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The Province
3 hours ago
- Sport
- The Province
Roughriders 33, Lions 27: Saskatchewan offence strikes early and often to thump B.C.
Any hope of a late Lions comeback was quashed with just under three minutes on the game clock when Nathan Rourke's long bomb was intercepted by Marcus Sayles. Published Jul 19, 2025 • 3 minute read Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris, right, passes over B.C. Lions' Tomasi Laulile during CFL game, in Vancouver, on Saturday, July 19, 2025. Photo by DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS A dominant performance from quarterback Trevor Harris powered the Saskatchewan Roughriders to 33-27 victory over the B.C. Lions on Saturday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Harris connected on 23 of his 30 passing attempts for 395 yards with three touchdowns and one interception in the West Division matchup. Kicker Brett Lauther added four field goals for the Riders (5-1), including a 45-yard strike in the first quarter. There was bad news for Saskatchewan, too, as running back Ka'Deem Carey left the game midway through the third quarter with an apparent leg injury and did not return. Nathan Rourke chalked up 337 passing yards with three TDs for the Lions (3-4). The Canadian QB made good on 27 of his 41 attempts, had one interception and was sacked once. The Riders had 506 yards of net offence across the game, compared to 373 yards for the Lions. Saskatchewan struck early on Saturday, with Harris lobbing a rainbow to Dohnte Meyers deep inside Lions' territory less than five minutes into the game. The American receiver nabbed the ball and darted into the end zone for Saskatchewan's first major of the night. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. B.C.'s troubles deepened on the next play when Seven McGee fumbled the kickoff return and Riders linebacker Jayden Dalke recovered it at the home side's 38-yard line. B.C. Lions' James Butler carries the ball during CFL game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, in Vancouver, on Saturday, July 19, 2025. Photo by DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS Lauther capitalized on the turnover with a 45-yard field goal that boosted Saskatchewan's lead to 10-0 midway through the opening frame. The offensive onslaught continued with Harris sailing a 29-yard pass to Joe Robustelli to put the visitors back in scoring position late in the quarter. The quarterback followed up with a short dish to A.J. Ouellette, who dashed five yards into the end zone. Lauther made the convert and the Riders went up 17-1. B.C.'s offence finally found its footing with just seconds to go in the first. Rourke escaped the pocket and fired a 40-yard pass to Ayden Eberhardt, who stepped over the goal line for the Lions' first TD of the night. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The two sides traded field goals in the second quarter, with Lauther connecting on 27- and 41-yard attempts and B.C. kicker Sean Whyte sending a 47-yard kick through the uprights. Saskatchewan headed into the locker room up 23-11. The Riders picked up right where they left off out of the break. Less than four minutes into the third quarter, Harris found Meyers deep in the red zone for a 30-yard touchdown. Saskatchewan's biggest problem of the game came midway through the third when Carey was taken down by Lions linebacker Micah Awe, in a play that left the running back writhing on the turf in obvious discomfort. He was eventually helped off the field by two trainers, putting no weight on his right leg. B.C. got a spark late in the quarter when Eberhardt reeled in a 39-yard pass from Rourke. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Lions capped the drive with a gutsy play, going for pay dirt on third down where Rourke sent a rocket soaring to Stanley Berryhill III deep in the end zone. The home side then attempted a two-point convert, a move that paid off when the QB spun off a tackle and connected once again with Berryhill on a three-yard toss that cut Saskatchewan's lead to 33-19. Any faint hope of a late Lions comeback was quashed with just under three minutes on the game clock when Rourke's long bomb to Eberhardt ticked off the fingers of a Riders defender and was intercepted by Marcus Sayles. With 19 seconds left in the fourth quarter, B.C. added one last major with Rourke handing off to Eberhardt and the receiver rushing in for his second TD of the night. Running back James Butler muscled his way through traffic for a two-point conversion that sealed the score at 33-27. NOTES Riders receiver Samuel Emilus tallied 78 receiving yards in his return after missing three games with a foot injury. … Lions linebacker Micah Awe made the 500th defensive tackle of his CFL career. … Only Saskatchewan and Calgary Stampeders have yet to lose a road game this season. NEXT UP Lions: Host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday, July 27. Vancouver Canucks News Sports News World
The Province
8 hours ago
- General
- The Province
Coal mining operation seeks green light to expand as investigation into polluted water continues
Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of July 14 to 20, 2025. Tiffany Crawford Published Jul 19, 2025 • 10 minute read Photos from Wildsight show the Fording River coal mine. Photo by Siobhan Williams / Wildsight. Here's the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in B.C. and around the world, from the steps leaders are taking to address the problems, to all the up-to-date science. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Check back every Saturday for more climate and environmental news or sign up for our Climate Connected newsletter HERE. • B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected • B.C. coal mining operation seeks green light to expand as investigation into polluted water continues • Last month was the third warmest June on record Human activities like burning fossil fuels and farming livestock are the main drivers of climate change, according to the UN's intergovernmental panel on climate change. This causes heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth's atmosphere, increasing the planet's surface temperature. The panel, which is made up of scientists from around the world, including researchers from B.C., has warned for decades that wildfires and severe weather, such as the province's deadly heat dome and catastrophic flooding in 2021, would become more frequent and intense because of the climate emergency. It has issued a code red for humanity and warns the window to limit warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial times is closing. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. According to NASA climate scientists, human activities have raised the atmosphere's carbon dioxide content by 50 per cent in less than 200 years, and 'there is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate.' As of July 14, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was 429.61 ppm, slightly down from 430.51 ppm last month, according to NOAA data measured at the Mauna Loa Observatory, a global atmosphere monitoring lab in Hawaii. The NOAA notes there has been a steady rise in CO2 from under 320 ppm in 1960. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere warms the planet, causing climate change. Human activities have raised the atmosphere's carbon dioxide content by 50% in less than 200 years, according to NASA. Climate change quick facts: • The Earth is now about 1.3 C warmer than it was in the 1800s. • 2024 was hottest year on record globally, beating the record in 2023. • The global average temperature in 2023 reached 1.48 C higher than the pre-industrial average, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. In 2024, it breached the 1.5 C threshold at 1.55 C. • The past 10 years (2015-2024) are the 10 warmest on record. • Human activities have raised atmospheric concentrations of CO2 by nearly 49 per cent above pre-industrial levels starting in 1850. • The world is not on track to meet the Paris Agreement target to keep global temperature from exceeding 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, the upper limit to avoid the worst fallout from climate change including sea level rise, and more intense drought, heat waves and wildfires. • On the current path of carbon dioxide emissions, the temperature could increase by as much 3.6 C this century, according to the IPCC. • In June 2025, global concentrations of carbon dioxide exceeded 430 parts per million, a record high. • Emissions must drop 7.6 per cent per year from 2020 to 2030 to keep temperatures from exceeding 1.5 C and 2.7 per cent per year to stay below 2 C. • There is global scientific consensus that the climate is warming and that humans are the cause. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. (Sources: United Nations IPCC, World Meteorological Organization, UNEP, NASA, Latest News File photo of drought conditions in B.C. Photo: Nick Procaylo/PNG. Photo by NICK PROCAYLO / 00101727A B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected B.C.'s minister in charge of water is asking residents to do everything they can to conserve the resource in the coming weeks, as the province faces elevated drought conditions in the southern Interior. Randene Neill, minister of water, land and resource stewardship, says they want people to think about saving water wherever possible, such as watering lawns less frequently and fixing leaky faucets, as up to 70 per cent of water is used in residences in some regions. The conservation drive comes as this year's drought season is expected to be more severe than last, despite the recent rainfall that temporarily alleviated parched conditions in some areas in the northeast. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. David Campbell of the B.C. River Forecast Centre says the province had only 79 per cent of its normal snowpack level by April, and the snow season ended a few weeks earlier than usual. He says the situation this year has been made worse by a warmer spring compared with last year, where a more gradual snowmelt helped to alleviate drought conditions later in the year. Read the full story here. —The Canadian Press Casey Brennan, conservation director for Wildsight, overlooks the Fording River coal mine in the Elk Valley in southeastern B.C. Photo by Siobhan Williams / Wildsight. B.C. coal mining operation seeks green light to expand as investigation into polluted water continues A coal mine in southeastern B.C. is seeking to expand operations as an investigation is underway into cross-border water pollution from mining in the area. Glencore-owned Elk Valley Resources, which operates four steelmaking coal mines in the Elk Valley, has renewed a proposal to extend Fording River operations for another 35 years. The company is also proposing to expand operations by mining in a new area south of the existing mine. The coal mine is about 15 kilometres northeast from Elkford. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Although the coal is for making steel — not burned for energy — critics argue the process still releases a large amount of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, and that toxic levels of minerals continue to contaminate rivers. Last year, B.C. agreed to the International Joint Commission investigation into water pollution in the Elk-Kootenay watershed. The agreement involves both federal governments, along with B.C., the states of Montana and Idaho, and six Indigenous communities. Last year, B.C. agreed to the International Joint Commission investigation into water pollution in the Elk-Kootenay watershed. The agreement involves both federal governments, along with B.C., the states of Montana and Idaho, and six Indigenous communities. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The pollution, which was confirmed by the U.S. geological survey last year, comes from metallurgical coal mines in B.C.'s Elk Valley, where waste rock is causing selenium and other pollutants such as nitrates, nickel and calcite to leach into rivers. While rarely harmful to humans, selenium and calcite can damage fish populations by lowering reproductive success. Read the full story here. —Tiffany Crawford Last month was the third warmest June on record Last month was the third warmest June on record, with global average temperatures reaching more than 1.31 C above the 1850–1900 baseline, Berkeley Earth said Thursday in a temperature update. This places it behind June 2023 and June 2024. Berkeley Earth said June marks the second consecutive month below the 1.5 C threshold, following nearly two years of persistent record warmth. The continued cooling suggests a return to a more typical warming trajectory after the extreme anomalies of 2023 and 2024. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Approximately 3.3 per cent of the Earth's surface experienced their warmest June on record, including 1.8 per cent of land areas and four per cent of ocean surfaces, according to the update. Nine countries—including Spain, Japan, Nigeria, and Ethiopia—set new national records. —Tiffany Crawford Wildfires show why CBC needs public safety mandate: researcher The wildfires flaring up across Canada again are one reason why public safety should be added to CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate, a new report from a research centre at McGill University argues. The report says other public media around the world are incorporating national emergency preparedness and crisis response into their role, and recommends that aspect of the CBC's mandate be formalized and strengthened. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'For us in Canada, wildfires and floods have sort of crept up on us in the last five years as part of an everyday reality,' Jessica Johnson, a senior fellow at McGill University's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, said. 'They were always a reality if you were living in heavily forested areas. But now, the smoke from some parts is affecting the whole country and even our neighbours.' This week, wildfire smoke prompted special air-quality statements to be issued across the country, with the government warning residents to consider limiting time outdoors. Thousands of people in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have been forced out of their homes this spring and summer due to the fires. Read the full story here. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. —The Canadian Press U.S. threatens to abandon IEA over green-leaning energy forecasts The U.S. may depart the International Energy Agency without changes to forecasting that republicans have criticized as unrealistically green, President Donald Trump's energy chief said. 'We will do one of two things: we will reform the way the IEA operates or we will withdraw,' energy secretary Chris Wright said during an interview Tuesday. 'My strong preference is to reform it.' The Paris-based IEA, established in response to the 1970s oil crisis to enhance energy security, stirred controversy in recent years as long-term forecasts began to factor in more active government policies to shift away from fossil fuels. The agency has predicted that global oil demand will plateau this decade as electric-vehicle fleets expand and other measures are adopted to reduce emissions and combat climate change. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'That's just total nonsense,' Wright said on the sidelines of the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He added he's been in a dialog with the Fatih Birol, the IEA's executive director. The IEA didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. In the past, it has defended its forecasting and said in a March 2024 statement that its scenarios 'are built on different underlying assumptions about how the energy system might evolve over time.' Read the full story here. —Bloomberg News The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2025. Photo by Ethan Swope / AP LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they're given new life Candace Frazee recently walked through the burnt remains of The Bunny Museum, searching for anything that could be salvaged before workers cleared the land. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Eaton Fire in Southern California in January scorched more than 60,000 bunny objects and memorabilia, leaving behind mounds of ash, steel and concrete littered across the landscape. Giant bunny statues that once greeted guests were left just wiry, hollow skeletons. Her home in the back was also gone. Yet amid the debris, there are valuable materials being redeemed: Metal, concrete and some trees are being recycled and given new life. 'It's fantastic. It's absolutely fantastic,' said Frazee of recycling the materials, who co-founded the museum with her husband. 'That's the right thing to do.' After the Palisades and Eaton fires scorched entire neighborhoods, the Army Corps of Engineers set up operations to recycle concrete and metal from mostly fire-damaged homes. Metal is compacted and concrete is crushed, then trucked to recycling facilities before re-entering the supply chain for future uses. And some trees and shrubs are processed and sold. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Read the full story here. —The Associated Press Democrats' path to power is 'climate populism', U.S. representative says Populist messages on climate change, including the potential for cleaner energy to lower electricity bills, are crucial as the Democrats seek to win back control of Congress in next year's midterm election, according to Representative Yassamin Ansari. 'This climate populism message is one that we really need to lean into,' the Arizona Democrat said at the Bloomberg Green Seattle conference on Tuesday. 'When it comes to the cost of living, there is a clear connection between your utility prices and your energy costs and, in Arizona, your AC bills being higher than ever.' Republicans 'are entirely focusing our energy portfolio on oil and gas,' explained Ansari, warning that getting rid of renewables 'is a mistake when you're talking about energy costs.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Before entering Congress this year, Ansari spent her career working on climate both internationally and locally. Now, she's spending much of her time calling out President Donald Trump's administration and the Republican-controlled Congress for cutting climate funding and rolling back climate policies. 'Some of the legislation in recent weeks, especially the Trump budget bill – it represents some of the worst environmental rollbacks we've ever seen,' she said at the conference. Read the full story here. —Bloomberg FILE: Birds fly above Eagle Bluffs on Cypress Mountain as smoke from wildfires fill the skies over Vancouver. Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG Smoky skies expected in some parts of B.C. this weekend British Columbians may be in for a hazy weekend, as wildfire smoke settles over some areas of the province. Environment and Climate Change Canada posted an alert early Saturday, saying poor air quality from wildfire smoke is expected over 24 to 48 hours in the Fort Nelson and Similkameen regions. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. As smoke levels increase, health risks increase, the federal weather agency warned. Residents of these areas are asked to limit time outdoors and consider reducing or rescheduling outdoor sports, activities and events. Symptoms can be mild, such as eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches or a mild cough. However, there can be more serious problems, such as wheezing, chest pains or severe cough. Anyone with these symptoms is urged to seek immediate medical assistance. Residents are asked to keep their windows and doors closed, and, if possible, to use air conditioners and air filters. B.C. Hydro is currently offering rebates on Energy Star portable AC units and air filters. —Tiffany Crawford Read More Vancouver Canucks Celebrity News News News
The Province
8 hours ago
- General
- The Province
Province denies responsibility for Lions Bay landslide that killed husband, wife
B.C. government files response to a negligence lawsuit launched by the family and neighbours of David and Barbara Enns killed in a Dec. 14, 2024, slide. David and Barbara Enns were killed when their home at 6 Glendale Ave., in Lions Bay was swept away following a mudslide on Dec. 14, 2024. This photograph, taken on Jan. 16, 2025, shows the remnants of the Enns' home, to the right of the photo, and the path of the debris flow. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. A debris flow that killed a Lions Bay couple was caused by natural events — an 'act of God,' the provincial government said this week in response to a negligence lawsuit launched by the victims' family and neighbours. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The B.C. government added in its response in B.C. Supreme Court that if alleged 'illegal works' — that include a gravel road and a small reservoir — caused or contributed to the debris flow, the province was not responsible for those works and took reasonable and appropriate steps as regulator and landowner. Lions Bay is located in steep, mountainous terrain along the Sea to Sky Highway. The Enns were killed on Dec. 14 when a debris flow carrying mud, rocks and trees cascaded down the Battani Creek ravine about 750 metres and swept away their house. The debris also hit the busy Sea to Sky Highway. The court filing, for the first time, provides a position from the province on the landslide. Crews repair Highway 99 after a slide in Lions Bay Dec. 16, 2024. Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG Last January, the province said the cause of the landslide remained unknown and was still under investigation. So far, the province has provided little detail on its oversight, saying they could not comment because of a continuing RCMP investigation into the deadly landslide. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This week, the province declined to answer questions on whether it had determined a cause yet or whether the investigation was complete. 'This matter is before the courts so we cannot comment,' said the Water, Lands and Natural Resources Ministry in an email sent by public affairs officer Lee Toop. The negligence lawsuit against the province claims the debris flow was 'caused, or alternatively contributed to,' by the allegedly illegal construction of the roads and small reservoir on provincial land. 'Since at least 2013, the province knew or ought to have known of the illegal works on Crown land and that these illegal works posed a serious risk to the residents, their properties and members of the public, including users of the Sea to Sky Highway,' said the family and neighbours in their civil claim. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Crews repair Highway 99 after a slide in Lions Bay Dec. 16, 2024. Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG The suit was filed on April 16 by Enns's children Barbara (Jody) Dyer and Michael Enns, the executors of their parents' estate. The plaintiffs also include Michelle Medland and Sean Barry, and Fiona and Raymond Fourie, the Enns's neighbours whose properties are also beside Battani Creek. The plaintiffs are also suing the Village of Lions Bay and Steven Vestergaard, the man who built roads and a small reservoir high above the properties of the couple and their neighbours. The village and Vestergaard have denied any wrongdoing in their responses to the negligence suit. Dyer and Enns are seeking damages for the wrongful death of their parents. The Enns's children and the neighbours are also seeking general and special damages. Those include damage and destruction to property, decreased property value, expenses, loss of use and enjoyment, pain and suffering, and emotional distress. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In its response, the province denied the claimants suffered any damage, and said if they have, they did not take adequate steps to mitigate the loss or damage. David and Barbara Enns died in a landslide on Dec. 14, 2024 in Lions Bay. Photo by supplied by family The province said the death of the Enns was not caused by a wrongful act, neglect or default. In its court filing, the province said it does not owe a duty of care — an obligation to avoid acts or omissions that could cause harm — to the plaintiffs. If it did owe a duty of care to the plaintiffs in the circumstances of this case, which is denied, the province said it did not breach that duty. 'In particular, but without limitation, the province undertook regulatory action, including trespass notice and requiring remediation steps, and warned the residents respecting applicable risks,' said the province. 'If the defendant Vestergaard continued illegal activities on Crown land after such trespass notice and requirements for remedial action, which is denied, such activity was conducted without the knowledge of the province.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Trees down on Sea to Sky Highway at Lions Bay Dec. 13, 2024. Brad Wilson/Facebook In his response to the negligence suit, Vestergaard said there is no evidence he contributed to, or was responsible for, the slide. Previously, Vestergaard provided documentation showing work to reduce slope failure risks at the reservoir was signed off by a professional geoscientist as 'satisfactorily completed' in 2015. Vestergaard said he spent $400,000 on slide prevention, engineering and remediation on the reservoir and an access road about a decade ago. The reservoir was meant to provide water to Vestergaard's private property that covers the equivalent of about 4½ city blocks. No home has been built and the property is now in foreclosure, according to B.C. Supreme Court records. In a previous response, not related to this court case, the province said following an inspection in 2014 of the reservoir by one of its senior geotechnical engineers, Vestergaard procured the services of qualified professionals to address concerns. ghoekstra@ Read More Vancouver Canucks Celebrity News News News
The Province
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Province
This Day in History, 1973: Somebody drops LSD into Robert Plant's drink at a Led Zeppelin concert
The British quartet were big favourites in Vancouver, but cut their 1973 show short to take Robert Plant to the hospital July 20,1973 file photo of Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin at the Pacific Coliseum. Vlad Keremidschieff Vancouver Sun Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. One of the great rock 'n' roll photos in The Vancouver Sun archives is Vlad Keremidschieff's shot of Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant performing at the Pacific Coliseum on July 18, 1973. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors It shows Plant in full rock god mode, extending his right arm and ending with a fist, his long flowing locks looking more like a mane than hair, his tiny vest ripped open to reveal his bare chest. An unknown editor has outlined his figure in whiteout, so that the background could be cropped out in the paper. In case the graphic artists who laid the paper out didn't understand, the editor has written three X's in the background. But the serious look on his face is a bit puzzling. Is he brooding? Is he angry? Is he dazed and confused? July 20,1973 file photo of Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin at the Pacific Coliseum. Vlad Keremidschieff Vancouver Sun Probably the latter. Led Zeppelin cut their concert short that night. 'It was explained to an almost surly Coliseum audience that lead singer Robert Plant was being taken to the hospital and would we please leave in an orderly manner,' reported the Sun's reviewer Don Stanley. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It wasn't in the papers at the time, but somebody apparently had slipped some LSD into Plant's drink, which had a negative impact on his performance. July 18, 1973 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. Pacific Coliseum. Vlad Keremidschieff / Vancouver Sun Photo by Vlad Keremidschief / Vancouver Sun Not knowing this, Stanley ripped them. 'Their concert was terrible, unbelievably inept for the top draw in contemporary rock,' he wrote. Jeani Read of The Province was kinder, writing Plant 'fronted the group admirably for the better than two-hour set,' but said the concert 'was hardly an unmitigated triumph.' Read noted 'much of their original amazing adrenalin drive' had dissipated into 'long, slowly evolving extended versions of their blockbuster early material.' Stanley was not big on a 20-minute drum solo by John Bonham. 'Most drum solos are boring,' he wrote, 'this one was wretched.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Led Zeppelin had a long history in Vancouver, dating to the band's first appearance opening for Vanilla Fudge at the Agrodome on Dec. 28, 1968. Reviewer Jim Allan of the Columbian wasn't impressed, writing 'Led Zeppelin went over like a Led balloon.' But Brian McLeod of The Province loved the quartet he mistakenly called 'Mad Zeppelin,' noting guitarist Jimmy Page 'performs like Carlos Montoya in a 10-gallon hat' and Plant 'sings Joan Baez with affliction and affection, using the cry of a thousand banshees to punctuate his feelings.' It may seem odd to link Robert Plant with Joan Baez, but she recorded the Led Zeppelin standard Babe I'm Going to Leave You years before they did. Zeppelin soon exploded in popularity, playing two Vancouver shows in 1969 as well as single dates in 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1975. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. As their audience grew, so did the wildness of their audience. At a March 22, 1970 Coliseum show, the Express (a union paper during a newspaper strike) reported 'about 50 senseless fans' vaulted onto the stage 'during the fever pitch of Whole Lotta Love.' A story about a near-riot at a Led Zeppelin concert at the Pacific Coliseum on Aug. 20, 1971. PNG On Aug. 19, 1971, the band sold out the Coliseum (17,141 tickets), leaving 3,000 fans outside. The ticketless fans tried to force their way in, resulting in a battle with police and security that left 35 fans and two police officers injured. Rather than risk a larger riot, the police let the 3,000 fans into the Coliseum. Zeppelin was supposed to play Vancouver again on June 18, 1972. But after Rolling Stones fans rioted when they couldn't get into a Coliseum concert on June 3, 1972, the city cancelled the Zeppelin show. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The promoter had already printed up posters for the show, but almost all of them were destroyed before being put up. This has made it something of a Holy Grail among Led Zeppelin collectors: the poster's designer Kerry Waghorn says copies have sold for $17,000. Kerry Waghorn's illustration of Led Zeppelin was done for a June 18, 1972 concert at the Pacific Coliseum. The image was reused by Gary Switlo of Concert Box Office for a calendar (here), but originals of the poster are exceptionally rare because the concert was cancelled and the posters were either not distributed or taken down. Photo by Kerry Waghorn / PNG Waghorn was given 150 of the posters by the promoter, but threw them out because he didn't like his illustration. Oddly, Keremidschieff's great 1973 photo of Robert Plant wasn't used with Don Stanley's review — the Sun used another Keremidschieff shot of Plant. The one with whiteout must have been used at another time. There is also a marvellous Keremidschieff print of guitarist Jimmy Page from the 1973 show playing a double neck guitar, but it wasn't used with the review, either. It's included in the online version of this story. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. jmackie@ Read More Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? 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New book unravels the story of B.C. sports mogul and Australian fugitive Con Jones
Jones fled Australia after a sports betting debacle and reinvented himself in Vancouver Former Province editor John Fuller has written a book on early Vancouver sports promoter Con Jones. Here he is with some photos from a Jones scrapbook, which brims with historical artifacts. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. You've probably never heard of Con Jones. But he was once a household name in Vancouver, a fixture in local newspapers and sports pages in the 1910s and '20s. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. 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Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Jones owned a chain of tobacco shops called Don't Argue, which featured early Vancouver's most unforgettable logo: a guy in a bowler hat shoving another guy in the face. He also ran several pool rooms and a bowling alley. However, the real source of his wealth was probably gambling, which was illegal but tolerated by the police. With his profits, he founded a professional lacrosse team, and even built his own sports stadium by the PNE, Con Jones Park. For all the notoriety he received, the details of his background seemed a bit fuzzy. Jones was Australian, but his life Down Under was a mystery. So John Fuller set out to unravel it. It took a decade, but Fuller has just released a Jones bio, Fame Fortune and Fear: The Rise and Fall of Con Jones (Tellwell). Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It's subtitled 'Australian fugitive, Canadian sports mogul.' A studio portrait of Con Jones in 1904. Jones was a very successful sports promoter in Vancouver in the 1910s and 20s. It turns out that Con Jones wasn't his real name. It was Thomas Shortel. He changed it after he fled Australia when his betting shop didn't have the money to pay out to customers after the Melbourne Cup, a big horse race. Essentially, he bet the favourites would lose, and he wouldn't have to pay out the money. 'The first two favourites came in first and second,' relates Fuller, 68, a former copy editor at The Province. 'He gambled and lost, and had to take off. 'If the favourites lose, that's great, I'm legit, I've got this money. And if the favourites win, I'm just taking the money (and skipping town).' That's the game.' He sailed to Vancouver with his brother, arriving in November 1903 with the money he didn't pay to bettors. Most people on the lam would have stayed out of the public eye, but Tom Shortel was a showman, with a penchant for the limelight. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. So he became Con Jones, opened a pool hall with card tables and started promoting special events, like smokers, through amateur sports clubs. 'In those days, the cities had what they called a 10-cent rule,' explains Fuller, who was born in London, England, grew up in South Africa and immigrated to Canada in the 1980s. 'The city inspectors would tolerate gambling as long as nobody could lose more than 10 cents at a time, and Con just milked that to the max. He would have all sorts of different little games going on in his building that the guys could play.' A clipping from one of the scrapbooks of Con Jones. It shows an illustration of Jones in his straw hat holding a globe labelled Vancouver lacrosse champions, with the Minto Cup on top of the globe. When the authorities tried to put a stop to all the gambling going on, Jones hired the best lawyers. 'He managed to keep himself on the right side of the law through high-powered legal muscle,' said Fuller, who is selling his book online through Amazon and Chapters/Indigo. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'His little trick was he never participated ever in the stakes of any game. He would have a little slot on the side of the table, (and) before each hand got dealt, you had to drop a penny in the slot. 'It's amazing, (his) wealth was built up sort of a penny at a time.' Jones spent a fortune enticing star lacrosse players to play for a team he began in Vancouver. Some were also hockey stars. Jones paid Newsy Lalonde $5,000 to play for his lacrosse team, at a time when Lalonde made $1,300 per season to play for the Montreal Canadiens. It worked. Jones' lacrosse team won the Minto Cup over the archrival New Westminster Salmonbellies in 1911. His finances also grew with the Don't Argue chain, which included 20 East Hastings St., longtime home of The Only seafood restaurant. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But behind the scenes there always seemed to be turmoil. Fuller believes Shortel/Jones may have been blackmailed in Australia by a ruthless newspaper owner named Norton. Victoria Johnson was the illegitimate daughter of Con Jones, and quite an accomplished con artist. Courtesy of John Fuller. In Australia, Shortel/Jones also left behind an illegitimate daughter, Victoria Johnson, who reconnected with him when she was 17 and was constantly causing a kerfuffle. Victoria had a knack for conning wealthy men out of their money, which eventually landed her in an Australian jail. 'She was a real talent, in a criminal sense,' said Fuller. 'It was breathtaking, the scope of it. She would pretend to be someone really wealthy who had this huge inheritance coming, and then once she got to know somebody, she would borrow money from them, usually quite a big sum. And then disappear.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Jones and his family still managed to remain quite respectable in the public eye, building a handsome mansion in Shaughnessy in 1922 that was adorned with the latest rage, a King Tut-themed chandelier. Jones also put a $1,000 down payment on a site in east Vancouver to build Con Jones park in 1920, which was a major venue for lacrosse, soccer and baseball for decades. It's now known as Callister Park, after the man who had sold it to Jones, who had never paid off the mortgage on the land. Fuller discovered all this through his grandmother Margaret, whose second marriage was to one of Con Jones' sons, Dill. When his grandmother died in 2002, she left behind boxes of the Jones archive, including diaries, metal token/coins that were used at the Don't Argue, and a couple of dazzling scrapbooks featuring newspaper clippings, photos and illustrations. Sadly, the health of Jones declined in the 1920s after decades of alcoholism. He died on June 3, 1929, at only 59 years old. jmackie@ The back of a vintage playing card from Vancouver's Don't Argue tobacconists. Photo by Handout / Vancouver Sun The dust jacker for John Fuller's book Fame Fortune and Fear, The Rise and Fall of Con Jones. The scrapbooks of Con Jones contain a treasure of historical artifacts, such as this illustration of Jones. John Fuller holds a 'Don't Argue' token from the Con Jones collection. Photo by NICK PROCAYLO / 10108629A Con Jones's old mansion had accoutrements like King Tut wall sconces. Photo by ian lindsay / Vancouver Sun Don't Argue tobacconists/pool hall was located on the second floor of 26 East Hastings when this photo was taken on July 9, 1936. If you look closely, under the Don't Argue sign is one for Only Fish, which had 20 East Hastings as its address. The Holden Building is to the right, which was Vancouver's city hall at the time. 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