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• Tips to help seniors stay in their home longer

  18-06-2018 23:52 via vancouversun.com
  Dr. Roger Wong’s memories of his grandmother include her favourite song, Moon River, and the way she used to cook his favourite dish, spot prawns in sweet tomato sauce.
  He and his grandmother were close, he said, until his family left Hong Kong and moved to Canada when he was in Grade 12.
  But it is the memory of his grandma’s twilight years at a care facility in Hong Kong — where she lived in a room lined with steel cots — that has animated Wong’s life&rsq
  
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• Home care and support stretched thin as B.C. ages

  18-06-2018 23:49 via vancouversun.com
  Moira Hewitt has lived on her own for the past eight years and she is quite determined to carry on, thank you very much.
  As age and her battle with multiple sclerosis progress, she needs help to get her day started, prep meals and get to bed. Now using a wheelchair full-time, Hewitt can no longer leave her garden flat on her own.
  “I’m not a quitter … like the Energizer bunny,” she declared. “When I first moved in (19 years ago) I could still walk and then I was usi
  
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• ATTN Youth: Be a part of creating North Vancouver next #instagrammable spot with Studio in the City 11. Deadline Ju… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 23:15 via twitter.com
  ATTN Youth: Be a part of creating North Vancouver next #instagrammable spot with Studio in the City 11. Deadline Ju… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Which Canadian city reads the most? Vancouver, Kelowna and Langley near top of list

  18-06-2018 22:58 via vancouversun.com
  Kingston, Ont. is the newest city to hit the top spot on Amazon’s annual Canadian cities that love to read list. The list is based on sales data from Amazon.ca, for both print and Kindle e-book editions, from May 2017 to May 2018 on a per capita basis in cities with more than 100,000 residents.
  Popping up in second place and making its debut is Waterloo, Ont. The top two cities make sense, as both are home to the province’s biggest universities, Queen’s and the University
  
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  18-06-2018 22:34 via twitter.com
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• It’s 1pm and parking is full in main #DeepCove parking lots. If you are arriving by car today please go straight to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 22:10 via twitter.com
  It’s 1pm and parking is full in main #DeepCove parking lots. If you are arriving by car today please go straight to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Zone out: TransLink proposes change to distance-based fare system

  18-06-2018 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  Translink wants to change the way its riders pay fares.
  Since the mid-1980s, the transit authority has used a zone-based system. The more zones you cross, the more you pay.
  For some unlucky commuters, even short SkyTrain commutes of just a single stop could trigger a two-zone fare, while others could make lengthy trips and only pay a one-zone fare.
  TransLink is proposing distance-based pricing for its trains with a maximum fare similar to the three-zone fare used now.
  The transit authority says
  
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• Two-vehicle collision in Surrey ends with woman dousing herself in gasoline

  18-06-2018 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  A woman who doused herself in gasoline after a two-vehicle accident in Surrey on Monday morning has been taken to hospital for observation.
  Surrey RCMP were called about the collision in Clayton Heights, near 70 Avenue and 192 Street, at 8:20 a.m.
  Police said they were told that a woman started dousing herself in gasoline before being held down another person.
  Police, firefighters and ambulance personnel all attended.
  The woman was taken to hospital.
  No further details have been released.
  
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• Suman Virk, mother of teenaged murder victim Reena, dies in accident

  18-06-2018 21:42 via vancouversun.com
  Suman Virk, the Saanich mother who worked against bulling after following the brutal murder of her daughter Reena, has died.
  Virk died on June 16 in what her son, Aman, said was an accident. She was 58. A private funeral is planned for June 23.
  Aman said the family is asking for privacy as they grieve.
  Suman Virk and her husband Manjit channelled the pain of their 14-year-old daughter’s death into a decades-long anti-violence campaign. They travelled the country speaking to high schoo
  
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• Heat warning issued for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley

  18-06-2018 21:33 via vancouversun.com
  A heat warning has been issued for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
  Environment Canada says high temperatures will reach the low 30s today and Tuesday, which is approximately 12 to 14 degrees above the average for the middle of June.
  The weather agency says temperature records could fall around Metro Vancouver over the next two days as a strong ridge of high pressure envelops British Columbia.
  The sun and the heat will stick around until at least Thursday, when things are expected to
  
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• Join us tomorrow at 12:15pm for an artist talk and learn about the inspiration our newest exhibit. Wool Weaving by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Join us tomorrow at 12:15pm for an artist talk and learn about the inspiration our newest exhibit. Wool Weaving by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• West Kelowna no longer under state of emergency due to flooding

  18-06-2018 20:18 via vancouversun.com
  West Kelowna’s state of local emergency has been rescinded due to a reduction in the threat of flooding, the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations said Monday.
  States of local emergency remain in effect for the Regional District of Central Okanagan and for the City of Kelowna, although the latter will expire Monday at midnight.
  “As of this morning, Okanagan Lake is at 342.58 metres. The Emergency Operations Centre has demobilized most of its flood protection measures, though som
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland from June 22-28: Jeremy Dutcher, Bonobo, Kamikaze Girls, more

  18-06-2018 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  Jeremy Dutcher: Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (Maliseet Songs)
  When: June 27, 7 p.m.
  Where: Roundhouse Performance Centre
  Tickets and info: From $20 at brownpapertickets.com
  One of the most interesting indie recordings of 2018 is Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa. The debut from operatic tenor Jeremy Dutcher brings his voice into a series of duets with the voices found on historic wax cylinder recordings of traditional songs of his Wolastoqiyik ancestors. Arranging the pieces for voice, electronics and pi
  
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• Michelle Kim becomes triple threat with new Surrey-set Y/A novel

  18-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Do you remember your first best friend? You’re hopefully smiling right now thinking about that person.
  It’s that relationship that is at the heart of Michelle Kim’s new debut middle-school novel, Running Through Sprinklers.
  “Your relationships are your world when you are a kid. I just wanted to write something about the first best friend you ever had and how that is almost like your first love,” said Surrey’s Kim, who works as a director and actor.
  A thou
  
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• Lindsey Richardson: Can staggering income-assistance cheques reduce overdose risk?

  18-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Earlier this month the B.C. Coroners Service released its latest report on overdose deaths in the province. Once again, the number of people who died as a result of an overdose is staggering — 124 in April, a figure that has tragically become the norm in the two years since the provincial public-health emergency was declared.
  Also contained in the coroners’ report was this: over the past year an average of 5.6 fatal overdoses occurred over the five
  
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• Dragon Boat boss talks 30 years of racing

  18-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s been 32 years since Hong Kong sent six teak dragon boats to Vancouver for Expo 86; the 2,000-year-old sport had never been seen in North America.
  In 1989, 16 boats converged on False Creek for the inaugural Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival. Now for the June 22-24 event more than 200 teams and 5,500 paddlers from across Canada, seven U.S. states and, among other countries, Germany, Australia, China and the Philippines will be racing in False Creek.
  A true festival, the 30th annual event
  
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• This afternoon, join us and our colleagues from @CityOfNorthVan as we explore ways we can create a caring North Van… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 18:44 via twitter.com
  This afternoon, join us and our colleagues from @CityOfNorthVan as we explore ways we can create a caring North Van… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• It's property tax time. Have you claimed your home owner grant yet? Deadline July 3rd. cnv.org/HOG… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  It's property tax time. Have you claimed your home owner grant yet? Deadline July 3rd. cnv.org/HOG… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Heading to #LynnCanyon this morning? A reminder that the trails on the east side of Lynn Creek are closed between T… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 17:45 via twitter.com
  Heading to #LynnCanyon this morning? A reminder that the trails on the east side of Lynn Creek are closed between T… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Today we remember father of 5, Captain Daniel Williams, who died in the line of duty June 18, 1985. #NorthVan #LODD… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 16:58 via twitter.com
  Today we remember father of 5, Captain Daniel Williams, who died in the line of duty June 18, 1985. #NorthVan #LODD… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver to give two public plazas indigenous names

  18-06-2018 16:33 via vancouversun.com
  A pair of public plazas in Vancouver will receive with new Indigenous names during a ceremony Monday morning.
  The new names for the Vancouver Art Gallery north plaza and the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza will be announced during a formal naming ceremony at 10 a.m. at the gallery’s recently renovated north plaza.
  Representatives from the city of Vancouver and the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations, along with B.C. Minister of Citizens’ Services Jinny Sim
  
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• Storied Grouse Nest resort on Vancouver Island listed at $6.98 million

  18-06-2018 16:32
  
  Oceanfront resort in Sooke has hosted movie stars such as John Wayne; listing price aims to attract multiple offers
  
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• Daily Poll: Should Surrey have its own municipal police force?

  18-06-2018 15:37 via vancouversun.com
  The city of Surrey needs a police force of its own to put an end to the gang violence that plagues the city, says a city council hopeful.
  Related
  Surrey violence sparks new call for creation of municipal police forceREAL SCOOP: Teens shot to death in Surrey in targeted murder
  Doug Elford, the president of Surrey Community Alliance civic party, told Postmedia that the RCMP may no longer be the right fit for Surrey.
  He said the city could benefit from a municipal force with a heavy “boo
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Catch a ride on the B.C. heat wave

  18-06-2018 15:15 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: June 18, 2018 – I hope you like your weather sunny and hot — because that’s what you are getting.
  Environment Canada says the heat wave that brought toasty temperatures on the weekend is going to stick around for a few days with temperatures in Metro Vancouver reaching the mid to high 20s over the next few days.Temperatures away from the coast will reach the low 30s today and Tuesday, which is about 10 degrees above average for the middle of June.
  Around t
  
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• Meggs reels in the racist, toxic times of salmon strikes on the Fraser

  18-06-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Strange New Country: The Fraser River Salmon Strikes of 1900-1901 and the Birth of Modern British Columbia
  Geoff Meggs | Harbour Publishing
  $22.95, 224 pages
  Fishing for salmon has always been difficult, demanding work, and this book records an important struggle to determine who in B.C. would benefit from that work.
  Ever since salmon and human populations colonized the coast of what is now B.C. as the last ice age ended, the big migratory fish has been an important source of human nourishment,
  
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• Vancouver man will build you a laneway house for free — but there's a catch

  18-06-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Duane Laird wants to build you a laneway house for free.
  The catch? (Because you knew it was too good to be true.) Laird gets the rental income for 12 years before handing over the keys.
  The local businessman came up with the idea to address Vancouver’s affordability crisis while looking for a tiny home himself.
  “I live in an apartment right now, but I would like an independent home,” he said. “If you did this, I think you’d have a lineup of people who wanted to liv
  
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• Hiking to #quarryrock and need help? Call 911 and give the dispatcher the nearest Marker Number so we can find you… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 05:32 via twitter.com
  Hiking to #quarryrock and need help? Call 911 and give the dispatcher the nearest Marker Number so we can find you… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Photos: Main Street Car Free Day

  18-06-2018 03:43 via vancouversun.com
  The best way to get to know a neighbourhood is by foot, and that’s exactly what thousands of people did Sunday at the Main Street Car Free Day festival, the largest car-free festival in Vancouver.
  Over 21 blocks, from Broadway to 30th, the popular summer festival showcased musicians and entertainers on 15 stages, independent shops and businesses, and a plethora of food vendors.
  Car Free Days aim to reclaim thoroughfares from traffic and promote them as pedestrian-friendly, community-focuse
  
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• Dermot Kelleher: A medical school gets its own education

  18-06-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  One day last month, the star attractions at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in downtown Vancouver were not performers, but newly-minted practitioners of medicine: the 2018 medical graduates of the University of B.C.
  Our “hooding ceremony” — an event for MD students that complements UBC’s larger graduation ceremony — takes a bit longer than it used to, and for good reason: Few medical schools in North America have grown as fast as UBC’s over the past decade. Our me
  
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• Caitlyn Vernon: Time to stop dangerous wishful thinking about LNG Canada’s climate impacts

  18-06-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  With the debate over the Trans Mountain Pipeline and tankers project at fever pitch, another project with enormous climate impacts is slipping under the radar. After B.C. announced new climate commitments in May, LNG Canada’s CEO hinted construction will start soon. More recently, the Malaysian multinational Petronas announced a 25-per-cent stake in the LNG Canada project.
  LNG Canada’s final investment decision is imminent.
  The only way this fracked gas terminal can be built is if th
  
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• Delta woman urges municipality to ban sale of shark fins

  18-06-2018 02:23 via vancouversun.com
  A Delta woman is calling on city council to ban the sale and distribution of shark fin.
  Kendra Luckow, a veterinary technologist, was inspired to act after learning about the impact global demand for the controversial delicacy has on sharks and ocean conservation while living in Australia last year.
  She also learned that Canada, despite a long-standing ban on the practice of shark finning, is one of the top importers of shark fin, which is often used in soup traditionally served at Chinese weddi
  
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• FFs spent the day in #lynncanyon training today. Call 911 if you need assistance when enjoying the rivers, canyons… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 02:21 via twitter.com
  FFs spent the day in #lynncanyon training today. Call 911 if you need assistance when enjoying the rivers, canyons… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Photos: Thousands turn out for World Partnership Walk

  18-06-2018 02:07 via vancouversun.com
  Donning sunglasses and sneakers, thousands participated in the World Partnership Walk at Stanley Park in Vancouver on Sunday to raise money to combat global poverty.
  The walk, an initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, has grown from its humble origins in 1985 to a national campaign held in 10 Canadian cities, including Vancouver and Victoria.
  Funds raised go to support the foundation’s development programs in Asia and Africa on initiatives that improve access to education, heal
  
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• Surrey violence sparks new call for creation of municipal police force

  18-06-2018 01:39 via vancouversun.com
  Ditch the Mounties and spring for a local police force in Surrey, says a new municipal political party fed up with the enduring gang violence that has plagued that city.
  Doug Elford, the president of Surrey Community Alliance and a council hopeful, said it’s time to see a heavy “boots on the ground” style of policing that would make criminals think twice about operating in Surrey. That is one of several ideas on policing that have been aired by prospective candidates ahead of a
  
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• Seniors care in B.C. Months in hospital waiting for residential care not uncommon

  18-06-2018 01:33 via vancouversun.com
  Wayne Greggain lived at Sechelt Hospital five months, but not because he needed treatment.
  Unable to walk and sliding into dementia, the former mill worker languished on a waiting list for residential care on the lower Sunshine Coast.
  Greggain went into the hospital for a brain biopsy on Oct. 12 last year, after months of neurological symptoms and increasing fatigue.
  Until then, his wife Liz Szymanski-Greggain struggled to care for him at home, with only one hour a week of homecare assistance.
  H
  
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• Mountaineers to re-create 1920s climb of B.C.'s tallest mountain

  18-06-2018 01:10 via vancouversun.com
  In June of 1925, B.C. mountaineering legends Don and Phyllis Munday made an ascent of Mount Arrowsmith on Vancouver Island with their friend Thomas Ingram.
  On the way down they took a break to take in the view.
  “The Coast Range towered in a violet wall out of Georgia Strait,” wrote Don Munday, who was also a journalist. “Shining upper levels merged with bright clouds piled mountainously along nearly 200 miles of the range.”
  Then Phyllis spotted a peak that towered above t
  
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• Attn artists & artisan vendors! Want to be part of the popular #SummerSessions concert series this summer. Apply no… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Attn artists & artisan vendors! Want to be part of the popular #SummerSessions concert series this summer. Apply no… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Immigrant and refugee women — and their shoes — tell moving stories

  18-06-2018 00:44 via vancouversun.com
  There is something about shoes — first shoes, school shoes, dancing shoes, running shoes. Our stilettos, our work boots, our worn out soles and broken heels. They walk with us, they protect us, they hold us and sometimes they carry us.
  Our shoes are our stories. On Friday night, 12 women who have crossed borders, mountains, deserts and seas, who have left family and careers and whole countries behind them to start new lives in Canada, will share their stories with the public as part of The
  
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