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Button campaign aims to warm up a chilly city

Saturday 8 September 2007
Where on earth do people march down the street glaring straight ahead, return a smile with a snooty look or show no recognition even after meeting you five times?Vancouver, of course.
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Pickton friend spars with prosecutor

Saturday 8 September 2007
A close friend of Robert Pickton's brother Dave who refused to co-operate with police was pressed repeatedly yesterday to explain why he would not tell investigators what he knew about Vancouver's missing women case.
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CHILLIWACK

Saturday 8 September 2007
GARRISON CROSSING - EXECUTIVE LOTSDEVELOPER: Canada Lands Co.PRICE: Starting at $224,900SIZE: From 5,000 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ftSALES CENTRE: Building No. 24, Normandy Drive, Chilliwack. The sales centre is open from Saturday to Thursday from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
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Tourist train drags pickup truck along track

Saturday 8 September 2007
Passengers aboard the Whistler Mountaineer tourist train in West Vancouver were shaken yesterday when the train hit a pickup truck just minutes into a trip from North Vancouver to Whistler.
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Survivors of balloon disaster bid farewell

Saturday 8 September 2007
About 1,500 people packed into a Langley, B.C., church yesterday to say goodbye to Shannon and Jemma Knackstedt, a mother and daughter who died after a hot-air balloon burst into flames.
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Firefighter honoured as one 'to face danger with'

Saturday 8 September 2007
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.
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City meets with workers for second time in 3 days

Saturday 8 September 2007
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.
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Fur expedition diary tells of field-burning - Corvallis Gazette Times

Saturday 8 September 2007
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Auto Racing | Johnson wins Richmond pole - Seattle Times

Saturday 8 September 2007
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Use your home's equity, but don't forget the debt - Canada.com

Saturday 8 September 2007
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Blogs

Re: PHOTOS From Vancouver, BC (general682002)

Saturday 8 September 2007
Posted by general682002 on 9/8/2007 3:36:24 AM EST Funny! It's meant to be "Sorry" -> "Not in Service". That foggy area is Simon Fraser University, which is the most northern area in Burnaby. And yeah, it's fun to see artics either ...
unknown @ SubChat.com: BusChat

Re: PHOTOS From Vancouver, BC (general682002)

Saturday 8 September 2007
Posted by general682002 on 9/8/2007 3:37:57 AM EST I do miss their New Looks! In fact, I would have wish to ride one of their "Hillclimber" when they were in service in 2001.
unknown @ SubChat.com: BusChat

Re: PHOTOS From Vancouver, BC (general682002)

Saturday 8 September 2007
Posted by general682002 on 9/8/2007 3:37:01 AM EST And sometimes people lose skis, according to the driver.
unknown @ SubChat.com: BusChat

Moosehat's Vancouver Moose-ings Part 109

Saturday 8 September 2007
Moosehat's Vancouver Moose-ings Part 109 Moose-ing uploaded by Right Antler. Back living downtown it's time to restart the moose-ings. It's almost seventeen months since we lived downtown and much has changed. Construction hasn't though ...
Rightantler @ The Moosehat Blog

Duane Storey's sexy photo blog

Saturday 8 September 2007
Duane Storey takes lovely photos, and now has a blog that showcases many of them. He's also offered free prints to people like me who blog about it, so that's what I'm doing. Go check him out!
Derek @ Derek K. Miller - Penmachine words music comment - Vancouver, Canada

Amazing HDR shot of Kits Beach in Vancouver

Saturday 8 September 2007
Vancouver is hosting the 2010 Olympics, and is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. This is a great shot from across the pool in Kitsilano, towards downtown Vancouver.
unknown @ Digg / upcoming

Facebook shutting down useful developers

Saturday 8 September 2007
Since I've been rambling on about Facebook recently, Mark Shropshire pinged me to let me know that Facebook is blocking / taking legal action against apps that attempt to remotely "automate" Facebook. Said like that, it sounds kind of ...
bmann @ B. Mann Consulting - Technology Consulting in Vancouver

vancouver_eats @ 2007-09-07T20:51:00

Saturday 8 September 2007
Anyone of you helpful people know of aChinese Food Resturant that will deliver to Gastown? The wife and I have a hankering for some good Chinese without leaving the apartment. lol Also posted in [info] vancouver!
Vancouver Eateries @ Vancouver Eateries

Don't know how many people here are from Vancouver but...

Saturday 8 September 2007
what do you think of the new canucks jerseys http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f5/Aug2907_naslundsweater_big.jpg I personally think they are ugly, any other people here hockey fan or not feel free to comment ...
Surge @ Sports General

Good Advice

Saturday 8 September 2007
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info@bigsnit.com (BigSnit Media, Vancouver, Canada) @ BigSnit.com

Vancouver-Atlanta game thread

Saturday 8 September 2007
Vancouver had nearly all of the quality chances. McIntosh made one great save to keep the match scoreless, and the Whitecaps scuffed the rest of their chances. Rios had a nice shot from outside, but that was about it for the 'Backs. ...
Longshoe @ Who Ate All the Cupcakes?

bbb0065 - English Bay, Vancouver, BC

Saturday 8 September 2007
Ei Katsumata posted a photo:. bbb0065 - English Bay, Vancouver, BC. English Bay Park at dusk, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
nobody@flickr.com (Ei Katsumata) @ Photos from Ei Katsumata

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Johnson wins pole at Richmond

Saturday 8 September 2007
In the last race before the Nextel Cup Series Chase for the championship starts, Jimmie Johnson posted a qualifying lap that blew away the field at Richmond International Raceway. His speed was 126.296 mph; No. 2 Jeff Gordon qualified at 125.342 mph.
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Whitecaps postpone Beckham friendly

Saturday 8 September 2007
The Vancouver Whitecaps FC have postponed their exhibition match with the MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy in order to ensure star midfielder David Beckham will be on the pitch.
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Canucks extend coaching contracts

Saturday 8 September 2007
The Vancouver Canucks have extended the contracts of assistant coach Barry Smith and goaltending consultant Ian Clark.
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Canucks unveil new, blue uniforms

Saturday 8 September 2007
The Vancouver Canucks have had no success in winning a Stanley Cup in the 37 years since they entered the NHL, but the club may be hoping another new uniform will finally bring them the championship.
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Canucks re-sign face of the franchise

Saturday 8 September 2007
Fan favourite and 16-year Vancouver Canuck veteran Trevor Linden has re-signed with the team.
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Canucks' Bieksa sees no fall-off in future

Saturday 8 September 2007
Vancouver players are bent on proving their return to the playoffs was no fluke, Grant Kerr reports
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Vancouver 2010

News release on behalf of the IOC and Panasonic - IOC and Panasonic extend partnership to 2016

Saturday 8 September 2007
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Panasonic (a brand name of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) today announced the extension of their agreement through to the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in summer 2016. The partnership between the IOC and Panasonic, which began in 1985, was extended for a further eight years during a signing ceremony with IOC President Jacques Rogge, and Fumio Ohtsubo, President of Panasonic, in London this afternoon. Panasonic will continue to be the
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Premiers of New Brunswick, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador join vision to make the 2010 Winter Games ?Canada?s Games?

Saturday 8 September 2007
The vision of engaging every Canadian in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games today came four steps closer to reality. John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), at the annual Council of the Federation meeting, officially signed four separate memoranda of understanding with the premiers of New Brunswick, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador to explore
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Vancouver 2010?s Board of Directors reviews VANOC?s Games-time operating strategies and Cultural Olympiad progress

Saturday 8 September 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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