"There's been zero consultation with our nation and zero consultation with any of the cities in the area."
Chief Justin George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation wants to know why federal regulators didn't hold any public hearings in the Lower Mainland before approving an increase in the amount of oil shipped through Burrard Inlet (from a Dec. 11 news story).
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"I got a call from our dispatcher saying there was a bear on Cambie Street at West Georgia. . . . I thought it might have been a joke."
Conservation officer Alex Desjardins recalls his surprise at having to capture a bear in downtown Vancouver. The bruin is believed to have climbed aboard a garbage truck in North Vancouver (from a Dec. 14 news story).
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"He has admitted to his wrongdoing and he's trying to make amends. He deserves a chance."
The wife of North Vancouver RCMP Staff Sgt. Travis Pearson asks for leniency after he admitted to having sex with a subordinate officer in his police cruiser and sending her lewd messages from his police BlackBerry (from a Dec. 14 news story).
