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North Vancouver ski resorts have job fairs this weekend
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:37:49 +0000There was snow reported at the top of the local mountains overnight, and maybe it’s a coincidence, but all three North Shore ski resorts are holding ‘job fairs’ this weekend. Cypress Mountain’s job fair starts tomorrow afternoon (1-5 pm) and runs all weekend at the Day Lodge. Grouse Mountain and Mt. Seymour have their job fairs [...]NDP denies deal with Vancouver marijuana activist Marc Emery
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:08:30 +0000Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/24854381@N06/2730905181/ The NDP is denying they made an informal deal with marijuana activist Marc Emery. Emery alleges he and NDP Leader Jack Layton had an agreement to bring Marijuana Party members to the New Democrats. In exchange, Emery claims the NDP said they would continue efforts to decriminalize pot. Emery told CTV.ca in a phone interview [...]Housing crisis in vancouver
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:26:36 +0000Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/vancouvergo/2452987303 An “extreme shortage” of studio and one-bedroom apartments in Vancouver is driving parents, students and pet owners out of the rental market and leading to lineups for the city’s few vacant suites. The vacancy rate for bachelor suites has plummeted to 0.3 per cent, compared to the national average of four per cent for [...]Vancouver Architect To Auction Controversial Tree House
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:51:44 +0000Jayne Seagrave and Andrew Dewberry display the letter they received from the city. The tree fort they built for their boys rises above them at back. Photograph by : Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Vancouver Architect Andrew Dewberry lost a two-year court battle to save a tree house he built for his two sons from being removed after [...]Lights out in Vancouver for third day
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:23:06 +0000Some areas of Vancouver downtown are experiencing power outage since yesterday. They said fire at the underground of Richard street that caused the problem. This picture was taken at 7-Eleven store in the area — From http://flickr.com/photos/antonypranata/2671979512/ Unprecedented outage caused by circuit failure keeps more than 1, 000 stores, businesses and buildings in the dark B.C. Hydro blamed [...]U.S. travellers carrying their personal guns into Canada
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:05:26 +0000Americans cherish their constitutional right to keep and bear arms, even when they come to Canada, documents show. Intelligence summaries compiled by Canada Border Services Agency show that while the agency’s officers discover smuggled guns destined for the Canadian criminal underworld, most firearms they turn up belong to law-abiding Americans. “Most of the firearms seized by CBSA [...]Car Free Day in Vancouver
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:47:39 +0000Not only is Sunday Father’s Day, it’s also Car-Free Vancouver Day. Promoters of the event say as gas prices soar, urban congestion increases, and air quality declines it’s time for Vancouver to move away from car-dependency. Four simultaneous community festivals get underway at noon in Kits, the West End, on Commercial Drive, as well on Main Street. The [...]Richmond’s Summer night Market opens for the season
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:21:17 +0000If you’re looking to find good deals or just want to have a good time, the Richmond Night Market is the place for you. With over 300 booths to pick from, chances are you won’t leave empty-handed. They have hats, clocks, T-shirts, cell-phones, video games, CD’s, toys, even underwear. From http://www.flickr.com/photos/tourismrichmond/2109237104/ A Richmond tradition makes its [...]Paintings by renowned Canadian artists net record prices at Vancouver Heffel auction
Sat, 24 May 2008 23:45:45 +0000Paintings by several renowned Canadian artists sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars Thursday at the Heffel spring auction in Vancouver, trouncing previous records set by the painters’ work. Works by Group of Seven artists Frederick Horsman Varley and A.Y. Jackson sold for more than half-a-million dollars each. “Norma, ” one of the largest works on sale [...]Guide to living safely with bears available from Metro Vancouver Parks
Tue, 13 May 2008 14:15:59 +0000Yep - couple of rather large grizzly bears to be precise; they were in an enclosure on the top of Grouse Mountain in Vancouver, but still - amazing to see up close. From http://www.flickr.com/photos/raindog/50039627/ Metro Vancouver Regional Parks has issued a guide on how to live safely with bears–in parks and in residential areas. The brochure “What [...]
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