- In metres, the length of a mako shark whose dissected carcass has been given the Body Works plastination process and is part of a new exhibit at the Vancouver Aquarium: 5
- The budget increase the mayor’s office will receive as part of a 2.4 per cent tax hike to homeowners: $200,000
- The number of single-room-occupancy hotels in Vancouver the B.C. government has purchased since 2007: 24
- The number of years hard-living Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has been alive. The band’s legacy will be paid tribute Saturday at the Imperial: 57
- The number of golden pig “awards” handed out recently by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation for government waste. TransLink was given one for lifetime achievement: 4
- The winning bid for a diamond necklace donated as part of a fundraiser for the Vancouver General Hospital: $168,000
- The approximate amount Vision Vancouver has spent on its four civic election campaigns since the party formed in 2005: $7,000,000
- The percentage of B.C. parents who admit to using a digital device to distract their kids when busy, according to a recent survey by ParticipACTION: 76
- The number of years since the first Seedy Saturday was held in Vancouver. The event has since sprouted around Canada and Europe: 25
- The approximate number of fruit trees being moved by park board staff to McCleery Golf Course from the Arbutus Corridor in order to save them being destroyed by CP workers: 25
- The percentage of B.C. residents who opt to be cremated after death, the highest rate in the country: 77
- The number of points senior boys AAAA Lower Mainland basketball tournament MVP Harry Brar averaged per game: 37.5
