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Hottest Tracks: April 12, 2011

April 12, 2011 | by  |  Vancouver Headlines

19-year old UBC grad Brian Wong has secured $4-million for his tech startup Klip, which delivers in-game-giveaways in mobile device games.

Premier Christy Clark is set to seek nomination for Vancouver-Point Grey, the MLA seat vacated by premier Gordon Campbell following his resignation. Only trouble is, she could be facing David Eby in the upcoming byelection.

The City of Vancouver’s losses on the former Olympic Village have topped $230-million, and counting.

Former mayor Sam Sullivan lays out the basics of a “carbon and habitat market”, allowing neighbourhoods who don’t want density to buy it rather than build it, in a similar manner to carbon credits. According to Citizen Sam: “”What you’d see is that greenhouse gases would come down. Sprawl would, if not come to a halt, then at least be reined in a bit. And you’d start to see prices moderated.”

Early closure of liquor stores, similar to select nights of Olympic hockey, are on the table in Vancouver as the Canucks begin their trot to the cup.

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