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Guns galore
Nations collide
Police raked in thousands of dangerous weapons and amunition during a monthlong gun amnesty and showed them off in Richmond.
The 34th running of the annual Nations Cup in Richmond will see a record number of teams and players contest for six titles. A new country will also be represented this year.
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days without any rain.” According to Environment Canada historical data, the highest temperature Heat wave is a term that Richmondites ever recorded at YVR on July 16 was 29.4 only hear once a year, twice if we’re lucky. degrees celsius in 1941. And although the temperatures in the MacDonald said the high pressure in the foreseeable future aren’t yet record-breakarea has already reached its full strength ing, the city and the Lower Mainland is and shouldn’t be persisting for several days, enjoying a hotter and earlier sumwhich is what is needed to set a mer than usual, said Environment new record. Canada meteorologist Matt Forecast for the remainder of MacDonald. the week is mainly sunny with “We haven’t had any rain in 19 highs in the low to mid-20s. days,” sad MacDonald. Meanwhile, the City of Scan page to see “Typically, once we get into forecast, weather Richmond is reminding people of July, in the southwest of B.C., we history the dangers that can come with a have this big ridge of high presdry spell. sure from California that shifts to the north Spokesperson Ted Townsend said they to give these dry prolonged summers that are quite concerned about backyard safety we all long for.” in light of all the dry foliage and combusThe “shift” happened ahead of schedule, tibles many people have on their properties. added MacDonald, keeping the cool, show“We had a hedge fire between a couple ery patterns from Alaska at bay. of houses that caused damage to both the “It’s not totally abnormal. The record for house where the hedge was located, and a dry spell was back in ’86 when we had 56 some neighbouring houses,” he said. BY BENJAMIN YONG Special to the News
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Cooling down at King George Park is the Yoshihara family (from left) Kelly, daughter Ava, Kevin and son, Lance. Kevin and Lance are visiting from Japan.
IKEA, union lock into mediation
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Returning workers fined, expelled by Teamsters as two-month strike rumbles BY YVONNE ROBERTSON
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The war between IKEA in Richmond and unionized workers is showing some signs of abating after store bosses and Teamsters Local 213 representatives met with a mediator on Saturday. It’s not clear how positive those talks were or how much longer the strike will go on.
Workers started job action two months ago to protest benefits cuts and the re-introduction of a two-tier wage system. The mediation was overshadowed slightly, however, of news that some workers among the 350-strong membership — who chose to return to work — have either been fined or been expelled from the union. “Yes, that happened because they crossed the picket line,” said union spokesperson Anita Dawson.
“There’s a whole process the union goes through and that was the decided outcome for those employees. They had opportunities to address the union.” Dawson added these instances wouldn’t impact the bargaining process. “For the large part, these employees crossed at the beginning though. It’s not an ongoing process. It’s not part of our bargaining and doesn’t affect it.” see Hearing page 4
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