"Mobile Foot Washing" Promised for Streets of Vancouver by NPA Council Candidate

Leanore Copeland, NPA candidate for Vancouver City Council, said on Monday that she has been working with unions and other organizations to bring "mobile foot washing" to the streets of Vancouver. Speaking at...

Biodiesel at the pumps in BC

How does one go about being environmentally conscious with a 1983 Series III Land Rover Santana with a diesel engine? The answer to that is Biodiesel! We have the answer, now what? How does one go about finding...

Nanaimo Clippers Hockey -- Outplayed, Outscored

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, CanadaClippers fans went home disappointed.  BCHL Nanaimo Clippers were outplayed Friday night at Frank Crane arena.  They met their match with the Burnaby Express, failing...

Former Premier Glen Clark's Teenage Daughter Gets Newspaper Column

I recognized the name right away when I opened 24 Hours newspaper.  Layne Clark.  She looks a lot like her father, former British Columbia Premier Glen Clark, especially around the eyes.  The first year student at Simon Fraser University has started writing a...

Why a Die Hard Conservative will be Voting NDP this Canadian Election!

Barry Artiste Op/Ed You know at first when I read about "Incompetence Charges" in our local Conservative Candidate I was stunned, since I turned voting age, I have and always been a die hard card carrying...

Black market chocolate bars and soda machines

[Update Sept. 18]Turns out banning soda machines from schools only decreases pop consumption by 4%. Interesting study..."A new study says banning soda machines in schools only decreased kiddie soda pop consumption...

Officials fear dog was poisoned in Burnaby park

I am not a dog owner but i'm animal lover, hope whoever did these heinous acts against beloved pets is caught and and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, before someone else loses their pet. " She was...

New Math: 2.3¢ carbon tax now means 10 ¢ a litre at Gas Stations.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorFollowing British Columbians accepting that  $100.00  carbon tax cheque from our Provincial government, today we will have cheque cashers remorse now that ...

Happy 50th to Vancouver's wooden coaster

Vancouver doesn't have many claims to fame, but one of the most important is its wooden coaster that resides in the Playland - and it turns 50 today.I get so scared when I ride it but everytime I go to the...

Police recover some artwork stolen from UBC museum

Some of the artwork stolen from UBC last month has been recovered, though police are releasing few details at this time. No word on whether any of the recovered art is that of artist Bill Reid.The original story can be found here."Police in B.C. say some of the artwork stolen...

Demonstrators Carry Blank Signs Outside "Islamophobia" Trial to Protest Free ...

The signs protesters carried at the courthouse said it all by saying nothing.Protesters carried blank signs in front of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal in Vancouver Monday morning to draw attention to erosion of freedom of expression. They say...

Burnaby BC: Mass Decontamination after Meth PreCursor Chemical Spill?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Chemical spill which happened yesterday, was far more serious than many believed.  Here is a tidbit the Newspaper didn't tell you, most likely because they have...

Executive Asst. in Lyndon Johnson's West Wing Fights for Democracy in Powell ...

Patricia Aldworth went to the coastal pulp mill city of Powell River to retire. But the woman who had learned about politics while an Executive Assistant in the West Wing during Lyndon Johnson's Presidency, couldn’t retire. Not when she saw that democracy in Powell River...

Colin Hansen "Rewarding" History of Sexual Harassment at SFU

Colin Hansen is rewarding sexual harassment. That’s how a former Simon Fraser University student views a visit by BC’s Minister of Economic Development two weeks ago to the Downtown Eastside, to...

Canada: Is 'visible minority' still relevant?

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Like the Beer Commercial says, “I AM CANADIAN” words to live by, regardless where you came from, you’re here, you’re Canadian, end of...

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