Blinded by the light
"Look around your city or town. See how many street lamps allow plenty
of light to shine upwards. Count how many stars you can see. If you are old
enough to remember how the sky looked 30 years ago, could you see the Milky Way
then? Can you now?" full story
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Audit shows gaps in women centre’s
accounting
The provincially funded Women Against Violence Against Women/Rape Crisis Centre
cannot account for tens of thousands of dollars in overtime, travel and holiday
payments made to staff, according to an internal audit report obtained under the
Freedom of Information Act. full story
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City saves money on fuel despite hit to
consumers
The city is blaming a property tax hike in part on soaring fuel costs, but was
actually protected from diesel and gasoline price rises last year. In fact, its
fuel savings of $215,000 are more than enough to avoid shutting libraries for a
week in August. full story
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Police want use of Tasers approved
Real-life Taser tests by city cops have
proved such a stunning success that the force wants the weapon added to its
crime-fighting armoury. full story
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Club owners stall change to city noise
bylaw
Vancouver clubsters can go blissfully
deaf for another few weeks after a contentious change to the city’s noise
bylaw was put on the back burner by council Thursday. full
story
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Stories about Woodward’s collected
Keith Beedie was 16 years old when he
landed a job in the toy department at the old Woodward’s department store.
Little did he know it would only last three days. full
story
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Techies create ‘gizmos’ to help
disabled cope
It all started with a bent coat hanger
in 1991. full story
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Help for researching home’s history
Thousands of Vancouver homes with histories stretching back to when the south
side of False Creek was all tree stumps and muddy gullies still dot city streets
today. full story
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