I know it’s hard to pay attention to this kind of thing when our whole city is in major uproar mode and 800 staff are currently enjoying the sunshine out at various Olympics sites, but … Interesting to note that hiring seems to have picked up at the hall. There are currently 19 positions posted, […]

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No black hoodies or newsbox-stand throwing today. Instead, activists who organized the rally and march in the Downtown Eastside today did a lot of smart things. 1. They held the rally at Pigeon Park, where there are lots of local people easily available for news crews to interview, people who were happy to talk about […]

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In the last two days, I’ve heard from two kinds of people: those who are over-the-top thrilled with the experience of the Games so far and those who are trying to be thrilled, but who have spent a lot of time roaming aimlessly in the streets, sometimes lining up for hours to get into venues […]

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This news release just out from the VPD Vancouver – As Vancouver Police faced protestors once again today they encountered a criminal element within the legitimate protestors.   The criminal element apparently willing to wield anything that might cause damage or injury marched among about 200 legitimate protestors this morning beginning at 8:30 a.m. They […]

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It’s a great time for bloggers during these Games, as people looking for information on niche topics they’re interested in have widened their search to anything on the internet. I know that I went on an obsessive hunt yesterday for more information about the problems with the Whistler luge track after the tragic death there […]

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News reports are filtering in this morning of random vandalism by Olympics protesters downtown, which somehow doesn’t surprise me. There is clearly a small element that just wants some kind of trouble, even if it’s pointless. I was at the 1,500-strong rally by Olympics opponents outside BC Place last night and found myself wedged right […]

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While Premier Gordon Campbell, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and Vanoc CEO John Furlong are basking in the media sunshine these days, they were specks on the horizon when the idea of bidding for the 2010 Olympics first arose.  A line of others cleared the way for them, players whose roles have been in many cases […]

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Okay, amid the chaos, a light note http://georgecarlin.tv/comedy/obama-cuts-deal-winter-olympics-moved-to-chicago/

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More than a few torch-bearers in the recent weeks months of the torch run across the country have been people who got their spots through corporate sponsors. Others have been heroes in their communities. It’s so wonderful to see that some of the people who carried the torch today or will carry it tomorrow are really […]

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I heard the cheering and shouting near my house this afternoon so I, like many others in the neighbourhood, ran out to watch the torch-runner go by. It was weepiness-inducing to see school kids and little old ladies and people being pushed in wheelchairs hustle along our NDP-voting eastside streets to wave flags and cheer […]

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