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• Sechelt affordable housing project takes next step

  27-08-2018 23:56
  
  District of Sechelt planners approve next phase of the Lions Housing Society’s 102-unit Greenecourt project
  
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• Movie shoot will close section of Highway 19 on Vancouver Island

  27-08-2018 23:24 via vancouversun.com
  A section of Highway 19 on Vancouver Island will be closed for four days next month to accommodate the filming of a Jim Carrey movie.
  The Ministry of Transportation says the highway will be shut down and detours will be in place near the community of Bowser, 22 kilometres north of Qualicum Beach, from Sept. 10 to 14. Drivers are encouraged to use Highway 19A, the Old Island Highway, between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. during filming of Sonic the Hedgehog.The movie, based on the classic SEGA video game of
  
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• Police release photo of SkyTrain credit/debit card skimmer suspect

  27-08-2018 23:22
  
  The skimmers took payment information from customers who bought Compass Card products.
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Prospect Gaudette believes he has ‘a good shot of being an impact player’

  27-08-2018 23:14 via theprovince.com
  Adam Gaudette worked toward completing his communications degree this off-season, but it’s going to take more than articulating his NHL career trajectory to make a lasting training-camp impression.
  The Vancouver Canucks’ prospect teased of potential last season in a five-game audition after leaving Northeastern University to sign an entry-level contract. The centre could have scored five goals in those encouraging Canuck outings because his offensive awareness was obvious, his defens
  
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• Documentary filmmaker wants your family photos from the 1930s

  27-08-2018 22:52
  
  Of particular interest are photos of weddings, children at play, fatherhood and motherhood
  
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• B.C. wildfires 2018: Rainfall, cooler temperatures bring some relief

  27-08-2018 22:37 via vancouversun.com
  PRINCE GEORGE — Rain fell and temperatures cooled in many parts of British Columbia over the weekend, reducing wildfire risk but not bringing as much relief as needed to crews battling hundreds of blazes in the province.
  “It has definitely taken the edge off in some areas,” Kevin Skrepnek, chief fire information officer for the B.C. Wildfire Service, said Monday. “Having said that, in some areas where we needed this rain the most, unfortunately it just didn’t materi
  
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• Transit police search for suspect in Canada Line card skimmers

  27-08-2018 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  Back in July, officers revealed that skimmers had been placed on three Compass Card vending machines.
  
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• Trading in Point Grey family home for the ease of a condo in Olympic Village

  27-08-2018 22:25 via vancouversun.com
  When award-winning interior designers Kelly Reynolds and Chad Falkenberg got a call from a client who was downsizing to an 1,800-square-foot Olympic Village condo, they were excited by the possibilities.
  “It wasn’t only a new home for her, but a new chapter in her life,” Reynolds explains. “We felt honoured to be asked to be part of that process.”
  Reynolds and Falkenberg have been specializing in residential design since they set up their interior design company Fal
  
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• C’s who please: Pondler’s, Polizzi’s play win Fai-vour as highlights of Canadians’ season

  27-08-2018 22:23 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canadians’ season is winding down and we’ve asked play-by-play man Rob Fai to give us his Top-10 memories of the season.
  Here’s what Fai had to say on the highlights on the year for the Toronto Blue Jays’ short-season, single-A farm club.
  1. Pondler-ing a Turnaround: After starting his season 0-4, it would have been really easy for left-hander Randy Pondler to pack it in and call it a season, especially when you consider he got a grand total of three ru
  
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• PNE parking wars continue to divide Vancouver’s Hastings-Sunrise

  27-08-2018 22:18
  
  When my family first moved into Hastings-Sunrise, a neighbour was quick to inform us of the unwritten rules of parking on our new street.
  
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• Richmond man pleads guilty following major heroin bust at YVR

  27-08-2018 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  A second man who was arrested in connection with a major heroin bust at the Vancouver airport pleaded guilty Monday to possession for the purpose of trafficking.
  In June 2014, Tenny Guon Lim, 34, was one of two men charged after police seized 35 kilograms of heroin that was found hidden in several boxes at the airport.
  During a brief appearance in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday, Lim entered a guilty plea to the drug offence.
  Before accepting his plea, Justice Margot Fleming confirmed
  
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• Man charged in connection to bank robberies in Toronto, Waterloo, Vancouver

  27-08-2018 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto police say they began investigating the man after what is believed to be his first alleged robbery in November 2017.
  
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• Mudslide survivor recounts terrifying ordeal near Cache Creek

  27-08-2018 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  A B.C. man says a leisurely summer drive turned to tragedy after he was caught up in a mudslide near Cache Creek earlier this month.
  
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• The story of sand and why it’s important to our lives

  27-08-2018 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  Vince Beiser, author of “The World in a Grain”, sits down with Sonia Sunger to discuss sand and how crucial it is to our lives.
  
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• Jacob Forman to appear in B.C. court with new lawyer

  27-08-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  The Kelowna man charged with killing his wife and two daughters around Christmas last year is due back in court Monday.
  
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• Metro Vancouver renters praying for housing crash

  27-08-2018 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  According to a new Angus Reid poll, renters in Metro Vancouver are banking on the region’s housing bubble to burst.
  
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• Willes’s Musings: Patience doesn’t seem to be part of Canucks’ game plan

  27-08-2018 21:06 via theprovince.com
  Still trying to get over the shock of another B.C. Lions loss and an eSports tournament in our city which offered $25 million in prize money. While we ponder those developments, here are the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports.
  • It’s obvious by now that the Vancouver Canucks have a better chance of trading for Elvis Presley than Erik Karlsson, but the story here isn’t whether Jim Benning was serious about pursuing the Ottawa defenceman.
  It’s what
  
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• Kids co-pilot super cars in third annual ‘Okanagan Dream Rally’

  27-08-2018 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  Dozens of kids suffering from health challenges were able to enjoy the ride of a lifetime this weekend in the Okanagan. Kimberly Davidson reports.
  
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• Wildfire on ecological reserve believed to be human caused

  27-08-2018 20:44
  
  Fire on East Redonda Island discovered on August 24
  
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• By the numbers: Back to school in B.C.

  27-08-2018 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  Headed back to school this fall? Here’s a few quick figures on education in B.C.
  There are 1,566 public schools in B.C.
  There are 1,566 public schools and 360 independent schools in B.C. During the upcoming 2018-19 school year, it’s estimated there will be a total of 538,821 students in public school – an increase of 1,737 over the last school year.
  B.C.’s student population also includes:
  • 69,685 students with special needs• 70,487 Indigenous students&bul
  
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• Metro Vancouver transit police find credit card skimmers on Compass machines

  27-08-2018 20:18 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver transit police have released photos of a man wanted in connection with the installation of credit card skimmers at three Compass Card vending machines along the Canada Line.
  The three identical devices were found July 11 on two Compass machines at Vancouver International Airport and another at Vancouver City Centre Station.
  Along with a card reader that collected credit card data, the skimmers were also equipped with a camera that was used to record people entering thei
  
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• Vancouver Park Board extends outdoor pool season

  27-08-2018 20:04
  
  New Brighton and Kits pools to stay open into September
  
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• Vancouver’s East 1st Avenue partially reopen to traffic after summer closure

  27-08-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  Some good news for drivers in Vancouver. East 1st Avenue has partially reopened to traffic after a summer of closure due to gas line upgrades. Paul Haysom has more.
  
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• The Chef goes Yeast Mode as MEC whips up recipe for success in Burnaby

  27-08-2018 19:28 via vancouversun.com
  Justin Bailey has turned MEC Vancouver’s Trail Race Series into his own costume party nirvana.
  As hundreds of “typical” runners stretched and geared up Sunday morning outside Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium, dozens more were taking selfies with “The Chef” and his Hot Stuff hat, apron, spatula and whisk.
  • FOR MY RACE-DAY PHOTOS, click HERE
  Which begs the obvious question: Why?
  Justin Bailey rolled out The Chef costume for Sunday’s MEC Vancouver Trail Rac
  
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• Most Metro Vancouverites rooting for market crash – even homeowners

  27-08-2018 19:26
  
  Two thirds of renters hoping that home prices will drop by 30 per cent or more, finds poll
  
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• High tee times? B.C. Golf surveys members on marijuana use ahead of legalization

  27-08-2018 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Golf decided to partner with Inside Golf to get golfers' points of view about marijuana use on the green.
  
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• Public to get look at audited B.C. budget numbers on Tuesday

  27-08-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  Global BC reporter Richard Zussman looks at the week ahead at the B.C. Legislature, including a look at the public accounts on Tuesday.
  
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• B.C. wildfires 2018: Rainfall, cooler temperatures bring some relief in wildfire-ravaged B.C.

  27-08-2018 18:41 via vancouversun.com
  PRINCE GEORGE — The B.C. Wildfire Service says rainfall and cooler temperatures mean a return to more seasonal weather conditions, reducing the risk of wildfires in the province’s northeast.
  It says campfires will be allowed again in the Fort Nelson Forest District and Peace Forest District, but any open flame larger than a half-metre wide by a half-metre high is still banned.
  Environment Canada says showers are in the forecast later this week in Prince George in central B.C., near s
  
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• UPDATED: Kelowna man accused of killing wife, 2 daughters back in court

  27-08-2018 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  A Kelowna man accused of killing his family just before Christmas last year is expected to appear in court with a new lawyer today.
  
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• Kelowna man accused of killing wife, 2 daughters back in court

  27-08-2018 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  A Kelowna man accused of killing his family just before Christmas last year is expected to appear in court with a new lawyer today.
  
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• BC Wildfires: Second worst season in B.C. history

  27-08-2018 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  August 27 update: An update on the wildfire situation around the province.
  
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• Kelowna cool: Interior designer Trisha Isabey at home in her contemporary masterpiece

  27-08-2018 17:30 via vancouversun.com
  With soaring 22-foot-high living room walls as her canvas, designer Trisha Isabey used sculptural suspended lighting and a Neuvo triple black string pendant to break the white space. She introduced colour through artworks such as Peter Lik’s photograph of Antelope Canyon, Arizona, above the DaVinci fireplace. In the foreground, colourful Murano glass on the Canadel credenza reflects ocean waves in the photograph from Leftbank Art. The textured orchid planters throughout the home are by Wil
  
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• 4-year-old breaks leg at New Westminster trampoline park

  27-08-2018 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  She suffered a broken leg and fractured ankle.
  
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• The transformation of New Westminster

  27-08-2018 17:25 via vancouversun.com
  Locals and visitors alike enjoy the ambience of the Fraser River as they stroll through Westminster Pier Park. Photo: Courtesy of City of New Westminster
  As Western Canada’s oldest city, New Westminster also was, for a time, the Lower Mainland’s forgotten town. If Vancouverites thought of the city at all, it was probably as a waystation to points further east.
  But in recent years the city has seen a rise in development. Today, New West is attracting people from all over the Lowe
  
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• Chef JK Gosselin finds himself surrounded by great ingredients at B.C. ranch

  27-08-2018 17:25 via vancouversun.com
  A bounty of wild mushrooms foraged by chef JK Gosselin at Echo Valley Ranch in the B.C. Interior. Photo: Joanne Sasvari
  There it is, a tiny red berry peeking shyly through the yellowing grass in a forest clearing. Chef JK Gosselin quickly plucks it and pops it in his mouth. “It’s like the taste of 30 supermarket strawberries,” he says happily.We’re wandering the grounds at Echo Valley Ranch & Spa, foraging for delicious things to serve at dinner. And what a bounty we
  
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• Art Scene: Fall’s exhibits explore printmaking, textiles, images and activism

  27-08-2018 17:24 via vancouversun.com
  Burnaby Art Gallery
  Anna Wong (1930–2013) was a master printmaker whose international career spanned seven decades. Born and raised in Vancouver’s Chinatown, Wong worked at her family’s business, Modernize Tailors, before studying Chinese brush painting in Hong Kong. After graduating from the Vancouver School of Art (which eventually morphed into Emily Carr University of Art and Design) with a degree in creative printmaking, she studied and taught at the Pratt Graphics Center i
  
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• On the Vine: Burrowing Owl winery celebrates 25 years

  27-08-2018 17:22 via vancouversun.com
  It is hard to say what gives more satisfaction to Burrowing Owl Estate Winery founder Jim Wyse: the quality of his wines, or their contribution to the recovery of burrowing owls, declared extinct in British Columbia in 1980.
  Jim and his wife Midge are profoundly socially conscious vintners. The five solar-power installations at the winery produce the equivalent energy of what 25 houses would consume. A geothermal system handles most of the winery’s heating and cooling. Sustainable farming
  
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• Could Bordeaux be the best city in France?

  27-08-2018 17:21 via vancouversun.com
  The neoclassical Grand Theatre, which dates back to 1780, is the city’s favourite meeting place. Photo: Vincent Bengold, courtesy Bordeaux Tourisme
  It might have been while I was dining on white asparagus on the Juliet balcony at Belle Campagne. Or it may have been as I skipped through the cooling jets of the Miroir d’Eau reflecting pool on the Place de la Bourse. It might have been while I sipped inky red wine at La Cité du Vin’s eighth-floor bar with its view over the
  
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• B.C. Children’s Dream Lottery top home, classic design and contemporary features

  27-08-2018 17:21 via vancouversun.com
  The elegant front door of the new B.C. Children’s Dream Lottery top home opens up to a spacious 5,000 square feet of luxury living. On a large corner lot looking north “on the slope” in Surrey’s up-and-coming Grandview Heights neighbourhood, the dream home overlooks lush farmlands with stunning views of the North Shore Mountains on the horizon.
  Created by husband-and-wife builder-designer team Arvi and Jas Rai of MGR Group, the five-bedroom family home has wish-list-worth
  
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• Canadian designer Brian Gluckstein brings his luxuriously livable esthetic to IDS Vancouver

  27-08-2018 17:20 via vancouversun.com
  An image from Brian Gluckstein’s just-released book, Art of Home (Figure 1 Publishing), which will be available at the IDS pop-up shop. Gluckstein will be speaking at IDS Vancouver on the Caesarstone Stage on Saturday, September 22, at 3 p.m. Mark Olsen
  You considered hundreds of paint chips before deciding on just the right colour; spent hours online choosing just the right accessories; and hung the drapes in the newly decorated living room. But something is still missing.
  Brian Gluckstei
  
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• 3 to see at IDS Vancouver

  27-08-2018 17:20 via vancouversun.com
  The feature installations at IDS Vancouver are always attention-grabbers as local and international designers translate their inspiration into one-of-a-kind exhibits.
  From prototypes such as benches inspired by railway bridges to a pavilion-like structure composed of 392 sheets of local plywood, the exhibits will delight, amuse and surprise showgoers. Here are three installations to put on your must-see list.
  What the HEL
  Trends analyst and journalist Susanna Björklund curates this installa
  
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• Monday morning traffic disruption in west-end Vancouver

  27-08-2018 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  Two people were sent to hospital, one with serious injuries.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Fog to clear, air quality statement still in effect

  27-08-2018 15:23 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Aug. 27, 2018 – If you thought you were done with the haze, think again. Monday’s weather brings with it a continued air quality statement for Metro Vancouver and the central Fraser Valley region.
  Monday will kick off with a big of fog that will disappear by the afternoon. Clear skies this afternoon will allow for more sun and cloud over the next couple of days but by Thursday, rain returns.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Fog to clear this morning. High of 21.
  Tonigh
  
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• B.C. wildfires 2018: Humans have been responsible for more than 400 B.C. wildfires so far this season

  27-08-2018 15:07 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Campfires, cigarettes, flares and car accidents are some of the ways humans have likely started more than 400 wildfires in British Columbia this season.
  As wildfires blaze across the province, the BC Wildfire Service says many of them have been avoidable. Despite efforts to spread the word about fire bans and other restrictions, fire information officer Ryan Turcot says many people still aren’t getting the message.
  “It’s important to note that every time we ru
  
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• Who decides how much debt is too much when you can afford the payments?

  27-08-2018 13:00 via theprovince.com
  Q: After yoga the other day, my best friend casually mentioned how she and her boyfriend had been car shopping over the weekend and they found an SUV that they really liked. However, she was kind of embarrassed to say that when they applied for the financing, despite a perfect payment record on their current car loan, they were turned down. They both earn good money and pay their bills all the time, but she said it was because they have too much debt. Now I’m worried that this could happen
  
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• Manitoba rescue dog with severe mange recovers, finds home in B.C. after TV appearance

  27-08-2018 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  She stole the hearts of Canadians on morning television with puppy dog eyes and boundless amounts of energy after a rough start in life.
  
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• Manitoba rescue dog with severe mange recovers, finds home in B.C. after Global News TV appearance

  27-08-2018 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  She stole the hearts of Canadians on morning television with puppy dog eyes and boundless amounts of energy after a rough start in life.
  
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• Willes’ Musings: Patience doesn’t seem to be part of Canucks’ game plan

  27-08-2018 12:00 via theprovince.com
  Still trying to get over the shock of another B.C. Lions loss and an e-sports tournament in our city which offered $25 million in prize money. While we ponder those developments, here are the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports.
  • It’s obvious by now that the Vancouver Canucks have a better chance of trading for Elvis Presley than Erik Karlsson but the story here isn’t whether Jim Benning was serious about pursuing the Ottawa defenceman.
  It’s what
  
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• Survey finds most Metro Vancouverites want housing prices to fall

  27-08-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  A majority of Metro Vancouver residents would welcome a drop in real estate prices in the region, according to a new poll.
  The Angus Reid survey, released Monday, found that 62 per cent of those polled wanted to see prices fall. Of that group, 26 per cent wanted prices to fall by about 10 per cent, while 36 per cent wanted a price drop of 30 per cent or more.
  According to the survey’s overview, “perhaps the most counter-intuitive finding for outsiders” was the substantial numbe
  
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