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• Vancouver Christmas Events 2018: 100 ways to get into the holiday spirit

  28-11-2018 23:52 via vancouversun.com
  The holiday season is upon us once again, and Metro Vancouver is aglow with tons of festive events to get you in the Christmas spirit. Our list of things to do is sorted into four categories: Family Events, Holiday Concerts, Seasonal Stage Shows and Craft Fairs, so grab your calendar and start filling in those squares — there’s lots of fun to be had.READ MORE: Let there be light! Check out our Metro Vancouver Christmas Lights Map 2018
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• Metro Vancouver vacancy remained tight in 2018 while rents soared

  28-11-2018 23:05 via vancouversun.com
  Average rents across Metro Vancouver soared 6.2 per cent to an aggregate $1,385 per month in 2018 as a negligible increase in the region’s vacancy rate kept the market tight, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported Wednesday.
  “This represents the fourth consecutive year the average rents have increased by more than the provincially allowable (rent) increases,” the report said, “which suggests that landlords, through turnover of long-term tenants, are able to increa
  
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• Demand grows for vacation condos in Whistler: Royal LePage

  28-11-2018 22:29 via vancouversun.com
  TORONTO — Demand from retirees, investors and those looking for a winter getaway is driving strong demand for condominiums in popular recreational real estate markets, at times, nearly double the rate for detached homes, says a report by Royal LePage.
  The realty brokerage says the median price for a condominium located in Whistler grew by 26.5 per cent to $610,000 this year, compared with a year ago. While prices for detached homes in the popular ski resort town increased by 14.5 per cent
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Jarrod Bacon must stay in halfway house for now

  28-11-2018 22:28 via vancouversun.com
  Last week, my colleague Jen Saltman wrote about the just-released parole ruling related to Jarrod Bacon’s statutory release last summer. Today we all got a newer ruling, denying Jarrod’s request to move into an apartment with his girlfriend. Instead he has to stay in a halfway house for at least 6 more months.
  Here’s my story:Jarrod Bacon must continue living in a halfway house,
  parole board says
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  Updated: November 28, 2018After several months living in a halfway house
  
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• Dead humpback near Tsawwassen ferry terminal hit by ship, necropsy results show

  28-11-2018 22:27 via vancouversun.com
  Necropsies have been completed on two dead whales that washed up separately on B.C. shores earlier this month.
  The juvenile female humpback whale that washed up Nov. 16 near the B.C. ferry terminal was likely hit by a ship, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
  The DFO said Wednesday that the whale’s injuries were “consistent with catastrophic ship strike with propeller injuries.” The DFO is investigating.
  A 225-kilogram baby orca was found dead on Nootka Is
  
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• The pinnacle of the modern cruise industry is now

  28-11-2018 22:14 via vancouversun.com
  This is an exciting time to take a cruise.
  Whether you prefer big megaships loaded with tons of unique features or smaller ships that prize intimacy and conviviality as their watchwords, there has never been a better time to take a cruise.
  This is the realization I came to as I prepare to set out on two very different ships: Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line’s Grand Classica and Celebrity Cruises swanky brand-new Celebrity Edge.
  Grand Classica sails quickie two-day cruises from the Port of
  
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• Unions block trucks at Canada Post depot in Vancouver to protest back-to-work bill

  28-11-2018 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Canada Post employees have been legislated back to work after more than five weeks of rotating strikes, but that isn’t stopping their brethren from picking up picket signs to support them — and once again slowing the mail in the process.
  Just after the federal government passed a law this week forcing an end to strikes by Canadian Union of Postal Workers members, the union warned that other unions could act out in response.
  And, today, they did just that.
  CUPW says sev
  
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• Jarrod Bacon must continue living in a halfway house, parole board says

  28-11-2018 21:28 via vancouversun.com
  After several months living in a halfway house, convicted trafficker and long-time gangster Jarrod Bacon wanted to move into new digs with his girlfriend and “eventually start a family.”
  But the Parole Board of Canada says he must stay where he is despite making some progress since his release from prison last summer.
  Bacon, a Red Scorpion gangster with links to the Hells Angels, applied to have the condition removed that he remain in a Community Residential Facility.
  But board membe
  
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• North Van District, West Vancouver rental vacancy rates ease, but rents rise - North Shore News

  28-11-2018 21:11
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  North Van District, West Vancouver rental vacancy rates ease, but rents rise
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  The rental vacancy rate has eased slightly across all of Metro Vancouver, partly driven by a rise in vacancies on the North Shore, according to new annual data released November 28 by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The federal ...
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• North Van District, West Vancouver rental vacancy rates ease, but rents rise

  28-11-2018 21:04
  
  City of North Vancouver continues to see tightening market, and average rents are up across the North Shore, reports CMHC
  
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• Elizabeth May to marry, finds love with Ashcroft man … but her political heart still in Gulf Islands

  28-11-2018 20:39 via vancouversun.com
  Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, will have a husband in Ashcroft but will remain in Saanich-Gulf Islands and represent the riding in the next federal election.
  “Definitely not leaving Sidney; definitely running again in Saanich-Gulf Islands,” May said. “John is a huge supporter of my work and my life.”
  John Kidder proposed from Montreal by phone on Nov. 5 and followed that up in person in the Library of Parliament in Ottawa. The wedding date is April 22
  
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• Wondering what can be recycled, go in your Green Can, or be taken to a Depot? Try the 'What Goes Where' online or i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-11-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Wondering what can be recycled, go in your Green Can, or be taken to a Depot? Try the 'What Goes Where' online or i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Dec 1 marks start of a wonder filled classical Christmas calendar

  28-11-2018 20:10 via vancouversun.com
  In a matter of hours it will be December, and the annual banquet of seasonal music is already off and running. Given the renewed popularity of Advent calendars, it would be a fine thing to offer a one-day-at-a-time list of music events. Alas, the growing trend is for weekend performances, and that forces even the most eager listeners to select and plan. So we’ll be making a list of holiday events over the course of several previews — yes, there is just that much to consider.
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• Side Dishes: No fuss Christmas dinner and more

  28-11-2018 20:09 via vancouversun.com
  Most restaurants are in lockdown on Dec. 25 but the doors to the swish H2 Rotisserie and Bar at the Westin Bayshore Hotel will be open wide to those who’d rather do Christmas dinner out. The restaurant will be serving a classic Christmas feast with slow-roasted Rossdown Farms free-range turkey and trimmings for $75 per person. It will also accommodate take out Christmas dinners for six to 12 people ($200 and up) from Dec. 22 to 26. Place orders before Dec. 20.
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• Kasey Wilson: Edible holiday gifts hit the spot

  28-11-2018 20:08 via vancouversun.com
  Flavoured with cinnamon, chocolate and coffee, homemade Irish cream is holiday cheer in a bottle.
  My friend Sue is an ace cook who not only throws delectable dinner parties but crafts scrumptious edible holiday gifts. Last year she treated friends and family to batches of crunchy biscotti studded with apricots and hazelnuts — perfect with coffee or chilled dessert wine for dipping. I’m sharing her recipe and two others that allow you to combine the warmth of tradition with the spirit
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Secret recordings played at civil forfeiture case

  28-11-2018 19:38 via vancouversun.com
  It was interesting to hear the clandestine recordings from 2004 of former RCMP agent Mike Plante chatting with his Hells Angels “friends.” Several of the tapes from the E-Pandora were played at the civil forfeiture case Tuesday.
  The quality of the tapes is poor and the courts don’t allow journalists to follow along on a transcript like all the lawyers and the judge are doing. But it was still clear how petty these guys are – gossiping and attacking their HA brothers behin
  
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• Whistler condo prices skyrocket as retirees, investors drive demand

  28-11-2018 19:20
  
  Median price is up 26.5 per cent from a year ago, nearly twice the increase of detached home prices
  
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• Vancouver police renew appeal for sex assault victims to come forward

  28-11-2018 19:12 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police are renewing an appeal for victims and witnesses to come forward in a sexual assault investigation dating back many years.
  A 46-year-old Prince George man was arrested in Vancouver last week and faces numerous charges in connection with sexual offences involving a young girl.
  Kevin Alexander Roberts has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, sexual assault with a weapon, invitation to sexual touching, assault, and assault causing bodily harm for offences all
  
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• B.C. ferry cancellation between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay

  28-11-2018 18:18 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries says two sailings on the Spirit of British Columbia ferry have been cancelled between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay in Victoria because of mechanical problems.
  The 7 a.m. departure from Tsawwassen and the 9 a.m. departure from Swartz Bay are cancelled on that boat because of a problem with its fuel pumps.
  B.C. Ferries says specialized technicians have been brought in to fix the problem. The cause has been traced to a faulty electrical connection that has caused damage to some
  
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• Attn Santa's helpers! Bring a NEW unwrapped toy to the North Van City Fire Hall before Dec 18. Don't forget gifts f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-11-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Attn Santa's helpers! Bring a NEW unwrapped toy to the North Van City Fire Hall before Dec 18. Don't forget gifts f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Daily Poll: Are you going to the Santa Claus Parade on Sunday?

  28-11-2018 17:27 via vancouversun.com
  This weekend marks the unofficial kick off of the holiday season: The Santa Claus Parade. Tis’ the season for merriment, and as usual, more than 300,000 spectators are expected to turn out for this year’s Vancouver event.
  And for all of you Christmas cheer-meisters attending, there is some good news. Environment Canada is forecasting clear skies and sunshine on Sunday. It’s going to be chilly though, with a high of just 6 C predicted, so grab your ugly Xmas sweaters, bundle up
  
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• Big Apple, Small Budget: 11 cheap things to do in New York

  28-11-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  1. Discover New York for the price of a subway ticket
  A visitor checks out a New York city subway map.
  Enjoying many of the Big Apple’s biggest attractions like the Empire State Building, a Broadway show or the Guggenheim Museum can mean spending a hefty chunk of a trip’s budget on tickets. However, purchasing a seven-day MetroCard costing $32 for unlimited rides on New York’s subway system, opens up a world of experiences that don’t cost a cent. With its many characters,
  
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• Douglas Todd: Adriane Carr opposes overseas marketing of condos

  28-11-2018 16:19 via vancouversun.com
  It’s not hard to argue that City of Vancouver Councillor Adriane Carr has more influence than the new mayor and, in a sense, should have.
  After all, despite the media focus on Mayor Kennedy Stewart, Carr again topped the polls as councillor last month and received 40-percent more votes than the recently resigned federal NDP MP for, er, Burnaby South.
  Stewart is also an “independent” mayor on a council that operates on the so-called weak-mayor system, in which the mayor’s
  
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• Private twin islands near Desolation Sound listed for $31.9M (PHOTOS)

  28-11-2018 16:00
  
  North island has spectacular 13,000-square-foot rustic-luxury home – but there’s no ferry access
  
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• B.C. vacancy rate jumps, demand still outpacing supply: CMHC

  28-11-2018 15:26 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Canada’s overall vacancy rate dropped for a second year in a row, as demand for rental housing grew at a faster pace than supply, according to the Canada Mortgage Housing Corp.
  In its annual rental market survey, the housing agency says in 2018, the vacancy rate across the country was 2.4 per cent, down from three per cent in 2017.
  CMHC says demand for rental housing grew at a faster pace than supply. It found that the number of occupied units climbed by 2.5 per cent in Octo
  
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• Reminder: B.C. conducting emergency alert test today

  28-11-2018 15:20 via vancouversun.com
  Don’t be alarmed if your mobile phone starts making a loud beeping noise this afternoon.
  B.C. is conducting the second round of the emergency alert to wireless devices at 1:55 p.m.
  The test is part of the national Alert Ready system to improve public safety in the event of emergency. The system allows for broadcasts of emergency information about natural disasters and major emergencies through radio and television broadcasts, social media feeds and text messages to smartphones.
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• Vancouver Weather: Mainly cloudy with possible sunny breaks

  28-11-2018 14:48 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Wednesday’s weather is expected to be mainly cloudy with possible sunny breaks, and a high of 10 C. Environment Canada is also forecasting a slight chance of showers, and then periods of rain overnight. Thursday and Friday look rainy and cool, with highs of 9 C and 7 C, respectively. Looking ahead to the weekend, the sunshine returns. The agency says Metro Vancouver can expect a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 7 C on Saturday, and then sunshine, clear skies, and
  
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• Criminal charges stayed in major B.C. money-laundering investigation

  28-11-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Criminal charges have been stayed relating to a high-profile RCMP investigation that alleged money laundering, underground banking and suspected drug cash used to fund VIP Chinese gamblers in B.C. casinos.
  Last week in Richmond provincial court, charges were stayed by the Crown on money laundering the proceeds of crime, possession of property obtained by crime and two counts of failing to ascertain the identity of a client against Silver International Investments Ltd., Caixuan Qin (born 1984) an
  
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• Happy to see that the government is committed to developing a coordinated National action plan on PTSD twitter.com/justintrudeau/…

  28-11-2018 06:15 via twitter.com
  Happy to see that the government is committed to developing a coordinated National action plan on PTSD twitter.com/justintrudeau/…
  
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• Dan Fumano: Vancouver council considers anti-'renoviction' motion

  28-11-2018 04:52 via vancouversun.com
  Big changes are on the horizon for the world of rental housing in B.C.
  That’s giving hope to some tenants and their advocates, who call for a shift in the balance of power which, they say, has historically favoured landlords over renters. But businesses don’t like uncertainty, and one industry professional said the current environment is “striking fear into the hearts of landlords.”
  Within weeks, the provincial government’s rental housing task force i
  
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• Fraser islands deforestation Canada's most urgent rivers issue

  28-11-2018 04:36 via vancouversun.com
  Deforestation of three islands in the heart of the Fraser River is the most pressing rivers issue in the country for the coming year, according to the Outdoor Recreation Council.
  Herrling, Carey and Strawberry Islands — nestled mid-river between Hope and Mission — are all being cleared of trees to varying degrees, activity that could damage the most biologically productive part of the Fraser, said ORC rivers chair Mark Angelo.
  This stretch of river is a spawning site for threatened w
  
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• Clandestine Hells Angels recordings played at civil forfeiture trial

  28-11-2018 03:12 via vancouversun.com
  Former police agent Micheal Plante recalled in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday some of the conversations he had with Hells Angels about their conflicts and crimes more than 14 years ago.
  Plante, in his second day of testimony on behalf of the director of civil forfeiture, listened intently as tapes of some of his intercepted conversations from 2004 were played for Justice Barry Davies. In one of the tapes, East End Hells Angel Ronaldo Lising complained to Plante about other members of the biker ga
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Premier Horgan dubs B.C. the "centre of oddities" during end of session press conference

  28-11-2018 02:56 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan began his end of session press conference Tuesday by acknowledging the obvious, namely that “it’s been a difficult week.”
  Also, to be no less frank, the still-festering controversy over the ouster of the two senior administrative officers at the legislature was a bit of a spoiler for the NDP government and its preferred good-news messaging.
  “Do I wish this happened another way? Of course I do,” said the premier, confident he coul
  
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• What kind of coin is the koi-loving otter costing the city?

  28-11-2018 02:45 via vancouversun.com
  How much coin is being lost to the koi-munching otter?
  A river otter that found its way into the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden in the middle of Vancouver’s Chinatown, and has since killed 10 koi in the garden’s pond, has eluded capture, and the costs are rising.
  “Yes, it hurts, but we haven’t really tallied or calculated the losses,” said Debbie Cheung, communications manager for the garden. “To be very positive, I’m thankful that it didn&rsqu
  
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• Seniors assaulted, tied up in home invasion on Vancouver Island - North Island Gazette

  28-11-2018 02:16
  Seniors assaulted, tied up in home invasion on Vancouver Island  North Island GazetteSawmill owner offers $5000 for information leading to arrest as Nanaimo RCMP search for suspects.
  
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• Province newspaper wins appeal in Blair Wilson defamation case

  28-11-2018 02:06 via vancouversun.com
  The Province newspaper has won its appeal of an order that it pay former MP Blair Wilson $125,000 in damages for defamation.
  In August 2017, Justice Jane Dardi cleared the newspaper of most of the allegations of defamation levelled against it by Wilson in articles written by reporter Elaine O’Connor more than 20 years ago.
  The judge found that the defence of responsible communication applied to much of the material that dealt with allegations of unpaid debts, improper campaign spending and
  
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• Accused murderer to testify at civil trial before murder trial is over

  28-11-2018 01:49 via vancouversun.com
  In an unusual move, a judge on Tuesday ordered that a man accused of murder be made available to testify at a civil trial even though his criminal trial is not yet over.
  Criminal matters usually take precedence over civil matters and typically conclude before a related civil matter can proceed in the courts. But that proposition was tested in the case involving Li Zhao, who has pleaded not guilty to the May 2015 second-degree murder of West Vancouver businessman Gang Yuan.
  Zhao’s criminal
  
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• Nanaimo seniors assaulted and tied up during home invasion

  28-11-2018 01:30 via vancouversun.com
  A senior couple was left traumatized following a violent home invasion robbery in Nanaimo early Tuesday morning.
  The incident happened at 2:30 a.m. at a house on Garner Crescent.
    
  RCMP say the married couple, both in their 70s, were asleep in bed when they were startled awake by three men inside their home.
  The husband was struck in the head with a blunt object and knocked to the ground. The couple was then tied up as the robbers moved through the house.
  The three men made off w
  
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• If you're 18-40 and live/work or play on the North Shore, consider joining the new The North Shore Young Citizens’… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-11-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  If you're 18-40 and live/work or play on the North Shore, consider joining the new The North Shore Young Citizens’… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Bus carrying girls' volleyball team crashes on B.C. highway, injuring 12

  28-11-2018 01:10 via vancouversun.com
  CACHE CREEK — A school bus carrying a high school girls’ volleyball team has crashed on a highway in British Columbia’s Interior, injuring several people including one with critical, but non-life-threatening injuries.
  Cpl. Mike Halskov with B.C. RCMP Traffic Services says the bus with two adults and 10 youth on board went off the road and into a ditch on Highway 97 near Cache Creek.
  B.C. Emergency Health Services says in a tweet that it responded to the crash just after 12 p.m.
  
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• TransLink to upgrade old signage, audio system on SkyTrain

  28-11-2018 01:07 via vancouversun.com
  If you’ve ever been on a SkyTrain platform and struggled to hear an announcement or wondered when the next train is expected to arrive, help is on the way.
  Over the next year-and-a-half, TransLink will be replacing outdated signage and audio systems that are, in some cases, more than 30 years old.
  “This is part of our plan to improve the customer experience,” TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond said. “We’ve been listening to our customers and we know they rely on us to rece
  
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• Douglas Todd: Adriane Carr has earned her influence, including on housing

  28-11-2018 00:30 via vancouversun.com
  It’s not hard to argue that City of Vancouver Councillor Adriane Carr has more influence than the new mayor and, in a sense, should have.
  After all, despite the media focus on Mayor Kennedy Stewart, Carr again topped the polls as councillor last month and received 20,000 more votes than the recently resigned federal NDP MP for, er, Burnaby South.
  Stewart is also an “independent” mayor on a council that operates on the so-called weak-mayor system, in which the mayor’s vote
  
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• Daughter of late mayor, former punk rocker seek Green nomination in Nanaimo

  28-11-2018 00:28 via vancouversun.com
  Michele Ney, the daughter of legendary Nanaimo mayor Frank Ney, and Duane Nickull, a former punk rock guitarist, will vie for the B.C. Green Party nomination in a critical upcoming byelection in Nanaimo.
  The byelection, which will likely occur in January, is being held to fill the vacant seat left by NDP MLA Leonard Krog, who recently won the city’s mayoral race.
  Ney, a retired teacher, will be making her first foray into politics.  Her late father served 21 years
  
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