Morning Brew: July 18th

Posted by Sean
Filed in News
July 18, 2008

WTF? Have we Vancouverites lost our minds?

Anti-poverty activists accuse Vancouver's downtown ambassadors of discrimination. You had to throw that in there, eh? You couldn't have just said "Vancouver's downtown ambassadors accused of discrimination", noooo.

CanWest huffs and puffs while free speech burns. I'm sorry I can't the image of a cartoon wolf dressed as a paper boy blowing down this little Palestinian refugee camp.

Blackout offers leaders a wake-up call. Foremost being the revelation that you can't vote without electricity.

B.C. books $2.9 billion budget surplus. Sweet! Bank that shit. Don't give any of it to Cambie Merchants, don't use it for light rail into the Fraser Valley, don't compensate forestry workers, don't use it for land claims, and don't invest it in alternative energy.

Hopes are high for this Sunday's Walk of the Dragon, namely that there isn't a repeat of last year when a mob of junkies chased it. All over town.

New effort aims to keep gangs out of Vancouver restaurants. But how else are the investors supposed to keep an eye on things?

Lesbians wanted. No, this is not a particularly awesome Craigslist post.

Black bear bites jogger on Alberta-B.C. border. Where do you bury the survivors?

photo by sp_clarke in the beyond robsonn flickr photo pool

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Tx for the link, Sean!
Here's a small faith-in-humanity-restored follow-up: twenty one of my fellow well-housed residents turned up at 5 am at oppenheimer park, to be in solidarity with the homeless there in case the VPD took action again. In fact five people actually slept there all night. VPD did not come today (maybe another park?) but a lot of media came.
I look forward to seeing how city council responds: will they continue happily pointing out that they use bikes as a personal method of transportation,and think sports are just really great, or will they join me, and other taxpayers, in the park, in solidarity with the people who most need their, our, support?

Posted by: Nancy Zimmerman at July 18, 2008 7:20 AM | Quote Comment

I'd imagine that the sweeps will continue until the Olympics. Or that they're practicing moving the homeless about to keep them hidden from Olympic tourists.

Posted by: jz at July 18, 2008 9:00 AM | Quote Comment

I think these sweeps are necessary. I don't want to see any of these people sleeping in public parks. They must be moved along.

Posted by: Jackie at July 18, 2008 1:20 PM | Quote Comment

Hey Jackie - I don't particularly want to see anyone sleeping in a public park either. I would also hazard a guess that it probably isn't their first choice, given a viable housing alternative. This situation is a tragedy and a huge failing on the part of government. Question to you: where are they going to go once moved? Where would you like them to go?

Posted by: Sage at July 18, 2008 1:47 PM | Quote Comment

Just moving... perpetually moving.

Posted by: Quinn at July 18, 2008 2:21 PM | Quote Comment

It appears Jamie Lee Scamilton is attempting to run for a seat on the Vancouver Park Board.

Who is she sucking (without her teeth) to get this off the ground.

Remember folks, with Jamie Lee, its best to keep your wallet in your pocket.

Posted by: The Real Eastside Diva at July 19, 2008 6:51 PM | Quote Comment

Not to gloss over an important discussion but... these shots are gorgeous.

Posted by: Jenny at July 21, 2008 3:50 PM | Quote Comment

aw... thanks Jenny

Posted by: Simon Clarke at July 28, 2008 9:47 PM | Quote Comment