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ONE of the country's top polling firms has investigated how it (and so many others) got the B.C. election forecast so wrong and has concluded one factor looms larger than any other: the low turnout of young people casting ballots.

CONSTRUCTION on the massive Low Level Road project, as bleary-eyed neighbours can tell you, is well underway.

EMPIRE ESPLANADE 6 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver The Lone Ranger (PG) - Fri-Thur 12, 3: 15, 6: 30, 9: 45 p.m. This is the End (18A) - Fri-Thur 12: 35, 3: 55, 6: 55, 9: 35 Man of Steel 3D (PG) - Fri-Tue 12: 10, 6: 35 p.m.

? Cruisin' with the Boomers, July 16-27 at 7: 30 p.m., The Revue Stage on Granville Island, Vancouver. Tickets: $39 (July 16 preview: $29), available at vancouvertix. com or 604-629-8849.

A teen wandering Park Royal Shopping Centre brandishing a fake firearm is lucky to be getting off with a stern warning from police.

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Sometimes, when it rains, it pours. District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services had a busy afternoon Wednesday, being called to an industrial fire on the waterfront and two wilderness rescues within 17 minutes.

Neighbours report hearing two explosions

Lawn Sprinkling Schedule: Mornings-only (4-9 a.m.) watering regulations are in effect until Sept. 30. Even numbered addresses - Monday, Wednesday or Saturday mornings and odd numbered addresses - Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday. Info: www.metrovancouver.

Glyphosate used to combat invasive Japanese knotweed