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Waiting to make changes will only hurt the Canucks

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he biggest question of the Vancouver Canucks’ season is no longer, “Will the Canucks make the playoffs?”

That question seems to have been answered with a resounding,“No.” The question that remains is how bad does it need to get before the Canucks make a significant change?

Heading into Monday this week, the team had just four regulation wins in 22 games; only the Arizona Coyotes have fewer and they’re intentionally tanking this season as part of a full rebuild.

They have amassed a whopping eight draft picks in the first two rounds of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft as part of their rebuilding plan.

Unlike the Coyotes, the Canucks fully intended to make the playoffs this season, which makes their struggles all the more pitiful.

It should be eminently clear that the choices that led them to this point were, on the whole, the wrong ones. The Canucks cannot keep going down their current path; they need a significant change in direction.

And yet, the Canucks keep playing a waiting game.

Reports have leaked that the Canucks have talked to other coaching candidates, leaving head coach Travis Green in the unenviable position of trying to motivate his players while it’s publicly known the team is actively seeking to replace him.

Phone calls to the Canucks front office by other general managers around the league have reportedly gone unanswered, leading to speculation that GM Jim Benning may have limited authority with the writing on the wall for his job as well.

And yet, both Green and Benning are still plugging away at their jobs.

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There’s even talk that the Canucks ownership group headed up by Francesco Aquilini is considering waiting out the full season before making a decision on Benning as GM. The Canucks owners would probably characterize their lack of decisiveness as patience, that they don’t want to rush into a decision that could damage the team longterm. But not making a decision is, in fact, a decision and it’s the most damaging one they could make.

There’s work to be done to fix the Canucks and it starts now, not at the end of the season. The best time to make a change was weeks, months, or even years ago. The next best time is right now.

Now is when a new plan needs to be laid out and put into action, not months in the future Decisions need to be made about which players on the roster fit into the team’s plans for the future and which could potentially be traded to acquire assets. The same is true for employees in hockey operations: who stays, who goes, and who needs to be added to create function out of dysfunction?

Scouts need marching orders: amateur scouts need to know which prospects to seek out if the Canucks are looking to bolster their prospect pool in a trade. The same is true for pro scouts if the plan is to instead acquire players already in the NHL. Decisions need to be made about the coaching staff; if they’re part of the problem and the players need a new voice, why would you want to delay getting that new voice into their ears?

Of course, the Canucks may not have that perfect candidate lined up to take over the team. That’s fine. That’s what interim general managers and coaches are for.

On the coaching staff, the Canucks already have associate coach Brad Shaw, long considered a candidate to be an NHL head coach. In hockey ops, Ryan Johnson could handle the day-to-day GM duties after doing the same for several years in the AHL. Delaying the inevitable will only make things worse.

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Here's why we gave out free $50 bills to drivers at a local gas station

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n Nov. 23, 2021, Vancouver Is Awesome went to a local gas station and handed out $50 bills to the first few people we saw who kept their purchases under the 30-litre limit that the government had mandated, to help us avoid a gas short r age following the recent flood ding.

At $1.59/litre that day, fifty t bucks was just enou ugh to cover their fill-ups.

The video we published of us crashing the Cheevron at Main and 12th Ave (which we nearly got ki k cked out of) f has so far been seen 59,000 timees on Instagram, 65,000 times on TikTok, it has garnered thousands of likes, and has been shared hundreds of times.

Our intention was to shine a light on people doing their part rt while bringing smiles to the faces of some motorists.

The by-product was that it brought smiles to a bunch of people on social media.

It wasn't meant as a charity t initiative like the time we raiised $2,700 for the Deaf Children's Society t of B.C. and the Great Vancouver Food Bank, or our recent $26,000 donation to the Orange Shirt rt Society t and the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society t .

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was meant to somewhat randomly pay it forw r ard to every r day Vancouverites, and it's one of many to come. In the coming weeks and months we'll continue to hit the streets, surp rprising people with gifts and cash.

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Opinion: No, you can't shop maskless at Lululemon if you have a note from your naturopath

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he BC Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of yoga wear giant Lululemon after an anti-masker filed a complaint saying her human rights were violated because she wasn't allowed to shop while mask-less in one of its retail stores. This was despite the would-be customer presenting a note from her naturopath, and her claims that wearing a mask stresses her out and gives her anxiety.

The store's staff advised the customerturned-complainant, Yvonne Coelho, that she could shop online, or take advantage of their service which allows their employees to help customers outside of their store.

The decision noted that Lululemon was not violating Coelho's human rights by having her wear a mask while shopping in-store, and "Lululemon was not obligated to provide a perfect accommodation, but a reasonable one."

Here is a list of a few other things you can do that likely aren't protected under the B.C. human rights code. Or, that is, below are some things that will get you rightfully kicked out of private gs not to do: establishments. Thing 1. Don't go into any corner store in Vancouver with no shoes and no shirt rt and expect serv r ice, even if you have a note from your podiatrist saying your feet and your chest get a little clammy.

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2. Don't walk up to the counter at Chipotle, tell the workers "I'm gonna rip one!" fart loudly in their direction, present a note from your gastroenterologist, then expect them to give you free guac. It doesn't work like that.

3. Don't go into PetSmart blasting the Baha Men's 2000 hit "Who Let The Dogs Out?" on a portable sp peaker,, with a note from a livestock veterinarian that says it calms down animals. It doesn't, and they're within their rights to as a k you to leave the store.

4. Lastly, similar to the first thing on this list, maybe don't ever walk

into Starbucks, buck naked from the waist down wearing a sign around your neck that says "JUNK PATROL." Even if you're given a note from your sex therapist saying you need to be less of a square, you shouldn't do that if you want them to serve you a gingerbread latte. Ok, maybe the sign part would be ok, but you've gotta wear pants if you're hoping to get served.

The bottom line is that being a selfish shopper is not a condition that is protected under the B.C. human rights code. Please act accordingly out there.

By Bob Kronbauer

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VANCOUVER COLD CASE FILE S: WH O KILL ED RODDY MOORE ?

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n Friday, October 17, 1947 seven-yearold Roddy Moore waved goodbye to his mother and walked to his grade one class at the Begbie Annex school in Vancouver’s Renfrew area. It was pouring rain and it took him about 10 minutes to walk along East 8th Avenue to Rupert Street.

There were only four houses on the west side of Rupert, while across the road the land was still undeveloped and mostly bush skirted what is now Thunderbird Elementary.

When Roddy didn’t come home for lunch, his worried mother phoned the school. They told her that he hadn’t arrived but was probably just playing hooky and would turn up later that day.

When he failed to come home, a panicked Nettie phoned police. The search for Roddy continued all weekend until a volunteer was poking through the bottom of a trench when something caught his eye. He thought he had found a dead dog buried under dried bracken.

He looked again and saw that it was a boy wearing a brown wool jacket. Roddy had lain in that shallow grave, three blocks from his house, for more than two days. One side of his head bore the imprint of a steel heel plate, his skull was smashed, and one of his ears severed.

Police believed that Roddy was grabbed by a pedophile soon after entering the trail to the school. The theory went that when Roddy screamed it panicked his attacker and the killer flew into a rage, smashing in the little boy’s head with a shingler’s axe.

Roddy was a slight, dark-haired friendly little boy. He had grey eyes and long lashes and a small, but prominent scar over his right eye.

He stood just four-feet-tall and weighed 60 pounds. His mother said he was scared of the dark and wary of strangers.

Nettie had her first child at 18 and her eighth at 31. At the time of Roddy’s murder she was eight months pregnant. As police started investigating Roddy’s murder and his background, suspicion fell on his two

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stepfathers: Len Moore in Saskatchewan and John Turner in Vancouver. Both had ironclad alibis.

Patty Turner was born in 1950, three years after Roddy died. Like her other brothers and sisters, she grew up not knowing that she had a murdered half-brother, or another family in Saskatchewan.

“Roddy was never spoken about in our house,” says Patty.

But it wasn’t until after Nettie died from cancer in 1973 that Patty finally learned the truth about Roddy. Against all evidence to the contrary, Patty Turner believes she knows the name of Roddy’s killer: “Deep in my heart, I still believe my father had something to do with it,” she says.

If you have any information about Roddy’s murder, contact Vancouver Police at 604-7173321 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Eve Lazarus is a reporter and author, and she hosts and

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ancouver’s own quickwitted, hilariously self-deprecating and all-around hunk Ryan Reynolds was recently honoured by the Queen’s representative in Canada.

At a ceremony held Nov. 26, Reynolds received a Governor General's Award along with six other standout Canadians.

Along with the award, Reynolds received a personal music video with an original song performed by

Barenaked Ladies founder Steven Page.

“I'm not crying. It's just maple syrup,” the Deadpool star wrote on social media the following morning. “@stevenpage is a friend and legend for wasting this amazing song on me. Thank you to Her Excellency, @GGCanada, Mary Simon...

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You can now get 'birriaramen' in Vancouver

tatemada - a charred salsa.

For the noodles, La Taqueria created a blend of rice and corn with just a hint of wheat (apologies to the glutenfree crowd) for that perfect culinary hybrid with an ideal snap and slurp-ability.

Before you tuck into this hearty, steamy bowl you can drizzle in some hot sauce and you'll want to give it a generous squeeze of lime for that extra sour-sweet punch.

Much like when you dip your birria taco in a cup of consommé - the beef broth that traditionally accompanies the dish with La Taqueria's new birriaramen you've got the entire bowl of broth to dunk that crunchy taco in.

If this epic one-bowl feast isn't enough, optional addons include ordering up more noodles, broth, or brisket, or another egg or taco.

The expert recommendation is to eat your birriaramen with a beer or a margarita to help balance out the richness of the dish. You can't really argue with that logic.

Birriaramen is available at all La Taqueria locations which includes all three in Vancouver (Yukon Street, Hastings Street, and Hornby Street) along with North Vancouver, Victoria, and their Vancouver food truck.

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be closer to one another […], this is the time. And so we are grateful that once again that through the generosity of Canadians like Ryan we are able to do this work that brings people together.”

After the video ends Reynolds appeared to be genuinely speechless for a few moments before calling it “stunning”.

“That made me cry,” he said while removing his glasses to wipe a tear away. “I guess I’ve made it.”

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he worlds of smoky, meaty birria and comforting ramen have collided in a most delicious way, and you can find this popular mash-up right here in Vancouver now.

Called, fittingly, birriaramen, the dish, which originated a couple of years ago in Mexico City, has made its way up the west coast and is available around Vancouver thanks to the culinary team at La Taqueria.

Birria is essentially stewed meat, seen often as a filling in birria tacos or cheesy "quesabirria." Birria tacos have exploded in popularity in Vancouver in the last year or so, but La Taqueria is taking the trendy ingredient a step further with their birriaramen.

While it could come off as gimmicky, La Taqueria's birriaramen is a soulful tribute to the Mexico City original, and it took the team there several months to perfect, starting with the rich, meaty, smoky broth served studded with shreds of beef birria, pickled onions, a soft boiled ramen egg, white onion, cilantro, and shallot oil, housemade noodles, and a golden-fried crispy birria taco you can dip.

The broth, like any traditional ramen, is a true labour of love that reflects a deep level of flavour which here is built on brisket and

his talents to over the years.

Also featured are the Sedin twins wearing matching Reynolds jerseys alongside Canucks legend Stan Smyl.

The song, which lets Reynolds know that Canadians indeed love him back, concludes with a heartfelt message from Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, ambassador for Reconciliation Canada.

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New immersive family-friendly holiday event takes you on a 3D train to the North Pole

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here's a festive new family-friendly holiday event taking place at three Metro Vancouver locations that takes you on a journey to the North Pole.

The North Star Experience Train is an "immersive sound and light show" that beckons the young and young at heart to go on a holiday adventure that will transport you to "a whole new world full of magnificent scenery."

The new seasonal event is taking place November 24 through December 23, 2021 at three Metro Vancouver shopping malls: Guildford Town Centre (Surrey), Metropolis at Metrotown (Burnaby), and Tsawwassen Mills (Tsawwassen First Nation).

Here's what to expect on this magical virtual trip: "As the sun sets and the moon rises, the spirit of the season comes out to play while the train journeys through a winter wonderland.

Mountains, valleys, villages and oceans flash by as you

approach the North Pole, all against a stunning backdrop of the Northern Lights."

Of course, the jolly man with the beard in the red suit will be there to greet you. When you get off the train, your adventure wraps up with you

getting to take your picture with the virtual Santa Claus.

(But take note: this is not an in-person Santa experience.)

Seating is limited, so each participant must purchase tickets in advance. A reservation charge applied

to each ticket will help to support the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre, which strives to strengthen health, belonging and food sovereignty in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

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TransLink’s reindeer buses are back The deadline for donations is Dec. 14, after that the toys are delivered to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau by Santa and Mrs. Claus on one of the reindeer buses.

TransLink encourages transit fans and bus spotters to snap a picture of any reindeer buses they find and share them on social media with the hashtag #ReindeerBus. For the mega-fans out there, TransLink has also launched a line of holiday merchandise featuring the Reindeer bus on the company’s online store.

Over the years, 86,912 toys and over $50,500 have been donated through the reindeer bus and Toys for Tots initiative.

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Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen. Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen will be hard at work this holiday season spreading cheer and making spirits bright and delivering donated toys to Metro Vancouver families in need.

The red-nosed reindeer buses are part of a 36year initiative known as Toys for Tots which delivers donated toys to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau.

“The last two years have been especially challenging for many families in our region and giving back to our community is incredibly important,” TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn said in a recent release. “I’m proud of the contributions made by our employees and hope that these buses and the donations will bring a smile to many faces this holiday season.”

The routes the reindeer buses will travel on will vary each day based on each bus depot's schedule.

However, the buses have been decorated at each bus depot, meaning commuters in every region will have a chance at riding a reindeer bus.

If you would like to donate, you can bring unwrapped toys to the Compass Customer Service Centre outside of Stadium-Chinatown Station, or to SeaBus staff at the Waterfront or Lonsdale Quay terminals.

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he Port of Vancouver says it’s planning for cruise ships to return in the new year.

On Feb. 4, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that cruise vessels carrying over 100 passengers would not be able to enter Canadian waters until Feb. 28, 2022.

The temporary measures for pleasure craft and cruise ships were scheduled to end on Feb. 28, 2021, but Transport Canada stated that the safety of transportation workers was a top priority and that “cruise vessels in Canadian waters pose a risk to our health care systems.”

Alghabra then held a press conference in Victoria on July 15 to announce that the country intends to be open for a 2022 cruise season. And, as of Nov. 1, cruise ships are no longer banned in Canadian waters.

Now, with guidance from Transport

Canada, the Port of Vancouver says it is looking forward to welcoming guests in the spring of 2022.

“We have been working together with all levels of government, communities, industry, destination and cruise partners to ensure the safe and successful restart of cruise in Vancouver,” said Port of Vancouver Spokesperson Matti Polychronis in an emailed statement to Vancouver is Awesome.

“We are looking forward to welcoming guests back at Canada Place Cruise Terminal in early April 2022.”

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority data show that Vancouver welcomed more than one million passengers in 2019.

It is estimated that each docked cruise ship brings in about $3 million in economic impact to Metro Vancouver.

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Massive photo collection from hisstoric photographer donated to city

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massive collection of photos from Vancouver's history spanning four decades has been donated to the city's archives.

The collection is the work of Yucho Chow, one of the earliest photographers in Vancouver.

As such, the variety of photos in the archive is broad, ranging from family portraits to notable events to celebrity sightings.

"The collection grew out of the work of

curator Catherine Clement, who began researching photographer Yucho Chow in 2011," writes the City of Vancouver Archives on their website.

Chow arrived in Canada in 1902 in his mid20s after growing up in China, paying the Head Tax to move to the young country.

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Hastings Street (now an empty lot in Gastown) and brought in a range of customers, including many newcomers to Canada. The studio bounced around a little in Chinatown, and was eventually passed to Chow's sons Peter and Phillip when he passed in 1949. They ran it until 1986 when they retired.

"Chow welcomed clients from any background, and as such, his work documents diverse communities that have traditionally been excluded from dominant narratives of Vancouver’s history," notes the archive.

Chow's work was lost when the negatives were destroyed when the business closed, but Clement was able to reassemble a huge collection of his work. She went on to hold an exhibition of his work in 2019 and published a book of his

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photos in 2020; it just won the 2020 City of Vancouver Book Award.

"The donation of the Yucho Chow Community Archive collection is a significant contribution to filling in gaps in the Archives’ holdings and supporting a richer, more diverse, and more accurate reflection of Vancouver’s history and people," notes the archive.

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Vancouver police board approves VPD budget, sets up fight at council

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Council has the final say on the VPD’s budget and is scheduled to vote Dec. 7 on the city’s overall operating budget — worth $1.7 billion — after hearing from citizens and senior managers, including Police Chief Adam Palmer.

The board’s decision came without any debate.

Board member Frank Chong, who has a background in finance, acknowledged there was “probably more opportunities for us to continue to be more efficient in our policing resources.” At the same time, he added, the department hasn’t kept up with the demands of policing.

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he Vancouver Police Board approved a 2022 operating budget last Thursday for the Vancouver Police Department that is $3.9 million more than recommended by city hall’s finance team, setting up another battle with city council next month.

The board unanimously approved a $325 million budget instead of the city staff recommendation of $321 million, which is an amount in line with council’s stated goal to keep a property tax hike in 2022 at five per cent or less.

“We are still seeing shortfalls when it comes to our investment in resources — long term,” he said, referring to the previous council’s decision to add officers and civilians to the department each year, which have been stalled because of cuts.

“However, I think that we need to recognize that there [are] certainly pressures that are facing the city at this particular moment, and I think that it's important for us to be

collectively mindful of this.”

The $325 million police budget includes increases for fixed, contractual and third-party costs, with the department saying in a report “this is the minimum budget to allow the VPD to maintain the current existing service level of public safety for the people and businesses in Vancouver.”

Deputy Chief Steve Rai told the board the department is on track

to run a deficit of $7.2 million by year’s end, with $5.6 million of that connected to council’s decision in December 2020 not to fully fund the VPD’s 2021 budget.

That decision is under appeal to Wayne Rideout, B.C.’s director of police services, who is expected to rule in January.

Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung, who is married to a Vancouver police officer, attended the police board

meeting. She said by telephone after the decision that she supported a $325 million budget for the VPD. “Based on what I'm hearing from the public, and what we’ve seen in the civic satisfaction surveys, safety and crime is an issue in a number of specific neighbourhoods,” said Kirby-Yung, citing violent shoplifters downtown as an example. “So I think public sentiment would like to see public safety maintained.”

Kirby-Yung dismissed critics who would conclude her support is solely connected to her husband’s profession.

“Because I am married to a police officer, I think I'm probably one of the most informed councillors in terms of what's going on day-to-day, and the types of calls that members are dealing with,” she said.

“I have the benefit of not only having that perspective in terms of knowing what calls officers deal with every day, but I also have the councillor perspective of hearing from residents. So like any resident in Vancouver, I have the same interest in ensuring we've got an appropriate level of public safety in the city.”

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he Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) has recently announced plans to further chronicle and honour the darker history of Hastings Park.

On Dec. 8, 1941, Canada declared war on Japan. Almost immediately, there were fears of a Japanese invasion, fanned by a sensationalist press and racist beliefs. In the months following, almost 22,000 people of Japanese ancestry living on B.C.’s coast were forcibly sent to work camps. For nine months in 1942, 8,000 men, women and children were confined in livestock barns in Hastings Park before being relocated. It is this history the PNE, along with the Japanese Canadian (JC) Hastings Park Committee, is looking to memorialize.

The partnership was formed with the goal of securing a Vancouver-based Japanese Canadian Interpretive Centre to tell and preserve the internment’s history.

Daniel Tokawa, JC Hastings Park Committee spokesperson says a permanent interpretative centre has been in the works for over a decade.

“This partnership announced today is an important step towards finally achieving a permanent interpretive centre,” Tokawa said in a recent release. “Given the direct connection between Hastings Park and the Canadian Government’s incarceration program during WWII, we believe this location is the right place for such a facility.”

The PNE announced it will dedicate a portion of the Livestock Barns, one of the structures used in the internment, to a Temporary Centre while funds for a permanent facility are raised. The preliminary goal is to open the Temporary Interpretive Centre within five years.

“Creating a space to recognize and educate British Columbians about the injustices done to Japanese Canadians during and after World War II is an important part of ensuring such things never happen again,” says PNE Board Chair and Vancouver City Councillor Lisa Dominato.

This is not the first project aimed at commemorating the internment’s history. Completed in 1993, the Momiji Gardens were created to serve as both an apology and a celebration of the contributions Japanese Canadians have made to Vancouver and Canada.

Shelley Frost, PNE President and CEO, says the importance of bringing the internment’s history to the forefront cannot be understated.

“We’ve been working with the Japanese Canadian community for a number of years on this idea, so it is very exciting to see the concept move towards fruition,” Frost said.

The internment at Hastings Park officially closed at the end of September 1942, although the TB hospital remained open until spring 1943.

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She's also known to direct traffic at Commercial and Broadway and Main and 14th.

"I love it," she said. "I love preventing death. I like to enhance society."

As for being stopped and charged, Dawson said it made her feel "very marginalized."

She told Glacier Media she thinks the situation is police harassment, adding it took the officer half an hour to give her the ticket.

Dawson, who lives in the Downtown Eastside, said she knows how to be safe.

"I have to be very cautious of my surroundings as a trans woman," she said. "I have to look after myself."

And with that, the 2018 mayoral candidate said she's going to run for city council.

"These unnecessary tickets shouldn't be happening," she said. "I'm fighting for human rights and dignity and humanity and spirituality."

Dawson has taken on the Vancouver Police Department before and won.

In 2015, she won a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal case after being refused access to medical care

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Roller Girl's rollerbladin ng case has been adjourned to Jan. 11, 2022, for her to seek legal counsel.

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Local company creates barge T-shirts to help those impacted by recent flooding

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s the world crumbles, burns, and floods all around us, sometimes all you can do is… make a meme.”

That’s 6-OH-4 Clothing’s take on their latest T-shirt design which features a photo of Vancouver’s English Bay Barge along with text that reads: “Sorry to barge in.”

On Nov. 14 the barge made quite a splash in Vancouver when strong winds washed the vessel onto the shores of Sunset Beach. Since its arrival, the barge has made national headlines, spawned its own social media presence and has become a favourite hangout spot among locals.

The T-shirt is one of many memes that have been created around the barge but this wearable meme comes with a special twist.

“With every sale, partial proceeds will be donated to @redcrosscanada to aid those affected by the severe flooding throughout B.C.,” 6-OH-4 Clothing wrote in a recent social media post.

Despite reports that the barge would be removed on Sunday, Nov. 21, the hulking would-be landmark remains and as long as it does the shirts will keep being sold.

“As long as this thing is sticking around, I’m going to keep selling these shirts,” the post continues.

“It’s quickly turning into a fan favourite print and I couldn’t be more flattered!”

A spokesperson for Sentry Marine Towing, the company that owns the barge, recently told Vancouver Is Awesome the barge likely won’t move until Dec. 6. That’s when a king tide, a tide that’s much larger than usual, is expected to raise the water levels around the barge.

"Mother Nature put it there and we need Mother Nature to give us a hand getting it off," the spokesperson said.

V.I.A. is also selling a barge T-shirt, available at bcisawesome.com.

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ancouver street icon Roller Girl has been charged with rollerblading.

Roller Girl, less known by Angela Dawson, claims Vancouver police put her in danger when they stopped her at Main and Keefer on April 20 while rollerblading behind a truck.

"The truck could have pulled a fast stop," she said. "I could have run into the truck because of the cop's siren."

Dawson was charged with unlawfully coasting/sliding with apparatus on a street. She made her first appearance on the charge in Robson Square Provincial Court on Tuesday, Nov. 23.

Dawson rollerblading in the area of Main and Hastings has been a common sight for almost two decades.

"I'm just being me," Dawson said outside of court. "I'm trying to have a workout. I'm trying to make sales of my Roller Girl T-shirts and sweatshirts. Just a regular day for me. That's how I make my living, an honest living."

It's not just at Main and Hastings where Roller Girl has been a fixture, often directing traffic while on wheels in her trademark bright pink attire.

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Your cup of coffee or your child’s favourite toy could end up costing you a pretty penny.

This year, a global shipping container shortage has seen the average cost to move a 40-foot steel container of cargo by sea rise by upwards of 500% above the seasonal average, according to Drewry Shipping.

The long-lasting impact could mean we see price increases in many common household goods, including appliances, furniture, toys and more.

Then came an atmospheric river event in B.C. on Nov. 15 that wiped out large sections of the province’s highway infrastructure, largely cutting off the Interior and the Lower Mainland.

With both those issues in mind, here are five tips on how to shop this holiday season so that your packages don’t get hung up by the supply chain.

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Shopping online and picking up instore or curbside is now commonplace for many businesses, including local independent retailers to big box stores like Best Buy and Canadian Tire.

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Etsy is the go-to online destination for handmade goods, but did you know you can filter your results for local Canadian artisans? Type an item into the search bar (ie: “party decorations”) and from there click “All filters” and set the shop location to Canada. #4: PRIORITIZE YOUR SHOPPING LIST

Start with the most in-demand stuff first: tech and toys always fly off the shelves. Shop early and always triplecheck delivery options and estimated dates for your area. #5: DEDICATED CANADIAN SHIPPING

Current road conditions aside, ordering goods that don’t cross a border is a smoother process than international shopping (no duty and fewer delays). Have your heart sent on a gift that you can’t find in Canada? Before caving into a pricey and lengthy international shipment, check the manufacturer’s site to see if they list stockists and retailers who carry their goods. Whenever possible, choosing a Canadian retailer—whether they be big or small—will mean a smoother shipment. Keep in mind that some U.S. big box retailers, such as Zara and the Gap, also have warehouses within Canada. If you’re purchasing through Amazon, a Prime subscription offsets shipping costs and speeds up the process, too.

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After 16 years of kicking off the holiday season with marching bands, choirs, floats and community groups performing for 300,000 people, the parade was first cancelled in 2020. Earlier this month parade organizers announced the parade would not go ahead this year either.

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the Vancouver Santa Claus Parade will not be held in 2021,” organizers wrote in a social media post. “We look forward to returning in 2022, when we can better ensure the health and safety of everyone involved.”

While the parade won’t take place this year, locals are encouraged to continue supporting the parade’s benefactors including the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, and the CKNW Kids' Fund.

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We love BIG & small jobs!

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Basements Made Dry Claudio’s Backhoe Service

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Interior / Exterior Specialist.

Many Years Experience.

Fully Insured.

Top Quality • Quick Work.

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3 rooms for $375, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed.

Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

778 -895-3503

PLUMBING

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David 604-862-7537

INTERIOR SPECIALIST. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. FREE ESTIMATE.

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MARKETPLACE

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MASONRY

West Coast Cedar Installations since 1991.

FLOORING

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FENCING

Call Kelvin 604-537-6139

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ROOFING

TREE SERVICES TREE SERVICES

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ROOFING

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Bros. Roofing Ltd. Over 40 Years in Business SPECIALIZING IN CEDAR, FIBERGLASS LAMINATES AND TORCH ON.

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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Gifts, art, food & cheer on Bowen Island ACROSS

1. Topsides 7. Sino-Soviet block (abbr.)

10. A Sultan’s court 12. Maine city 13. Largest living land animal 14. Appetizer 15. Encounters 16. Leader 17. The source of bacon 18. Nuclear near reach weapon (abbr.)

19. Celery (Spanish)

DOWN

1. N. American indigenous people 2. Fascinated by 3. Root of out 4. Patti Hearst’s captors 5. Atomic #50 6. Habitual drunkard 7. Arabic for “peace” 8. Trickery 9. One’s physique (slang) 10. Not quite there 11. Wistfully mournful 12. Popular dance

21. Pie _ __ mode 22. Eye disease 27. Hello (slang) 28. Those in their 80s 33. Law enforcement agency (abbr.)

34. Business organizations 36. Mimic 37. For indicating speed of rotation (abbr.)

38. Feeling 39. Visual way to interact with computers (abbr.)

40. “Let It Snow!” songwriter 41. Essential oil used as perfume 44. Norwegian composer 45. Coast 48. __ lang syne, good old days 49. Gland behind the stomach 50. Tooth caregiver 51. King of Camelot

14. Cut of meat 17. A way to stand 18. “Gunga Din” screenwriter 20. 10th month of the year (abbr.)

23. A way of jumping 24. Utah town 25. Of I 26. Actress de Armas 29. Silver 30. Play a role 31. __ Falls

32. Attaches to 35. Japanese title 36. Expressed pleasure 38. Buckets 40. Dirt 41. Hypnotists’ group (abbr.)

42. Restaurant drive-__ 43. Digs up 44. He voices “Olaf” 45. Relaxing place 46. Body part 47. Pesky house critter

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