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Time Traveller: Canada's flag bearer at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki

Time Traveller: Canada's flag bearer at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki

Born in 1928, Bill Parnell grew up in North Vancouver where he was a member of the North Van High track team. He retired from competition in 1954, going on to coach at Delbrook and Handsworth secondary schools
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Guerrilla documentarian captures Lynn Valley stop sign runners (lots of them)

Guerrilla documentarian captures Lynn Valley stop sign runners (lots of them)

If you tend to roll through one of Lynn Valley’s busiest intersections, you might just be in a short film.
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91-unit rental building OK’d near Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver

91-unit rental building OK’d near Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver

Seven of the units will be offered at below-market rates
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TransLink to redevelop contested bus depot site in North Van

TransLink to redevelop contested bus depot site in North Van

Planning for a mixed-use design is in an early phase, the transit authority says
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Time Traveller: North Van engineer smokes a pipe while inspecting a washed-out dam

Time Traveller: North Van engineer smokes a pipe while inspecting a washed-out dam

Severe flooding knocked out the Mosquito Creek Dam in 1915. It was soon rebuilt, and the site of the dam can still be seen in North Vancouver today
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Record $800,000 raised for pancreatic cancer research at a Cypress Challenge fundraiser

Record $800,000 raised for pancreatic cancer research at a Cypress Challenge fundraiser

Over the last 17 years, the event has pumped more than $5 million into research to stop the deadly disease
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Environmental defender now needs help herself following rare disease diagnosis

Environmental defender now needs help herself following rare disease diagnosis

Eco-activist Tara Matthews, who has contributed to several projects around the Lower Mainland, can no longer work due to Tarlov cyst disease
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Classic cars, barbeque, and rock ‘n roll: Cruise the Shore for Charity is back for another fun-filled weekend

Classic cars, barbeque, and rock ‘n roll: Cruise the Shore for Charity is back for another fun-filled weekend

Come for the classic, rare and collector cars, stay for the barbeque, rock ‘n roll and auction prizes
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Time Traveller: Fancy an old-fashioned picnic in North Vancouver's Victoria Park?

Time Traveller: Fancy an old-fashioned picnic in North Vancouver's Victoria Park?

Marcus McDowell started McDowell’s Drug Store at Lonsdale and First in 1904, in a building that still stands at that corner today
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North Van man hit hard by cancer fights back in fundraising ride

North Van man hit hard by cancer fights back in fundraising ride

Colin Bridge is set to ride the Tour de Cure in honour of his mother and daughter, both lost to cancer
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