Migrants Deported as Prince George Facility Closes
A batch of 11 migrants, including ten men and one woman, were flown to Vancouver and then to China as the Prince George temporary holding facility closes. Twenty-one migrants remain to be moved to the Vancouver area for refugee processing, with staff reassigned to hearings. The move follows prior arrivals in 1999 when 599 migrants reached B C coast on four aging ships.
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Prince George
B.C
Immigration Department
Vancouver
China
Bob Riches
Lower Mainland
Elk on the loose in Penticton and a Vancouver bookstore ruling
In Penticton a mature cow elk roamed a 10 block area near Skaha Lake Road until conservation officers tranquilized it and moved it to the veterinary hospital for treatment then released it east of Campbell Mountain. In Vancouver the Supreme Court upheld a ruling against Canada customs over seizing homosexual erotica at Little Sisters bookstore praising the decision as a victory for gay rights.
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Penticton
Bob Hamilton
Peachtree Mall
Hamilton
Vancouver
Little Sister
Supreme Court of Canada
Canada Customs
TimberWest to fund study to protect Vancouver Island lands
TimberWest Forest Ltd. signs an agreement with Nature Conservancy of Canada to fund research identifying wildlife and habitat needs on its 340 000 hectare Vancouver Island holdings and to map protected areas. The deal could lead to covenants or donation, with TimberWest matching $350 000 and donating 121 hectares valued at $340 000 in Sooke Hills.
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Turner
Vancouver
MacDonald
Conservancy
TimberWest
Timber West Holdings
Shell Canada
Broadwood
Fernie
B.C
Kootenay
Timber West
Vancouver Island
Sooke Hills
Victoria
Trial date set for former B C premier Glen Clark on corruption charges
The trial for Glen Clark and co-accused Dimitrios Pilarinos on breach of trust and fraud starts September 17 in B C Supreme Court. Judge Patrick Dohm approved the date after discussions with Crown and defense, with an eight week trial window.
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Vancouver
B.C
Glen Clark
Clark
B.C. Supreme Court
Patrick Dohm
David Gibbons
Dimitrios Pilarinos
Pilarinos
East Vancouver
Okanagan
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Erich Gross
Beier Homes
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