Top headlines from Vancouver and beyond, May 19 2011:

Firefighters are battling a fire that has consumed three homes and damaged one other in East Van.

The AGM for Goldcorp, a Vancouver-based mining company, was attended by a handful of protestors who clashed with police and security guards at the Pan Pacific hotel.

The B.C. Government is vowing to move ahead with the controversial $7.9-billion Site C Dam project, as BC Hydro battles to keep its rates under control.

The most recent poll by Justason Market Intelligence suggests that public support for Mayor Gregor Robertson has grown, while support for the governing Vision party has declined.

The West End looks set to build its first rooftop garden when the neighbourhood’s community centre gets a new roof.

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