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THURSDAY SEPT. 22, 2016
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A 10-DAY CULINARY EXPEDITION
Feast on the Fraser whets city appetites By Tereza Verenca
tverenca@newwestrecord.ca
The second annual Feast on the Fraser returns to the Royal City tomorrow. The 10-day culinary experience, which runs from Friday Sept. 23 to Oct. 2, pairs up local businesses for an evening of food and fun.There’s a different event happening each night, giving participants a variety of outings to choose from. “It’s just lighting up,” said Tej Kainth, executive director of Tourism New West. “I think we already have two or three events almost sold out.” Feast on the Fraser kicks off with an opening night celebration at River Market, with food from restaurants like El Santo,Wild Rice and Longtail Kitchen. Drinks will be provided by Steel & Oak and Pacific Breeze winery. Sept. 24 will see The Boathouse and Samson V Museum team up. Participants will get to tour the last steam-powered sternwheeler to operate in Canada, followed by champagne and oyster shucking inside the restaurant’s lounge.The next day, there’s a guided food tour along 12th Street that starts at Continued on page 12
FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD Front, right, Tej Kainth of Tourism New West with, from left, sous chef Sam Fabbro from El Santo, chef Tara Hall from Hub Restaurant, and chef Dante Ramos from Wild Rice. They’re all gearing up for the second annual Feast on the Fraser event, a 10-day culinary experience that runs from Friday, Sept. 23 to Sunday, Oct. 2. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
Innocent bystanders injured during police action Vancouver police were chasing suspects allegedly involved in a double homicide and kidnapping
By Cayley Dobie
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Two innocent bystanders were injured when Vancouver police descended on New Westminster Monday afternoon in pursuit of suspects connected to a double homicide and kidnapping in East Vancouver on the
weekend. The incident happened around 4 p.m. in Sapperton on East Eighth Avenue near Richmond Street and Blair Avenue. New Westminster police officers were called to the scene following reports of a vehicle collision, according to New West Staff Sgt. Chad Johnston.
The collision was connected to an ongoing investigation by Vancouver police into a double homicide and kidnapping in East Vancouver. “We were dealing with multiple suspects, potentially multiple vehicles, we were dealing with an active kidnapping.We had an oppor-
tunity to rescue the victim, unfortunately sometimes we can’t wait and our goal is to rescue that victim without having a third homicide on our hands,” Const. Brian Montague, spokesperson for the Vancouver Police Department, told media at a press conference Tuesday evening.
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Two motorists were struck in the crash, including a woman, who suffered a broken wrist and a man who fled his vehicle when heard flash bangs. “It is a very narrow window of opportunity that we had, unfortunately, as a result, we had one man who fled his car after it was
struck – he heard the flash bangs, obviously got very scared – he is a completely innocent person and one of our dogs grabbed a hold of him,” Montague said. The man was still in hospital at press deadlines. The Independent Continued on page 7
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