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Battle for the creek
A well-worn copy of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War sits next to
a laptop below decks on Chris Beckett’s sailboat. The
31-year-old computer consultant—who looks more like a deckhand
on a trawler than a designer of kids’ video games—lives
aboard his 30-foot Catalina in False Creek, 20 metres offshore
at the eastern edge of Charleson Bay. |
Vancouver most expensive
city in Canada
A Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ report reveals
the cost of living in Vancouver is the highest in the country. |
Transit strike dries up
pool of blood bank volunteers
The ongoing transit strike is taking its toll on Canadian
Blood Services. Janet Roocroft, co-ordinator of volunteer
resources, said blood donor clinics depend on volunteers who’ve
had difficulty getting there since the strike began April 1. |
Negotiators in transit
strike urged to abandon their cars
As the transit strike enters its 10th week, Better
Environmentally Sound Transportation has challenged all
negotiators and heads of TransLink, Coast Mountain Bus Company
and Canadian Auto Workers Local 111 to stop using their cars
until the dispute ends. |
Vandals trash golf course
for third time
Early Monday morning, McCleery golf course marshall Geoff
Holland stood surveying the wreckage of 18 golf carts, the most
recent victims in a seemingly endless battle between the course
and vandals. |
Special needs students lack
assistants
The Vancouver Elementary School Teachers’ Association is
warning the school board may be moving towards segregating
special needs students. |
Vancouver archaeological
sites left unprotected
A prominent archaeologist who’s seen squatters on a southwest
Vancouver archaeological site worries that there isn’t a plan
to preserve the sites locally. |
Giant salmon commemorate
lost fish
Years ago, salmon used to swim and thrive in streams
throughout the city, especially in creeks that ran along the now
densely populated Broadway and Kingsway corridors. |
Baha’i project an act of
faith
Dark blue clouds line the sky as Michelle Murphy looks out
to sea from a high terrace at the Baha’i World Centre in
Haifa, Israel. |
Community Briefs
Langara College, 100 West 49th Ave., presents an information
session on traditional Chinese medicine Thursday, June 7 from 7
to 9 p.m. Learn about the college’s certificate programs in
acupuncture, tai chi, qi gong, herbology and other forms of
Chinese medicine. |
News Briefs
The government has pushed back the 10-digit dialing date to
Aug. 11. |
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