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Market opens 20th season on Sunday
The 20th season of the Ladner Village Market gets underway this Sunday. Vendors will be set up along 48th Avenue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the first of seven dates of the 2016 season. As always, there will be a wide variety of goods offered that adhere to the market’s “make it, bake it, grow it” policy. There’s live entertainment for every market and Sunday will feature the Marlin Ramazzini Latin Band and the Shaken Not Stirred Jazz Trio. • See story on Page 13.
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An eagle from Pacific Northwest Raptors plays with its handler’s hair during a demonstration at the Vancouver Landfill open house last Saturday. See more photos from the event at www.delta-optimist.com.
Reward offered for stolen statue
Police looking for two suspects and two vehicles seen leaving the scene JESSICA KERR
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A reward is being offered, and some new information is coming to light, in the case of the stolen golden eagle. Ron Shore, who owns the multi-million dollar statue, is offering a $10,000 reward for
information that leads to its return. He confirmed that it is currently valued at $7 million CAD. The statue was stolen at around 10 p.m. on May 29 in the 4700-block of 57th Street in Ladner. Police this week confirmed they are looking for two suspects and two vehicles in the
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case, a black or dark blue large SUV, similar to a GMC Yukon, and a smaller red or burgundy SUV, similar to a Hyundia Santa Fe. Shore said he was approached as he was walking to his car. He said he was hit over the head before a suspect grabbed the bag containing the statue and a sec-
ond bag containing a decoy. He said he gave chase and was dragged several metres after grabbing onto the suspect’s car. Det. Brad Cooper said investigators are still reviewing witness statements and surveillance footage. Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 604-946-4411.
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