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  1. Who will lead #Surreybc into the future? Check out the youth innovators named Surrey's Top 25 Under 25. bit.ly/LTUGqV
  2. Police share video of an arsons in the bizarre Justice Institute attacks. Watch it and help solve the crime. bit.ly/JJWiiA
  3. Finally clues in the bizarre #JusticeInstitute arsons and shootings. #RCMP to release a pic of suspect today at 11. Stay tuned. @JIBCnews
  4. @jdewitt1980 reporters have no input into photo selection. I submitted a pic of the suspect, editors chose to run something else.
  5. Mushroom farm widow Nga Trieu tells inquest: "I don't want things like what happened to my family to happen to anyone else."
  6. B.C. veterinarians aid animal and human health volunteering for Vets Without Borders in Latin America. bit.ly/JDCOzM @VWB_VSF
  7. Tracey Phan, daughter of injured mushroom farm worker tells inquest: " This will stick with us for the rest of our lives."
  8. #BCFed's Jim Sinclair tells #mushroomfarm inquest threat of jail time for employers in gross negligence workplace deaths needed.
  9. Owner of #Langley mushroom farm protests ignorance of nearly every safety requirement of his operation, where workers died in 2008
  10. @KwantlenU's April Nicholls turned her experience with chronic illness into motivation for community action, won award. bit.ly/JgUX4q
  11. #UNBC forestry prof Chris Opio's @NUDF charity helps his former countrymen in #Uganda with wells and enviro projects. bit.ly/I1jbQ9
  12. Cocktails, meet cult film, booze, meet blockbuster. BC gov't approves drinking in movie theatres. bit.ly/IHnSQe
  13. B.C. toddler saved from deadly roll-over crash in #PowellRiver that killed two -- car seat credited with his survival. bit.ly/IxSsZL
  14. #Chilliwack centenarian Jean Scott celebrates 100th B-day with fundraiser for @goUFV scholarship. bit.ly/HlCox0
  15. #Vancouver developer turns from planning urban centres to providing rural Indian infrastructure with B.C. charity. bit.ly/HfhZMh
  16. @MayorWatts says, half in jest, she should aim to make Surrey a "cultural capital of the world;" city named Canada's cult. capital in 2008.
  17. #Surreybc could have 3 LRT lines on 104th, Fraser Hwy and King George Blvd. for less than one SkyTrain line, @MayorWatts says. #WattsSTOC
  18. @MayorWatts rejects TransLink plan to solve Surrey transport with buses or $2 B SkyTrain line to Langley, wants light rail. #WattsSTOC
  19. @Mayor Watts says 50 per cent more cars predicted on city roads in 2040, 40 per cent more gridlock expected, need transit plan. #WattsSOTC
  20. Mayor Watts wants to ensure Surrey keeps one of lowest tax rates in Canada, admits its hard to provide all services with budget. #WattsSOTC