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Vancouver Folkfest: Up To 100 Cars Arbitrarily Towed Due To Poor Organization.
July 19- 20th,Westside, Jericho Beach, 31st Annual Vancouver Folkfest,The Vancouver Folkfest, an established 3 day weekend event that attracts many out of province visitors, and known to attract spectacular artists... Distrust at Carnegie Center Results in Request for Recount of Election Results
Carnegie members don't trust the results of the June 5th election for Board of Directors at the Carnegie Center operated by the City of Vancouver on the Downtown Eastside. James A. announced at the meeting... Lawyer Accuses City GM of "dictatorial" conduct "contrary to the rule of law"
Vancouver lawyer Gregory Bruce has accused Jacquie Forbes-Roberts, City of Vancouver General Manager of Community Services, of acting in a “dictatorial” manner “contrary to the rule of law”. Bruce made the accusations in a March 11, 2008 letter about...City Admits Screwing Up on Condo Project for Downtown Eastside
The City of Vancouver admits it screwed up. And on Tuesday groups opposing accelerated gentrification in Vancouver in the lead up to the 2010 Winter Olympics fought back.The Carnegie Community Action Project and... The Meeting the Carnegie Board Didn't Want You to Attend
The absence of posters announcing the Special Meeting at Carnegie Community Center last Thursday evening suggested to members that the Board would rather they not show up. But over 50 people did show up, more... Uncensored Voices from the Downtown Eastside: Carnegie Member Calls On Counc...
The members of the Carnegie Centre elected me to give them a voice to their concerns. I have found that to be really difficult.Many times members have told me that they feel there is a lack of accountability in the...The Carnegie - Just Like Other Community Centres? Or Not?
The Carnegie Centre is owned and staffed by the City of Vancouver. Ethel Whitty is the Director, and she manages the Carnegie as a community centre for the residents of the Downtown Eastside, taking...Vancouver's civil strike: Update
As Vancouver's civil strike looms large, it's clear that Vancouver's abuzz, anticipating the potential for disaster in the weeks to come. We're a very clean city by nature; the strike is to many the equivalent of... Graffiti Artists Need Not Apply
A new initiative to commission Vancouver graffiti artists to design a mural for a city-owned warehouse on Central Street in Vancouver has included an interesting caveat: "No active taggers" need apply. The City... Please Vancouver, More Patios
This is from the Vancouver Public Space Network mailout. The VPSN is a relatively new organization that is doing some really fantastic work in town. I love patios. I think outdoor patios are the height of...Carnegie supervisor has sex with clientele, Part 1
A female supervisor at Carnegie Centre has exhibited a pattern of having sex with male clientele.Her conduct has been raising eyebrows since one of her boyfriends ended up dangling by his neck from a bridge after an...Carnegie Centre Director accused of failing to deliver taxpayer funded servic...
Tuesday evening was cold and Vancouver's poor were huddled inside the Carnegie Centre. But when it came to indoor services, they were left out in the cold so to speak.For story...Save L'Espace From Destruction
Here is a letter written by Jen Cressey and sent to me via Camille Baker - both creative adventurers with impeccable taste and a deep understanding of the art scene in Vancouver. Jen is writing to alert the...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 EnquirerTractor trailer delivers water 4 hours late to Downtown Eastside thirsty
A tractor trailor delivered bottled water to the poor in the darkness, at rush hour. Pedestrians detoured into Hastings St., into oncoming headlights. Water to die for. See story at: Downtown Eastside Enquirer
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