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Fading towns of coastal British Columbia

Rumple — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:48:29 -0800

Land's End: Photographer and writer Christopher Grabowski documents the fading industrial towns of the British Columbia coast. Interview, and some of his other Photo Essays at Geist Magazine.

A Moment in Time

nola — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:53:18 -0800

AronRa has done some really nice YouTube vids on science (previously). In this latest vlog An Archaeological Moment in Time, he take(s) a look at how different societies are advancing at different rates on the same date in the distant past.

Two of Six Washed Up Feet Matched by DNA

dbarefoot — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:56:16 -0800

Two of Six Washed Up Feet Matched by DNA Mentioned on MeFi at least once before, this is the latest news in the saga of six human feet (enclosed in shoes) that have, over the past few years, washed up along the coast of BC. DNA testing has proven that two of the dismembered feet--found six months apart and clad in size 7 New Balance running shoes--apparently belonged to the same woman. I'm guessing the matching sneakers were a clue. Two down, four to go.

The Right to Sleep

dinsdale — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:02:11 -0800

Crimes of Necessity On Oct. 14 2008 the B.C. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision declaring that, due to the lack of adequate homeless shelters, it was unconstitutional for the City of Victoria to prevent homeless individuals from erecting temporary structures for protection from the elements. The ruling culminates a multi-year campaign by David Arthur Johnston to establish the "right to sleep". As the decision is based on an interpretation of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the ruling applies to every municipality in Canada. In the wake of the decision, Victoria City Council passed a resolution which stipulates that such shelters must be removed by 7:00 each morning. David Arthur Johnston's Journal of the Occupation of St. Ann’s Academy (January 2004 to October 2008, chronological with the newest updates at the bottom.) Hope in a Homeless World (Monday Magazine) Park camps a useful push for real change (Victoria Times-Colonist) Tent City judgment is a revolution (The Republic of East Vancouver) Love and Fearlessness (full 90 minute documentary covering events leading up to the ruling.)

SLAM

naoko — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:37:13 -0800

Controversial Christian cartoonist Johnny Hart dies.

Whistleblogging?

angrybeaver — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:11:21 -0800

Oil spill in northern British.Columbia, nobody reports it.

Blogs are advertising: Elections B.C.

futureproof — Sun, 15 May 2005 00:36:36 -0800

Elections BC (Source: CBC) is having a tough time keeping up with all the bloggers "publishing partisan messages during the current election campaign.". Under current law they are asking all bloggers to register as advertisers, while also going on record as being open to changing the law.

Johnny Hart stirs up more controversy

tommasz — Mon, 19 Jan 2004 15:20:47 -0800

Johnny Hart stirs up more controversy, this time among the Asian community. Back in November it was the Muslims. How does he manage to stay on the comics page? At what point is a mainstream comic no longer acceptable to the mainstream?

Is it just me, or does this stink?

Gilbert — Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:44:16 -0800

Johnny Hart at it again? "B.C." creator Johnny Hart is getting some negative publicity (again) for a comic that some say is anti-Islam. See the comic here. An outspoken Christian, Hart has had brushes with religious controversy in the past. Are people reading too much into this, or does it look like bigotry to you? (via Atrios)

up for a quick jaunt 'round the globe, followed by some plundering of spanish gold, and then home to bed the virgin queen...

kaibutsu — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:03:54 -0800

Tell me, maties... Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe? Who stole more treasure than he could carry from the Spanish pig-dogs? Aye, the most famous pirate of all, Sir Francis Drake! Some say he even invaded British Colombia with the world's first steam-powered ship...

Shooting gallery for addicts

giantkicks — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:21:21 -0800

"Vancouver has opened North America's first legal shooting gallery for drug addicts." -for all you poor saps where guns are a part of your everyday vocabulary, NO that's not a place where drug addicts shoot guns.- this is a pilot program supported by all levels of government in BC and in Canada, where addicts can inject drugs in a supervised, clean environment. The purpose of which ultimately I think is to bridge the huge gap between "them" and "us" and possibly shrink the distance addicts have to reach through for help. Does my heart bleed for "them"? Absolutely not. You choose your weapon, you suffer the consequences. But what this could lead to is less addicts and therefore less reason for addicts to commit crimes to support their addictions...

BC Legalizes Gay Marriage

cyberbry — Tue, 08 Jul 2003 10:35:50 -0800

British Columbia joins Ontario as the second province in Canada to allow gay marriage. Not everyone is happy though.

kristin — Sun, 14 Jul 2002 11:29:18 -0800

Do you, Adam, take this man Steve, to be your lawfully wedded husband ... "... a panel of Ontario judges ordered Parliament to broaden its definition of marriage to include gay men and women, the first decision of its kind in Canada. " Rulings on cases in BC and Quebec to follow.

Good news for the Canadian Tourist industry, at any rate. So far the only heartbreak in all this is the utter lack of Crate and Barrel, Williams Sonoma, and Pottery Barn stores in Canada for these people to register at.

Su — Wed, 03 Jul 2002 16:24:14 -0800

Life is Simple I'm not even going to pretend to understand this. On the other hand, I really like the styling, beyond the images.