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Rant/Rave: Week of July 23

Rant/Rave: Week of July 23

Vancouver is full of colour-blind drivers Over the last few years, drivers running solid red lights have been getting much worse! I thought Crayola was in charge of inventing colors, but Vancouver has one of its own, maybe “Who Gives a Shit Red?”.
Premiers’ energy strategy doesn’t go far enough

Premiers’ energy strategy doesn’t go far enough

On July 15, a state-of-the-art new pipeline near Fort McMurray, Alberta, ruptured, spilling five million litres of bitumen , sand and waste water over 16,000 square metres – one of the largest pipeline oil spills in Canadian history.
Editorial Cartoon: July 22, 2015

Editorial Cartoon: July 22, 2015

Vancouver Local Food Hub streamlines farm-to-table movement

Vancouver Local Food Hub streamlines farm-to-table movement

More and more Vancouverites are asking for local food on their dinner plates. For diners and chefs, access to it is getting better, and everyday consumers can get their hands on local with greater ease, too.
City of Vancouver's red tape adds excess costs to housing

City of Vancouver's red tape adds excess costs to housing

It probably comes as no surprise that this week’s column addresses last week’s Fraser Institute report on the impact of unnecessary red tape on housing costs in Metro Vancouver.
Dancing around an issue at Vancouver Folk Festival

Dancing around an issue at Vancouver Folk Festival

The annual Folk Festival is always a lot of fun, so it's ironic it is probably helping spread our reputation as No Fun City in the world's eyes.
VPD cop sees good and bad of Downtown Eastside

VPD cop sees good and bad of Downtown Eastside

A story that kind of got buried in the breaking news of a city sanitation manager gunned down last week outside his house in Burnaby was the tale about Vancouver police Staff Sgt. Mark Horsley and his undercover operation in the Downtown Eastside.
Prisoner in crowbar hotel complains of dirty cells

Prisoner in crowbar hotel complains of dirty cells

OK, quiz time. How many prisoners did the Vancouver Police Department house in its jail last year? Was it? a) 1,000 b) 2,000 c) 3,000 d) None of the above. Hard to believe, but it was 14,439.
Opinion: B.C. budget surplus won’t spark spending surge

Opinion: B.C. budget surplus won’t spark spending surge

The day before Finance Minister Mike de Jong delivered B.C.’s 2014-15 budget, he got his shoes re-soled.
Inbox: Complaint cycle continues over road rules column

Inbox: Complaint cycle continues over road rules column

Re: “Different rules of the road apply to bikes,” July 10.
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