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• TransLink to issue paper transfers on community shuttle buses

  25-03-2019 23:59 via vancouversun.com
  In a blast from the past for longtime transit users, TransLink is bringing back paper transfers on community shuttles.
  The transit authority has decided to remove the electronic fareboxes — which dispense tickets that have a magnetic stripe — from the Coast Mountain and contracted shuttle buses to refurbish and then install them on new conventional buses.
  They are being replaced with mechanical fare boxes that don’t count cash or dispense tickets, and paper transfers. Community
  
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• TransLink wants to know how it can improve customer experience

  25-03-2019 22:14 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver’s transit authority is asking the public for ideas to make its stations, exchanges and stops more enjoyable for users.
  TransLink’s latest open innovation call went live on Monday, and is meant to find ways to use technology and innovation to improve customer service and amenities. It closes on April 30.
  The call is open to everyone, including individuals, companies, non-profits, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions.
  “The idea behind these cal
  
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• Crash threatens North Vancouver shipyard's schedule for new coast guard ships

  25-03-2019 21:40 via vancouversun.com
  The Canadian Coast Guard’s hope that its first new fisheries science vessel will finally be delivered this summer could be dashed after the ship crashed on its first test run last week.
  Seaspan Shipyards is already two years behind schedule to deliver the CCGS Sir John Franklin, one of three new fisheries science vessels the B.C. shipbuilder is producing for the federal government.
  The Franklin was returning from its first week of sea trials and being piloted by a contractor when it ran in
  
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• Justin Trudeau sells housing plan in visit to Metro Vancouver's hot real estate market

  25-03-2019 19:21 via vancouversun.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted efforts by the Liberal government to help first-time homebuyers put more down on their mortgages during a visit to a region of the country today that is facing a housing squeeze.
  In its budget last week, the government introduced measures that would allow Ottawa to pick up a portion of new homebuyers’ mortgage costs and it increased the amount they can borrow from their retirement savings for a down payment.
  Housing has emerged as a major issue for many
  
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• Crash threatens Vancouver shipyard's schedule for new coast guard ships - North Shore News

  25-03-2019 19:15
  Crash threatens Vancouver shipyard's schedule for new coast guard ships  North Shore NewsThe Canadian Coast Guard's hope that its first new fisheries science vessel will finally be delivered this summer could be dashed after the ship crashed on its ...
  
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• Trudeau says he had 'cordial' conversation with Jody Wilson-Raybould about SNC-Lavalin

  25-03-2019 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he spoke with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould last week about a way forward following her allegations he politically interfered in a decision about a prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.
  Trudeau says the conversation was “cordial” and that they discussed “next steps” but did not elaborate further while answering questions in Maple Ridge.
  The prime minister is also signalling that Wilson-Raybould and former Treasury Board president Ja
  
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• The It List: The North Face '92 Rage Collection

  25-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: The North Face ’92 Rage Collection
  Why we love it: A new collection from The North Face brand that merges snowboarding-inspired pieces with streetwear designs — and a ’90s fashion sense.
  The collection, which features styles such as outerwear, fleece, sandals and more, for men and women is modelled after the company’s original RAGE collection, which initially dropped in the late ’80s.
  “The original RAGE collection was introduced in 1989 to address
  
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• Sun Run training: Week 11

  25-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Walk 10K / Nordic Walk 10K Program
  SESSION 1: 65-75 MINUTES
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 10 min.
  Find a hill that has an incline of approx. 25 degrees
  1 min. brisk walk uphill, followed by a slow and easy recovery walk back downhill. Do this combination 10 times.
  Using the same hill, do 30 sec. brisk walk uphill, followed by a slow and easy recovery walk back downhill. Do this combination 8 times
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 10 min.
  SESSION 2: 50 MINUTES
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5
  
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• Sun Run nutrition: Baked turmeric squares

  25-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Turmeric has been gaining more attention since studies have shown its anti-inflammatory benefits. Although its bio-availability remains questionable, there is definitely no harm in including it in smoothies, stews or baked goods. These baked turmeric squares are a popular dessert in Middle Eastern countries, are easy to prepare, and make a great pre-training snack.
  Ingredients:1 cup all-purpose flour
  1 cup semolina flour
  1/2 cup canola oil
  1 cup granulated sugar
  1 cups cow’s milk (or almon
  
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• Sun Run coaching: Oh joy, hill week

  25-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  “If the hill has its own name, then it’s probably a pretty tough hill.” — Marty Stern
  Living around the Lower Mainland as most of us do, no doubt you already incorporate hills into your running and walking routes. If you are one to avoid those hills, now is the time to decide to tackle them. This week, you’re ready for a concentrated effort.
  Hills are excellent for strength, fitness, improved efficiency and injury prevention, and you will experience a huge sens
  
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• Sun Run bloggers keep training in stride despite weather, injury, travel

  25-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  The 2019 Vancouver Sun Run bloggers have been logging word counts along with kilometres to share their experiences training for the April 14 10K walk/run.
  The bloggers, like all runners in training, have to deal with weather, injury, training while travelling, and finding time to keep up on “homework.”
  “Throughout the training this year, I’ve experienced a lot of progress from last year in that I am finding I have increased my stamina,” said Vancouver-based lifestyl
  
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• Better Business Bureau says beware of "Vancouver-based" bikini dealer

  25-03-2019 16:18 via vancouversun.com
  An online bikini retailer, which claims to be based in Vancouver, is the subject of a warning from the Better Business Bureau.
  The BBB says it launched an investigation into Bikinishe in February after receiving customer complaints from people in 27 U.S. states.
  Most of the complaints were from people who paid for merchandise that was never delivered along with lack of communication about the status orders, substandard quality merchandise when compared to what was advertised and difficulty proce
  
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• What to do in New York: Art and music scenes a feast for the eyes and ears

  25-03-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  I’m drinking beer and eating potato chips in Sunny’s Bar, a rundown but charming watering hole in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Behind me, a bowtie-sporting man is leading a small but enthusiastic crowd in a game of Jeopardy. It’s all I can do to not shout the correct answers.
  But in a few minutes, the game is done and the band begins to play. People crowd into the space and a battered tin is circulated to collect tips for the musicians.
  Day 1 of my New York City trip, I think, is turnin
  
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• Ice climbers scale Canada's tallest waterfall on Vancouver Island - North Island Gazette

  25-03-2019 15:36
  Ice climbers scale Canada's tallest waterfall on Vancouver Island  North Island GazetteIce climbers Chris Jensen, Will Gadd and Peter Hoang made history.
  
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• B.C. Electric substation-turned-luxury-home up for auction (PHOTOS)

  25-03-2019 15:00
  
  Huge, historic building with uber-cool renovations to go to highest bidder in largely Asian-targeted auction
  
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• Daily Poll: Should seatbelts be mandatory on school buses?

  25-03-2019 14:42 via vancouversun.com
  A online petition started by Agassiz school bus driver Gary Lillico to make seatbelts mandatory on school buses has more than 80,000 names it.
  Lillico told Postmedia he was inspired to start the petition after watching a story on CBC’s The Fifth Estate about a Transport Canada report that concluded safety features on buses were inadequate to prevent injuries, particularly in side impact collisions and rollovers.
  Related B.C. school bus driver's petition for seatbelts gains traction
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• Vancouver Weather: Showers this afternoon

  25-03-2019 14:18 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Monday, March 25 — Environment Canada says we can expect showers this afternoon.
  We are in for a mixed bag weather-wise with a little sun, clouds and a 60 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon.
  Tuesday will bring much of the same — along with a risk of thundershowers — but sunshine and warm temperatures are in the forecast for Wednesday. Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today:Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. High 13
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Health care collapse predicted in Canada

  25-03-2019 11:00 via vancouversun.com
  Stephen Skyvington is on a mission to have an adult conversation about the dire state of health care in Canada and the need for revolutionary change.
  Hired as manager of government relations by the Ontario Medical Association in 1995, Skyvington opened his own PR company PoliTrain Inc. in 2001 — he’s a lobbyist, consultant, pundit, veteran of the health care wars.
  “Unfortunately, my detractors would have you believe I have a hidden agenda, that my goal is to foist on Canada a U
  
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• Justin Trudeau lends support to Tamara Taggart campaign in Vancouver-Kingsway

  25-03-2019 06:13 via vancouversun.com
  Days after being hammered in question period for being “a fake feminist,” Justin Trudeau swept into Vancouver Sunday night to boost his party’s new ‘star candidate’ Tamara Taggart at a nomination event.
  The former CTV news anchor is set to take a run at the Vancouver-Kingsway riding held by NDP powerhouse Don Davies in the next federal election. While media personalities don’t always succeed in leaping to political office here in B.C., her nomination, and the
  
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• Blue Jackets 5 Canucks 0: A night where the hosts got exactly what they deserved

  25-03-2019 05:59 via vancouversun.com
  There haven’t been many nights quite like Sunday night.
  The Vancouver Canucks didn’t deserve a better fate. Their compete mantra was mangled. They chased the game. They were flat-footed. They were mistake prone. And the power play went into hibernation. If that wasn’t enough, winger Tyler Motte was lost to an upper-body injury in the second period.
  In an NHL season where the Canucks could be appreciated for finding a way to will themselves back into games, you never got that se
  
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• Bill 15 is 'an assault on farmers,' says B.C. Liberal leader

  25-03-2019 02:23 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson is urging farmers to get a “cavalcade of John Deeres going down the highway” to protest controversial bill 15, legislation the NDP hopes will help protect agricultural land from speculators and developers.
  “Today we have hundreds of farmers here and they are angry because the NDP are taking away their basic property rights,” said Wilkinson at a rally in Surrey on Sunday, calling the bill “an assault on farmers.”
  Under the p
  
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• Locky Maclean: Feds should impose a moratorium on commercial roe herring fishery to allow stocks to recover

  25-03-2019 02:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Sea Shepherd crew have been on the ground and in boats documenting this year’s roe herring fishery in the Strait of Georgia. The sea lion shot in the head that washed up on Hornby Island on Tuesday leaves no doubt about the abuse of pinnipeds our crew has been observing on the water. With juvenile fish washing ashore dead — likely victims of test seines — as well as torn gill nets on the beach, our small team was left pondering the gauntlet of more than 200 commercial fishi
  
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• Elizabeth Murphy: Better, cheaper options than SkyTrain to UBC should be considered

  25-03-2019 02:00 via vancouversun.com
  The recent McElhanney Consulting draft report used to justify a Broadway subway extension of the SkyTrain Millennium Line to UBC raises many questions regarding SNC-Lavalin involvement, assumptions, costs, ridership, mode shift and development. As a draft that has yet to be signed off by the engineers who wrote it, there are elements that look like it has been adjusted into a public relations document to favour a subway. This report is an update of the 2012 report prepared by SNC-Lavalin and Ste
  
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