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• Board vows to speed up approval for bus operators hoping to fill gap left by Greyhound

  11-07-2018 23:42 via vancouversun.com
  The authority in charge of approving bus operators in B.C. has promised to fast-track applications from companieswishing to fill the gap left behind by Greyhound.
  Earlier this week, Greyhound Canada announced it would be cancelling its routes in Western Canada, including all but one route in B.C, at the end of October.
  The withdrawal has left a number of Interior B.C. communities wondering what options are left, as many riders who have come to rely on Greyhound do not drive or are not within rea
  
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• Theatre review: Bard's gender-switched Timon of Athens still one-dimensional

  11-07-2018 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  Timon of Athens
  When: To Sept. 9.
  Where: Bard on the Beach, Vanier Park.
  Tickets & Info: From $24; bardonthebeach.orgTimon of Athens is not one of Shakespeare’s better efforts. With little subtext and only a single subplot — which Meg Roe has cut in her stylish, slimmed-down Bard on the Beach production — the play is one-dimensional. And Shakespeare hits that one note hard, like a medieval moralist illustrating why humankind on its earthly journey should avoid the dead
  
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• This week's Live & Local series in Civic Plaza features free interactive dance workshops, featuring Chinese ribbon,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  This week's Live & Local series in Civic Plaza features free interactive dance workshops, featuring Chinese ribbon,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• MAYOR'S MESSAGE: Short-term rentals impacting North Vancouver district neighbourhoods - North Shore News

  11-07-2018 22:56
  North Shore News
  MAYOR'S MESSAGE: Short-term rentals impacting North Vancouver district neighbourhoods
  North Shore News
  Short-term rentals, or STRs, are increasingly common on the North Shore, even though they are not permitted under the district's zoning bylaw. Sometimes referred to as vacation rentals, STRs are homes or rooms within homes that can be booked for short ...
  
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• 31 suppliers chosen for the dawn of B.C. legal weed

  11-07-2018 22:19 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch has lined up 31 licensed cannabis producers to supply its exclusive distribution of recreational marijuana when sales go live in October, the agency announced today.
  The list includes national giants in medicinal production, such as Canopy Growth Corp. and Aurora Cannabis, as well as B.C. standouts, such as Tilray and Whistler Medical Marijuana Corp. Of the 31 producers, 12 are based in B.C.
  The LDB has signed memorandums of understanding with the producers to
  
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• Only half of mortgage applicants would choose a fixed-rate loan: poll

  11-07-2018 22:18
  Even as central bank hikes variable rates, fewer Canadians say they would choose certainty of fixed rates
  
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• Executive director of the B.C. Liberal party resigns

  11-07-2018 22:04 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The top official in B.C.’s Liberal party, a key adviser to leader Andrew Wilkinson, has resigned.
  Katy Merrifield, who had been executive director of the party since February, stepped down  this week, citing personal reasons.
  “After serving the previous government, my leadership campaign, and the party in a series of challenging leadership roles over the past decade, Katy has made a personal decision to take a much-needed break and move on from her role as execu
  
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• Will a new North Vancouver District mayor bring a new housing agenda? - CBC.ca

  11-07-2018 21:34
  CBC.ca
  Will a new North Vancouver District mayor bring a new housing agenda?
  CBC.ca
  If you had to draw up a "typical" Metro Vancouver municipality in this year's local elections, it would look a lot like the District of North Vancouver. There's a retiring mayor. A divide between candidates that want to keep moving forward on the ...
  
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• Abbotsford police make easy arrest after suspect helps to capture himself

  11-07-2018 20:44 via vancouversun.com
  A 38-year-old man suspected of vehicle theft is under arrest in Abbotsford but police say he actually captured himself.
  A tweet from the department says officers responded to calls early Wednesday about a parked van that was “shaking violently.”
  Police quickly determined the van was stolen.
  They opened the back doors of the vehicle to find the suspect had locked himself into the rear of the van and had no access to the front because a metal wall separated the cab from the back sectio
  
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• Have Your Say: Cannabis Policy. Come to the Open House or share your comments online. More at:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Have Your Say: Cannabis Policy. Come to the Open House or share your comments online. More at:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Arts Club Theatre seeks dogs to star in upcoming production The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  11-07-2018 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  Your dog’s a good boy – but he could also be a stage star.
  Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre Company is seeking “a few personable pooches” to star in their upcoming production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
  “These puppies (or small adult dogs) should be vaccinated, good-natured, house trained, and able to sit in a box for a couple of minutes to be presented as a gift on stage during the ~5-minute scene,” read a casting call shared by t
  
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• DYK that when the Hwy 1 interchange upgrades are complete, you'll be able to drive from the Seymour area to Lynn Va… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 20:02 via twitter.com
  DYK that when the Hwy 1 interchange upgrades are complete, you'll be able to drive from the Seymour area to Lynn Va… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Restaurant review: The Water Shed Arts Cafe celebrates people, food

  11-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Water Shed Arts Cafe
  20349 88 Ave., Langley | 604-882-0651
  Open: Monday to Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | watershedartscafe.comIt’s not often that a restaurant experience is punctuated by a singalong. (And I’m not talking about the ‘Happy Birthday’ variety.)
  But, that’s exactly what happened during a recent meal at The Water Shed Arts Cafe.
  The bright, welcoming eatery, which is located in the middle of a strip mall in Walnut Grov
  
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• Millennials work out career angst and relationships on the Sunshine Coast in This, Here

  11-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  This, Here
  When: July 18 to 28
  Where: The Culture Lab
  Tickets: $30 at tickets.thecultch.com
  If we are to work, then what are we to work for?
  That’s the central question running through This, Here, a new play from Vancouver’s Babelle Theatre. In the play, three characters who have all come to a crossroads in their lives gather on the Sunshine Coast.
  “All three are at the point of abandoning what they’re doing or deciding to continue on,” said playwright James Gordon
  
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• Kasey Wilson: Put tacos on the menu for easy backyard entertaining

  11-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Like other humble, traditional foods, tacos are enjoying a gourmet moment.
  So it should be no surprise that Stefan Hartmann, who earned a Michelin star in Berlin before helming Gastown’s Bauhaus, signed on as regional executive chef for Jason Sussman and Kaeli Robinson’s creative Tacofino group.
  “A taco is just a dish in a tortilla shell,” says Hartmann. And what impeccably prepared tacos his staff is turning out at Tacofino in Yaletown: lemon grass chicken, smoked tuna,
  
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• Expat theatre company brings 'fascinating, intricate, tricky' play to Vancouver

  11-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Human Ear
  When: July 18-25
  Where: Pacific Theatre
  Tickets: $20 general admission at theatrewire.com
  In The Human Ear, a man reappears after a 10-year absence. But is he who he says he is? His sister, and her boyfriend, a police liaison officer, aren’t sure. Hailed as “fascinating, intricate, and tricky” (the Guardian) when it opened at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the play (written by UK playwright Alexandra Wood) comes to Vancouver courtesy of Untold Wants Theatre.
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Culmina Estate's Sunday Sessions are a big hit

  11-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  We love the idea of Culmina Estate’s exploratory winery tastings tagged the Sunday Sessions. The intimate, seated, seminars that run from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., are followed by snacks and a festival-style tasting of several other wines from the portfolio. On July 15 the topic is Grüner Veltliner, featuring all five historical vintages of Unicus as well as the N° 002 Wild Ferment Grüner Veltliner. On Aug. 12, it’s Chardonnay and Riesling from Margaret’s and Stan’
  
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• B.C. launches online divorce tool offering step-by-step guide to sever the knot

  11-07-2018 19:21 via vancouversun.com
  A new online tool has been launched in B.C. making it easier for residents to finalize a divorce.
  The Online Divorce Assistant Application helps those who are joint filing their divorce, in cases without children.
  Joint-filed divorces apply when both applicants agree on all applicable family law issues, such as spousal support and the division of property and debts.
  About 30 per cent of the 10,000 divorces sought annually in B.C. are filed jointly, but the government says because documentation i
  
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• UPCOMING WEEKEND ROAD CLOSURE: Keith Road will be closed between Lynnmouth Ave and Brooksbank Ave from 9am on Fri,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 19:01 via twitter.com
  UPCOMING WEEKEND ROAD CLOSURE: Keith Road will be closed between Lynnmouth Ave and Brooksbank Ave from 9am on Fri,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver leads Americas in prime office cost increases

  11-07-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  The cost to rent high-end office space in downtown Vancouver climbed by 16.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, marking the largest price increase among North and South American markets, a new report says.
  The year-over-year increase to downtown Vancouver’s prime office occupancy costs led the likes of downtown Manhattan and downtown Toronto, according to CBRE’s annual Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs report. The prime office occupancy costs include rent, local taxes and
  
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• Three houses destroyed by fire in Chilliwack, 16 buildings damaged by heat

  11-07-2018 18:50 via vancouversun.com
  Three homes in Chilliwack were destroyed by fire early Wednesday, while 16 buildings were damaged by heat from the blaze.
  Firefighters were called out to a two-alarm blaze on Safflower Crescent at around 3 a.m., according to the city.
  Two houses, one carriage house, and two garages were destroyed by the fire, and 16 buildings were damaged by heat.
  Everyone affected by the fire has been accounted for, and there are no reports of injuries.
  The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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• ART SEEN: Housing takes centre stage in four Metro Vancouver exhibitions

  11-07-2018 18:16 via vancouversun.com
  The latest statistics show that it now takes 88 per cent of household income to pay for a mortgage, property taxes and utilities in Metro Vancouver. It’s yet another report – this one from RBC – confirming what everyone knows: that we’re in the midst of an ongoing and escalating housing crisis.
  As everyone tries to deal with the local real estate mania, three art galleries in the region have separately organized four different exhibitions about housing. While the exhibiti
  
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• BoC rate hike means higher costs for variable mortgages but better returns for savers

  11-07-2018 18:08
  
  Central bank raises benchmark rate to 1.5 per cent in fourth increase over the last 12 months
  
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• Got Poop? We've got bins, red ones, and even a map to show you where they're located. See map:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Got Poop? We've got bins, red ones, and even a map to show you where they're located. See map:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ship that carried hundreds of Tamil migrants to B.C. now a floating toxic stew

  11-07-2018 15:36 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — The MV Sun Sea carried nearly 500 Tamil migrants to Canada eight years ago, but now the rusting cargo ship sits forlornly on the B.C. coast — an unwanted vessel of toxins including asbestos, PCBs and mould, documents reveal.
  The federal government, which has been stuck with the rickety ship for years, is looking for an “environmentally sound” and cost-effective way of getting rid of it.
  The Public Services and Procurement Department recently issued a request for
  
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• Daily Poll: Should Surrey have its own police force?

  11-07-2018 15:15 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey councillor and mayoral candidate Tom Gill would like to see Surrey have its own police force. He’s proposing that Surrey hold a referendum in 2019 to decide if the city would be better served by its own municipal force in place of an RCMP detachment.
  Read Susan Lazaruk’s story here.
  What do you think? Should Surrey have its own police force like New Westminster, Delta, Vancouver, and Port Moody? Or do you think it is well served by the RCMP and the city should keep its Mo
  
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• Joachim Cooder charts his own path with first solo album

  11-07-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Joachim Cooder
  When: July 15, 3 p.m.
  Where: Stage 2
  Tickets and info: thefestival.bc.ca
  Joachim Cooder released his debut album Love on a Real Train in 2012. So why does the Grammy Award-winning drummer and percussionist consider his most recent 2018 EP, Fuchsia Machu Picchu, as his first true solo album?
  The album is the kind of genre-jumping, global-embracing mix you would expect from Ry Cooder’s son and part of the rhythm sections on such massive albums as 1997’s Buena Vista Socia
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Clear skies and summer temperatures

  11-07-2018 14:51 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It’s time to shed the raincoat. After a few cooler, wet days, the weather is expected to heat up again starting Wednesday. Environment Canada says it will be mainly sunny with a high of 23 C, and 27 C inland. On Thursday, it is forecast to warm up to 24 C, and 28 C inland. And then that balmy weather is expected to last through the weekend, with the mercury spiking to highs of 30 C inland on Sunday and 31 C inland on Monday. Closer to the water, expect highs of
  
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• A great legislative victory for firefighters! Cancer has become the #1 killer of firefighters.This registry will al… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 06:08 via twitter.com
  A great legislative victory for firefighters! Cancer has become the #1 killer of firefighters.This registry will al… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'Everybody is proud of him': B.C. man helped with Thai cave rescue

  11-07-2018 04:36 via vancouversun.com
  A Langley-raised man was part of the dramatic rescue that pulled 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave after a nearly three-week ordeal that ended on Tuesday.
  Erik Brown, 35, was one of an international team of divers who took to Tham Luang Cave alongside Thai navy SEALs.
  “Everybody is proud of him,” said his brother Kirk Brown, who confirmed Erik’s participation of the rescue to Postmedia. “Of course, my mom and I knew he was there from th
  
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• Vancouver parks board approves roof-top park plan for Oakridge

  11-07-2018 04:13 via vancouversun.com
  The redeveloped Oakridge Centre could be getting a roof-top park.
  At Tuesday’s meeting of the Vancouver Park Board, commissioners voted to move forward with a plan to build a nine-acre park that will be partially constructed on the roof of the South Vancouver shopping centre.
  QuadReal Property Group — which manages the building that houses Postmedia’s Vancouver newsroom but has had no input on this story — is working with Westbank Corporation to redevelop the property the
  
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• NDP tries to block information requests from B.C. Liberals

  11-07-2018 04:01 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The NDP is trying to block the B.C. Liberals from obtaining information about government emails, claiming the civil service is being overloaded by opposition requests for records.
  Government lawyers have asked B.C.’s independent information and privacy commissioner for the power to selectively ignore requests from the Liberals for public records related to 30 private email addresses of provincial officials, MLAs and cabinet ministers.
  The Liberals want to know if any polit
  
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• Should Surrey have its own police force? It's a question worth asking, says councillor

  11-07-2018 03:17 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey needs a referendum to decide if the city would be better served by its own municipal force in place of an RCMP detachment, said a councillor who’s running for mayor of the city.
  A motion to direct city staff to propose a third-party review of the city’s police services, which would lead to a referendum in 2019, is to be put to council next week by Coun. Tom Gill, mayoral candidate for the Surrey First party.
  “The question is, have we outgrown the RCMP?” said Gill.
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Incompetence left B.C. government millions short in land sale

  11-07-2018 02:48 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Four years after the B.C. Liberals sold 14 parcels of land in the Burke Mountain area of Coquitlam for a fire sale price, Auditor General Carol Bellringer weighed in Tuesday with an account of what went wrong.
  She found the government made a fundamental mistake by allowing would-be buyers to submit a grab bag of bids, some for individual parcels, some for the group.
  The rationale was a misplaced hope for greater competition. Instead the Liberals were left groping in the dar
  
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• Landmark St. Paul's Hospital study shows COPD often diagnosed after lung airways already damaged

  11-07-2018 02:41 via vancouversun.com
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an insidious disease that damages the lungs long before symptoms arise, Vancouver scientists have shown in a study that could result in wholesale changes to research, diagnosis and treatment approaches.
  About 140,000 B.C. residents have been diagnosed with the incurable progressive condition that affects breathing. COPD is a leading cause of death and hospital admissions in B.C. and across Canada.
  In the study, published in a journal called Lancet
  
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• Frank Giustra: Are we becoming the society of The Hunger Games?

  11-07-2018 02:41 via vancouversun.com
  Most of us are familiar with The Hunger Games — the story of a fictional future society where an elite has everything and is oblivious to the suffering all around them, beyond an occasional peek at their ubiquitous screens to see the tragedies unfolding beyond their borders.
  I founded Lions Gate Entertainment, the studio that distributed the dystopian film to the world, eight years ago. I never thought it would become a reality, but I’m afraid it has.
  After spending three days in the
  
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• Yes, that’s our beloved Fun Alley. ❤️. #NorthVan twitter.com/myvancouver/st…

  11-07-2018 02:37 via twitter.com
  Yes, that’s our beloved Fun Alley. ❤️.#NorthVan twitter.com/myvancouver/st…
  
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• B.C. considering all options to replace Greyhound services

  11-07-2018 02:27 via vancouversun.com
  “Nothing is off the table” when it comes to replacing vital intercity buses between remote communities now that Greyhound is departing B.C., according to the province’s transportation minister.
  Claire Trevena said on Tuesday that she hopes other private bus operators in B.C. will step in to serve some of the routes. And she plans to meet her provincial counterparts from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to share ideas for replacing the bus service.
  On Monday, Greyhound an
  
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• Stinky corpse flower set to bloom in Vancouver

  11-07-2018 02:02 via vancouversun.com
  The world’s largest flower may also be its stinkiest — and it’s in Vancouver.
  The corpse flower — or titan arum — is set to bloom at the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park.
  It’s the biggest flower on earth and when it blooms, it stinks.
  It stinks…bad. Like rotting flesh or discarded diapers or garbage left out in the sun.
  A corpse flower blooming is a very rare thing: it’s usually 7 to 10 years before it blooms for the first time; often
  
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• Man missing from B.C.-bound cruise found unresponsive, declared dead in hospital

  11-07-2018 01:53 via vancouversun.com
  CAPE FLATTERY, Wash. — A man who went overboard from a Victoria-bound cruise ship has been recovered in waters off southwest Vancouver Island and pronounced dead in hospital.
  The United States Coast Guard says a helicopter rescue crew found the man unresponsive in the water near the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Tuesday afternoon.
  He was transferred to local emergency medical personnel waiting on shore and then to a medical centre where he was declared dead.
  The Seven Seas Mariner cruise ship
  
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• #SummerSessions kicks off July 14 featuring 'Ticket to Ride' playin' early Beatles hits. Check out the summer lineu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  #SummerSessions kicks off July 14 featuring 'Ticket to Ride' playin' early Beatles hits. Check out the summer lineu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Growth in Greater Vancouver house prices slowing…unless you're looking at condos: realtor survey

  11-07-2018 01:02 via vancouversun.com
  Prices for homes in Greater Vancouver have stalled over the last two quarters, a new survey says, even as prices year over year still show big growth.
  The latest Royal LePage House Price Survey, released Tuesday, shows that when compared to the same time a year ago, the aggregate home price in the region is up 7.2 per cent to $1,269,816, with condominium sales driving much of that growth: the median condo price is up 18.4 per cent compared to a year ago, at $692,452.
  But when tracked with data f
  
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• Vancouver Chinatown: Council approves revisions reducing building size in historic area

  11-07-2018 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver city council voted Tuesday afternoon to approve policy changes for the city’s Chinatown, reducing the maximum size of buildings in the historic neighbourhood.
  The changes to Chinatown’s development policies and zoning are intended to “address community concerns about the changing character and the pace of development,” especially after 2011 development policies allowing larger buildings.
  Mayor Gregor Robertson, speaking Tuesday in support of the revisions, said
  
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• Graveyard-shift garbage patrol seeks residential offenders who put bears in harm's way

  11-07-2018 00:30 via vancouversun.com
  Julie Kanya’s patrol vehicle is a compact electric car, her uniform yellow-and-orange reflective gear, and her weapon a smartphone with a camera.
  Shortly after 11 p.m. on a weekday, the urban wildlife coordinator for Coquitlam heads for the residential streets on the city’s south side in search of offenders — people who put out their garbage the night before, and, in the process, put black bears at risk of becoming habituated and shot.
  Kanya has a nose for sniffing out violator
  
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• Canada-U.S. tariff battle to hit B.C. construction projects

  11-07-2018 00:19 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbians can expect the cost of building big projects, from bridges to residential skyscrapers, to rise as a result of the tit-for-tat tariff battle between Canada and the United States, according to one industry association.
  Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against U.S. steel, aluminum and a wide range of targeted consumer goods took effect July 1, and ten days in, construction firms face difficulties in getting suppliers to give them firm prices on tariff-affected materials, said F
  
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• Independent power project announced by B.C. Hydro now in limbo

  11-07-2018 00:16 via vancouversun.com
  A small run-of-river hydroelectric project recently selected by B.C. Hydro for a power purchase agreement may no longer be financially viable.
  The Siwash Creek project was originally conceived as a two-megawatt power plant by the original proponent Chad Peterson, who holds a 50-per-cent stake through Green Valley Power, with the Kanaka Bar Indian Band holding the other half.
  The partners were asked by B.C. Hydro to trim the capacity back to one megawatt, but by the time the Crown corporation ann
  
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• Missed last night's council meeting? No problem, we recorded it for you right here: ow.ly/PQ2j30kTrLc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 00:05 via twitter.com
  Missed last night's council meeting? No problem, we recorded it for you right here: ow.ly/PQ2j30kTrLc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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