Firefighter honoured as one 'to face danger with'

More than 1,000 firefighters from across the continent came to Vancouver yesterday to pay tribute to their colleague Robert Hall, even though many had never met him.Dressed in prim dark-blue uniforms, they marched through the downtown streets, then filed into St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church to say goodbye to the veteran firefighter, whom they knew by the legacy he left behind.

City meets with workers for second time in 3 days

Officials from the City of Vancouver's bargaining team met with representatives of its striking inside workers' union yesterday, marking the second time in three days the two sides have met face to face.

A strategy for surviving the Fringe

The word, ladies and gentlemen, is ''crapshoot.'' Fringe festivals around the globe are sites of experiment and that means every ticket you purchase is, in fact, a kind of lottery ticket. There are gems and there are cringe-inducing turkeys on display. The 23rd annual Vancouver Fringe Festival crams 550 performances by 80 groups into 11 days - you'll need a strategy to catch the work you care about. To that end, we'd like to propose a series of mini-fringes:

ROOM AND HOCKEY

Any hockey fan heading to Vancouver this winter can book a hotel room and Canucks tickets for every home game through Accent Inns from $159 a person, double occupancy. This includes a game ticket with hotel accommodations at Accent Inns' Richmond or Burnaby locations. From the Burnaby property, fans can hop on the SkyTrain to GM place, home of the Vancouver Canucks. Tickets are guaranteed side by side when ordered in pairs. Package prices vary according to the quality of the seat.

Vancouver, union meet but bargaining still stalled

Officials from the city of Vancouver and its striking inside workers union met face-to-face Monday for the first time since Aug. 9.CUPE Local 15 chief negotiator Keith Graham called the meeting a positive step toward getting back to the bargaining table. However, city spokesman Jerry Dobrovolny said there will not be a return to the table until the union indicates a willingness to move on the six issues the city considers essential and will not compromise on. Those issues are listed on the city's website.

Duo blames Air Canada for damage to bicycle

After 10 weeks riding a tandem bike from Penticton to St. John's for charity, Dave Cleveland and Stacey Butterfield flew back to Vancouver last weekend to complete the final leg of their journey. When they arrived at the airport, however, they found their bike's frame had been crushed during the flight - along with their dream of crossing Canada on a bicycle built for two.

Graphic chicken cruelty ads make their B.C. debut

A controversial TV ad depicting graphic images of crippled and distressed chickens, many destined for fast-food buckets, began airing in Vancouver yesterday, narrated by a sombre-looking Pamela Anderson, the B.C.-born pinup celebrity and animal-rights activist.

Tiny toadlets face roadblocks

Along a stretch of Vancouver Island highway, a huge mass of tiny amphibians want to cross the road.But the quarter-sized toadlets don't necessarily have the right of way - and that's proving to be a problem.

STRIKE TALKS

Both sides in the Vancouver civic strike have agreed to sit down today for informal talks aimed at finding a way to restart negotiations.Leaders of the union representing 2,500 inside workers will meet privately with representatives for the city as the strike enters its seventh week.

The tragic consequences of failing to act

Ted Gramlich lay on the side of a mountain, west of Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island, slowly bleeding to death for three hours.It was Nov. 19, 2005, and the 30-year veteran logger, known as Turbo for his strength and speed, had been struck by a falling tree - a blow that sent him tumbling about 80 metres down the mountain.

Market still hot

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says residential sales in August went up over 33 hundred units.

IOC Coordination Commission to meet in Vancouver

With 890 days remaining until the Games open in Vancouver, the Coordination Commission will review the progress made by VANOC since the Commission?s last visit in March 2007.

Bodies removed from crime scene

Police have confirmed the identities of five people found dead in an upscale home in the Victoria suburb of Oak Bay.

Informal talks seem to be helping, a little

The City of Vancouver says it's prepared to continue informal discussions with key members of the bargaining committee representing striking inside workers.

Being short-staffed has financial benefits

The Vancouver Police Department is running a surplus of just over two-million-dollars, mainly because the it has so many vacancies to fill.

Here's where to drop it

There'll be more early closures at waste transfer stations around Metro Vancouver today.

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Bumbershoot 2007 - Main Stage

This show was quite a bit better then the one in Vancouver which felt like a halfhearted effort. Despite technical guitar difficulties early in the show, the band seemed light hearted and happy, and sounded great at least partly due to ...

Sooke Fall Fair

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Testing out this feature, wonder if it works?

My Bloody Valentine 1992-07-01 Vancouver, BC, CA [SBD]

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Botanical Beach, Vancouver Island

Botanical Beach is located in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, near Port Renfrew on the south coast of Vancouver Island. There are four main areas to the park: the China Beach Campground, the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, the China Beach ...