Bus passengers pass the hat to help woman see dying mom on Vancouver Island - Vancouver Sun

Bus passengers pass the hat to help woman see dying mom on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Sun
A West Vancouver bus driver and passengers on an express bus to Horseshoe Bay are being hailed as Good Samaritans after they stepped up to get a woman to Nanaimo to see her dying mother on Mother's Day. The bus was heading from downtown Vancouver to ...

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H. Bay porpoise won't be released - North Shore News


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H. Bay porpoise won't be released
North Shore News
... 2012 A porpoise that was found near death on a West Vancouver beach last year has become a full-time resident of the Vancouver Aquarium. Jack, a five-week-old harbour porpoise calf, was found stranded near the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal Sept.
Vancouver Aquarium becomes permanent home of rescued porpoise (with video) Vancouver Sun
Rescued harbour porpoise to live at Vancouver Aquarium CBC.ca
Rescued porpoise becomes permanent resident of the Vancouver Aquarium Open File (blog)

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Powell River: Where history comes to life - Canada.com

Powell River: Where history comes to life
Canada.com
It takes about four-and-a-half hours to drive there from Vancouver. We left on a Friday morning, catching the 9:25 am ferry at Horseshoe Bay to Langdale on the Lower Coast, and then drove through to catch the 12:20 pm sailing from Earl's Cove to ...

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Woman, pitbull hauled to safety after West Vancouver fall - Vancouver Sun

Woman, pitbull hauled to safety after West Vancouver fall
Vancouver Sun
A Vancouver woman and her pitbull had a close call last week when they tumbled eight storeys down a ravine above Horseshoe Bay. The 27-year-old victim was walking the dog on the Whyte Lake trail overlooking the western end of West Vancouver just after ...

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Vancouver Aquarium becomes permanent home of rescued porpoise (with video) - Victoria Times Colonist

Vancouver Aquarium becomes permanent home of rescued porpoise (with video)
Victoria Times Colonist
By MANORI RAVINDRAN, Vancouver sun May 16, 2012 VANCOUVER -- A harbour porpoise found near death in Horseshoe Bay last September will be calling the Vancouver Aquarium home. Jack, a five-week-old porpoise, was found stranded on the beach Sept.

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Bus reroutes to unite daughter with dying mother in Nanaimo - Nanaimo News Bulletin

Bus reroutes to unite daughter with dying mother in Nanaimo
Nanaimo News Bulletin
A West Vancouver Blue Bus was en route to Horseshoe Bay Sunday – Mother's Day – when it had to reroute because of a traffic incident on the Lions Gate Bridge. When the driver announced the detour would make it impossible to connect with a 12:30 pm ...

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West Vancouver centennial marks growth from logging community to wealthy city ... - Vancouver Sun

West Vancouver centennial marks growth from logging community to wealthy city ...
Vancouver Sun
In 2006, the municipality's average annual household income was $155071, compared to $73258 in Metro Vancouver. West Vancouver's centennial on June 2 will feature celebratory activities including a children's fishing derby in Horseshoe Bay and live ...

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COVER STORY: The curious case of West Vancouver's Whytecliff Park - North Shore Outlook

COVER STORY: The curious case of West Vancouver's Whytecliff Park
North Shore Outlook
Tucked near the end of Marine Drive, just east of Horseshoe Bay, the waters of Whytecliff Park would become the first marine protected area in the country that safeguarded marine life from consumptive use. For those involved in the marine industry, ...

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Rescued porpoise moves into new home at aquarium - 24 Hours Vancouver


24 Hours Vancouver
Rescued porpoise moves into new home at aquarium
24 Hours Vancouver
By ERICA BULMAN, 24 HOURS A harbour porpoise found stranded as a baby on a Horseshoe Bay beach last September has moved into the Vancouver Aquarium following six months of rehab. Rescued at just five weeks old, Jack hasn't developed the skills needed ...

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VCBW 2012: Opening overture - The Province (blog)


The Province (blog)
VCBW 2012: Opening overture
The Province (blog)
But BC's biggest craft beer rock god of them all was also in the house: John Mitchell, the man who brought quality beer back to BC when he opened Horseshoe Bay Brewing back in the early 1980s. Mitchell was invited — in Mayor Gregor Robertson's absence ...

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