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Those For and Against Olympics Join Forces to Solve Homelessness

How to bring the same amount of energy and resources that went into the Olympics to the problem of solving homelessness in Vancouver? That was the subject of a panel last night at the First United Church on Hastings. And although the mayor showed up, missing were many of the key public officials who could be pivotal in making this happen: Premier Gordon... Read more of this article

Call Mr Robeson Coming to Vancouver

 CALL MR ROBESON   Coming to the Cultch, February 11th to 14th  “Before Barack Obama there was Martin Luther King, and before King, there was Paul Robeson”    Thus starts a review of Call Mr Robeson at an international Fringe Festival in Brighton, UK, at which the play picked up two awards. Call Mr Robeson is being performed at the Cultch... Read more of this article

VANOC and the “Greenest Games Ever”

VANOC promised that the 2010 Games would be “the greenest games ever.” The weather was doing its part at making that pledge come true, unfortunately, VANOC is working against the forces of nature. VANOC is using helicopters to carry snow from the top of Cypress. They are also trucking snow from Manning Park to Cypress to cover up the green... Read more of this article