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How Do You Like Us Now?

So all you naysayers and protesters - how do you like them apples? The Olympic Games ended in Vancouver with a giant street party. Canada glowed golden and its citizens glowed red and white. The games were played, games were won and lost. No, it was not two weeks without incident, but what are we going to remember? We will remember the Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died tragically that first day. We will remember the tears of Joannie Rochette and her glorious bronze medal win. We will see Sidney Crosby score that final goal for gold. Who cares if there wasn't quite enough snow? The games went on. Transit issues? Oh well, people still made their way downtown. That last arm of the caulrdon didn't lift? We're Canadian, we can make fun of our own mishaps. Our city, our province, our country came together to celebrate an historic event. And, if I do say so myself, did a dang good job of it, too! Stand up Canada, be proud! We've nothing...

Safety or Insanity?

B.C. Court Affirms Injection Site's Right to Exist I am divided on this issue.  While I can't stand the thought of what illegal drugs have done to our society, I cannot deny that the idea of a safe place to use them has its merrits. For the record, I have never, do not now, nor will I ever support, promote or condone the use of illegal drugs.  I have lived my life 100% clean of all useage (and what has been inhaled second hand could not be helped - it was Amsterdam, after all). What I find most grevious in this situation is that there are communities that actually benefit from safe injection houses.  There seems to be a real need where junkies can go to shoot up without having to worry about becoming infected or worry about infecting others (though I can't imagine there are all that many who really care all that much).  The fact that Liz Evans is "so proud" of the B.C. court's ruling makes me questions her purpose and morals.  Proud that the provinci...

For that important event coming to Vancouver sometime in the near future...

More Businesses Test Olympic Trademark Rules Wouldn't want to get sued by VANOC for unauthorized use of a trademark.... Now, I haven't really paid all that much attention to other host countries, but I have a difficult time imagining that their Olympic (I hope I don't get in trouble for using that word) committees have come down so hard on so many businesses.  Apparently no one else on the planet is allowed to reference the 2010 games in Vancouver, except official sponsors and those with authorisation from VANOC. Poor Olympia Pizza in Vancouver.  They've been around for more than 20 years and VANOC has not been making things easy for them, claiming unauthorised use of the Olympic trademark.  It apparently doesn't matter that the pizza joint began serving locals years before the city even hatched the idea of being an Olympic host city. Of course local businesses are going to do everything that they can to make bank during the games! And so they should!  They de...