
  یاد آوری: هدیه فقط وقتی هدیه است که توقع دریافت چیزی در مقابل آن نداشته باشید.bit.ly/2rReqqb#NorthVancouver
  
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