If you are a Vancouver resident tomorrow is election day. I’m hoping if you are a resident and a reader of this blog, you’ll consider voting for Vision Vancouver. As many of you know just over two years ago the city launched Vancouver’s Open Data portal – the first of
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Terahertz: Ian votes in Vancouver
Because Saturday is municipal election day in Vancouver, it’s the week of announcing everyone’s slates, and I don’t intend to break that trend. Before I state who I’ll be voting for in Vancouver, I want to highlight a couple other worthy candidates in the Lower Mainland. I’m not too familiar
Continue reading350 or bust: Robert Redford And I Occupy Vancouver
Never let it be said that as a climate activist I’m not occasionally smitten by the desire to do a little Hollywood star-gazing. In the past, I’ve been known to scour the streets of Winnipeg for Brad Pitt when he was in filming in Old Market Square, or (going back
Continue readingSuzanne Anton and NPA caught using unauthorized photos of children
The more I hear about this NPA party, the more I think it is just another conservative organization. It’s supposed to be ‘non-partisan’ – hell, it named itself the Non-Partisan Association – but judging by Suzanne Anton’s words and actions, it appea…
Continue readingeaves.ca: How Architecture Made SFU Vancouver’s University
For those unfamiliar with Vancouver, it is a city that enjoys a healthy one way rivalry between two university: the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU). Growing up here I didn’t think much of Simon Fraser. I don’t mean that in a disparaging way, I mean it literally. SFU was simply […]
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Occupy Ottawa Pays Tribute to Late Vancouver Occupier Ashlie Gough
(Originally Published on Occupy Ottawa website) The Occupy Ottawa Movement observed a moment of silence before its General Assembly last night to commemorate the death of Vancouver Occupier, Ashlie Gough. The 23-year-old Victoria native died …Rea…
Continue readingeaves.ca: Open Data Day – a project I’d like to be doing
As some readers and International Open Data Hackathon participants know, I’m really keen on developers reusing each others code. All too often, in hackathons, we like to build something from scratch (which can be fun) but I’ve always liked the idea of hackathons either spurring genuine projects that others can reuse, or using a hackathon […]
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: OCW Vancouver/Victoria Update
The few remaining hardcore activists in Vancouver and Victoria continue to discredit whatever legitimate grievances initial supporters of the copycat OCW movement in Canada may have purported to represent at the outset of the protests several weeks ago. Tonight, protesters … Continue reading →
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Dr. Dawg follows up on Stephen Harper’s apology to residential school survivors, and rightly questions how sincere it can be when it’s been followed up with repeated efforts to avoid either actual compensation o…
Continue readingTerahertz: #ndpldr Peggy Nash in Vancouver
In my whirlwind tour last night, I first saw Paul Dewar before racing downtown to catch Peggy Nash’s meet and greet at the Railway Club. While Dewar’s event was held in a large condo meeting room, a slightly larger crowd packed into the small backroom of the Railway Club (where Skeptics in the Pub downtown […]
Continue readingTerahertz: #ndpldr Paul Dewar in Vancouver
I should note first that Nathan Cullen, a BC MP and NDP leadership candidate will be meeting tonight at 5pm at The Greedy Pig on Cordova St. I’m still trying to decide if I’ll go or if I need a break from running between events. I have said a few words before about Cullen’s proposals. […]
Continue readingeaves.ca: Using Open Data to drive good policy outcomes – Vancouver’s Rental Database
One of the best signs for open data is when governments are starting to grasp its potential to achieve policy objectives. Rather than just being about compliance, it is seen as a tool that can support the growth and management of a jurisdiction. This why I was excited to see Vision Vancouver (in which I’m […]
Continue readingTerahertz: Paul Dewar ALSO in Vancouver Thursday
For those who can’t get enough of NDP leadership candidates, Thursday looks like a good day to live in Vancouver. I just found the Facebook event for Paul Dewar’s planned appearance at King Edward Village (Knight and Kingsway) at 5:30 PM. This event is scheduled to wrap up just before Peggy Nash makes her appearance […]
Continue readingToo Much Geography: My Frustration with the NPA
I am, for the first time in my life, in the position of being a swing voter. I had been a politically committed individual before coming of age, so this experience is wholly new to me. In the last municipal election I didn’t live in any municipality, and thusly was
Continue readingArt Threat: Us and Them – Dialogue meets theatre in this look at how we create "the other" and build bridges
Footage flickers from the Vancouver Stanley Cup riots. It looks like everyone is angry and no one knows why. Green and blue jersey wearing rioters cover the backdrop of the stage of the Cultch as six actors lurch, kick, destroy, and vent frustration that we all suspect has very little to do with hockey. It […]
Continue readingTerahertz: Peggy Nash in Vancouver this Thursday
Vancouver will get another NDP leadership candidate through town this Thursday when Toronto MP and (former) Finance Critic Peggy Nash comes to town. Brian Topp has already visited once, Nathan Cullen announced his race here, and Thomas Mulcair was here last week. She’ll be meeting up with people at the Railway Club downtown (Seymour and […]
Continue readingTerahertz: Expected alliances
When I first heard that Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV) was running just four candidates for city council it was pretty apparent that today’s news was coming. At the COPE nomination meeting last month, there was an almost obvious tension between the COPE executive and Tim Louis’ supporters. Louis ended up bumping off incumbent […]
Continue readingTerahertz: Oh Georgia Straight, why do you publish such crap?
Sometimes I appreciate the local coverage that the Georgia Straight provides. They’re coverage of the Vancouver election is extensive, and they’ve provided pages for every school and parks board candidate so far to get their word out. Hell, they questioned Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts on whether she though George Bush should be arrested for torture. […]
Continue readingTerahertz: My November Cafe Inquiry: Humanism and Interfaith
In December I’m going to be doing a sermon for a Unitarian Church in Surrey on Humanism as part of their interfaith series. In preparation for that, I agreed to do a Cafe Inquiry for CFI Vancouver on Humanism. Realizing that we all (generally) agree that humanism is good, I decided to mix it up […]
Continue readingHarper Valley: Occupy , October 15th
Filed under: Political Humour Tagged: occupy, october 15, poster, sign, vancouver
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