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• Pitt Meadows looking for ways to keep deceased loved ones closer to home

  16-12-2018 23:59 via vancouversun.com
  The world is running out of room to bury their dead. Some cities with limited land space, like San Francisco, have long forbidden burials, consigning their dead to resting places in surrounding suburbs and towns.
  But Pitt Meadows, which has no cemetery, wants to keep their loved ones closer to home.
  Pitt Meadows city council recently announced they will be undertaking a feasibility study on the creation of a cemetery, place of remembrance or memorial garden for residents who wish to remember the
  
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• Coyote vests a trend among small dog owners in Vancouver

  16-12-2018 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  Cynthia Boyd’s two French bulldogs, Chloe and Henry, loved to play in her fenced back yard every morning — until Boyd saw a coyote hop neatly over the fence and stroll around her swimming pool.
  “They are rampant in my neighbourhood,” said Boyd, who lives in West Vancouver. “It’s completely changed our lives.
  “We had one in the backyard, my neighbour had one in her garage. Three came running up my street including one very aggressive male.”
  Chloe an
  
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• Indigenous artist residency explores meaning of unceded land and reconciliation

  16-12-2018 23:29 via vancouversun.com
   
  Chrystal Sparrow, an artist from the Musqueam Nation, is the first artist in a cultural residency for Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh artists at Second Beach. She’s holding a hummingbird carved out of yellow cedar by her late father Irving Sparrow.
  Chrystal Sparrow says she remains surprised at meeting people who live in Vancouver but don’t know about the Musqueam.
  She’s a third-generation Coast Salish artist and fourth-generation fisherman who often has had to exp
  
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• Sunshine Coast 1,800-acre land parcel up for sale

  16-12-2018 23:12 via vancouversun.com
  A 1,800-acre land parcel on the Sunshine Coast featuring 4.5 kilometres of ocean frontage is up sale in a “rare” opportunity.
  The $3.2-million property spans three titles of land on the south side of Princess Louisa Inlet on the Sunshine Coast, and is located about 100 kilometres north of Vancouver.
  According to a real estate listing for the property, the parcel adjoins conservation land near the popular Chatterbox Falls and presents a “large timber component and carbon credit
  
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• Province to share review of George Massey replacement options Monday

  16-12-2018 22:54 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government is set to share an independent technical review on Monday examining replacement options for the George Massey crossing.
  The announcement will be preceded by a technical briefing for media at 10:30 a.m. in Vancouver before Minister Claire Trevena and review author Stan Cowdell conduct a press conference and take questions.
  The 60-year-old George Massey Tunnel has long been identified as a route in need of a replacement due to its failure to meet current seismic standards. Expe
  
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• GoFundMe helps Vancouver Island teen battle a rare cancer - North Island Gazette

  16-12-2018 22:26
  GoFundMe helps Vancouver Island teen battle a rare cancer  North Island GazetteNanaimo's Michelle Reilly, 16, battling spinal cord cancer, seeking possible treatment in U.S..
  
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• Vancouver police seek dashboard camera footage in targeted shooting

  16-12-2018 21:33 via vancouversun.com
  A 45-year-old man will survive after being shot Saturday evening in Vancouver.
  Around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Vancouver police were called to the area of East 53rd Avenue and Prince Edward Street for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived on scene to find a victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
  The 45-year-old man was rushed to hospital for treatment. The injuries are non-life threatening and he is expected to recover.
  Police are now asking anyone who may have been in the area on Saturday evenin
  
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• A gift for you. It's wrapped with care and packed with holiday cheer. Our last #CityView eNews of 2018:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-12-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  A gift for you. It's wrapped with care and packed with holiday cheer. Our last #CityView eNews of 2018:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Sunshine Coast 1.8-acre land parcel up for sale in "rare" opportunity

  16-12-2018 19:56 via vancouversun.com
  A 1.8-acre land parcel on the Sunshine Coast featuring 4.5 kilometres of ocean frontage is up sale in a “rare” opportunity.
  The $3.2-million property spans three titles of land on the south side of Princess Louisa Inlet on the Sunshine Coast, and is located about 100 kilometres north of Vancouver.
  According to a real estate listing for the property, the parcel adjoins conservation land near the popular Chatterbox Falls and presents a “large timber component and carbon credit po
  
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• Snow report: Latest Metro Vancouver ski hill roundup

  16-12-2018 19:12 via vancouversun.com
  Updated: Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018
  Looking to make some fresh tracks this season? Here’s a roundup of ski hills in and around Metro Vancouver and the latest on their conditions.Cypress Mountain
  Distance from Vancouver: 29 minutes by carMore info: Hours of Operation | Directions | Lift Ticket Prices | Current Conditions
  Snowfall this…Season: 96 cm7 Day: 59 cm72 Hours: 11 cm48 Hours: 5 cm24 Hours: 0 cm
  The snow stake cam is cleared off every night at 10 p.m.Grouse Mountain
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• Kamloops radio reporting legend Angelo Iacobucci dies at age 60

  16-12-2018 18:56 via vancouversun.com
  A pillar of the Kamloops media community has died.
  Radio NL reporter Angelo Iacobucci, a constant presence on local airwaves for nearly 40 years, was 60 years old.
  “I’m still in a little bit of shock,” former Kamloops mayor and MLA Terry Lake told KTW on Friday.
  “I just found out. It’s just out of the blue. I’m just horrified and devastated. He’s someone I knew a long time and had a good working relationship with. I thought of him as a friend.”
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• Vancouver weather: Wet in the city, snow in the mountains

  16-12-2018 18:28 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Dec. 16, 2018 – Sunday’s weather is a good sign of things to come the rest of the week in Metro Vancouver: wet, grey and windy.
  But those seeking snow on the slopes will be happy to know there’s a snowfall warning in effect for the Squamish to Whistler region.
  That Pacific frontal system is expected to put out 5 to 10 centimetres of snow, on top of the up to 10 centimetres that fell overnight Saturday.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Periods of rain. About
  
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• Daily Poll: Have you struggled with video game addiction?

  16-12-2018 18:26 via vancouversun.com
  Earlier this year, the World Health Organization designated video game addiction as a disorder.
  It’s a struggle that Cam Adair, a defenceman with the Okanagan Hockey Academy, has spoken about previously and highlights in a recent interview with Postmedia.
  “I’m just trying to speak to addiction, and how people are struggling, but I do think (technology has) really changed the way we do things. I’ve been in places where there’s no technology, and I see
  
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• Scrambling for gifts? This year make memories, not garbage. Get gift ideas here: metrovancouver.org/christmas #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-12-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Scrambling for gifts? This year make memories, not garbage. Get gift ideas here: metrovancouver.org/christmas #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• From the Deck Chair

  16-12-2018 10:00 via vancouversun.com
  Cuba is still one of the hottest and most fascinating destinations to visit in the Caribbean. Newly opened to cruise tourism from major U.S.-based ports of call, the addition of Cuba opens up an entirely new world of fun, affordable cruises in the Caribbean.
  MSC Cruises (msccruisesusa.com) recently began its first-ever sailings to Cuba from Miami, utilizing the pretty, 2,679-guest MSC Armonia. One of MSC’s smaller ships, MSC Armonia has undergone a refit that has added more balcony statero
  
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• Police investigating targeted shooting in south Vancouver

  16-12-2018 04:05 via vancouversun.com
  Police are investing after a shooting in south Vancouver on Saturday evening that sent one man to hospital.
  According to a VPD news release, the incident occurred in the area of East 53rd Ave and Prince Edward Street. Officers responded to a report of shots fired just after 5 p.m. and found a man in his 30s suffering from gunshot wounds at the scene.
  The man, who has not been identified, was rushed to hospital with undetermined injuries, police said.
  Police believe the shooting was targeted. No
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Hundreds attend service for Hells Angel Chad Wilson

  16-12-2018 02:38 via vancouversun.com
  Chad Wilson was found murdered under the Golden Ears bridge four weeks ago. His biker brothers attended a church not far from that bridge Saturday to remember the long-time Hells Angel.
  Heres’s my story:
  Approximately 250 members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club from BC and across Canada, including members of affiliated support clubs, attend the funeral for slain HA Hardside chapter member Chad Wilson, at the Maple Ridge Alliance Church in Maple Ridge, BC Saturday, December 15, 2018. Wi
  
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• Michele Ney gets Green nomination for Nanaimo provincial by-election

  16-12-2018 02:30 via vancouversun.com
  Michele Ney, a teacher with deep roots in Nanaimo, will be the B.C. Green party candidate in the city’s upcoming byelection.
  Ney, who has taught at the elementary and high-school level for 32 years, won the party’s nomination Saturday after its members voted online and at an in-person nomination meeting. The byelection was triggered when Leonard Krog resigned from his seat as NDP MLA on Nov. 30 after being elected Nanaimo’s mayor in October.
  “We’re going to hit
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Assault charge laid in August dropped by Crown

  16-12-2018 02:09 via vancouversun.com
  I wanted to update readers about the status of the charge laid last summer against Jody York. It was stayed Nov, 22. Crown is not saying much about why.
  Here’s my update:Assault charge stayed against Okanagan manThe B.C. Prosecution Service has stayed an aggravated assault charge laid in August against a convicted drug smuggler.
  Jody Archie York had been charged following an altercation at Monte Lake, which is between Vernon and Kamloops.
  At the time, the RCMP said one man was in
  
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• Bikers come from near and far for funeral of murdered B.C. Hells Angel

  16-12-2018 02:08 via vancouversun.com
  More than 300 mourners packed a Maple Ridge church Saturday to remember slain Hells Angel Chad Wilson.
  Some members of the notorious biker gang and their support clubs arrived on Harleys — many of which had temporary one-day insurance to attend the service at the Maple Ridge Alliance Church on Dewdney Trunk Road.
  Others, like senior Vancouver member and sometimes spokesman Rick Ciarniello, arrived by cars or limousine.
  Police from the B.C. Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, the Vanc
  
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• 🎄🌟 It's hard to believe it's already been two weeks since our Christmas Festival! The weather was great and a huge… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-12-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  🎄🌟 It's hard to believe it's already been two weeks since our Christmas Festival! The weather was great and a huge… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Twenty homes for women and kids fleeing violence to be built in Burnaby

  16-12-2018 00:49 via vancouversun.com
  Women and kids fleeing violence will have more places to go after the B.C. government announced it will create 20 new affordable rental homes in Burnaby.
  “Women leaving abuse need a safe and supportive place to go, and that is exactly what these new homes will provide,” said Mitzi Dean, parliamentary secretary for gender equity. “We are working with non-profit partners all over the province to ensure many more women and children have places to go where they can find safety and
  
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