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Downtown Vancouver SkyTrain station (Granville) evacuated due to police incident
Granville SkyTrain station was briefly closed and evacuated Thursday afternoon while police investigated a potential threat, according to authorities.
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Health officials in British Columbia say at least 64 people have become sick after eating raw oysters from restaurants and retail locations.
First time I've heard "sickened" when referring to actually being sick.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car along McBride Boulevard Wednesday morning, the New Westminster Police Department says.
Am I just too cynical or does "killed after being struck by car" sound like it's trying to downplay it?
Washing cars at home
I come from a generally dry country and the concepts of drought & conserving the water are not new to me.
One of the things that have stunned/upset me ever since I set foot in Canada (both east & west coasts) is watching people washing their cars using a hose and tap water:
For starters, tap water is not cheap. Moreover, one definitely doesn't need sanitised water to wash their car.
But more importantly, washing cars using a hose at home is very inefficient compared to taking it to an automatic car wash: something which is programmed to make every second of operation and every litre of water count (that's how they make a margin after all.)
TBH I'm not sure about the real impact this has on our water reserves & if there have been any studies on similar water-inefficiencies but I have yet to watch/read/hear a advertisement, newspaper column or radio talk on this topic: **these dry seasons take extra measures as, IMHO, they're going to stay w/ us for the forese
Twenty-five homes for women and children are planned for a half-acre lot in Steveston.
New Westminster police and Transit Police investigated for two months before arresting 16- and 17-year-old suspects
