Top headlines from Vancouver and beyond for June 28th:

We’re looking forward to reading the comments on this piece on the University of British Columbia’s innovative new neighbourhood “bikeability” index.

Gary Mason of the Globe examines Mayor Gregor Robertson’s policy of “don’t ask” and police chief Jim Chu’s policy of “won’t tell” on the matter of police preparations heading into the Stanley Cup finals. More interesting than the article itself, however, is Mason’s lead: “Something tells me that if the Vancouver Canucks make the Stanley Cup finals next year, Mayor Gregor Robertson won’t be so utterly trusting in his police chief.” Apparently the question is not whether Robertson will win the upcoming November elections, but whether the Canucks will make the finals. I wonder what Mason knows that we don’t…

Meanwhile, the provincially-funded inquiry into the Stanley Cup riots names its head: former Nova Scotia justice minister Doug Keefe.

NDP leader Adrian Dix is seeking an extension to the deadlines for the mail-in HST referendum, fearing that the Canada Post lockout may prevent people from voting.

At around 4.30am today a barge carrying a load of gravel crashed into a swivel train bridge in New Westminster, shutting down the lower bridge running parallel to the Queensborough.

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(Photo Credit: Liam Hanham)