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League ‘hopeful’ to add 2nd expansion team ahead of next season

The Professional Women's Hockey League will expand to Vancouver and begin play next season, the league announced on Wednesday.

The decision to expand to Vancouver had been rumoured for weeks, and was finally confirmed at a press conference in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday morning. The official announcement was made by a local under-11 girls' hockey team. The girls crowded around a podium, waving signs to show how badly they wanted Vancouver to get a PWHL team, before announcing the news.

Vancouver was chosen as the seventh PWHL franchise after an eight-month process that saw expansion bids from groups in more than 20 cities.

Evening y’all, me and a buddy of mine have been scouting locations around the Squamish area that work well for Camping that also won’t cause issues if firearms are discharged.

We checked out Furry Creek trying to see Witch Peak today however, the trail was gated off and had a sign up from BC Hydro/BC Wildlife that stated no shooting which bummed us out, any suggestions are much appreciated!

Note: Hunting isn’t our intention, we intend to bring paper/metal targets with us for our non-pal/CORE holding friends.

Edit: Doesn’t have to be the Squamish area, we hoped the area would work because of the views.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/42488315

Not sure if everyone is familiar with the Mountain Valley Express (MVX) plan, but it's been gaining momentum lately and the Township of Langley is deciding whether or not they want to support exploring the feasibility of the project.

Location: "Newton Area of Surrey, BC" (from a youtube video on their channel)

RAPS is engaged in one of the largest operations we have ever undertaken — rescuing scores of kittens and cats from a disastrous hoarding situation.

“We were called by a family member to intervene in a situation where a person with some significant issues had been hoarding cats and kittens in a large townhouse,” says Valerie Wilson, manager of the RAPS Cat Sanctuary and RAPS Adoption Center. “What we discovered was unlike anything most of us had seen in decades of animal welfare work.”

When the rescuers arrived at the home, dozens of cats and kittens scattered like insects. Opening bathroom cupboards, drawers and looking behind appliances, there were kittens and cats everywhere throughout the house. The entire house was festering with urine and feces everywhere and the stench was unbearable. The home has almost no furniture and the frightened kittens were scampering under urine-soaked blankets to hide from the human “intruders.” When our team cold called unannounced, there were no litter boxes and most of the cats were locked in a room with no furniture, surrounded by feces and urine.

“One of the most disturbing aspects of this situation is that not one, but two, animal rescue organizations had intervened in the past, but had not addressed the underlying hoarding situation,” says Wilson. “In both instances, the organizations had removed cats from the premises but left intact cats, resulting in further reproduction and this near-catastrophic situation that has ballooned into dozens of cats and kittens.”

RAPS has already removed about 15 kittens, as well as a nursing mom.

The nursing mom was so unhealthy she couldn’t care for her kittens. One of those kittens was initially thought to have a brain condition, which was discovered to be merely severely low blood sugar. Through bottle-feeding, that kitten is regaining its strength. The mother is under medical care at the RAPS Animal Hospital and we hope for the best.

As RAPS continues this rescue operation, we anticipate upwards of 10 or more pregnant females and as many as 50 or more cats and kittens in total, most of them unsocialized kittens. And RAPS anticipates at least another 20 to 30 kittens to be born, bringing the overall total to upwards of 80.

RAPS has set up a special fund to support these animals and the ongoing rescue operation. They are calling on the community to support this major undertaking.

RAPS is also seeking experienced cat and kitten fosterers.

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Independent Investigations Office says unnamed officer may have committed driving offences in 2024 crash

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Police say a man was found deceased on the park's beach just before 8:30 a.m. on Saturday

Vancouver police are investigating after a man was found deceased at a waterfront park on Saturday morning, in what is the first homicide reported to police in the city this year.

Police say they were called to CRAB Park just before 8:30 a.m. PT on Saturday after a man's body was found on the beach.

The park is located near the city's port and the Canada Place seaplane terminal, along the waterfront.

Environment Canada says up to 120 mm of rain can be expected by Tuesday morning

Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for many parts of Metro Vancouver, after downpours over the weekend and two landslides.

The federal weather agency said 75 to 120 mm of rain can be expected by early Tuesday morning. The highest amounts will be near the coastal mountains, it said. Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.

Cities covered under the warnings include Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Coquitlam.

details from article:

When: Tentative opening date of April 11 to May 2025 Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: 41310 Royal Dr., Chilliwack Tickets: Tickets start at $15 for adults and $12 for children 5 to 15 years old and seniors 65 and up. Free for children 4 years and under. Mondays offer a special flat-rate entry of $10 for all guests. Purchase online

Jerusalem Shawarma is a top shawarma destination in Calgary. It currently operates 12 locations, and this new spot is its first in B.C.

“Our roots started in Palestine when our grandfather started this restaurant business in the middle of last century in a village in Palestine. With the great passion he had for food and its varieties, he developed unique recipes to ensure customer satisfaction,” said the restaurant on its website.

“By using the grandfather’s recipes, we are able to offer the exceptional taste to all our customers. Our generous members are ready to welcome you in and offer great food and warm hospitality for dine-in or serve you for either take-out or catering.”

On the first Sunday in March, I was cycling along the Rawlings Trail in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, past numerous strollers and cyclists enjoying the balmy early-spring weather.

Near Second Beach I was keeping an eye out for coyotes. What I saw beside the trail instead was a bright splash of auburn glory.

Only two legs were visible, bright yellow, so clearly not a canine. Two people were standing nearby. I stopped my bike, and together we contemplated the rather surreal presence of a large, apparently healthy, thoroughly placid rooster.

The bird’s guardians introduced themselves as Karl and Olya Schmidt. They were not its owners, they assured me — they had simply come upon the bird as he pecked his contented way around the path.