Law Firm Asks Homeless Man for $1,000 Retainer

Lawson Lundell, a major law firm in downtown Vancouver, has asked homeless man Bill Simpson for a $1,000 retainer. Simpson received the request in an Aug. 18th e-mail from Tom Woods, who identified himself as head of the Lawson Lundell Defamation and Media Law...

Election in Canada's 'little police state that could'

There will be an election this evening in the little police state that could. A new Board of Directors will be elected at the Carnegie Centre on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a left wing organizing base which doubles as a community centre. The election comes after a year...

Another Story in the Naked City

On Saturday night, a woman walked down the winding staircase inside CarnegieCommunity Centre, into the crowded lobby, and out the front door. She was naked. About 1 ½ minutes later, Dean, a musician who drops into the Carnegie Music Program, came down the winding...

Vancouver Sun reporting sloppy on Downtown Eastside

After a career as a Vancouver Sun reporter spanning 25 years, Bob Sarti has admitted that he did not always let the facts get in the way of a good story.  "But that's the way it was/is in the mainstream media," Sarti wrote in a letter published...

Water reaching poor: more given out at Main & Hastings today

Donations of water are reaching the poor. Only minor glitches, like a CUPE member earning $20/hr. helping himself to a few bottles. See story at: Downtown Eastside Enquirer