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Cigarette butts top 'dirty dozen' list

Fireworks fêtes: Following a terrific fireworks display by Vietnam, Brazil and Italy followed suit lighting up English Bay for an estimated 300,000 fans nightly. A lucky few caught the pyrotechnic display high above the city at Sparkle.

There are still two more Gran Fondos left on the summer calendar. The first is in Banff on Aug. 25 and the second is Sept. 8 from Vancouver to Whistler. Both are sponsored by RBC.

Nayyar: 'You make the best of what you get'

KERRISDALE When 13-year-old Michael Mastracci attended an event this past spring dedicated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada, his first reaction was to sign up as a volunteer. But the Kerrisdale teen was disappointed to discover he's too young.

Commission will hold public hearings

IN MEMORIAM Outspoken former park board commissioner Jim Harvey passed away Sunday, July 29 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Comox, B.C., after a lengthy illness. He was 81.

Vancouver athlete and Canadian record holder finishes 12th at 2012 Summer Games.

Imagine if there was a way to measure how many times the laughing men sculptures at English Bay have been photographed.