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Search underway in Burrard Inlet for man overboard from freighter

Search underway in Burrard Inlet for man overboard from freighter

A search is underway today in Burrard Inlet for a man who went overboard from a freighter anchored off English Bay. Emergency calls about a man overboard from the Hong Kong-registered freighter Pilatus Venture came in at about 9:15 Friday morning.
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Surrey’s IT police system gamble could nearly double transition costs: expert

Surrey’s IT police system gamble could nearly double transition costs: expert

City assuming it can keep using RCMP’s systems, but if it can’t, the extra price tag could be $32.5 million
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Bowen is getting back sailings cut earlier this week

Bowen is getting back sailings cut earlier this week

Province steps in to prevent BC Ferries from removing sailings above contracted service levels
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Whale of a time: These orcas were swimming around kayakers in West Vancouver (VIDEO)

Whale of a time: These orcas were swimming around kayakers in West Vancouver (VIDEO)

"Oh my god this has always been my dream to see whales."
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Premier says calls for federal help for BC Ferries aren’t getting a ‘sympathetic ear’

Premier says calls for federal help for BC Ferries aren’t getting a ‘sympathetic ear’

A week after saying he “absolutely understands the anxiety” of ferry-dependent communities around pandemic-related cuts at BC Ferries and vowing the government was working “to protect as many routes as we possibly can,” Premier John Horgan said “ther
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Surrey’s real estate corporation to be dissolved by McCallum’s coalition

Surrey’s real estate corporation to be dissolved by McCallum’s coalition

Surrey City Development Corporation was established in 2007 under direction of former mayor Diane Watts
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Surrey shutters community centres, libraries and parks through summer to save money

Surrey shutters community centres, libraries and parks through summer to save money

With little to nothing in the reserve tank, Surrey city manager tries to shore up estimated $40 million net revenue shortfall due to COVID-19
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Body of dog swept over waterfall found in North Vancouver

Body of dog swept over waterfall found in North Vancouver

Maya the golden retriever went missing in Lynn Canyon last month
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Man dies after falling into river at BC Ferries Richmond facility

Man dies after falling into river at BC Ferries Richmond facility

A man died Friday after falling into the river at BC Ferries’ Richmond maintenance facility. The man was working at the Fleet Maintenance Unit on Rice Mill Road, just west of the George Massey Tunnel, when he fell into the Fraser River.
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New ferry schedule with dropped sailings starts June 16

New ferry schedule with dropped sailings starts June 16

The new schedule is in effect June 16 to March 31, 2021
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