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Organized Crime and the Government

Organized Crime and the Government A great portion of the heroin that arrives in North America and Europe comes from Afghanistan. There are about 40,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan who could readily...

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Humanities 101 – a new year!

Humanities 101 – a new year! We will be having the first Steering Committee of the school year on Tuesday, October 2nd from 6.30-8.30p.m. The location of the meeting is UBC Point Grey campus, in the...

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To the Downtown Eastside community,

To the Downtown Eastside community, For the last seven years, it’s been my absolute pleasure to work as the librarian at Carnegie. So it’s with mixed feelings that I’m writing to let you know that I’ve...

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Magical Thinking for Artists

Magical Thinking for Artists Fall into the answer, don’t lose your cool. Distance will save you. Just remember you have to stay as far away from happiness too. What price fame? Never mind. Only beauty...

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Defenceless

Defenceless I think of a warrior whose weapon is trust. The animals would understand and many children too … I think of a fool whose gaze is a wave drowning all false pride. I think of a saint who...

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Coming Back to Die

Coming Back to Die so like I said I came back here to die twenty-two years on the Atlantic coast Nova Scotia and Newfoundland bright beautiful beaches of fine diamond dust snow-bound winters around the...

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Ancestral Home

Ancestral Home Smell of dulce and iodine, salty Sea creatures decomposing Small crabs, mussels, loopy kelp the colour of dark wine Landwash. Smell of codfish drying on the beach Turned by small gulls...

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THE WELFARE WORKER

THE WELFARE WORKER Who would write about Welfare Workers? Who’d even care. Who would express the understanding, the compassion for their jobs, for their stares. Who would take the time to be curious...

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‘City Hall dealt with 96 cases of hoarding last year’

‘City Hall dealt with 96 cases of hoarding last year’ “Sheila Woody, a professor in UBC’s department of psychology who is leading two studies on hoarding, is helping the city’s team to identify...

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For Your Information

For Your Information 1st United Advocacy is moving from 542 E Hastings back to the old church building at 320 E Hastings. Our last day at 542 will be Friday, October 5th. All services provided at the...

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P-e-t-t-y is Exactly the Term

P-e-t-t-y is Exactly the Term Big difference in being criminal I hate petty thieves ‘cause they are petty in so many ways ripping off people’s bikes or TVs People, individual people, real people who...

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BED BUGS ARE EASY TO KILL

BED BUGS ARE EASY TO KILL If you think outside of the box!!!Take one-tenth of a teaspoon boric acid + two shot glasses full of industrial strength bleach; Put in one litre spray bottle; MIX WELL WITH...

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Opinion

Opinion Being blue, so lately Thinking of how I was brought up Indian Affairs is so much to blame Being in girl’s group home in Prince Rupert It was run by Salvation Army We were treated with no...

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MAKING WAVES CONFERENCE

MAKING WAVES CONFERENCE PUBLIC FORUM Friday, October 26 7:00-9:30 p.m. The Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 101 Gordon Street, Nanaimo, BC Admission: Pay what you can. (Suggested donation of $10.)...

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[From CCPA] A bit of whimsy from the front

[From CCPA] A bit of whimsy from the front At times, the Fraser Institute produces such helpful material. I hope they make their well-heeled funders, such as the multi billionaire Koch brothers, proud....

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take back space

take back space I was talking last week with libby davies, member of parliament for the downtown eastside of vancouver, and libby told of a star trek episode she'd seen - a futuristic situation in san...

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Sex Workers Win Right to Challenge Prostitution Laws

Sex Workers Win Right to Challenge Prostitution Laws Vancouver – Canada’s highest court has unanimously ruled that a former sex worker and an organization run by and for street-based sex workers have...

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Hope in Shadows Award Ceremony

Hope in Shadows Award Ceremony I’m writing to invite you to two events: The Hope in Shadows Award Ceremony on Tuesday October 2nd and the Opening Reception for this year’s Hope in Shadows exhibition on...

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Power of Cowards

Power of Cowards I just ran into my good friend SAINT MINUS the other day, he tells me cranes and strollers and all the belltollers are here and mean to stay, every inch of ground will be dug up for...

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8- Ball Challenge Results

8- Ball Challenge Results On Tuesday, September 11th at 11am the Carnegie Centre hosted an 8-Ball Challenge against the Gathering Place. There was standing room only as the 4-man teams competed in a...

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