TransLink's Prendergast offers parting advice

Keep the pressure on to get the kind of transit system the region needs. That's the advice from outgoing TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast, who spoke to civic and business leaders Thursday at the Metro Cities Conference in Vancouver. "If you want to... more

• Update: Feds pitch in for Saanich parks
• Fraser Health moves to centralize crisis lines
• Two groups vie for Shames Mountain future

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At long last, Arsene's an NHLer

On Monday night, Edmonton Oilers coach Pat Quinn strolled over to Dean Arsene's locker and said the words he'd been waiting to hear since he was a youngster growing up in Abbotsford. "You're playing tonight." In nine seasons as a pro... more

• Kodiaks and Pack get Thumping  
• Olympic spirit growing
• Sockeyes win 11th in a row

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Dizzying additions to River Rock Casino Resort

A pair of Canadian firsts highlight River Rock Casino Resort's $30 million worth of renovations, which were unveiled Thursday and hold the promise of making casino patrons dizzy with excitement. Two spiral escalators welcome visitors to the casino's cavernous new grand... more  

• Qualicum Beach chamber names new board  
• Ice and curling rink upgrades to get boost
• Helijet goes carbon neutral

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Will night set on Twilight's B.C. film sets?

Tough break, Twi-hards. Word in vampire-land is that filming on Breaking Dawn, the fourth film in the blockbuster Twilight series, is heading south of the border, a move that's sure to disappoint fans here. But both Twilight Saga: New Moon, which opens... more

• The Andrew Sisters Bring Christmas Cheer to Langley's Fat City Swing
• Christmas concert season strikes cheerful chord
• Top flick features Nanaimo teen

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Exclusive online features: inside the Outlook

In ten years, our look has changed, but our mission statement is the same: The Outlook strives to bring you colourful profiles and in-depth features about the people of North and West Vancouver. In this video, Outlook editor Justin Beddall... more  

• Students honoured
• Former identity thief speaks on Nov. 26
• Sharing recipes

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Paranoia reaches pandemic proportions

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” These were the immortal words delivered by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt during his 1933 inaugural address. They helped inspire his nation through an economic depression and world war — but... more

• Transit woes are everyone's, and nobody's, fault
• Feeling the earth move under his feet
• Editorial — HST hits buyers of new homes

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