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• Man rescued after going overboard from B.C. ferry

  19-06-2018 23:46 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries says the Queen of Cowichan, sailing from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, rescued a man who went overboard near Bowen Island Tuesday.
  The rescue, which B.C. Ferries says happened around 9 a.m., has caused a one-hour-and 40-minute delay on that sailing.
  The incident happened on the 8:45 a.m. sailing out of Horseshoe Bay.
  B.C. Ferries says the man was in stable condition but was “very cold.”
  There has been no explanation on how he got into the water.
  The ferry corporation advises
  
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• As this heatwave continues, remember to stay hydrated and NEVER leave children or pets alone in a parked car. Get m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-06-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  As this heatwave continues, remember to stay hydrated and NEVER leave children or pets alone in a parked car. Get m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• It’s 2:00pm and #DeepCove is busy. All main parking lots are full, if you are arriving by vehicle please park in th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-06-2018 22:54 via twitter.com
  It’s 2:00pm and #DeepCove is busy. All main parking lots are full, if you are arriving by vehicle please park in th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Did you know ALL of our water is treated drinking water, even if we use it to water our lawns or wash our cars? Lea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-06-2018 22:45 via twitter.com
  Did you know ALL of our water is treated drinking water, even if we use it to water our lawns or wash our cars? Lea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Loneliness, falls and over-medicating afflict seniors in B.C. care homes

  19-06-2018 22:44 via vancouversun.com
  The crossword on Denisse Keefe’s door is a nine-word autobiography: His friend Chris saved his life, he was a short-order cook, he loves rock ‘n’ roll music, he’s a whiz at cards, and he makes coffee every morning at his long-term residential-care facility.
  “It makes me feel really good,” said Keefe, proudly pointing out the ZZ Top posters and high-scoring cribbage hand also taped to his blue door.
  In Vancouver’s Youville seniors home, staff re
  
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• That's a wrap for the first Tai Chi in the Plaza 2018. Want to join? Free classes run Tuesdays 12-12:45 to July 24.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-06-2018 21:45 via twitter.com
  That's a wrap for the first Tai Chi in the Plaza 2018. Want to join? Free classes run Tuesdays 12-12:45 to July 24.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• RCMP recover body of missing 18-year-old swimmer in Chilliwack Lake

  19-06-2018 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  The body of an 18-year-old man who was reported missing at Chilliwack Lake last week was recovered Monday night by an RCMP dive team.
  The teen, whose name has not been released, disappeared below the water’s surface on June 12 while attempting to retrieve a drifting boat on the south end of Chilliwack Lake.
  Chilliwack RCMP and Chilliwack Search and Rescue searched the shoreline but found no sign of the man.
  The RCMP say the B.C. Coroners Service is in the early stages of their investi
  
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• Vancouver will screen free outdoor movies in art gallery plaza

  19-06-2018 21:38 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Art Gallery’s north plaza, recently renamed the šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square, will host an outdoor movie night every Wednesday this summer.
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  Vancouver gives two public plazas Indigenous namesHere are the movies playing this summer at Stanley Park's Second Beach
  The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association’s Summer Movie Night on the Square lineup will kick off on July 4th.
  “The theme of the fi
  
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• B.C. Ferry from Horseshoe Bay delayed by person overboard

  19-06-2018 21:29 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries says the Queen of Cowichan, sailing from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, rescued a person reported overboard near Bowen Island this morning.
  The rescue, which B.C. Ferries says happened just before 10 a.m., caused a 60-minute delay on that sailing.
  The ferry corporation advises anyone travelling the Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route to still check in at the terminals in accordance with the scheduled sailing times to maintain your reserved status.
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• Scotiabank, Canada Day, Fort Langley serve up spaces for summer races

  19-06-2018 21:21 via vancouversun.com
  Before we get into your local run options for Canada Day, the sweet T-shirt for this Sunday’s Vancouver Scotiabank Half-Marathon and 5K, Kirill Solovyev‘s newest Summerfast 10K recruit (hi mom!) or why the wife hates me (this week), we check in on Phil Ellis.
  Mr. Ellis, once upon a time the cream of Canada’s 10K running crop and former Vancouver Sun Run winner (1991, in a blazing 29:03), is getting ready to host his 15th annual Ryan Prachnau Fort Langley Half Marathon and 5K.
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• We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Business Application Systems Analyst. Click here to apply. ow.ly/vs5630kzuiX

  19-06-2018 21:13 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Business Application Systems Analyst.Click here to apply. ow.ly/vs5630kzuiX
  
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• Restaurant review: Brickhouse in Abbotsford serves up tasty pizza, friendly service

  19-06-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Duft & Co. Brickhouse
  2625 Montrose Ave., Abbotsford | 604-776-2443
  Open: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. duftandco.com/brickhousePizza has long been a go-to for lunches and dinners (hey, even a breakfast here and there).
  But while the dish is undoubtedly always in style — save for a few preference shifts over time such as pillowy, Chicago pies waning and crispy Napoli-approved crusts gaining favour — it can be a tricky dish to get right.
  While there is a steady appetite f
  
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• Did you miss last night's Council meeting? Video of the entire meeting is now available on our website. Part 1:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-06-2018 20:56 via twitter.com
  Did you miss last night's Council meeting? Video of the entire meeting is now available on our website. Part 1:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #ArtistTalk gets underway at 12:15pm in the #AtriumGallery at City Hall. Cheximiya will be speaking about her exhib… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-06-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  #ArtistTalk gets underway at 12:15pm in the #AtriumGallery at City Hall. Cheximiya will be speaking about her exhib… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• We're recruiting for a regular full-time Planning Assistant. Click here to apply: ow.ly/Z72l30kzqhB

  19-06-2018 20:28 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a regular full-time Planning Assistant. Click here to apply: ow.ly/Z72l30kzqhB
  
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• Check out this $12.95M resort-style lakeside retreat (PHOTOS)

  19-06-2018 20:21
  
  Huge six-bedroom home has 170 feet of private shoreline on Lake Kalamalka in north Okanagan
  
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• Spa review: Scandinave Spa Whistler Hydrotherapy

  19-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Spa Scandinave Whistler
  8010 Mons Rd., Whistler, 604-935-2424  
  The Treatment: Hydrotherapy baths, $70Finding peace and quiet these days can seem like an impossible feat. But, at Scandinave Spa Whistler, it’s all part of the everyday experience.
  The rustic spa, which is a short drive from Whistler Village, encourages guests to unplug and unwind through its no-electronics, no-photos and no-talking policy.
  “We believe that silence is essential to the enjoyment of th
  
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• Beauty Bar: Aveeno Positively Radiant Sheer Daily Moisturizer with sunscreen

  19-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A lightweight moisturizer featuring a “total soy complex” and SPF 30 to offer advanced sun protection as well as hydration.
  With the help of natural light diffusers, the formula promises to even out skin tone and texture and helps to reduce blotchiness and brown spots. 
  The product is “clinically proven” to improve the texture, tone, dullness, blotchiness and the appearance of brown spots with consistent use. Hypoallergenic, non-comedogenic and oil-free.
  
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• We're working with @CityOfNorthVan to understand how to create a caring North Van, and would like your thoughts. Pl… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-06-2018 18:13 via twitter.com
  We're working with @CityOfNorthVan to understand how to create a caring North Van, and would like your thoughts. Pl… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Think you have what it takes to think up the next great art piece in the #CNV. Show us what you’ve got & apply now… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-06-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Think you have what it takes to think up the next great art piece in the #CNV. Show us what you’ve got & apply now… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• New temporary modular housing opens for homeless in Surrey

  19-06-2018 17:32 via vancouversun.com
  For the past four years, Joey has been homeless, living first on Surrey’s notorious 135A Street, and more recently in shelters.
  On Tuesday, Joey will once again have a place to call his own.
  He is one of about 160 people who will be moved off the streets of Surrey and from shelters into temporary modular housing units in the City Centre area.
  The supportive units, that are a joint initiative involving the city, B.C. Housing and Fraser Health, will house people for the next two years, until
  
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• Kinder Morgan protesters found guilty of criminal contempt of court

  19-06-2018 16:46 via vancouversun.com
  The first trial of protesters accused of violating a court injunction at Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project ended Monday with guilty verdicts for the nine accused.
  The protesters, arrested March 17 at the Burnaby work site, had pleaded not guilty to criminal contempt of court at the outset of their trial last week in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.
  During the trial, prosecutors showed video evidence of the protesters — some of whom had strapped themselves to a
  
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• Heat wave: Salvation Army opens cooling shelters in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

  19-06-2018 16:17 via vancouversun.com
  With Metro Vancouver in the midst of a heat wave and parts of the province reaching record highs, the Salvation Army is responding by opening cooling shelters for Vancouver’s most vulnerable in the Downtown Eastside.
  Environment Canada issued a heat warning on Monday and temperatures are expected to hit the low 30s in parts of Metro Vancouver over the next few days.
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  Temperature records fall amid heat warning for Metro Vancouver, Fraser ValleyVancouver Weather: Heat warning continue
  
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• Daily Poll: Did the B.C. Lion need to hit that guy so hard?

  19-06-2018 15:48 via vancouversun.com
  On Saturday at B.C. Place Stadium,  B.C. Lions defensive back Marcell Young threw a shoulder into a streaking fan who had been running around on the field.The fan went down in a heap and was then escorted out of the stadium by security. Young, meanwhile, received congratulatory high fives from his teammates.
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  Video: Lions DB Marcell Young absolutely crushes fan on the field with shoulder checkB.C. Lions defence bends but bounces back in season-opening win over MontrealLions 22,
  
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• B.C. police watchdog investigating Victoria officer’s role in fatal crash

  19-06-2018 15:33 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating the actions of an off-duty Victoria Police officer who was involved in a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway early Sunday morning that left a motorcyclist dead.
  A black Corvette collided with a northbound green Kawasaki motorcycle near Cobble Hill Road at about 2:15 a.m., according to B.C. RCMP spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau. A press release did not say if the Victoria officer was driving the Corvette.
  Shawnigan Lake RCMP, Shawnigan Lake Fire and
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Heat warning continues for Metro Vancouver

  19-06-2018 15:24 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: June 19, 2018 – More scorching weather is in the forecast for Tuesday.
  Environment Canada issued a heat warning for Metro Vancouver on Monday and we can expect sunshine with temperatures will reaching the low 30s away from the coast today and Wednesday, which is approximately 12 to 14 degrees above the average for the middle of June.A number of B.C. communities reached record highs yesterday including Pemberton which was a sizzling 37.4 C, beating its old record of 35
  
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• North Vancouver residents say they’re being forced out after District votes to replace housing complex

  19-06-2018 11:08 via globalnews.ca
  "One of those people has lived there for over 24 years, and there is no where for them to go."
  
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• City of North Vancouver advances Harry Jerome project - North Shore News

  19-06-2018 09:00
  City of North Vancouver advances Harry Jerome project  North Shore NewsThe City of North Vancouver is one massive step closer to getting its new Harry Jerome rec centre after council narrowly voted to advance an 802-unit Upper ...
  
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• Burnaby SkyTrain service resumes

  19-06-2018 08:41 via vancouversun.com
  SkyTrain service in Burnaby resumed around 11 p.m. Monday night after being disrupted for most of the evening.
  Both the Expo and Millenium lines were affected.
  During the disruption Millennium line trains were running between VCC-Clark and Production, and from Lafarge to Lougheed. Expo line trains were running between Waterfront and Braid.
  Bus bridges were set up between Production and Lougheed and Braid and Lougheed.
  The Canada LIne and Expo line to King George were not affected.
  Around 10 p.m.
  
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• District of North Vancouver moves forward with Emery Village development

  19-06-2018 07:58 via vancouversun.com
  The District of North Vancouver approved a proposed development in Lynn Valley that would create 411 new homes but displace 61 families.
  In a 4-3 decision, council voted to grant Mosaic a rezoning permit for Emery Village, a purpose-built rental housing complex the developer purchased over two years ago.
  The plan is to replace the 51-year-old complex located on a treed five-acre lot with 411 units and six buildings. The new units will be made up of 327 market condos and 84 rental units, evenly d
  
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• Burnaby SkyTrain service disruption continues

  19-06-2018 07:31 via vancouversun.com
  Problems with SkyTrain service in Burnaby will continue overnight.
  Both the Expo and Millenium lines are affected.
  Translink has said that Millennium line trains will be running between VCC-Clark and Production, and from Lafarge to Lougheed. Expo line trains will be running between Waterfront and Braid.
  Bus bridges are running between Production and Lougheed and Braid and Lougheed.
  The Canada LIne and Expo line to King George are not affected.
  Around 10 p.m. Monday night TransLink said on Twitte
  
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• Park board looking at revitalization of public courtyard in Chinatown

  19-06-2018 06:22 via vancouversun.com
  The courtyard in front of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Chinatown is crying out for revitalization, says Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Sarah Kirby-Yung.
  At Monday’s park board meeting, Kirby-Yung’s motion to work with the city and community leaders to explore a redesign of the neglected but valuable space received unanimous support from park board commissioners.
  The courtyard is barren and bricked-over. It feels unwelcoming, yet it is surrounded by important histori
  
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• Temperature records fall amid heat warning for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley

  19-06-2018 05:02 via vancouversun.com
  Temperature records fell across B.C. on Monday after a heat warning was issued for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
  The hottest place in B.C. was Pemberton, which shattered a 41-year-old record, posting a high temperature of 37.4 C. The previous record was 35.6 C in 1977.
  Five other Environment Canada weather stations saw new records set for June 18: Comox Airport’s high was 33.3, besting 1958’s 32.2; it was 36.1 in Kitimat, breaking the previous record high of 35 set in 2
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: B.C. policing tougher on taxpayers than crime

  19-06-2018 04:43 via vancouversun.com
  Former provincial Liberal public safety minister and solicitor general, erstwhile municipal police chief, ex-Vancouver street cop-turned-academic, Kash Heed needed no prodding.
  He erupted in disbelief at RCMP Asst. Commissioner Dwayne McDonald — Surrey’s police chief for two years after being at the heart of gang investigations before that — begging for more officers and funding.
  “More money!” scoffed Heed incredulously, who is now a public safety consultant.
  For a
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Jimi Sandhu behind bars in India

  19-06-2018 04:22 via vancouversun.com
  In December 2015, Jimi Sandhu testified at an immigration hearing that he had turned over a new leaf, had married and was starting a business in Edmonton.
  But he was deported a few months later for serious criminality.
  Now he is in jail in India for allegedly being part of an international ketamine production and smuggling operation.
  I got details from some Indian news reports and am trying to get more information, which I hope to have in the coming days. For example, I couldn’t confirm Mo
  
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• Park board commissioner wants a revitalization of public courtyard in Chinatown

  19-06-2018 03:02 via vancouversun.com
  The courtyard in front of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Chinatown is crying out for revitalization, says Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Sarah Kirby-Yung.
  Kirby-Yung will be bringing forward a motion tonight asking the park board to work with the city and community leaders to explore a redesign of the neglected but valuable space.
  The courtyard is barren and bricked-over. It feels unwelcoming, yet it is surrounded by important historical and cultural organizations such as the Chi
  
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• Five B.C. families stuck in Japan with adopted babies by 'bureaucratic nightmare'

  19-06-2018 03:02 via vancouversun.com
  Five B.C. families adopting children in Japan are caught in limbo after the Canadian government put a pause on issuing visas for their new children as it tries to figure out whether Japanese rules have changed.
  The couples had each received a letter of approval for the adoption from the B.C. government before leaving for Japan. After getting that letter, the Canadian visa for the child usually only takes a few weeks.
  Three families have been stuck waiting in Tokyo for more than two months, while
  
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• Pamela Goldsmith-Jones: Transition salmon aquaculture to closed containment

  19-06-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The time has come to transition to closed containment salmon aquaculture in British Columbia.
  It is time to transition British Columbia’s open net salmon aquaculture industry to closed containment.  Momentum is gathering globally — and close to home — for very good reasons.  Today, industry and communities face significant challenges which are serious cause for concern.
  From a business perspective, the global industry is operating in an increasingly unpredictable envi
  
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• Lee Poirier: Salmon farming provides for our families, and feeds the world

  19-06-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  I am writing to voice my support for salmon farming, and hopefully shed some light on the financial and environmental reality of this important coastal industry.
  I am a partner in Tidal Enterprises, a small Nanaimo-based business that provides ropes, mooring tackle, and similar equipment to the aquaculture and fishing industries. In addition to myself and my business partner our company employs five people — with good, family-supporting jobs. Myself, I’ve raised my three kids by work
  
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