§ Weird
Ross Rebagliati, the snowboarder who won olympic gold for Canada while baked is claiming that a character on a TV show about Whistler is based on him: Rebagliati says the TV character is a blond, blue-eyed Olympic snowboarding gold medallist from Whistler who is shown driving drunk and womanizing. —CBC May it’s just because I find his monotonous voice and... more
A small group of activists staged a protest in East Vancouver on Thursday against the province’s plans to widen Highway 1 and twin the Port Mann Bridge. They say the government’s $3-billion Gateway plan for an expanded highway system will mean more cars on the road and worsen air pollution in the Lower Mainland. — CBC Just one question: why... more
§ Politics
The CBC reports that Derek Zeisman, former Conservative candidate for the British Columbia Southern Interior riding, promises to resign if convicted of smuggling charges: Speaking from his hospital bed, Zeisman has apologized to the people of his riding, his campaign team and the Conservative party, saying he betrayed their trust by failing to disclose that he’s “under investigation for six... more
§ Politics
Ian Waddell, a former provincial NDP cabinet minster, is running for Vancouver Kingsway. He seems like a nice enough guy, but in the diverse array of offenses committed during the NDP’s rule of BC, Waddell’s last public gaffe is probably the one I found most atrocious: After Lui Passaglia’s final home game for the BC Lions, fans and reporters remained... more