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WEB EXTRA—Power lines killing our children, say Tsawwassen momsSouth Delta Leader - July 04, 2008A newly formed group against a power line upgrade in Tsawwassen is collecting residents' $100 climate action dividend cheques to fight the project. Mothers Against Power Poles held a press conference on 16th Ave. near 53 A St. on Friday (July 4) in front of one of the sites where a new steel pole w... more » |
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BC Buzz - July 4BC Local News - July 04, 2008The BC Buzz webcast reviews this week's top headlines from across the province. Some of the stories that made headlines this week include: two teenagers were pulled out of the Coquitlam River by the Coquitlam Fire Rescue Team, Grouse Mountain unveiled its newest attraction, the 82nd annual Williams ... more » |
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Fire torches Fibreco – againNorth Shore Outlook - July 03, 2008A thick cloud of smoke poured from the North Vancouver waterfront as a fire swept through two silos at the Fibreco Terminal on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters have yet to identify the cause of the blaze which was the second fire at the wood chip facility so far this year. "When we arrived we had ... more » |
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Two teens rescued from Coquitlam RiverThe Tri-City News - July 01, 2008Monday night around 10:30 p.m., two teenage boys were pulled out of the Coquitlam River by the Coquitlam Fire Rescue Tech Rescue team. The boys had been floating down the river on tubes, but fell out and couldn't fight the tough currents. They were found stranded on a rock. "It got dark and they ... more » |
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Stampede starts todayWilliams Lake Tribune - June 27, 2008This year’s Williams Lake Stampede will feature new entertainment, new events, and a new VIP stand to enjoy this weekend. And of course, the world-famous rodeo will feature everything else that had made it Williams Lake’s premier event for 82 years: the best rodeo competitors in the world offering e... more » |
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BC Buzz - June 27BC Local News - June 27, 2008The BC Buzz webcast reviews this week's top headlines from across the province. Some of the stories that made headlines this week include: Premier Gordon Campbell decided to shuffle the deck on Monday, when he unveiled his pre-election cabinet, a Delta area cat shelter faces new challenges now that... more » |
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Waving the flagVernon Morning Star - July 01, 2008Whether it was with a red and white flag, or a strawberry sunburn next to a pasty-white T-shirt line, people partied patriotically Tuesday. In Vernon, Canada’s birthday drew hundreds to Polson Park to enjoy yet another sun-filled day in the North Okanagan. Despite mid-30 temperatures, following a we... more » |
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Langley flophouse burnsLangley Times - June 29, 2008A home that once housed the mayor of Langley City, was thought to have once been a brothel or speakeasy, and was also the subject of a contentious family dispute is no more. The house, located at 196 Street and 60 Avenue, burned late Saturday night. As recently as one month ago, the infamous hous... more » |
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UPDATE: Fiery explosion at scrap yardSurrey North Delta Leader - June 30, 2008Firefighters battled a large blaze at a scrap yard in North Surrey near 112B Street and Bridgeview Drive. The fire started around 11 a.m. Monday after a pile of crushed vehicles and scrap metal was set ablaze. A partially filled propane tank inside a scrapped car ignited at Scott Road Trading Ltd. ... more » |
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Spectacular crash scatters logs across highwayCampbell River Mirror - June 17, 2008With the mangled truck lying on its side and logs strewn across the highway, Vern Skogan rolled up his sleeve to show off the injury. "Just a scrape," he said with a smile, as he turned his left wrist. The 25-year-old driver was grateful to be alive following a spectacular accident on the inland Isl... more » |
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Vancouver city hall to cut emissions by car sharingBC Local News - June 16, 2008The City of Vancouver has become the first major city in Canada to join a car-sharing network on a large scale as a way of reducing costs and vehicle emissions, while still ensuring employees have a car available to them for city business. Under the plan, which was approved by city council last Thu... more » |
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Man in Maple Ridge standoff chargedMaple Ridge News - June 19, 2008The man involved in a nine-hour standoff with police Wednesday has been charged in provincial court with more firearms offences. Thomas Bories, 57, was arrested inside his home, on 202nd Street at Dewdney Trunk Road, around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday. Emergency response team members and a police dog ente... more » |
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Nanaimo Mounties need help to ID bait car suspectNanaimo News Bulletin - June 18, 2008Nanaimo RCMP hope the public can help track down a woman who broke into one of their bait cars. The suspect was photographed from the bait car at 12:38 a.m. May 28 when the car was parked in the 300 block of Ninth Street. Police describe her as Caucasian, 30 to 35 years old with brown hair pulled ba... more » |
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NDP call on government to axe the Carbon TaxKelowna Capital News - June 18, 2008The B.C. NDP is re-branding the provincial government’s upcoming carbon tax as a gas tax and are preparing to make it a key election issue. The tax takes effect July 1. It will apply to virtually all fossil fuels including diesel, natural gas, coal, propane, home heating oil, as well as gasoline. ... more » |
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Second Narrows collapse remembered after 50 yearsBC Local News - June 17, 2008Lou Lessard was a 29-year-old ironworker foreman helping build the Second Narrows Bridge connecting Vancouver with North Vancouver. On June 17, 1958, he was supervising as a crane lifted a 55-tonne girder into place. Suddenly, and without warning, the superstructure he was standing on gave way, se... more » |
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Assimilation was wrong: HarperBC Local News - June 12, 2008Calling it a sad chapter in Canadian history, Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized to former students of Indian residential schools in the House of Commons Wednesday. For more than a century, residential schools separated in excess of 150,000 native children from their families and communities.... more » |
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Apology falls short in MerrittMerritt Herald - June 12, 2008Members of First Nations bands across the Nicola Valley have heard Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apology, and while many appreciate the acknowledgement, they know that actions speak louder than words. "I'll take their words and I'll put them away somewhere in my heart and maybe one day I'll forgi... more » |
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UPDATE: Police surround North Delta houseSurrey North Delta Leader - June 07, 2008Heavily armed Delta Police and Emergency Response Team members surrounded a house in North Delta on Saturday afternoon. They were responding to a call from a man who claimed he had been unlawfully confined at the house on the 7700 block of 117 Street. Police arrived around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and sta... more » |
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WEB EXTRA—Power line work continuesSouth Delta Leader - June 13, 2008Backed by a court injunction, construction work began in Tina Ryan's yard today (June 13) in preparation for a BC Transmission Corporation project that will see aging wooden power poles replaced with steel ones carrying higher voltage lines. Ryan is one of a number of residents who lives on 53A Stre... more » |
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Cops spin wheels for cancerBC Local News - June 13, 2008Nine Vancouver Police officers are spinning their wheels hoping to raise $30,000 for cancer research in a 30-hour spin-a-thon. The group, which has dubbed itself Iron Cops because its members will be competing in the Ironman Canada Triathlon in Pentictton this August, have set their road bikes up ... more » |
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Pain at the pumpsBC Local News - June 13, 2008With gasoline nearing $1.50 per litre and B.C.'s new carbon tax coming July 1, some motorists are really feeling the pain at the pump. "It's tough to want to fill up," Michelle Jones said. "I'm on 'E' and didn't want to do it at all." Like many motorists who spoke with Black Press while they filled ... more » |
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BC Buzz - June 13BC Local News - June 13, 2008The BC Buzz webcast reviews this week's top headlines from across the province. Some of the stories that made headlines this week include: The stolen Bill Reid art pieces have been recovered, Vancouver Canuck hero Trevor Linden announced his retirement, in the Interior, a turtle sanctuary is being ... more » |
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Pipe bomb found just off busy Langley City trailLangley Times - June 23, 2008A Langley resident discovered a pipe bomb early Monday morning, on the BC Hydro power line right-of-way near 45 Avenue and 202 Street in Langley City. He contacted Langley RCMP after observing what he believed to be a pipe bomb at about 6:40 a.m. The power line right-of-way is lined with homes on bo... more » |
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Premier unveils pre-election cabinetBC Local News - June 23, 2008Premier Gordon Campbell reshaped his government Monday, promoting five backbenchers to cabinet posts and moving veterans into key jobs including finance and forests. With high-profile female ministers Carole Taylor and Olga Ilich choosing not to run again next year, Campbell promoted Langley MLA Ma... more » |
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Get used to new carbon fuel tax: PremierQuesnel Cariboo Observer - June 24, 2008He told them to send in their list. Premier Gordon Campbell met with city council and staff Tuesday morning. On the agenda? West Quesnel Land Stability, community development initiatives and transportation problems. “I’m encouraged by the city’s vision,” Campbell said after an event in downtown ... more » |
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Pair hurt fleeing New Westminster policeBC Local News - June 20, 2008Two men were taken to hospital after their car crashed early Friday morning in Vancouver as the pair tried to flee from a New Westminster police officer who'd earlier pulled them over for speeding. The incident started at about 2:30 a.m. when a New West patrol officer noticed a black Acura doing abo... more » |
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Police standoff in New WestNew Westminster News Leader - June 20, 2008A four-hour standoff in New Westminster's West End ended around 2 a.m. Friday with a police dog subduing a suspect wanted on an outstanding warrant. Police arrived at the man's home around 10 p.m. Thursday to take him into custody but he refused to answer the door. Officers then heard the man say he... more » |
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Expect road closures, tight security in 2010Richmond Review - June 19, 2008Road and dyke closures, streets full of buses and volunteers, full hotels and a heavy police presence are all things to expect when the 2010 Games comes to Richmond. An Olympic information meeting staged last night at city hall offered the public a rare glimpse of the detailed planning going into th... more » |
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Shooting victim 'torn up' in gang-style hitChilliwack Progress - June 19, 2008Red blood stains on a white cabin door mark the spot where a young man was gunned down in Sardis early this morning. Neighbours said they believe drugs and a fight over "territory" are behind the incident. The young man, believed to be about 19 years old, was gunned down in the doorway with a high... more » |
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Arson suspected in one of two early-morning firesBC Local News - June 20, 2008Eight people are homeless after a fire in a detached garage spread quickly to an adjacent garage and a pair of houses in Vancouver early Friday morning. Vancouver Police are now involved in the investigation after an unusually large amount of flammable cleaning agents were discovered in the garage ... more » |
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BC Buzz - June 20BC Local News - June 20, 2008The BC Buzz webcast reviews this week's top headlines from across the province. Some of the stories that made headlines this week include: the New Westminster Emergency Response Team has taken a man in custody after he barricaded himself in his home, on Wednesday, in Maple Ridge, police arrested a ... more » |
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The last GoodbyeNanaimo News Bulletin - June 20, 2008Goodbye, Mount Benson and Dufferin Crescent. You will be remembered. The two elementary schools are scheduled to close at the end of June and open houses held this week drew crowds of people sharing memories, flipping through old photos and saying final goodbyes. Pia Cyr has fond memories of snow ... more » |
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Updated: Kelowna factory catches on fireKelowna Capital News - June 20, 2008Seven people were taken to hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation after a fire in plant near the Kelowna-Lake Country border. Fire crews were called the Natural Factors facility on Jim Bailey Crescent around 8:45 a.m. on Friday after a report of a fire in the processing area, where contractors w... more » |
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On board with the Coast GuardBC Local News - December 05, 2007We sit in our car, waiting at the barbed wired gate. Contemplating, in our heads: Do we buzz #1, #2, or #3? #3 - "Hovercraft," says the voice over the speaker as we explain we are here to visit intern Eryn Moore. The gate opens and we are admitted to the Coast Guard station. Teacher Sandra Meie... more » |
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Tour ready to roll Excitement builds as Delta prepares to become ‘cycling central’ next weekendSouth Delta Leader - July 03, 2008Staged event—New Tour de Delta race director Mark Ernsting kneels beside the recently constructed platform that will be used during the new Brenco Prologue Race that will get this year’s cycling events kicked off July 11 in North Delta. Jim Kinnear photo The Tour de Delta may have lost a hill, but ... more » |
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New Grouse Mountain Zipline offers high-adrenaline thrillsNorth Shore Outlook - July 02, 2008You don’t have to be an ace ski racer to reach speeds of 60 km/h at Grouse Mountain. Not anymore that is, with the opening of a new high-tech, adrenaline boosting Zipline ride. The mountain debuted the first phase of a $1.5-million system with a sneak peek ride for employees last week. The ride o... more » |
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Beijing beckons to McCormickVictoria News - June 23, 2008Riley McCormick of Victoria scored five perfect 10s on his final attempt from the 10-metre tower Sunday to wrap up a berth on the Canadian Olympic team. The hometown star rocked Saanich Commonwealth Place by taking first in the 10-metre event with a combined total of 987.5 points at the 2008 Maple ... more » |
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Hayden scorches Sandcastle Classic 10KPeace Arch News - June 09, 2008Ryan Hayden is on quite a roll. A few months after finishing third at Vancouver's prestigious Sun Run, the Crescent Beach runner's performance at Sunday's Sandcastle City Classic was as golden as his glittering racing shoes. He finished first in the 10-km race – and in convincing fashion, no less. T... more » |
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Cat shelter seeks volunteersSurrey North Delta Leader - June 23, 2008Few were willing to give China and Bobby a chance. The two pop can-sized manx kittens were born with wildly deformed hips and legs and could barely move, runts of a litter that couldn't be adopted. A veterinarian determined the kittens weren't in pain, but there was little else they could do. Euthan... more » |
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Playground for all opensSooke News Mirror - June 18, 2008A bright, sunny morning echoed the feelings of the students at Saseenos Elementary School as they scrambled to play on the new playground at their school. Lynn Gardner, who was instrumental in making the playground a reality, welcomed a host of dignitaries, supporters and students to the integrate... more » |
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Qualicum Beach streets filled for Show & ShineParksville Qualicum Beach News - June 15, 2008If you wanted a good view of just how many people were in the downtown of Qualicum Beach Sunday, you had to get above it. Still, that did not give the whole picture of the turnout to the Seaside Cruizers' Father's Day Show & Shine car event. More vehicles than ever — classics and hot rods — lined th... more » |
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Crowds flock to air showSurrey North Delta Leader - June 22, 2008Thousands of aviation enthusiasts witnessed the magic of flight on Saturday at the fourth-annual Boundary Bay Air Show. Visitors – many bringing their own lawn chairs and blankets to sit on – were treated to aerobatic displays by vintage Beecher, Harvard and Navion airplanes. Highlights included sta... more » |
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Steveston Salmon Festival ‘best ever’Richmond Review - July 02, 2008Drawing a crowd of nearly 78,000 under sunny skies, this year’s Steveston Salmon Festival was the best ever, according to festival administrator Janice Froese. “Usually I get calls throughout the day with little problems, but [this year] my phone was really quiet,” said Froese. “That’s why I say th... more » |
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Punches thrown at Vancouver Public LibraryBC Local News - June 19, 2008The bell rings and the two combatants step lively from their corners, throwing jabs at each other as they dance around the ring looking for an opening to land a big punch. The scene could be reminiscent of the boxing clubs of yesteryear were it not for the location. Thursday, a ring was set up on t... more » |
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