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• More than 50 per cent of Metro Vancouver mayors aren't running for re-election

  17-07-2018 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  More than half of Metro Vancouver’s 21 municipalities will see a change in leadership this fall because their mayors have chosen not to run for re-election, the largest number of mayoral vacancies in at least 30 years.
  “My sense is it’s unprecedented, and it’ll be a wild ride,” said David Moscrop, a political scientist at Simon Fraser University.
  There are three months before the election and 11 of the region’s mayors have decided to bow out of the race. Seven
  
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• B.C. anti-gang cops will monitor Hells Angels anniversary bash in Nanaimo

  17-07-2018 23:27 via vancouversun.com
  As many as 300 outlaw bikers will celebrate a Hells Angels’ anniversary in Nanaimo this weekend under the watchful eye of B.C.’s anti-gang Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit.
  In 1983, the biker gang put down roots in B.C. when they established chapters in Nanaimo, White Rock, Vancouver and East End Vancouver.
  B.C.’s anti-gang Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says this weekend’s 35th anniversary ride will be attended by Hells Angels members along wi
  
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• Campfire and open burning ban set for coastal B.C.

  17-07-2018 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  The annual ritual that is the rollout of summer campfire bans in B.C. has arrived.
  The B.C. Wildfire Service’s Coastal Fire Centre has announced that because of the recent hot and dry spell and no rain in the forecast campfires and all other open burning will be banned in most of the region beginning at noon on Wednesday. Unless otherwise posted, the ban will be in place until Oct. 19.
  Haida Gwaii and the area of Vancouver Island known as the fog zone are exempt from the ban. The fog zone
  
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• BCAA survey finds 1 in 5 millennials think it's safe to drive high

  17-07-2018 23:24 via vancouversun.com
  A new survey says 20 per cent of Canadians between the ages of 18 and 34 think it’s okay to drive after smoking pot — and some even think it makes them better drivers.
  But the survey data, commissioned by the British Columbia Automobile Association, also found high rates of safe behaviour among B.C. drivers in that same age category: 91 per cent say they make plans ahead of time for how they will get a safe right home at the end of the night; 88 per cent say they would never consider
  
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• Fun City Festival Road Closures bit.ly/2LuJggI #NorthVancouver https://t.co/yWiuecwjMH

  17-07-2018 23:08 via twitter.com
  
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• Rare office park for sale in Richmond

  17-07-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  A prominent business park in Richmond that includes 13 buildings and 700,000 square feet of office space has been put up for sale.
  Sun Life Financial has enlisted CBRE to sell the Airport Executive Park situated around Shellbridge Way in Richmond. Listed in early July, the business park comprises 13 campus-style office buildings on 31 acres of land.
  The offices range in size from 500 to 100,000 square feet and has 93 tenants including the offices of The Keg, Boston Pizza, Netgear and Premium Bra
  
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• Hey there #NorthVan, have you seen the gorgeous street banners celebrating summer fun in the city & includes, of al… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  Hey there #NorthVan, have you seen the gorgeous street banners celebrating summer fun in the city & includes, of al… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• This Thursday, 6:30-8pm, bring the kids to Lynn Valley Park, and beat the heat with our local fire departments. Be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 22:18 via twitter.com
  This Thursday, 6:30-8pm, bring the kids to Lynn Valley Park, and beat the heat with our local fire departments. Be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Large turnout for the blessing ceremony & unveiling of Coast Salish sculptures for the Mosquito Creek Marina sectio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 22:07 via twitter.com
  Large turnout for the blessing ceremony & unveiling of Coast Salish sculptures for the Mosquito Creek Marina sectio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Shanghai Kimberlite Diamond Group sets up shop in Vancouver

  17-07-2018 21:59 via vancouversun.com
  Diamonds are a relatively new luxury item in China.
  While the precious stones began gaining popularity in the late 19th century among a broader base of customers in Europe and North America, gaining prominence as the stone of choice for engagement rings thanks to a 1938 ad campaign by De Beers, they didn’t make their way to the Eastern country until much later.
  “They first entered China in the late 1990s,” Kellan Dong, the chief executive officer for the Shanghai Kimberlite Dia
  
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• ICBC recorded all-time high 350,000 car crashes in 2017

  17-07-2018 21:45 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbians racked up an all-time hight 350,000 car crashes in 2017, which cost $4.8 billion in total claims, a financially-beleaguered ICBC reported this morning.
  That is a six-per-cent rise from 2016, and a rate that is 25 per cent higher than 2014, according to ICBC statistics.
  “That means one out of 10 drivers could cause a crash this year,” said Lindsay Matthews, ICBC’s interim vice-president for road safety in releasing the figures.
  Most of those crashes, 230,000,
  
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• Golden Girls Off-Broadway puppet show coming to Vancouver

  17-07-2018 20:56 via vancouversun.com
  The might of the Golden Girls’ appeal never dies.
  There’s the original 1980s sitcom, still beloved by so many who either watched the show when it first aired or who were hooked during its seemingly endless stint as a rerun on TV during the 90s and noughts.
  There was an unauthorized hit on Broadway 15 years ago called Golden Girls Live, which was brought to an end by a cease-and-desist letter from the original show’s creators after a deal couldn’t be reached.
  And over the
  
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• Toronto man dead after falling from waterfall in Golden Ears Park

  17-07-2018 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  A 21-year-old Toronto man is dead after being swept over a waterfall in Golden Ears Provincial Park.
  The man, who was hiking in the park north of Maple Ridge on Monday evening, was reportedly overcome by the current in Gold Creek and was carried over of the falls with another man, a 21-year-old Abbotsford resident, who attempted to save him.Ridge Meadows RCMP say the Abbotsford man was found downstream with non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital.
  The incident happened
  
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• It’s 11:30am and #LynnCanyon is busy. If you are arriving by vehicle please follow the signs and park on our gravel… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 20:23 via twitter.com
  It’s 11:30am and #LynnCanyon is busy. If you are arriving by vehicle please follow the signs and park on our gravel… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Most B.C. real estate markets now ‘back in balanced conditions’

  17-07-2018 20:16
  
  Annual drop in home sales and corresponding rise in listings are pulling on average prices
  
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• Trudeau's youth council divided over Trans Mountain pipeline purchase

  17-07-2018 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Fissures have appeared inside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s youth council after a group of current and former members publicly urged the Liberal government to reverse its decision to buy Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline.
  The request was made in a letter to the prime minister signed by 16 past and present members of the council and released to the public on Monday, in which signatories expressed “our immense disappointment” with the planned $4.5-bil
  
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• Theatre review: Edinburgh noir comes to Vancouver in Ian Rankin's Dark Road

  17-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dark Road
  When: Until Aug. 16
  Where: Jericho Arts Centre
  Tickets and info: $24-$30; ensembletheatrecompany.ca
  One of the world’s great crime novelists, Ian Rankin has charted the mean streets, pubs and cop shops of Edinburgh in over three dozen books, most famously the Insp. Rebus series, creating a fictional map of a brooding city that tourists never see.
  His first stage play, co-written with artistic director Mark Thomson of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, reconstructs that Edinb
  
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• Style Q&A: Vancouver brand MINCA creates better blankets that go beyond the home

  17-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  When it comes to adding accoutrements to one’s home, it doesn’t get much better than a blanket.
  From providing a practical element of warmth, to upping the overall style of a space, a great blanket or throw is pretty much always a worthwhile investment.
  And now, there’s a cool new Vancouver brand that’s making the decision to acquire a chic new piece that much easier. Called MINCA, the company offers a curated selection of blankets that merge the aforementioned fashion-fu
  
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• Free Tai Chi class in the Plaza today @ 12pm. Don't worry we've got shade. Learn how to improve flexibility, streng… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  Free Tai Chi class in the Plaza today @ 12pm. Don't worry we've got shade. Learn how to improve flexibility, streng… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Comedy stripped bare at the Penthouse

  17-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Tyrant Studios Summer Lounge Series presents The Comic Strip
  When: Saturdays at 9:30 p.m.
  Where: Tyrant Studios (above the Penthouse Nightclub)
  Tickets: $18 at the door or in advance at TyrantStudios.com
  While much of what some of us might think of as Old Vancouver is being bulldozed, let us pause to consider what’s left — places like the historic Penthouse Nightclub.
  The Penthouse opened in 1947, and though in recent years it’s become known for its exotic stage shows (read: na
  
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• This Mount Pleasant restaurant might have the best restroom in Canada

  17-07-2018 19:41 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver Vietnamese restaurant might have the best restroom in Canada.
  Anh and Chi, located in Mount Pleasant, is among the top five finalists in the Canada’s Best Restroom contest.
  According to the restaurant’s write-up, Anh and Chi’s gender-neutral washrooms “transports guests to a tropical rainforest with its iconic Martinique wallpaper, mirroring Vietnam’s lush jungles.” The facilities also boast wooden cabinets, custom-made doors, gold Kohler faucets,
  
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• Bike Stolen Yesterday? Police may have it! bit.ly/2zLPTdv #NorthVancouver https://t.co/98Kr28tcc0

  17-07-2018 19:40 via twitter.com
  
  Bike Stolen Yesterday? Police may have it!bit.ly/2zLPTdv#NorthVancouver https://t.co/98Kr28tcc0
  
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• Trudeau asks transport minister to tackle Greyhound's B.C., western Canada pullout

  17-07-2018 18:13 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has asked Transport Minister Marc Garneau to find solutions following Greyhound’s withdrawal of bus service from western Canada.
  Trudeau says Greyhound’s move is “difficult” for people who live in the Prairies and for those who are struggling economically.
  “I have asked our minister of transport to work with the provinces, to work with communities, to work with the company to try and see what paths forward there a
  
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• Did you miss last night's council meeting? No problem, we recorded it for you here: ow.ly/wIYn30kZEu9… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  Did you miss last night's council meeting? No problem, we recorded it for you here: ow.ly/wIYn30kZEu9… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'Life-altering' injuries for senior attacked while walking in Burnaby's Central Park

  17-07-2018 17:29 via vancouversun.com
  BURNABY — Burnaby RCMP say a senior citizen suffered what they describe as life-altering injuries during an attack in Burnaby’s Central Park.
  Police say the unnamed 73-year-old man was walking in Central Park just after 9 p.m. on Sunday evening when he was assaulted.
  No arrests have been made but an RCMP news release says witnesses report seeing a young man in the area during the time the assault is believed to have occurred.
  He’s believed to be between the ages of 14 and 18 wi
  
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• 2018 Polaris Prize short list announced

  17-07-2018 16:20 via vancouversun.com
  The 2018 Polaris Music Prize short list was revealed Tuesday at a live broadcast from Toronto. The list of the final 10 artists was selected by voting members of the Polaris Music Prize jury, which also nominates artists through the year. The prize honours the best-overall Canadian album of the year. This voting group, comprised of leading music media and industry voices, eventually selects the 40-album long list, which was announced June 14.
  The winners of the 2018 prize will be announced at a
  
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• Vancouver weather: Heat wave continues but relief is in sight

  17-07-2018 15:22 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: July 17, 2018 – Tuesday’s weather continues the heat wave across Metro Vancouver.
  Temperatures continue to hover in the mid-20s – or nearly 30 if you’re inland – but fear not. Relief is expected Wednesday when temperatures drop back down to 22 degrees.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny. High of 26, 30 inland.
  Tonight: Clear. Windy near the water early in the day.
  Tomorrow: Mix of sun and cloud, windy near the water in the morning. High of 22, exc
  
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• First Nations in B.C. contemplating financing, equity model for stake in Trans Mountain oil pipeline

  17-07-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Talks are underway with unnamed major Canadian banks on a potential financing and equity model that could see B.C. First Nations take an ownership stake in the controversial $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  Whispering Pines First Nation chief Michael LeBourdais said two major Canadian banks approached First Nations in March or April of this year. That was about the time Houston, Texas-based project owner Kinder Morgan issued an ultimatum that unless it had certainty it could built
  
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• Arts Club Theatre Company rocks the Jessies with seven awards

  17-07-2018 06:30 via vancouversun.com
  The Arts Club Theatre Company dominated the large theatre category with seven awards when the 36th annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards were handed out tonight at the BMO Mainstage tent in Vanier Park.
  Over 35 local companies registered over 57 productions from the previous year’s season for possible awards. The Jessies celebrate excellent in professional theatre. Three categories — large theatre, small theatre and theatre for young audiences — are judged as well as ass
  
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• Applications available for Vancouverites looking to run for office

  17-07-2018 05:29 via vancouversun.com
  Those who are considering becoming an official candidate in Vancouver’s 2018 municipal election can now pick up their nomination packages.
  If you think running for office is the life for you, here’s what you’ll want to know: 
  Those who are at least 18 years old, are Canadian citizens and have lived in B.C. for the immediate six months prior to nomination can run for office.
  Judges and city employees are among those who can’t run. The Vancouver Charter details ho
  
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• Vancouver's long-lost bus depot art panels found crated under bridge

  17-07-2018 04:59 via vancouversun.com
  The architectural showpiece of the old Vancouver bus depot was a pair of bas-relief sculptures of Pegasus, the winged horse from Greek mythology.
  The panels were very art deco, and so cool the City of Vancouver decided to save them when the building at 150 Dunsmuir St. was torn down in 1993. They remained standing at the site on for a time, but eventually were taken down and stored by the city.
  Then they vanished. And no one seemed to know where they were … until Jeff Veniot sent an e-mai
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Horgan rewards old union friends, as promised

  17-07-2018 03:49 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Well before John Horgan became premier of B.C., he signalled his intention to give the unionized building trades the inside track on government-funded construction projects.
  The NDP leader delivered a fence-mending speech to a building trades convention in the provincial capital a year before the official start of the election campaign.
  At the time, April 2016, relations were strained between Horgan and the unions over his lukewarm support for big ticket resource developments li
  
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• Letters: Long-term approach needed to resolve Elk Valley water-quality issues

  17-07-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Re: U.S. says Canada sitting on B.C. water toxins data, July 9
  It is disappointing that the U.S. members of the International Joint Commission claim that they lack information regarding water-quality challenges in the Elk River watershed. In fact, a large amount of data and studies have been made available to both Canadian and U.S. governments and to the public at www.teck.com/elkvalley. In addition, the scope of potential impacts are well understood by regulators and stakeholders on both sides
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Closer to home, a case for candidates living among those they hope to represent

  17-07-2018 02:36 via vancouversun.com
  One positive thing that can be said for carpetbagging politicians is that they do at least get first-hand experience in the local housing market.
  The term carpetbagger was coined after the American Civil War to describe northerners who packed their bags and went south to profit from reconstruction. It’s morphed into the word used for opportunistic politicians eager to represent someone, anyone. Suffice to say, it’s not a term of endearment.
  Canadian elections have their share of
  
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• This week, some trees are being removed on Hunter St along the southern edge of Seylynn Park. As part of our Seylyn… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 02:26 via twitter.com
  This week, some trees are being removed on Hunter St along the southern edge of Seylynn Park. As part of our Seylyn… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Well, this ‘lil vid cracked 1000 views 👀. Hope it 💦 yer appetite to enjoy Fun City Festival/Slide the City in pers… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 02:18 via twitter.com
  Well, this ‘lil vid cracked 1000 views 👀.Hope it 💦 yer appetite to enjoy Fun City Festival/Slide the City in pers… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Surrey daredevil, 96, a whitewater warrior

  17-07-2018 01:56 via vancouversun.com
  Nike may want to hire Surrey’s Hazel Amos as its spokeswoman.
  “Just do it,” the 96-year-old daredevil says. “It keeps you young, and don’t be afraid.”
  She’s talking specifically about her annual Class 4 whitewater rafting trip on the Thompson River at Lytton. More generally, she’s giving a pep talk to her peers and young ‘uns in their 80s and 70s.
  “Anybody can go to the park,” she said. “But this is way more fun.”
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• We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Facilities Maintenance Worker. Click here to apply: ow.ly/RNvX30kYXpU

  17-07-2018 01:45 via twitter.com
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• Kelowna looks to Vancouver, Victoria in discussions over banning short-term rentals

  17-07-2018 01:45 via vancouversun.com
  Kelowna should follow Vancouver and Victoria in banning short-term rentals of secondary suites and investment properties, city staff say.
  A proposal being introduced to council Monday would allow the short-term rental only of spare rooms in an owner or renter’s principal residence, or the entire unit while the owner is away.
  If ultimately passed by council, the restriction would likely greatly reduce the number of listings in Kelowna for services like Airbnb and other short-term rental com
  
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• Union labour to build billions in B.C. projects under new NDP policy

  17-07-2018 01:44 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Billions of dollars of provincial government projects, starting with Metro Vancouver’s Pattullo Bridge, will be built using union-only labour, under new rules announced by Premier John Horgan.
  The new “community benefits agreements” were billed by Horgan on Monday as prioritizing local hirings, better wages and more opportunities for apprenticeship training, but also mark a throwback to 1990s-era construction rules that forced workers on government projects to
  
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• Ready for tonight's Council Meeting? Here's the lineup: ✅ Presentation: New Museum Update ✅ Report: Parks Regulati… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Ready for tonight's Council Meeting? Here's the lineup: ✅ Presentation: New Museum Update✅ Report: Parks Regulati… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• MS patients had higher incidence of certain conditions: UBC study

  17-07-2018 01:12 via vancouversun.com
  Conditions such as sleep problems, irritable bowel syndrome and depression are more common among multiple sclerosis patients — five years before they develop medically recognized signs of the disease, a new study from the University of British Columbia suggests.
  Prof. Helen Tremlett at UBC’s division of neurology is the lead author of the largest-ever study to examine the medical records of people who accessed care for various symptoms that aren’t classic manifestations of MS.
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: B.C. government needs to promote cannabis opportunity

  17-07-2018 01:04 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government is being hoisted on its own petard — its tough-on-pot strategy to prepare the way for marijuana legalization may be hindering the potential economic boon.
  By choosing to dwell on increased enforcement and the challenges rather than opportunities that recreational cannabis presents, the NDP administration now struggles to switch from public scold to pot promoter.
  The marijuana millionaires, the voices of satisfied U.S. consumers, and the success of cannabis businesses ha
  
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• Former Mountie who tasered Robert Dziekanski drops sentence appeal

  17-07-2018 01:04 via vancouversun.com
  The former Mountie who tasered Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport more than 10 years ago has abandoned his appeal of a jail sentence he received after being convicted of perjury.
  The Crown informed the B.C. Court of Appeal that former Const. Kwesi Millington had decided to drop his appeal of the 30-month jail term.
  “That’s so good for me and so good for Robert,” Zofia Cisowski, Dziekanski’s mother, said Monday. “I’m so happy with that.”
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• Great effort and support by many! Thank you. twitter.com/westvanpolice/…

  17-07-2018 00:49 via twitter.com
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• Theatre review: Real politics and fake penises in Bard's inspired Lysistrata

  17-07-2018 00:13 via vancouversun.com
  Lysistrata
  When: To Sept. 13
  Where: Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Vanier Park
  Tickets & Info: From $24; bardonthebeach.org
  The four shows at Bard on the Beach this summer almost seem in competition. Angry gender-reversed Timon of Athens on the Howard Family Stage challenges tragic Macbeth in the big tent. And now the raucous metatheatrical fun of Lysistrata goes head-to-head with joyous As You Like It next door.
  If you feature Shake
  
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• A.J. Klein, Stewart Phillip and Craig Benjamin: Site C and Canada’s unsustainable environmental rhetoric

  17-07-2018 00:11 via vancouversun.com
  This month, as the world’s diplomats gather in New York to review progress in implementing the United Nation’s vision of fair and sustainable economic development, Canada wants its own record front and centre. Last year, Prime Minister Trudeau told the UN that the sustainable development goals are “as meaningful in Canada as they are everywhere else in the world.” This year, Canada has put itself forward to be one of only a handful of nations that will be subject to a vol
  
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