Vancouver's Downtown Eastside: Qu'ils mangent de la brioche.

By Barry O'Regan "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche", a quote attributed to Marie-Thérèse, wife of 18th  century King Louis XIV of France, who said to the starving peasants who had no bread, "let them eat...

Community Activists Modify Construction Signs

Morning commuters were greeted with new messages along Gateway Program construction routes this morning.  The construction announcement signs had been modified to read "Farms not Freeway", "Peatland not...

Vancouver2010 Olympics & the homeless & protester rights

    Hi Friends ! Thanks for watching all my videos on YouTube , The BC Liberals must have a plan to displace street people here in Vancouver , the Olympic Kidnapping Act is proof of that , I live in Vancouvr and I know how the street people live , and they are...

Mysterious spiral lights over Norway provokes debate

What were those spiralling lights over Norway on 10 December 2009? Many readers have sought an explanation. Officials have responded with an “official” explanation. However, a critical appreciation of the “state of the world” suggests that humanity ought not to...

Busted: Clayton Roueche of United Nations Gang Gets 30 Years

The Founder of the United Nations Gang, Cayton Rouche, will be serving a 30 year sentence in a US prison for his leadership role in the massive cross-border drug-smuggling scheme. He has been convicted with...

Climate Camp in Vancouver

Concerned citizens have set up a camp at the Vancouver Art Gallery to urge action on climate change. Some of them are also fasting. The are vowing to continue the camp and fast until the end of the current climate...

Cancer treated as a Fungus may be curable

The figures are fantastic. Some eight million people die every year from cancer worldwide, more than half a million in the United States alone. The global number is predicted to rise to twelve million by 2030. Cancer is the biggest cause of death for people under 85 and in...

An astronomical event: the Geminid showers of December

For the last 150 year on a cold day in mid December, stargazers warm themselves with thoughts of excitement over the arrival of an amazing "annual cosmic" event.  "Late tonight is the peak of the year's most...

2010 Olympic security, bomb-sniffing dogs on transit worry Muslim

The world of terrorism in this last decade has hit home for many in Canada, this is the world and society we are forced to live in, caused by those who relish the fact we live in terror.  Security is at an...

Uzume Taiko concert Dec. 11 & 12 at 8 pm at the Roundhouse

Following their recent tours to Germany and Atlantic Canada, Vancouver's own Uzume Taiko will play Vancouver for two nights only – December 11 & 12, 2009 at the Roundhouse in Yaletown! Uzume Taiko has earned...

Patrick Condon, UBC Prof Blocks Freeway Construction

Gateway Work Shut Down for Four Hours "On Monday December 7th UBC Professor Patrick Condon joined a group of climate activists who occupied a freeway construction site in Vancouver.  Work was stopped at the...

Vancouver 2010 Medal Ceremony Concert List

The Vancouver Olympic Organizing committee (VANOC) released today that there will be a series of concerts that will accompany the medal ceremonies.  The Concerts are tributes to the medal-winning Olympians...

Vancouver 2010 Olympic greed: The Gold medal goes to

By Barry O'Regan Greed, as ancient as the Olympics itself is showing promise in Vancouver as the first gold event . Activists and the public accuse some lower mainland landlords of profiting on the 2010 Olympics...

story of my pen

Many a pen has been picked up by people to relieve the drudgery of a nine-to-five job and/or to give vent to their pent up emotions/feelings. Some would in the process go on to make history. I, for one, picked up my pen, by writing letters to the editor, in the late 1980s...

British Columbia voters and political parties six degrees of sepa

There are two sayings, “You get what you pay for” and “Pay me now or pay me later” both should apply when the voter hits the polls. British Columbia, with a population 4.4 million, again it seems is...

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