Filming season kicks off

The filming season is well and truly up and running in the Steveston area this week, with at least two shows in production

Earlier this week, a production crew arrived at No 2 Road, just north of Moncton Street, to build an outdoor scene for the filming of CBS network’s U S legal drama So Help Me Todd

According to a neighbourhood notification letter, residents may experi-

Dead skunks test positive for avian flu

Eight skunks found dead in Richmond and Vancouver in late February have tested positive for avian influenza, a highly virulent disease responsible for decimating flocks of domestic poultry

B.C.’s chief veterinarian Theresa Burns said the skunks were initially turned over to B.C.’s Animal Health Centre under suspicions they had been poisoned in residential areas of the cities. But testing later revealed they were infected with the same strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus that has swept into farms in a series of outbreaks across the world.

Burns said this is the first time such a large cluster of H5N1-infected mammals have been found in a single geographic area

“We’re looking for signs of mam-

Bowling clubhouse smaller, same price

ence “minor disruption” as the production team works on creating the set from Monday through to Thursday

The film crew will not arrive until Friday morning, with the scene itself scheduled to be shot during Friday afternoon

Meanwhile, the Best of British store and Steveston Sweet Shoppe in Steveston Village are also being used for filming of an unknown TV show this week

The new lawn bowling clubhouse will be built, but at about 40 per cent smaller than originally planned

At Monday’s city council meeting, Mayor Malcolm Brodie said the budget for the project will remain the same, but because of escalating costs, the size has been reduced from the original plan of 4,900 square feet to between 3,100 to 3,300 square feet

This will reduce the amount of community amenity space that was supposed to be part of the new facility

When the city asked for tenders for the project, they came in a couple million dollars higher than the budget of $5 3 million City council approved building a new lawn bowling clubhouse in 2019 in a 5-4 vote

Some councillors wanted to build housing as part of the new facility, or add space for non-profits

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