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Man shot outside mall Wanda Chow
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Christina Reid, whose Viking name is Tyra, weaves decorative trim while her daughter, Leia, whose Viking name is Sigyn, plays an ocarina, a type of flute. They were part of the Viking village at the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival, portraying daily life in 1000 A.D.
Brentwood tower sells out in hours Queue for first tower started three days before Wanda Chow
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There was so much interest in the first tower at Brentwood mall that its marketers stopped advertising two weeks before units went on sale Saturday. “We felt there was enough demand, why throw gasoline on the fire at this point?” said Tracie McTavish, president of Rennie Marketing Systems.
Seems it was the right call. The first person in line showed up Wednesday afternoon. Eventually, those who camped out for days in tents led off the queue that ran along the outside and around the back of the sales centre at the northwest corner of the mall site. While sales were supposed to start at noon on Saturday, Rennie staff opened the doors at 11 a.m. and by about 3:30 p.m., all 288 available units were sold, said McTavish. The only remaining units, three penthouse suites, were not for sale
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because their designs have not been finalized. Those are expected to go on the market in the fall. Units snapped up Saturday ranged from $299,000 to $949,000, the latter for a three-bedroom suite. “This is one of the few times in the recent past where there was a lot of end-users,” McTavish said. He estimated 50 to 60 per cent of the buyers plan to live in the units. The rest are “passive investors,” such as people who are “tired of having money sitting in the bank earning nothing,” see it as an
alternative to an RRSP, or who bought for a son or daughter to move into. A small portion of the investors would likely rent out their units, he said. Many buyers were downsizing from homes in the area or have lived in North Burnaby before, he said. All buyers had Lower Mainland addresses. There was also a broad age range of buyers, from 20s to 70s, which “makes for a more vibrant community, not all young, not all old, it’s a real mixed bag.”
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A man is in hospital after being shot outside the McDonald’s restaurant at Brentwood mall Saturday night. Burnaby RCMP received a number of calls about shots fired at about 8:30 p.m. When officers arrived they found a man with gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital where he is recovering from serious, non-lifethreatening injuries, said Staff Sgt. Ghalib Bhayani. Witnesses reported seeing two people running from the scene. “Additional investigation has identified possible suspects,” Bhayani said. Investigators will be canvassing witnesses and seeking surveillance video footage. While the McDonald’s was open, the rest of the mall was closed at the time. “It appears to be a targeted shooting, this is not a random incident.” According to media reports, the victim is 51 years old. Before he was shot he was to meet with two men, who are both now considered suspects.