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JF: This is a general reference blog that links up to several things in addition to science & fiction, the esoteric & the mysterious. It's where mythology & technology, science & fiction, coincidence & synchronicity, occasionally merge. A vast amount of websites are referenced here so that visitors can see & compare various perspectives.

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How AI Datacenters Eat the World Power Grid

Vancouver man charged with assaulting transit police officer has long history of violence

Modular school additions a Band-Aid for classroom crunch in Surrey, BC

Two-thirds of B.C. businesses say crime and street disorder getting worse

PATH's 'Summer of Hell'

The Pattullo Bridge replacement

Cowichan River Silver Bridge

New upgrades coming to stretch of Highway 1 in Duncan to increase pedestrian safety

Galloping Goose pedestrian and cycling overpass

Sound Transit LRT to Federal Way

City of New Westminster beats legislated housing target by nearly two times

Tunnel boring or a Cut-and-cover tunnel to UBC to save money?

Port Moody and New Westminster

West Vancouver breaks 38-year-old temperature record

The Metrotown-North Shore bus rapid transit route

The brand new Amtrak Cascades trains

Congressman George Miller Benicia–Martinez Bridge (2007)

Auckland Region, NZ

Second Harbour Crossing, Auckland

Autumn like cooldown coming to over 20 states before Labor Day

The beginning of September looks 'wetter' than average for Metro Vancouver

New renderings of the former MEC Broadway redevelopment in Vancouver

New Brighton Pool set to reopen this weekend after abrupt closure

The BC mining industry

City of Richmond proposing to build over 200 rental homes in Aberdeen area

Hollywood North or just another provincial backwater?

More phones being searched at the U.S. border than ever before

B.C. government sets new housing targets for 10 more communities

Victoria buses get 'Standing Room Only' signs

Fraser Downs horse racecourse in Surrey closes

Granville Island plan for a new elevator and staircase tower to Granville Bridge

Bike and Pedestrian Bridges

Hastings Community Park and Hastings Park

Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)

Delta coal export terminal shuttered for 10 weeks after fire

The new PNE amphitheatre

Tri-Cities in BC

Popular Vancouver outdoor pool forced to close until further notice

The Gordie Howe International Bridge

Michigan officials are sounding the alarm on the need for funding, saying it could cost hundreds of millions to fix and maintain the bridges

Sydney Ferries

Vancouver harbour sailings

Vancouver’s New Brighton Pool closed ‘until further notice’

How Vancouver stunts or thwarts its growth

Warm temperatures forecast to return to Metro Vancouver

Is Vancouver an ocean city or a mountain city?

Vancouver used to have special electric sightseeing streetcars

Hullo Ferries marks second anniversary with ridership growth and high reliability

Taking a second look at a third crossing for the North Shore

Parts of coastal Washington, Oregon and British Columbia may pick up five to 10 times their August monthly rainfall

Seattle's sizzling temps-will cool down soon

Hokkaido in Northernmost Japan Hit by Unusual Summer Heat

A North Shore mayor says transportation infrastructure is 'insufficient' and calls on province to step up

Could AI lead to a short-term dystopia?

The last time a hurricane was named Erin was on the morning of 9/11 in 2001

The Granville Connector

Kits Pool will be closing soon for the end of this season

Fire on SkyTrain’s Expo Line causes major delays

The Lion Bridge and The Iron Bridge

Community groups want a public inquiry into North Shore sewage plant debacle

New Sicamous, B.C., ferry a big hit shuttling people across channel to ride the rail trail

Metro Vancouver under heat warning, along with much of southern B.C.

What is really standing in the way of Canada's housing affordability?

Seattle is seeing more days above 90° F

Seattle's 90-degree heat wave on Monday and Tuesday

Demolition of 50-year-old pedestrian bridge to cause lane closures in central Las Vegas valley

BC Conservatives support third North Shore crossing to ease 'endless traffic gridlock'

Why Northern Japan Is Forced To Stay Empty

Landmark court ruling awards First Nation title over big area of federal and private land in the Richmond part of Metro Vancouver

North East Link Tunnels - The Big Build Victoria, Australia

Canada weather

Two teens charged and banned from SkyTrain after commiting transit robberies

Montreal

Toronto weather

Temperatures to climb up to 30 C during a sunny streak in Metro Vancouver

Is a UBC SkyTrain link still a public transit priority for Vancouver?

B.C. is losing residents to Alberta for a chance at affordability

Vancouver's backwards approach to urban planning

YVR-Canada Line