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Welcome to another issue of the Georgia Straight.
This week, the Straight's online and print editions look at radiation levels in Pacific seafood, patient pain, melanoma, the Bowen Technique, and peanut bans in our extended Healthy Living section; plus the Illuminaries Lantern Festival, Fray on Fraser, and Bend Sister.
Don't forget to check out Straight.com for daily news and views on everything Vancouver.
Post-Fukushima, Japan's irradiated fish worry B.C. experts
Are fish from the Pacific Ocean and Japanese coastal and inland waters safe to eat 16 months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster?
/ Lifestyle
B.C. Green Liberal Caucus tries to wield its influence in leadership races
They're not looking for the next Wilfrid Laurier or Lester B. Pearson to lead the Liberal Party of Canada.
/ News
Fray restaurant delivers a friendly hangout on Fraser Street
When Chris Parry and Kyle Polanski first viewed a leasable space on Fraser Street at East 24th Avenue, they went for a walk afterward to think about it.
/ Dining
Illuminares Lantern Festival lights up again
The beloved Public Dreams event returns to its home at Trout Lake in East Van with a few new artistic surprises.
/ Arts
Bend Sinister gets supremely raw
Bend Sinister has done everything from prog to pop, but Small Fame showcases the band at its most raw.
/ Music
The Dark Knight Rises' Christian Bale reflects on life in the batsuit
Surprisingly, Christian Bale's Batman days almost ended before they began.
/ Movies
Things
to do
| Music | Khatsahlano! Music + Arts Festival West Fourth Avenue (between Burrard & MacDonald) |
JUL 21 |
| Sports | Vancouver Whitecaps vs. San Jose Earthquakes B.C. Place Stadium |
JUL 22 |
| Movies | The Late, Great Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982): 17 Films Pacific Cinémathèque |
To AUG 13 |
| Theatre | Mary Poppins Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
To JUL 22 |
| Et Cetera | Your Kontinent Richmond Cultural Centre |
JUL 20-22 |
Comment of the Week
Re: "Thousands sign B.C. NDP letter against Northern Gateway oil pipeline"
The Harper government of Canada is so eager to give away Canada's unrenewable resources that they are willing to build, not one pipeline, but two through some of the most pristine environments left on this planet, which doubles the odds on a major environmental disaster. Then we get to load this toxic sludge on to a supertanker that is not able to get into most ports in the world, let alone 240 Km up the fourth most dangerous waterway in the world. [read story]
> Submitted by Wayne Clark, 2012-07-18 09:22
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Sweet communal dining at Salt Tasting Room's Salt Cellar Series
Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire speaks out on behalf of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange
Pete Townshend suggests Jagger's puny penis is actually a massive meat-wand
Rotten Tomatoes shuts down comments on The Dark Knight Rises
B.C. Liberal trolls skew vote on worst premier
