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#Vancouver News
How a quick trip to B.C. landed a woman and her child in a Texas detention facility
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/h

How a quick trip to B.C. landed a woman and her child in a Texas detention facility
A woman who made what she thought would be a quick trip across the border between B.C. and Washington state was picked up by ICE and has spent the last three weeks in an immigration detention facility with her six-year-old son.

From The Green Party, #Vancouver
Last night, Park Board voted to include a separated bike lane over Prospect Point hill as part of the Stanley Park Mobility Study - and Tom Digby’s amendment passed.

From Translink
Frontline transit workers wearing language pins to better support newcomers and tourists
New initiative makes it easier for customers to communicate with staff
More than 150 frontline transit workers across the TransLink system are now wearing pins that say “hello” in various languages – to let customers know which languages they speak in addition to English.
#Vancouver

The NE Thing Co' s Eye Scream Resturant on 4th Ave in the 70s ... loved their Cubist Salad.
#vancouver #1976

Weather Alerts Metro #Vancouver -
Warnings
8:10 AM PDT Monday 11 August 2025
Heat Warning in effect for:
Metro Vancouver
This is a heat warning. Temperature are very high and there is a moderate risk to public health.
What: Temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celsius combined with overnight lows near 17 degrees Celsius.
Metro Vancouver (inland and eastern sections)…

Hey #Vancouver!
@… are playing the Vogue October 15!
I’m telling you cause I already got my ticket
https://lankumdu…

LANKUM - 'False Lankum' Now Available from Rough Trade
Official website of Rough Trade Recording artists, Lankum. 'False Lankum' is now available Worldwide. Lankum Tour Dates, Lankum Merch, and more.

From Cascadia Journal
Toxic #Vancouver mining firm Teck agrees to merger
CBC reports that Vancouver-based mining firm Teck has agreed to a merger with the British company Anglo American to create a massive multinational mining corporation known as Anglo Teck. Teck has been involved in multiple environmental disasters and billions of dollars of pollution impacts from its operations across Ca…

Vancouver mining firm Teck Resources agrees to merge with Anglo American | CBC News
Vancouver-based mining company Teck Resources has agreed to merge with British mining multinational Anglo American in one of the sector's largest-ever acquisitions.

From Translink
Special bus service returns for the annual PNE Fair
2-for-1 TransLink Fridays and special offers back at event
#Transit #Vancouver
From August 16 to September 1, extra bus service will provide direct access to and from the fairgrounds.
The 16 PNE Special bus details:

#Vancouver
Share your feedback on the 2025 Gastown summer pilot and next steps
Share your feedback on the pilot
http://list.vancouver.ca/t/613733/693347/20369/2/

The refurbished sign (2006) for The Only Sea Foods Restaurant at 20 East Hastings Street.
#yvr #vancouver #Neon

From SFU
#Vancouver Climate Day
On Friday, September 26, join the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue for a day dedicated to collaboration and learning about the amazing climate action work taking place across the wider Vancouver community. Featuring workshops, panels, showcases, networking and much more, this one-day event brings together researchers, policy leaders, action leaders and …

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Franz Liszt, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra & Sergiu Comissiona:
🎵 Hungarian Rhapsody no 1 for orchestra in F minor
#FranzLiszt #VancouverSymphonyOrchestra #SergiuComissiona

From Translink
Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain Station elevator replacement begins
Alternative travel plans needed for customers requiring use of station elevator
TransLink is replacing the 40-year-old elevator at Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain Station with a higher-capacity one. The new elevator will have 20 per cent more room — roughly equal to three standing adults or two extra manual wheelchairs.
#Vancouver

#Vancouver Gastown Public Spaces survey
Take the survey and share your experience of the following neighbourhood changes:
Public space enhancements on Water Street
Two-way Cordova Street
Sunday pedestrian zone (10 am to 6 pm)

From Translink
TransLink begins replacing all Expo Line elevators
40-year-old elevator replacements will improve accessibility and reliability
#Vancouver #Transit #SkyTrain

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Alexander Glazunov, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra & Kazuyoshi Akiyama:
🎵 The Seasons (Op.67) - ballet in 1 act
#AlexanderGlazunov #VancouverSymphonyOrchestra #KazuyoshiAkiyama

We have not seen many seals this close for a while. Jericho Pier has reopened - which means there are now more people setting crab traps. Our theory is that the seals like the chicken necks the crab fishers throw away when they are finished.
#Vancouver #seal
HarbourSeal# (Phoca vitulina)

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Scott Joplin, Anthony Averay, Lorne G Buick, Hamish Gordon, Anthony Averay & Vancouver Wind Trio:
🎵 Elite Syncopations arr for wind trio
#ScottJoplin #AnthonyAveray #LorneGBuick #HamishGordon #VancouverWindTrio

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
James Ehnes, Sir William Walton, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey:
🎵 Violin Concerto in B minor
#JamesEhnes #SirWilliamWalton #VancouverSymphonyOrchestra #BramwellTovey

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
David Brown, Vancouver Chamber Choir, George Shearing, Peter Berring & Jon Washburn:
🎵 Music to Hear (Five Shakespeare Songs)
#DavidBrown #VancouverChamberChoir #GeorgeShearing #PeterBerring #JonWashburn