Weekly wrap: All the B.C. news you missed the week of Oct. 17
Each week we put together a list of some of the stories you might have missed: those which dominated the news agenda, and some we just can't resist retelling.
With stories about the threats of storms and earthquakes now behind us news-wise, this week's top story is back to good old B.C. politics.
The week kicked off with another installment in the continuing saga between the province and the Vancouver School Board.
Education Minister Mike Bernier fired all nine elected Vancouver School Board trustees on Monday, replacing them with former Delta School District superintendent Dianne Turner.
The board was fired for rejecting a proposal from the B.C. government to balance its budget last June, which was required by law. Now Turner has the task of figuring out how to do the job of nine trustees.
In case you missed it, check out our reporter Lisa Johnson's recap of a similar scenario with the North Vancouver School Board 20 years ago that led to an unlikely romance.
Her story offers insight into what lessons could be drawn from the past.
Youthful beauty and ambition
This week our reporter Tina Lovgreen uncovered a trend of ever-younger people getting cosmetic surgery.
She discovered that a growing number of young women are getting Botox every few months not because they have wrinkles, but to prevent them from setting in.
Similarly, experts say selfies and Instagram are making procedures like lip injections seem normal. One Vancouver clinic said its number of under-30 patients has increased 268 per cent in the last five years.
Her stories offer a fascinating look at how social media can influence beauty standards among its most active users.
Also with youth this week was a great story about a UBC goalie called up to play for the Vancouver Canucks.
New Westminster native Matt Hewitt was called in as an emergency backup goalie Tuesday night because of an injury to Ryan Miller.
The story is a great read for anyone who has ever fantasized about getting the call up to the Big Leagues.
And now for something completely different
If you've read any of our reporter Jason Proctor's stories before, you'll know he has a way with words.
But this week he really outdid himself with two tales that are well worth a read.
The first is about a rolling wheel of cheese blamed for an infant's injuries.
Not only does Jason run through the details of the legal case, he writes about the competitive world of cheese-rolling around the world.
His other story adds a new head-scratcher to the list of the world's great existential — and excremental — questions: Why is someone mailing packages of poo to philosophers?
Dust off those old Philosophy 101 books and flip through the pages to match the philosophy references sprinkled throughout this tale of mystery.
