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Arrest Outside North Van Chlorine Facility Highlights Concerns About Dangerous Transports Through Greater Vancouver

Kent Lins took his camera and got into into his car.   Lins's goal was to find out if Canexus Chemical Plant had halted the transport of chlorine, a deadly chemical, during the Vancouver...

Media Strategist kris krug: Olympics Will Bring World's Top Artists, Activists, Business Leaders and Athletes to Vancouver Streets

What will Vancouver be like during the three weeks of the Olympics?  What are we in for, really, those of us who stay in town and ride the international wave?  It's hard to imagine for me,...