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Inglewood initiatives encourage healthy eating
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Storied Norgate diner steeped in history
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MARINE SAFETY
Critics question timing of $1.5B anti-spill plan NELSON BENNETT / BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER Contributing writer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Vancouver Monday to announce a $1.5-billion plan to protect Canadian coasts from oil and fuel spills – a plan that is short on spending details and which does not include a moratorium on oil tankers along the North Coast.
At a press conference held in Stanley Park at the HMCS Discovery Royal Canadian Navy reserve division, Trudeau announced an Oceans Protection Plan that he said will give Canada “one of the best marine safety and emergency preparation systems in the world.” “Today’s announcement represents the most significant investment ever made to protect our oceans and coastlines,” he said. “Our Oceans Protection Plan will result in a truly world-class system for marine protection and emergency preparedness – one that will meet or surpass the world leading safety practices of Alaska and Norway.”
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Suspect loose after alleged indecent acts BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
West Vancouver police are warning the public after two disturbing incidents involving a naked man performing lewd acts in public.
The incidents happened in the early morning hours on Sunday around Ambleside. Samantha Collier was walking the Seawalk near Park Royal with a friend before 6 a.m., when a man wearing only an open shirt and some kind of wrap on his head approached them, masturbating. “He was so brazen to just come right up to us. He stopped, he looked at us and then he bolted at us,” she said. “It was a horrifying experience – absolutely terrible.” Collier’s friend yelled at the man, calling him a pervert, and told him they were calling police. The two then ran towards Ambleside and dialed 911, mid-sprint. Police
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SQUASH! Firefighters and families took part in the third annual Pumpkin Drop, a whack-o-lantern tradition that benefits the District of North Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society. The Deutscher family with Devin, 4, Juniper, 2, and mom Alli (behind Juniper) and dad Darcy watch as 340 milligrams of potassium and 2.8 grams of sugar splatters on the concrete below. Go to nsnews.com for the full gallery. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
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