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• Sons of original East End Hells Angel linked to assault of Vancouver police officer (video)

  10-10-2018 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  Two of three men charged with assaulting a Vancouver police officer Tuesday are sons of an original member of the East End Hells Angels, Postmedia has learned.
  A Vancouver police officer was taken to hospital Tuesday night after he was beaten during a routine traffic stop in downtown Vancouver.
  It happened at around 10 p.m. when two plainclothes officers pulled over a Dodge Durango on Robson Street after they spotted travelling through an area of Granville Street closed to private vehi
  
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• Developer files application for 54-storey downtown Vancouver tower (IMAGES)

  10-10-2018 23:26
  
  What would be city’s fourth-tallest high-rise aims to echo under-construction Vancouver House opposite, to create new “Granville Gateway”
  
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• To help promote heritage conservation in the the District, we provide grants to owners of #heritage properties who… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 22:42 via twitter.com
  To help promote heritage conservation in the the District, we provide grants to owners of #heritage properties who… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Fiery pipeline explosion near Prince George raises possibility of natural gas shortage

  10-10-2018 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  The company that distributes natural gas to homes around British Columbia is urging its customers to conserve after an explosion and fire on the pipeline that supplies most of the natural gas handled by FortisBC.
  The blast Tuesday shut down the Enbridge natural gas pipeline about 15 kilometres northeast of Prince George.
  Doug Stout, FortisBC vice-president of external relations, said Wednesday that 85 per cent of the gas his company feeds to homes and businesses is carried by the twinned pipelin
  
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• Vancouver police officer injured during traffic stop assault (video)

  10-10-2018 21:22 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver police officer was taken to hospital Tuesday night after he was assaulted during a routine traffic stop in downtown Vancouver.
  The incident happened at around 10 p.m. when two plainclothes officers pulled over a Dodge Durango on Robson Street after it was spotted going through an area of Granville Street with restricted vehicle access.
  The VPD says the three men in the vehicle, all in their early 20s, were confrontational and verbally abusive during the traffic stop.“
  
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• Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. We all feel down sometimes. But some of us feel down all the time. This @CMHABC ad… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. We all feel down sometimes. But some of us feel down all the time. This @CMHABC ad… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• First Nation sues tug firm, B.C., Canada over fuel spill in its territory

  10-10-2018 20:22 via vancouversun.com
  The British Columbia First Nation whose fishing grounds were soiled by a diesel spill when a tug boat ran aground is suing the owner of the vessel and the federal and provincial governments.
  The Heiltsuk’s territory centres in the Great Bear Rainforest on B.C.’s central coast, and its lawsuit says the fuel spill decimated members’ livelihoods, its clam fishery and took a toll on first responders.
  American-owned tug the Nathan E. Stewart ran aground near Bella Bella on Oct. 13.,
  
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• Today a WWII flare pistol was turned into the front counter as it was no longer wanted (or needed). It is very hea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 20:07 via twitter.com
  Today a WWII flare pistol was turned into the front counter as it was no longer wanted (or needed).It is very hea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Squamish landowner denied permission to develop – again

  10-10-2018 20:01
  
  400-acre property, which has connective mountain biking trails, may not be built upon until Squamish population exceeds 22,500
  
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• Kill Me Now offsets uncomfortable moments with dark humour

  10-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kill Me Now
  When: Oct. 13-27
  Where: Firehall Arts Centre
  Tickets and info: from $30 at tickets.firehallartscentre.ca
  From its opening scene, Kill Me Now will have audience members asking, “What would I do in that situation?”
  “Absolutely, one hundred per cent,” said Bob Frazer, the actor who plays Jake, a single dad with a severely disabled son.
  “There are a few moments in the play when the conversation comes up. Even I, when I read the play, “Was like, ‘
  
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• Eden Robinson has a bit of a trickster in her

  10-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  An Intimate Evening with Eden Robinson
  When: Oct. 18, 8:30 p.m.
  Where: Studio 1398, 1398 Cartwright St, Granville Is.
  Tickets and info: writersfest.bc.ca
  Monkey Beach established Kitimat Haisla/Heiltsuk author Eden Robinson as one of the most exciting voices in Canadian literature. Having your second book nominated for both the Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Award has a way of putting you in the spotlight. Crafting such exquisite coming-of-age tales that can bring equal
  
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• Beauty Bar: NeoStrata Skin Active Triple Firming Neck Cream

  10-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A special cream specifically for the neck and décolletage that promises to “help reverse visible signs of aging” revealing skin that looks firmer and more lifted than before.
  Formulated using ingredients including NeoGlucosamine, NeoCitriate, Pro-Amino Acid, Apple Stem Cell Extract and Vitamin E, the anti-aging product gently exfoliates skin, while also providing a powerful dose of moisture and plumping.
  The product “significantly improved neck
  
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• Vancouver police officer named one of world’s best 40 under 40

  10-10-2018 19:51 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver police officer has been named one of the world’s top 40 law enforcement professionals under the age of 40.
  Detective Const. Blake Chersinoff, who joined the Vancouver Police Department in 2008, currently serves on the VPD’s sex crime unit and has worked on patrol, as a neighbourhood community policing officer and on several special projects.
  Recipients of the 40 under 40 award, given by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, demonstrate leadership and exemplif
  
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• Vancouver police officer injured during traffic stop assault

  10-10-2018 19:47 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver police officer was sent to hospital Tuesday night after he was assaulted during a routine traffic stop in downtown Vancouver.
  The incident happened at around 10 p.m. when two patrol officers pulled over a Dodge Durango on Robson Street after it was spotted driving through an area of Granville Street that has restricted vehicle access.
  The VPD says the three men in the vehicle, all in their early 20s, were confrontational and verbally abusive during the traffic stop.“T
  
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• Vancouver lawyer disbarred for using clients' money to pay gambling debt

  10-10-2018 19:43 via vancouversun.com
  The Law Society of B.C. has barred a Vancouver lawyer from practising law after determining he intentionally misappropriated $400,000 from his clients to settle a personal debt.
  Stephen Neil Mansfield was disbarred after a law society panel ruled Oct. 5 that he committed professional misconduct while playing a shell game with divorce settlement awards in 2016.
  The law society investigation revealed that Mansfield, who practised family law with the Bayshore Law Group, deposite
  
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• Tonight's fire hall open house is at Fire Hall #1 Lynn Valley (1110 Lynn Valley Rd) from 6:30-8:00pm. Stop by to to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 19:40 via twitter.com
  Tonight's fire hall open house is at Fire Hall #1 Lynn Valley (1110 Lynn Valley Rd) from 6:30-8:00pm. Stop by to to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• North Vancouver's Kristian Yli-Hietanen catches fire for UBC Thunderbirds - North Shore News

  10-10-2018 19:19
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  North Vancouver's Kristian Yli-Hietanen catches fire for UBC Thunderbirds
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  North Vancouver's Kristian Yli-Hietanen is on a major hot streak with the UBC Thunderbirds soccer team. The Sutherland Secondary grad and former Capilano University standout caught fire for the T-Birds recently, scoring seven goals in a three-game ...and more »
  
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• City of North Van gives Chesterfield rentals go-ahead

  10-10-2018 19:15
  
  Successful relocation of two-thirds of tenants is enough to win council approval
  
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• Nanaimo mayors’ race could tilt balance of power in legislature

  10-10-2018 18:42 via vancouversun.com
  The vote for mayor of Nanaimo in the Oct. 20 municipal election is getting attention across B.C. because its outcome could trigger a provincial by-election at a time when there’s a precarious balance of power in the legislature.
  NDP MLA Leonard Krog will give up his seat in the house if he wins the mayor’s job.
  He’s confident that Nanaimo is a safe NDP seat, saying he would not have run for mayor if he thought the party would lose. After all, he pulled in 47 per cent of the vot
  
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• Today's advance voting location is now open! Come to District Hall (355 West Queens Rd) any time before 8pm to cast… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 17:52 via twitter.com
  Today's advance voting location is now open! Come to District Hall (355 West Queens Rd) any time before 8pm to cast… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Thank you to our #NorthVan friends @Capsusbridge for an incredible $75,000 donation to the @BCBurnFund. This will g… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 17:46 via twitter.com
  Thank you to our #NorthVan friends @Capsusbridge for an incredible $75,000 donation to the @BCBurnFund. This will g… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• $3 billion in Metro Vancouver commercial property changed hands in the first half of 2018

  10-10-2018 17:09 via vancouversun.com
  Commercial real estate investment activity in B.C. involved more than 100 deals and a total of $3.04 billion in the first half of this year, according to Avison Young’s mid-year investment report.
  That total is the second-highest ever in terms of deal numbers and dollar volumes, the brokerage firm said.
  The B.C. record for investment sales came in the first half of 2017, which involved 109 deals worth $5.09 billion.
  Avison Young’s report tracks B.C.’s office, industrial, r
  
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• Hey #NorthVan City folks. It's time to get your vote on! Advance polls are open today at CityHall 8am to 8pm. More… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  Hey #NorthVan City folks. It's time to get your vote on! Advance polls are open today at CityHall 8am to 8pm. More… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Three West Kelowna men charged following raid of meth 'super lab'

  10-10-2018 16:51 via vancouversun.com
  Charges have been laid against three West Kelowna men in connection with an RCMP raid of an alleged methamphetamine drug lab near the community of Rock Creek in B.C’s Southern Interior last year.
  On March 1, 2017, RCMP executed a search warrant on a rural property, seizing a significant quantity of illicit drugs, numerous weapons and arresting two men.
  The men were released from custody as the investigation continued. They were later arrested and charged along with a third suspect at
  
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• Daily Poll: Will privacy concerns stop you from buying legal weed online?

  10-10-2018 16:16 via vancouversun.com
  Even though recreational marijuana officially becomes legal in Canada on Oct. 17., only one retail shop in B.C. — a government-run store in Kamloops — will be open and ready to sell cannabis.
  Until other stores are approved and open, all other legal sales in B.C. will be through online purchasing. Some privacy advocates still have a lot of questions as to how data from online sales will be handled.
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  If you buy cannabis online in Canada, will Uncle Sam find out?B.C. to get just
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Let the sunshine in (face it with a grin)

  10-10-2018 15:45 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Oct. 10, 2018 – Rays of golden goodness are expected to dominate Vancouver’s weather forecast for the next few days.Environment Canada says once this morning’s fog burns off, we can expect sunny skies and a high 15 degrees today.
  The weather agency says the sun and mild temperatures should stick around until at least early next week.
  Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Clearing this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 15.
  Thursday: Sunny. High 15.
  F
  
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• North Vancouver distilling school offers a crash course in bootstrapping a business - The Globe and Mail

  10-10-2018 11:02
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  North Vancouver distilling school offers a crash course in bootstrapping a business
  The Globe and Mail
  The carnival-style letters on this North Vancouver light-industrial building say “Distillery,” but omit the words describing the second business that operates there: The Distillery School. With Canada's artisan distilling scene booming, it's one of a ...
  
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• Enbridge pipeline ruptures, sparks massive fire near Prince George

  10-10-2018 07:21 via vancouversun.com
  PRINCE GEORGE — A natural gas pipeline has ruptured and sparked a massive fire north of Prince George.
  B.C.’s Ministry of Environment says it has been notified of the incident and that the 900 PSI gas line is operated by Enbridge.
  It says the incident is ongoing in the community of Shelley, northeast of Prince George.
  In a statement, Enbridge spokesman Michael Barnes confirmed that a pipeline owned and operated by the company had ruptured at 5:45 p.m., about 13.5 kilometres nort
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Vallee should get extra credit for Surrey pretrial conditions

  10-10-2018 06:53 via vancouversun.com
  The sentencing hearing for Cory Vallee wrapped up Tuesday with the defence making a case for Vallee to get 2-1 credit for the four years he’s been in pretrial. Any extra credit he gets would only apply to his sentence for conspiracy. He must serve an automatic 25 years to life for his first-degree murder conviction. It is expected he will appeal once he’s sentenced.Here’s my story:
  UN gang hitman deserves extra credit for harsh pretrial
  conditions: defence
   KIM BOLAN
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• Surrey, Vancouver crews battle another barge fire on Fraser River

  10-10-2018 04:05 via vancouversun.com
  Fire crews are responding to another burning barge full of crushed cars on the the Fraser River, near Surrey.
  The fire broke out on a vessel docked near a recycling yard on the river not far from the Pattullo Bridge.
  As the fire is on the Surrey side of the river, Surrey Fire Service is in charge of the response, though Vancouver Fire and Rescue has sent a fireboat to help with the battle, an indication that crews are having difficulty fighting the fire from land.
  Firefighters could be
  
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• Speed limit hikes by former B.C. gov't led to vastly more fatalities, injuries, crashes: study

  10-10-2018 03:30 via vancouversun.com
  An increase in fatalities, injuries, crashes and insurance claims on some B.C. roads is linked to a 2014 decision by the former provincial government to raise speed limits on the rural highways, according to a new study.
  “Our evaluation found increases in fatalities, injury, and total crashes on the road segments where speed limits were increased,” according to the report, published in a journal called Sustainability. The study was led by Vancouver General Hospital emergenc
  
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• Sen. Mobina Jaffer: It’s time to protect B.C.’s northern coast from oil tankers

  10-10-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Nearly 30 years have passed since the Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground and spilled 40 million litres of crude oil spill into Alaska’s Prince William Sound — an environmental catastrophe with lingering effects.
  The spill affected 2,100 kilometres of shoreline and killed approximately 250,000 sea birds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbour seals, 250 bald eagles and 20 orcas. It also wreaked havoc with the reproductive cycles of salmon and herring.
  Imagine a disaster like that striking British
  
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• Mike Harcourt: Wild West days of Canadian cannabis industry about to end

  10-10-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The looming legalization of recreational marijuana on October 17 has ignited a frenzy of activity among cannabis producers, retailers, investors, and commercial real estate companies all hoping to cash in on the green rush.
  Over the last few years, retail marijuana dispensaries have popped up like magic mushrooms in strip malls and on street corners in virtually every Canadian city. Law enforcement officials have generally turned a blind eye to illicit pot shops unless there’s a complaint.
  
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• B.C. Ferries spending spree could be good news for orcas

  10-10-2018 02:54 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries plans to retire 18 aging vessels over the next 12 years and that is likely good news for the southern resident killer whales that share the waters with the ferry fleet.
  The Crown corporation will spend $2 billion on 22 new vessels, with the next round of new vessels to begin service in 2020. New ferry construction will prioritize noise reduction through improved propellers, quiet military design features, wake management and engine noise dampening.
  A typical ferry operating at
  
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• B.C. defines rules on use, possession and sale of cannabis

  10-10-2018 02:41 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C. has put in place its final rules around cannabis, paving the way for the legalization of marijuana next week.
  The government set specific new orders on store licenses, fines, suspensions and places to consume cannabis, as part of six new or amended provincial regulations. The rules, which follow legislation passed this spring, set the stage for the federal government to legalize marijuana on Oct. 17.
  “October 17 is coming and we know this is not the beginning and the
  
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• North Vancouver Chamber Business Excellence Awards - North Shore News

  10-10-2018 02:35
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  North Vancouver Chamber Business Excellence Awards
  North Shore News
  The North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce held its 2018 Business Excellence Awards finalist celebration at the Polygon Gallery on the night of Thursday, Sept. 13, with dozens of North Vancouver business leaders and entrepreneurs in attendance.and more »
  
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• UN gang hitman deserves extra credit for harsh pretrial conditions: defence

  10-10-2018 02:32 via vancouversun.com
  United Nations gang hitman Cory Vallee should get more than eight years credit for the four-plus years he has spent in pretrial custody, his defence lawyer argued at a sentencing hearing Tuesday.
  Rebecca McConchie said Vallee has been held in harsh conditions at Surrey Pretrial Centre and deserves extra credit at the rate of two days for every day he spent there awaiting trial.
  She told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Janice Dillon that inmates at the “notorious” Surrey facility, run by B
  
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• Ceely the dog returns home to mother of dead West Vancouver teen

  10-10-2018 02:14 via vancouversun.com
  It was a close call in California, but Ceely is back home in West Vancouver.
  The four-year-old Jack Russell-Pit Bull dog has had a tumultuous year.
  Ceely was the pet of Amora Berenjian, 18, who died of a fentanyl overdose at home early last October. She was found with Ceely by her side.
  Afterwards, Berenjian’s mother Holly Wood said that after her daughter’s death, she and Amora’s father Adel Berenjian (from whom Wood is separated) agreed to share custody of Ceely. Later, she s
  
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• Get hands on at WORKSHOP at the Vancouver Fall Home Show

  10-10-2018 02:11 via vancouversun.com
  WORKSHOP at the Vancouver Fall Home Show
  When: Oct. 19-21, various times
  Where: Vancouver Convention Centre West Building (1055 Canada Place)
  Tickets and info: $13; www.vancouverfallhomeshow.com In a world of fast fashion retailers and big-box stores full of endlessly similar styles, the idea of owning something entirely unique is undoubtedly intriguing.
  Perhaps that’s why sewing, as an at-home hobby and enterprise, is enjoying a bit of a comeback.
  “Sewing allows anyone to
  
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• Man charged with arson after fire in police, fire building in Delta

  10-10-2018 02:05 via vancouversun.com
  A man accused of starting a fire in the public safety building in Delta is facing three arson charges.
  Police say a man walked into the building on Saturday afternoon, set fire to two couches in the lobby and then started a fire on the front counter.
  Civilian staff were present during the incident, but were behind safety glass, and there were also police officers and firefighters inside the building.
  Police say they quickly arrested a suspect and 30-year-old Corey Tavares faces three charges inc
  
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• FREE Family Cycling Streetwise Course (8+) coming up this Saturday. Learn road safety skills + build confidence to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  FREE Family Cycling Streetwise Course (8+) coming up this Saturday. Learn road safety skills + build confidence to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• TransLink to repair or replace 20 per cent of Pattullo Bridge's railing posts

  10-10-2018 01:13 via vancouversun.com
  About 20 per cent of the railing posts on the Pattullo Bridge need to be immediately repaired or replaced, according to an inspection report prepared for TransLink.
  The transit authority, which is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the 80-year-old bridge, inspects the railings once a year and does repairs as necessary.
  “One area of the bridge which we’ve known for a while is deficient is the condition of the railings,” said Jeff Busby, TransLink’s director o
  
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• Salmon Arm bantam hockey team wins Thanksgiving tournament in North Vancouver - Salmon Arm Observer

  10-10-2018 00:01
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  Salmon Arm bantam hockey team wins Thanksgiving tournament in North Vancouver
  Salmon Arm Observer
  Salmon Arm's bantam tier two Silverbacks minor hockey squad earned themselves a little bit of gold after a victory in the North Vancouver Minor Hockey Thanksgiving Tournament. The holiday weekend saw the Leko Precast tier two Silverbacks take a trip ...and more »
  
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