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• Work on Stanley Park water supply tunnel enters new phase in 2019

  13-01-2019 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  Detailed design work will begin later this year on a critical water supply tunnel that will run under Vancouver’s Stanley Park.
  “The project is really important to supplying water to the Metro Vancouver area, and it is through a crown jewel park,” said Goran Oljaca, director of engineering and construction with Metro Vancouver water services.
  A water main — known as Capilano Main No. 4 — already runs through the park. It is almost 90 years old and carries water
  
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• Natural asbestos in Sumas River could be a health concern

  13-01-2019 23:17 via vancouversun.com
  A landslide in Washington state is causing elevated asbestos levels in an Abbotsford river that winds through some of B.C.’s best farmland.
  Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun said the Sumas River is used to irrigate large parts of the Sumas Prairie, where crops range from food and flowers to forage for dairy cows.
  There are fears the asbestos-laced sediment deposited on the river’s banks could be stirred up by the wind or human activity and become airborne. Inhalation of asbestos fibr
  
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• Douglas Todd: Chinese students' river of cash unlikely to dry up

  13-01-2019 23:15 via vancouversun.com
  A business college at the University of Illinois has taken out an insurance policy against the potential catastrophic loss of revenue from high-fee-paying students from China.
  Educators and social-media commentators are expressing fears the river of money flowing from Chinese students into Canada, the U.S., Britain and Australia will dry up because of a brewing trade war and the arrest in Vancouver of Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou.
  The government of China has said it has m
  
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• Province, Tsilhqot'in to assess Chilcotin wild horses for wildlife conflicts

  13-01-2019 22:52 via vancouversun.com
  The province is planning a full count and assessment of the free-ranging wild horses of the Chilcotin to determine what impact they have on the health of moose and other wildlife in the area.
  The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development and the Tsilhqot’in National Government are seeking a contractor to conduct an aerial count of the wild horses in the Chilcotin, an area of more than 30,000 square kilometres.
  “This project is a first step in delivering
  
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• Passing the pipes: SFU pipe sergeant's son to lead junior band

  13-01-2019 22:51 via vancouversun.com
  As a toddler, Andrew Lee would drag his toy bagpipes around the B.C. Highland Games.
  By six, he had traded in his novelty set for real bagpipes and was already playing in the beginner class of the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band, the junior arm of the SFU Pipe Band.
  Andrew Lee from Lee and Sons Bagpipes at work in his shop building bagpipe components. Lee and his father build the pipes for clients around the world from their shop in Surrey.
  Lee, now 31, whose father is SFU Pipe Sgt. Jack Lee,
  
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• A sneak peek inside the next awesome public space we're working on @ #TheShipyards. Lot 5 will be a covered public… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-01-2019 21:00 via twitter.com
  A sneak peek inside the next awesome public space we're working on @ #TheShipyards. Lot 5 will be a covered public… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• It's a beautiful day to get out and enjoy your City! How about a walk or ride along the #SpiritTrail from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-01-2019 20:29 via twitter.com
  It's a beautiful day to get out and enjoy your City! How about a walk or ride along the #SpiritTrail from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Young professionals leaving Vancouver over high cost of housing - North Island Gazette

  13-01-2019 20:00
  Young professionals leaving Vancouver over high cost of housing  North Island GazetteReal Estate Board of Greater Vancouver pegged the average price of a detached home at a little more than $1 million.
  
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• PuSh 15 keeps the cutting-edge arts festival experience razor sharp

  13-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
  When: Jan. 17 to Feb. 3, various times
  Where: Various venues around Vancouver
  Tickets and info: pushfestival.caThe Dear Norman letter on page 15 of the program for PuSh 15 puts the 15th annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival in context.
  This is the first time that the now fixture on the local cultural events calendar hasn’t been helmed by its co-founder Norman Armour. The touching thank-you note from friends, colleagues and staff to t
  
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• Young professionals leaving Vancouver over high cost of housing - North Delta Reporter

  13-01-2019 19:59
  Young professionals leaving Vancouver over high cost of housing  North Delta ReporterReal Estate Board of Greater Vancouver pegged the average price of a detached home at a little more than $1 million.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Clear and sunny skies to start the week

  13-01-2019 18:38 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Jan. 13, 2019 – Sunday’s weather will be sunny, starting a trend that lasts until at least the middle of the week.
  Temperature will be up to about 10 degrees but it’ll fall back down overnight.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly sunny, fog dissipates in the morning. High of 10.
  Tonight: Clear. Fog patches around midnight. Low of plus 1.
  Tomorrow: Sunny, fog patches to dissipate in the morning. High of 8.Traffic: Lower Mainland
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• It's a beautiful day to get out an enjoy your City! How about a walk or ride along the #SpiritTrail from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-01-2019 18:00 via twitter.com
  It's a beautiful day to get out an enjoy your City! How about a walk or ride along the #SpiritTrail from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Housing affordability contributing to B.C.'s 'brain drain'

  13-01-2019 17:57 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Iain Reeve and his wife moved from rental home to rental home in Vancouver but their final solution for secure housing was to move to Ottawa and buy two houses — one for them and another for his parents.
  He and his wife, Cassandra Sclauzero, are professionals in their mid-30s who wanted to start a family but they couldn’t afford to buy in the city.
  “We wanted to own a home to have stability, and peace of mind and flexibility,” Reeve said.
  “The rent
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants return to Langley Events Centre with a win - North Delta Reporter

  13-01-2019 16:47
  VIDEO: Vancouver Giants return to Langley Events Centre with a win  North Delta ReporterRecord-breaking performance by Bowen Byram during victory over Kamloops.
  
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• Young professionals leaving Vancouver over high cost of housing - North Shore News

  13-01-2019 09:00
  Young professionals leaving Vancouver over high cost of housing  North Shore NewsVANCOUVER — Iain Reeve and his wife moved from rental home to rental home in Vancouver but their final solution for secure housing was to move to Ottawa ...
  
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• Two pedestrians hurt after crash sends vehicle into their path

  13-01-2019 07:53 via vancouversun.com
  Two pedestrians were taken to hospital in serious condition after a two-car crash caused one of the vehicles to hit them.
  Surrey RCMP say the pair were at 148th Street and Fraser Highway when a crash between a Ford and Acura in the intersection sent one of the vehicles into their path, striking them.
  The 50-year-old man and 50-year-old woman were both taken to hospital in serious condition after the crash, which happened Saturday at about 6:35 p.m.
  Both drivers stayed at the scene and are co-ope
  
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• One dead after truck collides with train in Delta

  13-01-2019 03:50 via vancouversun.com
  One man is dead following a “serious collision” Saturday afternoon in Delta between a dump truck and a train.
  The fatal crash occurred at approximately 3:20 p.m., Delta police said, in the 4600-block of 72nd Street near the intersection with Ladner Trunk Road.
  The driver of the dump truck, operated by Smithrite Disposal, was trapped in the wreckage and pronounced dead at the scene.
  There were no injuries to the crew of the train, which belongs to CN Rail.
  Shortly after arriving
  
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• Marine protection plan for Trans Mountain pipeline fails: enviro group

  13-01-2019 02:38 via vancouversun.com
  The National Energy Board’s draft recommendations for its reconsideration of the $9.3-billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion falls short of protecting killer whales and Canada’s climate goals, says the environmental group Stand.earth.
  Announced late last week, the National Energy Board would require the creation of a marine mammal protection program for the Trans Mountain pipeline in a series of draft conditions it has laid out before it considers the project.
  The focus o
  
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• West Van vs Vancouver women's field hockey at Ambleside (PHOTOS) - North Shore News

  13-01-2019 02:31
  West Van vs Vancouver women's field hockey at Ambleside (PHOTOS)  North Shore NewsWest Vancouver Field Hockey Club's women's Div. 2 Vipers battled the Vancouver Hawks (white) at Ambleside's Rutledge Field during Vancouver Women's ...
  
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• UPDATE: Vancouver man killed in train, garbage truck collision in Delta - North Delta Reporter

  13-01-2019 02:27
  UPDATE: Vancouver man killed in train, garbage truck collision in Delta  North Delta ReporterPolice say it happened the area of 72nd Street and Churchill Street.
  
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• We want to help you do some good in your hood. Find out if your non-profit is eligible for a Community Grant.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-01-2019 01:00 via twitter.com
  We want to help you do some good in your hood. Find out if your non-profit is eligible for a Community Grant.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Old-school Vancouver bong shop enjoys new cannabis era at Lift expo

  13-01-2019 00:47 via vancouversun.com
  The Lift & Co. Cannabis Expo is bigger and flashier than ever, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t space for the little local legends.
  All this weekend, colourful, selfie-friendly marketing displays stand next to shiny industrial trimmers, lighting rigs and joint pre-rollers at the Vancouver Conference Centre, where eager entrepreneurs and well-heeled executives are shaking hands and talking shop.
  And standing behind some fold-out tables between two palm plants, Wes Kuite
  
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