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VANCOUVER 鈥?The unexplained deaths of two belugas at the Vancouver Aquarium last fall were a tipping point in the city debate over cetacean captivity and helped lead to a historic vote to ban the practice, says a park board commissioner
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stanley cups ecame clear that banning cetaceans at the aquarium was the will of Vancouverites.Our job is to listen to the public, she said Friday. This is an issue where public sentiment has been changing and, progressively, people have been feeling more and more uncomfortable. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The board voted unanimously Thursday night to ask staff to bring forward a bylaw amendment to prohibit the importation and display of live cetaceans in Vancouver parks. Staff will now consult with legal counsel and report back with an amendment by May 15.Cetacean captivity has been hotly debated in Vancouver for years, but the deaths of beluga Aurora and daughter Qila last November thrust the issue back into the spotlight. While the cause of the whales ; deaths just weeks apart is still not known, the aquarium said it hasn ;t ruled out a toxin in the water or a malicious action. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The par Hhgy Update: Garbage truck trashes Thorold Tunnel
A Guelph man released from prison in May 2020 is back in court, now facing 30 charges alleged to have happened in the last six months.聽And police warned it would likely happen.On May 8, the Guelph Police Service GPS issued a press release saying Michael French, 34, was being released from prison and planned to live in Guelph. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW At the time, they said French was at a high risk to reoff
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