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• TransLink to move HQ southeast to New West

  Artist rendering of building to house the new TransLink and Transit Police headquarters by 2013.

• Arts councils need to grow from seed of volunteers

  "Get involved," entreats Melissa Tarrant of White Rock Arts Council. September signals not only a return to school, all our grassroots arts organizations are looking for members to join them in the everyday work of generating a vibrant arts community.

• New Pattullo could come as soon as 2015

  The Pattullo Bridge is 73 years old and almost 40 per cent narrower than a modern four-lane bridge would be built.

• International CGAs receive federal funding

  By Wanda Chow - New Westminster News Leader Published: September 01, 2010 3:00 PM Updated: September 01, 2010 3:50 PM The federal government is funding a project to make it easier for internationally-trained accountants to find work in their field.

• Plans for new, six-lane Pattullo Bridge to be unveiled

  Traffic moves across the Pattullo Bridge over the Fraser River joining Surrey and New Westminster January 25, 2009.

• Struggle for Vancouver Sikh temple executive receives boost

  A court order issued earlier this week invalidated thousands of temple memberships that were issued in anticipation of an election later this fall for a new executive.

• It's a feeding frenzy on the dock

  Fish were flying off the boats at Fisherman's Wharf in Steveston where people waited in line for hours to catch a deal on salmon Monday.

• Man hit by pickup in Maple Ridge dies

  A man struck by a pickup truck Friday in Maple Ridge has died from his injuries.

• Boutique hotels a unique concoction

  By Sean Kolenko - Burnaby NewsLeader Published: August 31, 2010 9:00 AM Updated: August 31, 2010 9:30 AM Some say it's based on looks.

• Busy Surrey fraudster targeted banks

  RCMP Const Jack Hundial in Surrey to announce a huge identity theft bust. Photograph by: Wayne Leidenfrost, PNG During the spring and summer of 2009, Timothy Moisan fuelled his drug habit by ripping off the bank accounts of unsuspecting people.