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Tsawwassen band backs historic urban treaty

Thursday 26 July 2007
Members of the small Tsawwassen First Nations made history yesterday, as they voted strongly in favour of a comprehensive treaty with the federal and provincial governments, ending their long governance by the Indian Act.
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Density credited with keeping Vancouver clean

Thursday 26 July 2007
If you're going to face a municipal garbage strike, Vancouver might be the ideal city to live in. Especially if you live in an apartment - and more than half of all Vancouverites do.
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Richmond deal piques interest of both sides in Vancouver strike

Thursday 26 July 2007
A reported five-year deal for municipal workers in Richmond had both sides in Vancouver's labour dispute demanding yesterday that the other return to the table to discuss a similar deal.
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B.C. native band accepts first urban treaty

Thursday 26 July 2007
After spending more than $1-billion over 15 years, British Columbia's troubled attempts to negotiate treaties with the province's 180,000 aboriginals has its first success.Members of the small Tsawwassen First Nation voted yesterday to accept the terms of a proposed treaty that will give them millions of dollars in cash, a share of the annual Fraser River salmon catch and more than 400 hectares of Crown land north of Vancouver.
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Potential strike savings will go to taxpayers

Thursday 26 July 2007
If the City of Vancouver does save any money as a result of the current municipal workers strike, the profits will return to taxpayers. City council passed a motion Tuesday night by Vision Vancouver Councillor Raymond Louie to pass on strike savings to residents. The last garbage strike, which lasted for six weeks in 2000, saved the city $1.3-million.
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Cleanup crew battles thick black goo

Thursday 26 July 2007
Officials grappling with the cleanup of a surprise gusher of oil in a quiet neighbourhood yesterday put a measure on the task ahead, declaring that 1,400 barrels of crude sprayed over homes and into Burrard Inlet east of Vancouver, before they were able to cut off a pipeline broken by routine roadwork.
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Former judge says arrest renewed his outlook on life

Thursday 26 July 2007
A former Provincial Court judge who stepped down after he was arrested in a drunken incident at a Vancouver hotel says it's been a life changing experience.An investigation found that William Sundhu was drunk and made offensive remarks to staff and guests at a Vancouver hotel bar in February of 2006. Charges of causing a disturbance were stayed after he agreed to enter a diversion program. He says he's come out of the ordeal with strength and wisdom and his faith in people restored.
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Drunk driver sentenced after Crown appeal

Thursday 26 July 2007
A repeat drunk driver has been sentenced to 18 -months behind bars after the Crown successfully appealed the B.C. man's original sentence.In a unanimous ruling from the B.C. Court of Appeal, the conditional sentence of 23-year-old James Howey was increased to jail time and a five-year driving prohibition for a high-speed, drunken crash last October in New Westminster that injured three people, including a passenger in an oncoming vehicle.
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Labour crisis compounded by a stubborn Sullivan, critics say

Thursday 26 July 2007
Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan's refusal to give priority status to solving the municipal strike of more than 5,000 workers is exacerbating the city's labour crisis and making a resolution unlikely any time soon, say opposition councillors, union leaders and a former mayor.
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Natives say treaty will give Tsawwassen a voice

Thursday 26 July 2007
Perched comfortably on a big, bleached driftwood log, Ruth Adams gazed out over the lush ocean marshland of the Tsawwassen First Nation.A day before her people's historic vote on British Columbia's first urban treaty and, if ratified, the first to be reached under the province's long, costly treaty process, the eyes of the native elder sparkled with excitement.
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Thursday 26 July 2007
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7/25/2007: News: Charged man is no stranger to courts

Thursday 26 July 2007
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Thursday 26 July 2007
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Thursday 26 July 2007
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Canucks sign '06 draft pick Simek

Thursday 26 July 2007
The Vancouver Canucks have signed their 2006 sixth-round draft pick forward Juraj Simek. In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Canuck fan favourite Lupul dead at 48

Thursday 26 July 2007
Gary Lupul, a member of the Vancouver Canucks team that reached the 1982 Stanley Cup final who remained with the club as an amateur scout, died Wednesday at age 48.
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Canucks lure Shannon from Ducks

Thursday 26 July 2007
Vancouver Canucks Senior Vice-President and General Manager Dave Nonis announced that the Canucks have signed centre Ryan Shannon. In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Vancouver 2010

Vancouver 2010?s Board of Directors reviews VANOC?s Games-time operating strategies and Cultural Olympiad progress

Thursday 26 July 2007
Years of intense planning are required to prepare to welcome the world in 2010 and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will need to be ready to deliver spectacular Games when the world arrives. With only 940 days remaining until the Opening Ceremony is held at BC Place, VANOC has increasingly been focusing on Games-time operations. To this end, the Vancouver 2010 Board of Directors received an extensive overview on how VANOC will execute
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Jack Poole expected to make full recovery following pancreatic surgery

Thursday 26 July 2007
Jack Poole, Chairman of the Board of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), underwent pancreatic surgery yesterday in Vancouver. His surgical team reports a successful operation and expects a full and complete recovery. The surgery was led by the head of pancreatic surgery at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Charles Scudamore. ?This was a complete team effort,? said Dr. Scudamore. ?Over the course
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Vancouver 2010 presents project update to International Olympic Committee

Thursday 26 July 2007
Highlights include balanced budget, early venue completion and lasting legacies The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) presented a project update today to the 119th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session. The update, delivered by VANOC Chief Executive Officer John Furlong, highlighted VANOC?s balanced budget, early venue completion schedule and progress on creating lasting legacies. The full project update, in report
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