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• Did you miss last night's Council meeting? Video of the full event is now live on our website ow.ly/yMFf30kf00c #NorthVan

  29-05-2018 23:16 via twitter.com
  Did you miss last night's Council meeting? Video of the full event is now live on our website ow.ly/yMFf30kf00c #NorthVan
  
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• Want to apprentice in the arts, and get paid? We're accepting applications for our youth summer art program,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-05-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  Want to apprentice in the arts, and get paid? We're accepting applications for our youth summer art program,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• WiredScore determines office buildings' tech capabilities

  29-05-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  A new service is going to make it tougher for an office leasing agent to fib when it comes to a building’s technological capabilities.
  WiredScore, an Internet connectivity evaluator for buildings, is making a nationwide expansion that will initially include two new Vancouver buildings.
  The New York-based company has created a Wired Certification system that rates the infrastructure, connectivity and technological capacity of office buildings.
  The company and its users say certification can
  
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• Police looking for North Vancouver senior last seen Sunday - Globalnews.ca

  29-05-2018 22:57
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  Police looking for North Vancouver senior last seen Sunday
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  North Vancouver RCMP is looking for a 66-year-old man last seen on Sunday. Robert Sacco was last seen leaving his home in North Vancouver on May 27. He was driving a red 2014 Toyota Corolla with the B.C. licence plate AB8 56C, according to police.and more »
  
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• Police looking for North Vancouver senior last seen Sunday - BC ... - Globalnews.ca

  29-05-2018 22:57
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  Sacco was last seen driving a red, 2014 Toyota Corolla.and more »
  
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• Live electric cords zap teens in Cowichan Lake, were in danger of drowning

  29-05-2018 22:36 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Two teens nearly drowned in Lake Cowichan after receiving a shock from live electrical cords carelessly placed in the water.
  The girls were swimming near a dock off North Shore Road about 5 p.m. on Saturday when they were temporarily paralyzed by a shock from an extension cord, said Lake Cowichan Fire Chief Doug Knott.
  Denis Pilon, a Lake Cowichan resident who owns Mountain Man Services Ltd., was working at a nearby home when he heard the two teens scream for help.
  “They w
  
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• Morneau explains federal decision to buy Trans Mountain pipeline

  29-05-2018 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  Bill Morneau laid out Tuesday the federal governments plan to buy Trans Mountain and Kinder Morgan Canadas core assets for $4.5 billion. The finance minister says the move will ensure the oilsands pipeline expansion gets built.
  
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• Mike Serr named Abbotsford's new police chief

  29-05-2018 22:23 via vancouversun.com
  Abbotsford deputy police chief Mike Serr has been named the city’s next chief constable.
  He will take over Oct. 1 from Chief Bob Rich, who will be retiring after serving with the Abbotsford Police Department for a decade.
  For 26 years Serr served with the Vancouver Police Department, according to the Abbotsford police board, before joining the APD in November 2015.
  File photo of Inspector Cal Chrustie, left and then VPD Inspector Mike Serr. Serr has now been named Abbotsford police ch
  
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• The troubled history of the Trans Mountain pipeline extension

  29-05-2018 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  A look back at the history of the Trans Mountain pipeline extension.
  
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• Alberta supports federal pipeline purchase

  29-05-2018 21:44 via vancouversun.com
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says investors behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will not back off now that the federal government has stepped in. 
  
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• We're hiring for a regular part-time Court Liaison Officer. Click here to apply: ow.ly/WRNT30keQJ8

  29-05-2018 21:41 via twitter.com
  We're hiring for a regular part-time Court Liaison Officer. Click here to apply: ow.ly/WRNT30keQJ8
  
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• Participating in ‘Bike To Work Week’ are officers and staff of the North Vancouver RCMP Det. Great effort by all!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-05-2018 20:44 via twitter.com
  Participating in ‘Bike To Work Week’ are officers and staff of the North Vancouver RCMP Det.Great effort by all!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #CampIgnite provides an intro to the world of firefighting for young women in grades 11/12. Apply by June 1st:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-05-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  #CampIgnite provides an intro to the world of firefighting for young women in grades 11/12. Apply by June 1st:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Book Review: Meet the man who 'designed' Christianity

  29-05-2018 19:29 via vancouversun.com
  Christianity remains by far the world’s largest religion, with 2.2 billion adherents, especially in Africa and Asia. But many in the secular West are ignorant of this important faith’s basic teachings.
  Here is a guest review by Province editorial pages editor/columnist Gordon Clark of a book about the apostle Paul, who, in many ways, created Christianity after the death of Jesus. The book is written by one of my former world religion professors at the University of B.C., Charles Ande
  
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• PNE looking for new boss after CEO Michael McDaniel steps down

  29-05-2018 19:28 via vancouversun.com
  Michael McDaniel, who has been in charge of the Pacific National Exhibition for 15 years, announced Tuesday that he is stepping down from his role as president and chief executive officer of the non profit organization.
  McDaniel, who has been with the PNE since 2000, has accepted the job as the new president and general manager at Coast Mountain Bus Company, TransLink’s largest operating company.
  The outgoing PNE boss is credited with guiding the organization through the successf
  
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• Have you seen Robert Sacco? bit.ly/2LEfsik #NorthVancouver https://t.co/iJRxEimjYh

  29-05-2018 19:03 via twitter.com
  
  Have you seen Robert Sacco?bit.ly/2LEfsik#NorthVancouver https://t.co/iJRxEimjYh
  
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• Five tips to taste your way through a day at the Vancouver Craft Beer Week Festival

  29-05-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Craft Beer Week Festival
  When: June 2-3
  Where: PNE Fairgrounds
  Tickets and info: vancouvercraftbeerweek.com The Vancouver Craft Beer Week Festival is a two-day event filled with fun, food, music — and beer, of course. 
  But, while the brew-filled event is sure to offer attendees a good time, there are a few things to keep in mind as you navigate through the seemingly endless tents and tables offering craft beer and cider creations. (Healthy hint: balancing out beer consu
  
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• Timeline: Key dates in the history of the Trans Mountain pipeline

  29-05-2018 18:57 via vancouversun.com
  Here are some key dates in the history of the Trans Mountain pipeline and Kinder Morgan Canada’s efforts to expand its capacity: 
  
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• It's fruit fly time again: Here are 8 ways to get rid of them

  29-05-2018 18:41 via vancouversun.com
  Here are 8 ways to get rid of the seasonal pesky pests.
  Read more about fruit flies: UBC researcher uses fruit flies to understand feeding mechanisms
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• Reminder: Don't forget to stop by our #BTWW Celebration Station today 4-6pm @ Bewicke & W 2nd. Snacks, prizes + fre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-05-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Reminder: Don't forget to stop by our #BTWW Celebration Station today 4-6pm @ Bewicke & W 2nd. Snacks, prizes + fre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. Ferries to offer discounts on early, late sailings

  29-05-2018 17:52 via vancouversun.com
  Early risers and night owls will get a discount on B.C. Ferries sailings this summer.
  The ferry service’s annual sunrise and sunset promotion starts June 1 and means that more than 2,100 early morning and late evening sailings will be cheaper than usual.
  Select sailings will be discounted to either $49 or $59 for a one-way standard passenger vehicle and driver on the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay, Tsawwassen-Duke Point and Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay routes. Select return trips are also available
  
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• Live: Feds to spend $4.5 billion to buy Trans Mountain pipeline, B.C. terminal

  29-05-2018 16:14 via vancouversun.com
  The Canadian government will spend $4.5 billion to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline, the expansion project and Kinder Morgan’s B.C. terminal.
  The announcement was made Tuesday morning, just two days before the deadline offered by the company.
  “The parties have also agreed to work together to find a buyer for the pipeline and the project between now and July 22,” said Kinder Morgan CEO Steve Kean in a conference call Tuesday.
  “This is a great day for Canada, for our custome
  
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• 300-plus-home development proposed for Marine Drive Travelodge site

  29-05-2018 16:00
  
  Marvel Group applies to build 29-storey tower plus low-rise condo building, affordable rental building and townhouses
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Mostly cloudy, possible sunny breaks in the afternoon

  29-05-2018 14:46 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – The weather for Tuesday looks mainly cloudy with a slight chance of showers this morning and wind near the water. Though Environment also Canada forecasts possible sunny breaks during the day, and a high of 17 C. The agency is predicting a similar weather pattern for most of the week, with a slight chance of showers on Wednesday and Thursday and then rain on Friday. Looking ahead to the weekend, the rain could continue through Saturday, and then the sunshine returns for a
  
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• B.C.'s minimum wage jumps $1.30 on Friday, sparking new debate about consequences

  29-05-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver-based coffee chain JJ Bean is ahead of the curve on raising B.C.’s minimum wage. It bumped the company’s starting rate to $14 an hour in January, and hasn’t felt any negative effects, according to CEO John Neate.
  “I think we did the right thing,” said Neate, five months and four days ahead of B.C.’s first legal step in increasing in minimum wage, a $1.30-raise to $12.65 an hour, on the way to $15.20 by 2021.
  As the June 1 date nears, there is new deb
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline 'for sale' on Craigslist

  29-05-2018 06:59 via vancouversun.com
  Ahead of news expected Tuesday that the federal government may use taxpayer dollars to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline outright from Kinder Morgan, a Craigslist user has listed the pipeline for sale.
  “For sale: one pipeline project, in fair condition. Comes with federal approval. (subject to 15 legal challenges, but it’ll be fine). Also comes with a vintage 1950s pipeline,” the post begins.
  “The vintage pipeline is a handyman’s dream project. It has been in place si
  
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• Richmond energy company to help build all-electric ferries…in Norway

  29-05-2018 05:02 via vancouversun.com
  Two new all-electric Norwegian ferries will feature a Canadian connection.
  Richmond-based Corvus Energy has been selected by Norwegian Electric Systems to supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems for the ferries, which will be built by Havyard and will be operated by Norway’s Fjord1 line. NES are in charge of the overall electrical system on the ferries.
  The new ferries are slated for delivery next year.
  Corvus already has energy systems — called the Orca — opera
  
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• Have you seen Dan Archibald or Ryan Daley? Pair last seen nearly two weeks ago in Ucluelet

  29-05-2018 04:02 via vancouversun.com
  The search is on for two men last seen nearly two weeks ago in Ucluelet.
  Dan Archibald and Ryan Daley were last seen leaving the harbour of the Vancouver Island town on May 16, days after having arrived in port after an eight-week sailing journey from Panama.The pair spoke with their families the day before; it’s believed their plan was to hitchhike to Jordan River, west of Victoria, where Daley has a residence.
  Because the areas where they were travelling can have spotty mobile phone rece
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Unclear how 'speculation tax' can free up more housing

  29-05-2018 03:42 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — When the New Democrats announced a “speculation tax” in this year’s budget, they insisted the target was neither B.C. taxpayers nor provincial residents who owned recreational properties.
  “If you pay income tax in B.C., you are not captured. If you’re from outside the province and you leave your home vacant, you will be taxed,” said Finance Minister Carole James on Feb 22, two days after tabling the budget in the legislature.
  Premier John
  
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• Prescribing of ADHD stimulants has soared in B.C., agency warns

  29-05-2018 03:30 via vancouversun.com
  More than four per cent of elementary schoolchildren in B.C. are taking stimulant medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, the highest in two decades, UBC researchers have found.
  The increase in prescriptions to children ages six to 12 — a near-doubling since 2000 — is “unexplained and concerning” since there’s no evidence that long-term benefits outweigh potential harms, says UBC’s Therapeutics Initiative. Between five and nine per ce
  
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• Opinion: Raising B.C.’s minimum wage wrong way to help working poor

  29-05-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  On June 1, the minimum wage in B.C. will increase from $11.35 to $12.65 per hour — the first in a series of hikes on route to $15.20 in 2021. That’s a 34-per-cent increase in three years. Despite claims from Premier John Horgan and others, raising the minimum wage is the wrong way to help B.C.’s working poor. Fortunately, there’s a better and more-effective policy available that warrants serious consideration. More on that in a moment.
  To understand why the minimum wage i
  
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• Competitive swimmers protest New Westminster's pool-replacement plan

  29-05-2018 02:48 via vancouversun.com
  Protesters gathering outside New Westminster City Hall on Monday said plans to redesign a 45-year-old pool once built for Olympic standards would stifle the growth of B.C.’s competitive swim community.
  The Canada Games Pool first opened in 1973, and was partly funded by the federal government to meet competitive standards. But the city’s replacement plan favours a focus on warm-water leisure activities, raising serious concerns among members of the local swim club.
  “It was orig
  
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• Pollution fund mum on why city was offered just 30% of spill cleanup tally

  29-05-2018 02:43 via vancouversun.com
  A day after Mayor Gregor Robertson said the city had been offered compensation of less than 30 per cent of its clean up costs associated with the 2015 MV Marathassa bunker fuel spill, few details emerged as to why the city has been offered such a low amount.
  Typically the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund pays most of the costs associated with cleanup and within six months. “Historically, we have paid out 95 to 97 per cent of what claimants have asked for,” said David C&o
  
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• B.C.'s deputy chief electoral officer promoted to top job

  29-05-2018 02:26 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s deputy chief electoral officer has been promoted to the top job at Elections B.C. by the legislature.
  Anton Boegman was named the province’s chief electoral officer by an all-party group of MLAs on Monday. He’s served as deputy chief electoral in charge of operations, voter registration and corporate planning since 2011. Elections B.C. is the non-partisan independent agency charged with organizing and conducting provincial elections.
  The appointment came
  
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• After a cool reception, scheme to charge Metro drivers to reduce congestion needs more work

  29-05-2018 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  Despite Metro Vancouver mayors’ muted response to a report they commissioned outlining options for charging drivers to reduce traffic congestion, the idea is not necessarily dead.
  That is even though Premier John Horgan’s B.C. government, that would have to approve any new tax scheme, largely met the report with silence.
  But the report itself notes this is the first phase of a feasibility study and work will be needed to develop the high-level decongestion charging concepts introduce
  
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• It's au revoir, not goodbye for VSO's Bramwell Tovey

  29-05-2018 02:24 via vancouversun.com
  Bramwell Tovey conducts J. Strauss and Tchaikovsky
  When: June 1 and 4, 8 p.m.
  Where: Orpheum Theatre (June 1) and Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver (June 4)
  Peter Grimes
  When: June 9 and 11, 8 p.m.
  Where: Orpheum Theatre
  Resurrection: The Season Finale
  When: June 16, 18, 8 p.m.; June 17, 2 p.m.
  Where: Orpheum Theatre
  Tickets and info: vancouversymphony.caA series of events looms extra large on concert dockets over the next few weeks — the final performances of conduct
  
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• Queen's signature sells for $9,000 at Vancouver auction

  29-05-2018 01:53 via vancouversun.com
  A guest register signed by Queen Elizabeth and four other members of the Royal Family sold for $9,000 at a Vancouver auction Saturday, shattering the $500 estimate.
  Auctioneer Brian Grant Duff of All Nations Stamp and Coin had placed a low estimate on the item, largely because he found it hard to find many Royal signatures that had been sold.
  “Once I started researching I couldn’t find any comparables for it,” said Grant Duff. “I was hoping it would bring between $5,000 a
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Suspension for B.C. lawyer's misconduct 'woefully inadequate'

  29-05-2018 01:51 via vancouversun.com
  Professional self-regulation is under scrutiny after it took four years for the Law Society of B.C. to deal with a lawyer who admitted stealing more than $30,000, and a disciplinary panel suspended him for only three months.
  In a stinging dissent to a Law Society hearing report, panel member Donald Silversides said the veteran Coquitlam lawyer found guilty of misconduct should have been disbarred because dishonesty destroys the foundation of the profession.
  “Knowingly taking monies fr
  
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• Prepare for the worst on Vancouver's East 1st this summer

  29-05-2018 01:38 via vancouversun.com
  Stop to talk traffic with residents on Vancouver’s East 2nd Avenue and you’ll find the conversations run long — and hot.
  Not only do locals have a lot to say about the chaos-inducing closures on 1st Ave. that began this week, they also have to pause to let the booming racket of throttle-heavy, detoured commuters fade away.
  Work crews have fenced off block after block of one of Vancouver’s key arterial routes so Fortis B.C. can swap out roughly 5 km of 20-inch gas line in
  
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• Council is getting underway soon. Join us in person or watch online. See what's on the agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-05-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Council is getting underway soon. Join us in person or watch online. See what's on the agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Food companies gobbling up industrial space

  29-05-2018 01:02
  
  Daiya Foods deal for massive warehouse underscores region's industrial space crunch, reducing vacancy rates to 1.5 per cent
  
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• B.C.'s child welfare system has failed youth who age out and must change: coroner

  29-05-2018 00:33 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Coroners Service has investigated the deaths of 200 youth who died over a six-year period, just before or after aging out of the government’s foster care system into an uncertain future with little emotional or financial support.
  “These young people leaving government care died at five times the rate of the general population of young people in British Columbia,” said the report, released Monday by Michael Egilson, chair of the coroner’s child death review
  
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