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• Offensively toothless Whitecaps defanged further by loss of Alphonso Davies

  22-07-2018 23:57 via theprovince.com
  Rarely, even in those heated derby rivalries, will one team publicly deride another. It’s disrespectful, and runs the risk of becoming that most dreaded of sound bites — an aggrieved team’s bulletin board material — and the purest of motivations for the next meeting.
  Pleasant, painless platitudes are the norm. Not the brutal truth served up by Seattle Sounders fullback Kelvin Leerdam after Saturday’s 2-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps.
  “I was tired at the en
  
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• Team Canada advances to Canada Cup finale Sunday night at Softball City

  22-07-2018 23:27 via theprovince.com
  Team Canada will battle for the Canada Cup crown tonight at 6 p.m. at Softball City.
  The women’s fastpitch national team, coached by Mark Smith, will face the winner of a 1 p.m. game between the New Zealand White Sox and American club team Triple Crown Colorado at the four-field Surrey complex.
  Canada beat New Zealand 7-2 Saturday night to qualify for the finale. Surrey native Holly Speers, who plays first base, hit a two-run home run in the seventh in the winning cause. It was her fifth h
  
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• Debate over appropriateness of cannabis down on farm

  22-07-2018 23:23 via vancouversun.com
  Cannabis is likely to be a cash cow for companies angling to get in on the business and it’s looking more likely that it will also be a full-on, agricultural-crop opportunity for farmers once recreational weed is legalized in October.
  Existing licensed cannabis growers have already bought into large greenhouse operations to ramp-up production, but federal regulations approved with the Cannabis Act that allow for outdoor cultivation opens new potential opportunities for farmers.
  “Ther
  
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• Video shows B.C. kayaker taking 100-foot plunge over Ram Falls in Alberta

  22-07-2018 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  A pair of thrill-seeking kayakers have done what few others have dared to try: take a 100-foot plunge over Ram Falls in Alberta.
  
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• Coquitlam search and rescue sent to save hiker stung by hornets

  22-07-2018 23:12 via vancouversun.com
  Rescuers were called out to Buntzen Lake on Sunday afternoon after a hiker was stung by hornets.
  Coquitlam Search and Rescue reported the call around 1:45 p.m. and said the call-out was to assist a hiker that had been stung by hornets.
  A helicopter was required to take the hiker from the area.
  Coquitlam SAR has responded to #Buntzen Lake for a rescue of a hiker stung by hornets.@taloncopters on scene to assist with long line rescue,
  — Coquitlam SAR (@CoquitlamSAR) July 22, 2018It is unclea
  
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• Oliver man arrested after stolen car rammed into RCMP cars

  22-07-2018 22:51 via theprovince.com
  Police who were assisting with Okanagan wildfire efforts were forced to redirect their efforts Saturday after the driver of a stolen vehicle escaped officers several times.
  Around 2 p.m. on Saturday, RCMP officers helping with the Mount Eneas wildfire operations spotted a blue Mitsubishi Lancer that had been reported stolen just 45 minutes earlier in Oliver. Central Okanagan police were notified as the vehicle was northbound on Highway 97, entering Peachland.
  “Since the auto theft, the Mit
  
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• Ice Cream Trends

  22-07-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  It’s ‘Sundae’ Funday, food blogger Alana Yee takes us through the hottest ice cream trends that will keep you cool this summer.
  
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• Police concerned about rise of Hells Angels puppet clubs

  22-07-2018 22:28 via vancouversun.com
  NANAIMO — They arrived in unison, their faces covered by bandanas, and parked their Harleys in front of the old Hells Angels clubhouse here.
  The patches on their backs said Los Diablos — The Devils — and featured the profile of a grim reaper with blood dripping from a fang.
  Their bottom “rocker” stated their territory — the Tri-Cities.
  And their presence at the invitation-only Hells Angels anniversary party this weekend established their bona fides as one of t
  
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• Buns away: Wreck Beach group stumbles in bid for skinny-dipping world record

  22-07-2018 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  The event is a fundraiser for the Wreck Beach Preservation Society, which seeks to keep the beach in as natural a state as possible.
  
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• Buns away: Wreck Beach group seeks to set skinny-dipping world record

  22-07-2018 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  The event is a fundraiser for the Wreck Beach Preservation Society, which seeks to keep the beach in as natural a state as possible.
  
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• Rugby World Cup Sevens: Day three has Canadians looking at 11th

  22-07-2018 21:50 via theprovince.com
  Both Canadian teams are out of the running for a medal at Rugby World Cup Sevens after disappointing Friday night losses.
  The Canadian men picked up their socks on day two had pulled off a dominant win against Japan. The women, on the other hand, looked very poor in a disappointing loss to Spain but rebounded in their final match to take seventh place over Russia.
  The Canadian men are going to play for 11th place against Wales after losing to Australia 19-7.
  Catch up below with all the action fr
  
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• Riverdale: Vancouver-filmed season three sneak peek revealed at Comic-Con 2018

  22-07-2018 21:38 via vancouversun.com
  The stars of Riverdale left Vancouver for San Diego this weekend to make their Hall H debut at Comic-Con – and fans were not disappointed.
  Production on the CW drama’s third season began earlier this month in Metro Vancouver and fans lucky enough to attend the panel on Sunday were treated to a glimpse at what’s already been filmed and some tidbits about the upcoming season.
  The highlight reel recaps a bit of the show’s second season, followed by season three footage begin
  
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• Final day of competition at B.C. Summer Games 2018

  22-07-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Sunday marked the final day of competition at the B.C. Summer Games. All 18 events are wrapping up on Sunday, including swimming and equestrian.
  
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• NDP government's fast pace sparks confusing announcements

  22-07-2018 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — It’s possible, in some parallel universe, that last week was a good one for Premier John Horgan.
  But back here on earth prime, his government bungled two major press conferences, leaving a trail of confusion and self-inflicted errors that are worth noting as the NDP administration marks its first anniversary in power.
  B.C. Premier John Horgan (centre) Minister of Advanced Education Melanie Mark (right) and Minister of Transport Claire Trevena during a tour of the iron
  
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• DownLow Chicken Shack

  22-07-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  It’s the ‘hottest’ new restaurant in Vancouver — Chef Doug Stephens from DownLow Chicken Shack shares his delicious cornbread recipe.
  
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• Crews in Okanagan optimistic about fire fight

  22-07-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Okanagan fire complex is still the main focus of fire crews on Sunday as cooler temperatures and less wind have helped calm the situation. Shelby Thom reports.
  
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• BC Wildfire Service plans burn to merge Mount Eneas and Munro Creek wildfires

  22-07-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  BC Wildfire Service plans to merge the Mount Eneas and Munro Creek wildfires near Peachland.
  
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• BC Wildfire Service merges Mount Eneas and Munro Creek wildfires

  22-07-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  BC Wildfire Service plans to merge the Mount Eneas and Munro Creek wildfires near Peachland.
  
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• Soaring temperatures and high winds could worsen fires in B.C.’s southern Interior

  22-07-2018 20:52 via vancouversun.com
  KELOWNA, B.C. – Officials in British Columbia’s southern Interior say the forecasted warm temperatures and gusting winds could spell the end of two days of relief from wildfires raging in the area.
  Jason Luciw with the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says they hope to see a repeat of the weather they’ve had over the past few days, but is not confident it will hold.
  He says the lower temperatures with cloud coverage from direct sunlight and calmer winds helped conta
  
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• Ask an Expert – Dr Jason Rivers

  22-07-2018 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Dermatologist, Dr Jason Rivers, explains how you can keep your skin protected from sun damage and answers viewers questions.
  
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• Design process critical in creating cohousing communities, says American architect

  22-07-2018 20:45
  
  Charles Durrett, who coined the term, raises concerns about ‘cohousing lite’
  
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• Pacific Polo Cup

  22-07-2018 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  Nadia Ladisernia and Paul Sullivan reveal what you can expect at the upcoming Pacific Polo Cup.
  
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• B.C. Wildfire Sunday: Crews helped by cooler temperatures while fighting out of control Mount Eneas fire

  22-07-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  The Mount Eneas wildfire continues to burn, but it’s staying within established containment lines, according to officials.
  
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• Waste not, want not: FoodMesh connects produce and baked goods otherwise destined for dump with those who can use it

  22-07-2018 20:08 via vancouversun.com
  Nobody likes to waste time, no one wants to waste away, but when it comes to food we waste $31-billion worth of the stuff each year, according to Statistics Canada.
  Or, to put it another way as StatsCan does, about 30 per cent of the food we produce winds up in the dump and most of it is edible. This isn’t just a shame in the sense that one in eight Canadian homes are considered food-insecure; it’s a drag on the economy and a contributor to greenhouse gases.
  “If food waste was
  
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• Hear ye, hear ye: Speakers transform VAG space into audiophile's dream

  22-07-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  Kevin Schmidt: We Are the Robots
  When: Until Oct. 28
  Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
  Info: vanartgallery.bc.ca
  Kevin Schmidt is a visual/installation artist who grew up in Langley, went to Emily Carr while living in Vancouver for 10 years, moved to Berlin for four years and now lives in Kelowna.
  The Vancouver Art Gallery is currently showing three of his pieces. These include:
  • RGB Beg Cycle (2018), which is represented by fluorescent LED light strips on the VAG’s exterior that cha
  
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• Letters to The Province, July 23, 2018: More cars, density behind record number of accidents, readers say

  22-07-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s nice of ICBC to release its 2017 accident statistics and claims costs for the public insurer and to launch a public-awareness campaign and test program. But, I must ask, why didn’t ICBC release information on how many new cars entered the roads in the same period and how much additional revenue they collected due to the increase in vehicles on the road?
  Shouldn’t we have a chance to compare apples with apples? The report only cites doom and gloom, which is becoming a habit
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Bikers party at new Nanaimo compound

  22-07-2018 19:41 via vancouversun.com
  Heading out of Nanaimo now after an interesting couple of days covering the anniversary party. I hadn’t realized that the Nanaimo chapter had simply moved operations next door after the clubhouse was raided in 2007 and became the subject of a civil forfeiture case.Here’s my story:
  Hells Angels party it up in Nanaimo while police keep
  eyes wide openThe bikers were on their best behaviour Friday and Saturday, though several were pulled over for alleged traffic violations.
  KIM BOLAN
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• Lax rules make addictions 'treatment' a fertile ground for scammers

  22-07-2018 19:38 via vancouversun.com
  Even before William Griffith Wilson co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1938, his physician explained that addiction isn’t a moral failing, it is a medical condition.
  Yet, even though most of us know people in recovery, suffering from addictions or someone who has died in the current fentanyl overdose epidemic, addiction remains a largely unspoken illness.
  It’s possible that the success of AA — a society that values privacy, where surnames are not used, and where strangers seek
  
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• Victoria police respond to security alarm set off by very large rat

  22-07-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  In April, Victoria was named the second "rattiest" city in B.C. by Orkin Canada.
  
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• Stolen car rams two police cruisers, stopped by spike belt: RCMP

  22-07-2018 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  Two police cruisers were rammed by a stolen vehicle in Peachland, and a spike belt needed to be deployed to stop the driver, according to RCMP.
  
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• Oliver man arrested after stolen car rammed into RCMP police cars

  22-07-2018 18:43 via theprovince.com
  Police who were assisting with Okanagan wildfire efforts were forced to redirect their efforts Saturday after the driver of a stolen vehicle escaped officers several times.
  Around 2 p.m. on Saturday, RCMP officers helping with the Mt. Eneas wildfire operations spotted a blue Mitsubishi Lancer that had been reported stolen just 45 minutes earlier in Oliver. Central Okanagan police were notified as the vehicle was northbound on Highway 97, entering Peachland.
  “Since the auto theft, the Mitsu
  
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• Daily Poll: Should the Kinder Morgan protest camp be removed?

  22-07-2018 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  Last week, Burnaby police and city officials ordered Kinder Morgan protesters to remove a protest camp that had been set up for weeks on Burnaby Mountain.
  The eviction order gave a deadline of 6 a.m. on Saturday, but protesters at the camp made it clear they planned to stay.
  Related
  Burnaby plans to use courts, cops to raze anti-pipeline protest camp
  Protesters are concerned about the potential environmental effects of the contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, which would twin a
  
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• Haida Gwaii village faces housing crisis, targets short-term rentals

  22-07-2018 17:51 via vancouversun.com
  As more tourists flock to Haida Gwaii off the northern coast of British Columbia, the remote archipelago’s largest village is facing an unusual problem.
  Despite a declining population, Queen Charlotte village is experiencing a housing crisis, Mayor Greg Martin said.
  “Housing is tight, we’re pretty close to zero vacancy,” he said. “Ironically, over the last 20 years we’ve had a reduction in population.”
  Visitors are drawn to the moss-covered rainforests a
  
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• Vancouver weather: Let's wrap up July with a heat wave

  22-07-2018 17:50 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: July 22, 2018 – Sunday’s weather is the coolest it’ll be all weekend, if forecasts are to be trusted.
  While the evenings remain around 17 degrees, the week starts off around 24 degrees on Sunday and by Saturday, will be up to 27 degrees.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny. High of 24, except 28 inland.
  Tonight: Clear, low of 17.
  Tomorrow: Sunny. High of 25, except 29 inland.
  Traffic: Lower Mainland
  Here’s a live traffic map of what’s happening acr
  
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• Recovery high schools could help teens before addiction takes hold: B.C. parents

  22-07-2018 17:42 via vancouversun.com
  Parents whose children started using drugs as teens and struggled through addiction to the point of fatally overdosing say recovery high schools that provide professional support for students could save lives.
  Their calls for change are being supported by the B.C. Centre on Substance Use, the Canadian Mental Health Association and the operator of an Ontario recovery high school — the only one in the country — though it’s closing down due to lack of funding.
  Janice Walker’
  
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• Amid housing crisis, Haida Gwaii village confronting challenge of short-term rentals

  22-07-2018 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  As more tourists flock to Haida Gwaii off the northern coast of British Columbia, the remote archipelago's largest village is facing an unusual problem. Despite a declining population, Queen Charlotte village is experiencing a housing crisis,
  
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• Sons of Salvagery: A look at Vancouver's auto scrap industry

  22-07-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a nondescript building and yard on the Fraser Highway in Langley Township you’d pass without a second glance but, since 1963, Dharney’s Salvage & Enterprise Ltd. has set the standard for automobile salvage yards in B.C. and beyond.
  In the coming month or so, this remarkable family business run by three brothers is set to close its yard doors for good.
  “We’re retiring out of the business,” eldest brother Nicol Dharney said. “We’re all healt
  
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• Great Scot, Summerfast 10K was a quick trip around seawall for Stephie

  22-07-2018 06:09 via vancouversun.com
  Stephie Pennycook can go back to being a tourist today, hanging with friends and taking it easy.
  On a whim, the 22-year-old from Scotland figured she’d enter Saturday’s Summerfast 10K at Stanley Park, an oceanside sprawl she heard plenty about. Even she was surprised to win the overall women’s title in 34:27.
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  “I had fun. This place is lovely. I didn&
  
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• Man found murdered in Abbotsford home.

  22-07-2018 04:28 via globalnews.ca
  IHIT is looking into the targeted murder of 32-year-old Sukhpreet Grewal who was found dead inside his house. As Julia Foy reports, investigators say the killing was not random but will not say if it was gang related.
  
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• A death defying stunt captured on video.

  22-07-2018 04:28 via globalnews.ca
  A Squamish man captured himself taking a plunge down a waterfall in his kayak on video. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Hot and dry conditions spark deep concerns as crews battle out of control fires in the Okanagan.

  22-07-2018 04:25 via globalnews.ca
  Firefighters are keeping up the relentless, steady work of battling a massive fire outside Peachland and Summerland. The Mt. Eneas wildfire has grown to more than 13 hundred hectares and is the largest wildfire that’s burning closest to any community right now. Chris Gailus reports from outside of Peachland
  
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• More evacuation alerts rescinded in Glenrosa

  22-07-2018 03:57 via globalnews.ca
  The evacuation alert has been rescinded for the remaining 69 properties in the Glenrosa area.
  
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• Ritz Bits and No Name brand chicken nugget recall

  22-07-2018 03:46 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Day two of BC Summer Games in Cowichan Valley

  22-07-2018 03:46 via globalnews.ca
  More than 2300 athletes from across the province are trying to reach the top of their game in 18 different sports at the BC Summer Games in the Cowichan Valley. Paul Haysom has a look at day two of competition.
  
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• Artillery gun collides with taxi after breaking loose on Nanaimo street

  22-07-2018 03:19 via vancouversun.com
  A runaway artillery gun slowed traffic Saturday in Nanaimo after coming unhitched from its transport vehicle and crashing into a taxi.
  According to witnesses, around 2 p.m. the large military weapon came loose from a Canadian military vehicle leaving Maffeo Sutton Park and began rolling downhill in the Comox Road and Terminal Avenue area, chased by two members of the Canadian Forces, who were unable to keep up with it.
  A driver makes a call after a Canadian Armed Forces artillery
  
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• Mechanic dies in lift truck accident at Fraser Surrey Docks

  22-07-2018 03:17 via vancouversun.com
  A Fraser Surrey Docks mechanic died on the job Saturday, according to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 502.
  The mechanic, a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115, has not been identified out of respect for his family, nor has a second worker that was reportedly injured in the fatal workplace accident.
  In a statement, ILWU Canada President Rob Ashton offered his condolences for the mechanic’s loved ones.
  “On behalf of the ran
  
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• Disney Cruise lines celebrate Christmas

  22-07-2018 03:06 via theprovince.com
  It may seem strange to talk about this in the heat of the summer, but the fact of the matter is that those thinking of taking a cruise over the Christmas holidays should start looking – and booking – now.
  These cruises have high demand and tend to fill up quickly, and that is even more true for Holiday sailings from Disney Cruise Line
  .Disney recently released details of its “Very Merrytime Cruises,” holiday-themed voyages that set sail beginning in early November and con
  
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• Last year this couple faced the Ashcroft wildfire, this year it’s Mount Eneas

  22-07-2018 03:03 via globalnews.ca
  Properties in Meadow Valley near Summerland remain under an evacuation alert due to the Mount Eneas wildfire
  
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• Hells Angels party it up in Nanaimo while police keep eyes wide open

  22-07-2018 02:58 via vancouversun.com
  NANAIMO — Hundreds of Hells Angels from across Canada spent Saturday partying at the local chapter’s biker clubhouse right next door to the one raided by the RCMP almost 11 years ago.
  Attendees from as far away as P.E.I. and Nova Scotia began arriving Friday under the watchful eye of B.C.’s anti-gang agency — the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit — and other police forces.
  Dozens of additional bikers rode over on the ferry Saturday, arriving in almost process
  
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• B.C. wildfire budget goes up in smoke as crews tackle Okanagan fires

  22-07-2018 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  The province has already spent about $25 million more than was budgeted foe firefighting for the year.
  
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