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Some call them an eyesore -- others an essential traffic route. Either way, the fate of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts looks set to be decided this summer. A staff report will be tabled to Vancouver City Council before the summer break -- likely in late July. Vision councillor Geoff Meggs says he has no inside knowledge of what will be … [Read more...]
A deputy Vancouver fire chief says the department is still not in the loop over cuts to local coast guard services. "It's a waiting game for us right now. We don't know if and how this is going to affect us." Mark Engler says calls to the coast guard seeking clarity have not been returned. He admits it's frustrating. "We do have to plan ahead … [Read more...]
It's safe boating week here in B.C. The campaign kicked off this morning – steps away from the soon to be shuttered Kitsilano Coast Guard station. But there doesn't appear to be much of an appetite to address the obvious irony. Vancouver police Sgt. Norm Webster was asked if he expects the department to boost enforcement. "I’m not … [Read more...]
If the B.C. government is to help a Vancouver Island First Nation to deal with a spike of suicides, officials must listen to the tribe's specific needs. So says Mary Polak, B.C.’s minister of aboriginal relations, as the Cowichan Tribes First Nation pleads for help in a state of emergency with 52 suicide alerts so far this year. … [Read more...]
Homicide investigators are probing the discovery of a body on Bowen Island. Sgt. Jennifer Pound says a man discovered the badly decomposed remains on his property early yesterday afternoon. "The property has some pretty thick area of bush that the body was located in, and it's my understanding that there are several acres, I believe about five … [Read more...]
The dream run continues for I'll Have Another and Vancouver-trained jockey Mario Gutierrez. The pair overtook front-runner Bodemeister to win the Preakness, coming from behind in the home stretch. They’re one win away now from the coveted Triple Crown, having won the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago. "Thirty-four years since a horse has won the … [Read more...]
It's a sad reminder of the importance of life-jackets. A 43-year old man from Metro Vancouver is dead after a boat capsized yesterday afternoon on Headwaters Lake, west of Peachland. RCMP say three men had been fishing when they stood up in the boat, and the vessel flipped. The two others made it safely to shore. Mounties add while the boat … [Read more...]
A head-on collision along the sea-to-sky highway has sent several people to hospital with serious injuries. RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen says it happened near Daisy Lake Dam. "It’s in the early stages. Our traffic investigators are on the scene along with medical services and the fire department. Certainly this isn't a good start to the long … [Read more...]
