Punjabi Market is important, but several important matters must be considered in naming station
TransLink's Board of Directors recently heard a number of public delegations suggesting the name "Punjabi Market" be adopted for the Canada Line's new Vancouver station at 49th and Cambie. After hearing the well thought out and respectful comments from the delegations, no member of the Board made a motion in this regard.
Gun amnesty an excellent step, but much more needed to deal with illegal guns
Yes, the gun amnesty June 1-30 declared by the government is definitely "an excellent initiative," as Integrated Gang Task Force spokesperson Constable Shinder Kirk put it to The VOICE, but as Vancouver Police Inspector Kash Heed pointed out to me, "the majority of people who will participate in the gun amnesty program are not our prolific criminals."
Is Stephen Harper a liar or is his team a bunch of goofs?
In April, I had lambasted Harper for his hypocrisy in winging it to Afghanistan to pose with our soldiers and take advantage of them to enhance his personal image. But when he returned to Canada, he adopted U.S. President George Bush's policy of barring the media from covering the return of the bodies of soldiers killed abroad to try and keep the public as ignorant as possible about the real war situation.
Consul Yogesh Narang: A good diplomat who will be greatly missed
Yogesh was appointed consul (commerce and administration) at the Consulate General of India in Vancouver in October, 2002. The consulate represents India throughout Western Canada - BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the three territories to the north.
Vancouver Sun at war with Khalsa School - is it racism?
A five-column photo showing bearded, turbaned Sikhs on one side at a Surrey Council meeting where a proposal to build a new Khalsa School was being debated and white guys on the other side with a story headline screaming, "Khalsa School meets opposition."
Gangsters: Live by the sword, die by the sword - Part 2
Now for Part 2: Vancouver Police announced on Wednesday that accused Chinese-Canadian drug dealer Tommy Ho Sing Chan, 30, had passed away in hospital the night before, making him Vancouver's 14th homicide victim of 2006. He had been on life support after suffering injuries from a shooting at Richards on Richards on May 5.
It's time to put public safety ahead of politics
Broken promises and no assistance for families in British Columbia. This is the record of the BC Liberal government. The need for Private Members Bill on Crystal Meth I tabled in the Legislature and the public safety issue on the Pattullo Bridge are proof positive.
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