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• Canucks give Erik Gudbranson a one-year, show-us contract extension

  15-06-2017 23:48 via theprovince.com
  
  The Vancouver Canucks have signed defence man Erik Gudbranson to a one-year contract extension, the team announced on Thursday.
  The deal is valued at $3.5 million.
  “Erik is a big, strong physical defender who I know feels has a lot to prove and has worked diligently in his injury rehab,” said General Manager Jim Benning said in a statement. “He has leadership qualities that will be important for our young team and we are excited to see him healthy and back on the blue line next
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Liberals start making nice with mayors where votes vanished

  15-06-2017 23:43 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — On arriving at government house this week, B.C. Liberal MLA Sam Sullivan paused to banter briefly with the assembled members of the press gallery.
  Cabinet appointment? No, nothing like that, he joshed. He’d just stopped by for the tour of the gardens.
  Very funny for a minister-to-be (for however long).
  Sullivan was one of five newcomers to the stopgap cabinet Premier Christy Clark appointed this week. Also the only member of the revised lineup that the Liberals made a
  
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• Coast Guard reverses decision to cut Sea Island dive team

  15-06-2017 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  The pair of B.C. marine programs have been spared the axe by the federal Liberal government.
  Ottawa has scrapped plans to eliminate the 26-member Sea Island dive team in Richmond, and has reversed cuts to the salmon enhancement program.
  Cutting the dive team would have saved the Coast Guard about $500,000 a year, while leaving the region less prepared to respond to emergencies where dives are required.
  New Democrat member of Parliament Fin Donnelly, his party’s fisheries and
  
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• Liquor policy review: Vancouver council allows grocery stores to sell booze

  15-06-2017 23:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  As part of a suite of changes to its liquor policy, Vancouver city council is allowing grocery stories to sell wine, beer and liquor.
  The sale of booze inside grocery stores will be done through the “store-within-a-store” model that will require a separate checkout.   
  Take Our PollDon’t expect every Vancouver supermarket to suddenly open a liquor store, however, because provincial regulations forbid grocery store liquor outlets from operating within one kilometr
  
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• Prince Harry’s birth shattered marriage: Di

  15-06-2017 23:28
  
  Prince Charles and Princess Diana werenever closer than in the weeks leadingup to the birth of Prince Harry.
  
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• Liberals start making nice with mayors where votes vanished

  15-06-2017 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — On arriving at government house this week, B.C. Liberal MLA Sam Sullivan paused to banter briefly with the assembled members of the press gallery.
  Cabinet appointment? No, nothing like that, he joshed. He’d just stopped by for the tour of the gardens.
  Very funny for a minister-to-be (for however long).
  Sullivan was one of five newcomers to the stopgap cabinet Premier Christy Clark appointed this week. Also the only member of the revised lineup that the Liberals made a
  
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• 77-year-old charged with second-degree murder in Vancouver

  15-06-2017 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  A 77-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder.
  Vancouver Police said Gordon Humeny is charged in the murder of 71-year-old Donna Humeny.
  The killing was the city’s 11th homicide of 2016.
  Police were called to a home near West 13th Ave. and MacDonald St. on Dec. 6, 2016, where they found the victim’s body.
  At the time, police said there was no concern for public safety.
  Vancouver police said no further information would be released because charges have been laid.
  
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• Vancouver to pilot ‘last entry’ program to manage drunken crowds on Granville

  15-06-2017 23:23
  
  The city spends $1.1 million in extra policing costs annually to deal with intoxicated crowds in the Granville Entertainment District.
  
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• Booze sales in Vancouver grocery stores move one step closer to reality - CBC.ca

  15-06-2017 23:18
  
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  Booze sales in Vancouver grocery stores move one step closer to reality
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  Vancouver City Council has voted against allowing B.C. VQA wines to be stocked on regular grocer shelves, opting instead for the more restrictive "store-in-store" model for in-store alcohol sales. The store-in-store model requires grocers to create a ...
  Liquor policy review: Vancouver council allows grocery stores to sell boozeVancouver Sun
  Vancouver bans grocers from putting BC wine on shelvesBusiness in Van
  
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• 50 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Friday, June 16 - Straight.com (blog)

  15-06-2017 23:03
  
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  50 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Friday, June 16
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  Looking for something to do on Friday? The Straight's got you covered. Here are 50 events happening in or around Vancouver on Friday, June 16. CONCERTS. Coastal Jazz presents San Francisco jazz vocalist Jacqui Naylor in the first of two nights at ...
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: 2013 could be best year yet for Napa reds

  15-06-2017 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  “It’s hard to believe that Napa Valley made better wines in 2013 than 2012, but it did,” said long time American wine critic James Suckling recently. I think most of us would agree — although 2012, 2013 and 2014 have all been special years in California.
  Weather has had a lot to do with the high quality, or perhaps less. The adage that every vintage in California is a good vintage was never the best tag line for a region that coveted the love shown to Bordeaux, Burgundy a
  
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• Metro Vancouver mayors say B.C. government uncertainty slowing down federal transit funding

  15-06-2017 22:54 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.
  Mayors in Metro Vancouver are calling on the provincial government to hurry up and get their act together so that B.C. doesn’t lose out on federal money for transit projects.
  The push came on the heels of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement that Montreal would receive a $1.2-billion federal boost for its new light rail transit project.
  As a result, Mayors’ Council chair and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said Vancouver was &ldqu
  
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• Kasey Wilson: Celebrate the maple by bringing the beef

  15-06-2017 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  In this second instalment of Eat Over Canada, my series leading up to the Canada’s 150th birthday on July 1, we celebrate Canadian beef.
  Cowboy movies may have conditioned us to associate cattle ranching with dusty, arid locales, but, in fact, Canada’s northern climes are ideal for the practice. Long summer days produce nutritious grasses for grazing, and cooler temperatures are less stressful for livestock. There are more than 68,000 beef farming and ranching families across the cou
  
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• Live: B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong says NDP-Green government is 'not workable'

  15-06-2017 22:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  Finance minister and government house leader Mike de Jong has scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m. to discuss the “importance of ensuring stability for British Columbians.” 
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  Horgan, Weaver reaffirm alliance, blast Clark for delays, distractionVaughn Palmer: Horgan downplays 'division' with 'gabby' WeaverDe Jong’s appearance is being viewed as a Liberal response to Wednesday’s joint media briefing held by NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Leade
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: Plenty of room on the McGregor-Mayweather hype train

  15-06-2017 21:53 via theprovince.com
  
  Mayweather versus McGregor is official.
  The preposterous pairing that generated clicks and just wouldn’t go away is set to take place on Saturday, Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.
  They’ll compete at 154 pounds. They’ll use 10-ounce gloves. They’ll both make an insane amount of money and they will dominate the sporting headlines from now until a couple weeks after the fight when all the talk of rematches, what would happen in an MMA fight and whatever other post-fight narratives get
  
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• How to make travel more affordable

  15-06-2017 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Travel expert Claire Newell has tips on how to shave dollars off your next vacation.
  
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• Coquitlam B.C. Mounties issue warning about illegal ‘Gifting Circle’ scam

  15-06-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say women are being targeted in Coquitlam B.C. by a new, illegal pyramid scheme.
  
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• Weather creates challenge in search for B.C. plane

  15-06-2017 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  An incoming weather system could add additional challenges to the search for a small plane and its two occupants missing since June 8 in southeastern British Columbia.
  
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• Average Vancouver rental price for 1-bedroom apartment is $1,950, according to PadMapper

  15-06-2017 21:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Vancouver continues to be the most expensive rental market in Canada, but Toronto is closing in, according to a report on the apartment-hunting website PadMapper.com.
  PadMapper says the median average June rental price of a one bedroom apartment in Vancouver is now $1,950, an increase of 0.5 per cent from May. Meanwhile, Toronto’s average one-bedroom rental price jumped up 2.3 per cent to $1,790 per month in June
  The average monthly rent for a two-bedroom unit
  
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• Gordon Clark: Richmond council right to ease off on English sign law

  15-06-2017 21:20 via theprovince.com
  
  It appears saner heads have prevailed, again, in the Chinese sign debate in Richmond.
  The city’s lawyers have apparently informed Richmond councillors that a proposed bylaw that would have forced merchants to use English (or French, although that’s a red herring. Who is anyone kidding?) would not survive a constitutional challenge, as I noted in my column a week ago.
  Freedom of expression is one of our key rights as Canadians, and bilingualism is only government policy, not something
  
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• Waves and wind expected to batter Okanagan flood protection late Thursday

  15-06-2017 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Thursday morning for the Okanagan.
  
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• Brand of granola sold at B.C. Costcos recalled over potential Listeria contamination

  15-06-2017 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  OTTAWA — Nature’s Path Foods Inc. is recalling Nature’s Path brand Coconut & Cashew Butter Crunchy Granola from store shelves because of possible Listeria contamination.
  The 720-gram packages, which carry a best-before date of March 2, 2018, are sold at Costco warehouse locations in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the affected packages should be thrown out or returned to the store where purchased.
  The federal ag
  
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• Poor weather challenges search for plane in southeastern BC - Vancouver Sun

  15-06-2017 21:03
  
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  Poor weather challenges search for plane in southeastern BC
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  An incoming weather system could add additional challenges to the search for a small plane and its two occupants missing since June 8 in southeastern British Columbia. A helicopter from CFB Comox Jason Payne / Province. Share Adjust Comment Print.and more »
  
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• Poor weather challenges search for plane in southeastern B.C.

  15-06-2017 21:02 via vancouversun.com
  
  COMOX — An incoming weather system could add additional challenges to the search for a small plane and its two occupants missing since June 8 in southeastern British Columbia.
  Capt. Dennis Power, a 19 Wing public affairs officer in Comox, says weather is closing in along sections of the massive search area which stretches across rugged and mountainous terrain from Cranbrook west to Kamloops.
  Power says if poor conditions prevent an adequate search of one part of the grid, the 15 military a
  
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• Caught on camera: Bear casually opens door of parked van in Whistler

  15-06-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The video captures the moment a black bear breaks into a parked van by easily opening the door.
  
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• Search for missing plane stymied by incoming weather system in B.C.

  15-06-2017 20:56
  
  The single-engine Piper Warrior piloted by Alex Simons, 21, vanished after refuelling in Cranbrook on a flight from Lethbridge to Kamloops.
  
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• B.C. father who killed his 3 children doesn't meet high-risk designation: lawyer

  15-06-2017 20:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER — The lawyer for a man found not criminally responsible for killing his three children says his client doesn’t fit the narrow definition of a high-risk accused.
  Rishi Gill told a B.C. Supreme Court judge that Allan Schoenborn’s mental-health treatment still has a long way to go and he is dealing with serious anger issues, but that doesn’t put him in the high-risk category.
  A Crown attorney has asked the court to label the 49-year-old man high-risk, a desig
  
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• The Juice Truck off roads in Yaletown

  15-06-2017 20:47
  
  Food notes: The Juice Truck guys bring their plant-based food and famous juice to Yaletown.
  
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• Katie May’s estate files wrongful death suit against chiropractor after Playboy model suffered stroke

  15-06-2017 20:37
  
  The Queen of Snapchat’s estate is suing a chiropractor it says is responsible for the Playboy model's death.
  
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• Nurses, doctors, scientists among most respected professions in Canada: poll

  15-06-2017 20:33 via vancouversun.com
  
  If you want to be respected, pursue a career in nursing.
  According to poll results released Thursday, nurses are the most respected professionals in Canada. It is the second consecutive time nurses have topped the list, with the same ranking; 92 per cent of respondents said they regarded nurses positively.
  The annual Insights West survey looks at various career paths and asks Canadians to share whether they respect the profession and how much.
  Among those sitting at the top end of respect are nu
  
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• Live: B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong to speak on government 'stability'

  15-06-2017 20:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  Finance minister and government house leader Mike de Jong has scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m. to discuss the “importance of ensuring stability for British Columbians.” 
  Related
  Horgan, Weaver reaffirm alliance, blast Clark for delays, distractionVaughn Palmer: Horgan downplays 'division' with 'gabby' WeaverDe Jong’s appearance is being viewed as a Liberal response to Wednesday’s joint media briefing held by NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Leade
  
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• West Kelowna fixing flood-damaged Gellatly Walkway and Gellatly Road

  15-06-2017 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gellatly Road and Gellatly Walkway are both slated to be fixed by the end of the month.
  
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• Video captures B.C. black bear opening van door

  15-06-2017 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A black bear in Whistler was recently caught opening a van door and casually climbing inside as the owner of the vehicle recorded it all on camera.
  
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• B.C.: 15 best books of the week, June 17

  15-06-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  1. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — Discoveries from A Secret World — Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books).
  2. Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations — Richard Wagamese (Douglas & McIntyre). 
  3. On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers — Pat Carney (TouchWood Editions).
  4. Hello Humpback! — Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers (Harbour Publishing). 
  5. Chilcotin
  
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• Business Report: Tug war between oil prices and a strengthening economy

  15-06-2017 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The tug war continues while the loonie is stuck in the middle.
  
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• Business Report: Tug-of-war between oil prices and a strengthening economy

  15-06-2017 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The tug war continues while the loonie is stuck in the middle.
  
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• ‘Systematic discrimination’ against Indo-Canadian veterinarians comes to an end

  15-06-2017 19:37
  
  B.C. vet association apologizes for “loss of dignity, pain and suffering” it caused Dr. Hakam Bhullar, his family and other Anglo-Indian vets it targetted
  
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• ‘Systematic discrimination’ against Anglo-Indian veterinarians comes to an end

  15-06-2017 19:37
  
  B.C. vet association apologizes for “loss of dignity, pain and suffering” it caused Dr. Hakam Bhullar, his family and other Anglo-Indian vets it targetted
  
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• Penticton homicide victim named

  15-06-2017 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police launched a homicide investigation after a body was found in a house on Woodlands Drive on Monday morning.
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you support the Vancouver Aquarium's legal challenge?

  15-06-2017 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  On Thursday morning, the Vancouver Aquarium announced it had launched legal action over the Vancouver park board’s cetacean ban.
  The legal challenge asks the B.C. Supreme Court to review the park board’s bylaw amendment and hopes to receive a ruling that says the bylaw amendment “is invalid and of no force and effect.”
  The ban, which was approved by the Vancouver park board in May, would permit the aquarium’s current cetaceans to stay but not the introduction of any
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium launches legal challenge of cetacean ban

  15-06-2017 18:54
  
  The B.C. Supreme Court petition, filed Wednesday, argues that the park board does not have the statutory power to enact the bylaw amendment.
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium takes legal action over park board cetacean ban

  15-06-2017 18:43 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Vancouver Aquarium will head to court to dispute the park board’s ban on cetaceans from the marine facility.
  The legal challenge asks the B.C. Supreme Court to review the park board’s bylaw amendment and hopes to receive a ruling that says the bylaw amendment “is invalid and of no force and effect.”
  Aquarium president and CEO John Nightingale said in a statement that the ban leaves the aquarium “no choice” but to take legal action.
  “The ramifications
  
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• Flames destroy production facility at Blackwell Dairy in Kamloops

  15-06-2017 18:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  KAMLOOPS — Fire has heavily damaged a dairy operation in Kamloops that processes milk from farmers across the North Thompson and Shuswap Okanagan.
  Fire officials say the main production facility at Blackwell Dairy was destroyed in the late-night blaze.
  Kamloops Fire and Rescue Capt. Jeff Bell says crews were met by towering flames, heavy smoke and small explosions of gas tanks or tires as they arrived at the facility in Barnhartvale on Kamloops’ east side.
  He says the fire was &ldquo
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium launches legal proceedings over cetacean ban

  15-06-2017 18:20
  
  The Vancouver Aquarium launched legal proceedings Wednesday to try and overturn a Vancouver Park Board bylaw amendment that bans cetaceans from its marine science centre in the future.
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium launches legal challenge to overturn park board ban of cetaceans in captivity

  15-06-2017 17:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Vancouver Aquarium has started legal proceedings in B.C. Supreme Court to overturn the Vancouver Park Board bylaw amendment banning cetaceans from the aquarium's marine science centre in Stanley Park.
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium launches legal challenge of cetacean ban - CBC.ca

  15-06-2017 17:41
  
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  Vancouver Aquarium launches legal challenge of cetacean ban
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  The Vancouver Aquarium has launched a legal challenge to overturn the Vancouver Park Board's recent ban on cetaceans. In a statement issued Wednesday the aquarium said it has applied to the B.C. Supreme Court for a judicial review of the bylaw ...
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• A guide to the first NHL expansion draft in 17 years: How the Vegas Golden Knights will pick players

  15-06-2017 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Vegas Golden Knights must select one player from all 30 existing NHL teams, for a minimum of 14 forwards, nine defenceman, and three goaltenders.
  
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• Letters: Green betrayal means we need another election, reader says

  15-06-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Should the NDP and the Green party bring down the government in a confidence motion, the lieutenant-governor should immediately dissolve the Legislative Assembly and allow voters to decide if they still have confidence in the opposition parties.
  As a former Green supporter, I have lost all confidence in them and have absolutely no faith in the NDP. Good government is supposed to be about having intelligent, responsible, caring people who will put the interests of British Columbians over themselv
  
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• Dr. Patrick McGeer: Province should step in to protect aquarium from park board

  15-06-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  The future of the Vancouver Aquarium is once again being placed in jeopardy by park board commissioners. They have unanimously moved to prepare a bylaw banning cetacean captivity in Stanley Park. Board members, present and future, pose the greatest danger to the aquarium’s continuing success. They have no experience in aquarium management and no knowledge of what is required for the success of any aquarium.
  The Vancouver Aquarium is a jewel in the city’s crown. It has operated succes
  
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• Author Q&A: Changing Tides author talks Japanese-Canadian fishermen and Second World War

  15-06-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Changing Tides: Vanishing Voices of Nikkei Fishermen and Their Families
  By Kotaro Hayashi, Fumio Frank Kanno, Henry Tanaka and Jim Tanaka
  Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
  Changing Tides is as much a love letter to a culture as it is a reminder of a history that’s tinged with heartbreak and horror. 
  The hardcover book takes a look at the history of Japanese-Canadian fishermen and their families in B.C. before and after the Second World War — as told by the people who
  
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