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Emergency response team cordons off quiet North Van street for hours

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Wastewater heat capture a first in North America

The man found last week on Bowen Island has been identified as a 19-year-old UBC engineering student who went missing last fall. Mitchell Gallivan was last seen Oct. 19, riding his bike in southwest Vancouver.

AN autopsy has confirmed a body found last week on Bowen Island was that of a man who had been missing for several months. Police have identified the man, but have not released the name, pending notification of family members. Cpl.

A British Properties homeowner has been ordered to pay $7,800 to a landscape company after fighting an invoice in court. Absolute Landscaping Ltd.

The remainder of court proceedings in the sled dog case against Robert Fawcett will continue in North Vancouver, as a judge reluctantly granted Crown counsels request to move the case out of the Pemberton courthouse.

NORTH Vancouver's Grouse Grind is open again for the season after a six-month hiatus. Hikers were officially allowed on to the gruelling 800-metre-high hiking trail Saturday for the first time since November.

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