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MEAT Basa Steak (680g) ................................................
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Pork Collar (6.60 kg) ..............................................
$3.29/lb.
Pork Blade Bone
$2.69 /lb.
(5.40 kg)..............................................
GROCERY Asian Family Coconut Milk, (400ml) ............. $1.79 ea. Indigo Coconut Sugar, (500 g) ......................................... ...$4.99 ea.
Jacob's Creme Crackers, (200g). ........................... .99¢ ea. Santa Cruz Lemonades, Assorted, (946ml)................................ 2/$4.00
BAKERY Mangomousse Cake (4"x 8") .............................. $11.50 ea. Coffee Swiss Roll (600g) .................................... ...$4.50 ea.
Chicken Sausage Bun (100g) ........................ ...$1.00 ea. Coconut Tart (3") ....................................................... ....88¢ ea.
DELI Freybe Black Forest Ham
Freybe Beer Sausage
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$1.18 /100g
.99¢ /100g
Mild Provolone Cheese ....................................................... .
$1.38 /100g
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Martin van den Hemel photo Richmond Fire-Rescue was on scene Tuesday following a Sunday night fire that destroyed three dump trucks, causing more than $100,000 in damage.
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Lot behind Rusty's Towing in North Richmond struck by fire by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Three dump trucks were completely destroyed Sunday night in a fire on a leased lot behind Rusty's Auto Towing facility at 15700 River Rd., just west of No. 7 Road. The fire was discovered around 11:30 p.m., with firefighters forced to break through a locked gate to reach the burning vehicles at the back of the property. The three trucks were sitting beside a few others, which were spared more serious damage.
The fire has been deemed suspicious, and Richmond Fire-Rescue was on scene Tuesday looking over the vehicles' burned-out remains. One thing that made the fire seem suspicious is that a door lock to one of the trucks appears to have been tampered with, according to the owner of the trucks, who asked not to be named. Video taken on the night of the fire appears to show the blaze originate on one truck, and then spread to two others parked next to it. The lot is owned by Gary Tonks Ltd. Damage is estimated at more than $100,000.
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Pickets were brandished instead of pencils at public schools Tuesday after an attempt at mediated talks to resolve the teachers strike collapsed over the weekend, ending hopes classes could start on schedule. School district administrators warned parents of children requiring alternate child care to plan for a lengthy shutdown of schools and to not assume the labour dispute will be resolved in a matter of days. Veteran mediator Vince Ready walked away from the exploratory negotiations Saturday, saying the two sides were at "an impasse" and simply too far apart – particularly on wages and benefits – for mediation to be productive. B.C. Teachers Federation president Jim Iker said the two sides are just one per cent apart on wages. The government offer is seven per cent over six years, while the union wants eight per cent over five. But Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the BCTF demand is still nearly twice what other public sector unions have settled for once benefit demands are included. The province has also taken a $1,200 signing bonus off the table, while the union still wants $5,000, which makes up a big chunk of what the government says is a $300-million gulf between the positions, The province has offered a $75-million Learning Improvement Fund to help address special needs but the union wants much more for special needs and to settle grievances. Another challenge to a negotiated settlement remains the government's pending appeal of a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that it violated the union's bargaining rights in 2002 when it stripped provisions on class size and support. Iker claimed the BCTF has reduced its demands by $125 million, including a cut in the size of its proposed fund to settle grievances, while the government offered no meaningful moves in return and "squandered" the chance at a deal. He said the province wants new contract language that will "nullify" the union's legal victories on class size and composition and circumvent any future appeal court ruling in teachers' favour. See Page 3
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