Act of Remembrance
They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell…
Stuart Mackinnon
Is asphalt the new green in Vision’s Vancouver?
The Province, October 31, 2013. 5:22 pm • Section: Opinion For a political party whose goal is to make Vancouver the greenest city in the world, Vision’s disdain for green…
It’s an ill wind that blows against Vision’s empire
The Province, October 21, 2013. 12:41 pm • Section: Opinion Vision began as a protest movement, fighting against what its members saw as the radical agenda of the leftist COPE…
Park Board needs a better communication plan
What is with the Park Board? They pass a motion to put a new bicycle path through Kitsilano and Haddon Parks and then crumble when the public object. The motion…
Another lawsuit against the City
West End Neighbours (WEN) has launched a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against the City of Vancouver. Earlier the My Community Centre group also launched a suit…
Sue Me, Sue You Blues: What’s going on at the Park Board?
The gloves are off, finally. The My Vancouver Community Centres group is taking the City and the Park Board to court and the Park Board has retaliated by issuing the…
More alcohol in public spaces?
In a July 17 article in 24 hours, local pundit Daniel Fontaine asks the question, is it time to legalize booze at the beach? He also includes the idea of…
Ralph Waldo Emerson
‘To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false…
Vancouver community’s grassroots vs. centralized control
Opinion: City park board, community centre associations at odds over plans to end volunteer-run operations Special to The Vancouver Sun June 19, 2013 The following commentary was submitted by the…
Corner Stores: thoughts on Frances Bula’s article on the return of the ubiquitous green grocer
Frances Bula wrote a lovely article about the return of the corner store for the Globe and Mail and then commented on it on her blog, This is my reply…
AIN’T IT AWFUL!
By Betty Krawczyk. This article was first written as a Facebook posting and is reproduced by permission of the author. In the book”Games People Play” by Eric Berne (1964) the…
Iain Hunter: Green’s Andrew Weaver represents more than Oak Bay
Iain Hunter / Times Colonist May 19, 2013 Oak Bay-Gordon Head Green Party of B.C. candidate, Andrew Weaver, speaks to supporters at his election campaign headquarters at the Oak Bay…
NDP’s loss not Greens’ fault, says candidate
By Sandra Thomas, Staff writerMay 16, 2013 1:49 PM Vancouver Courier Stuart Mackinnon: “This was about the NDP not getting their vote out, that’s what did them in at the…
Another successful campaign
The ballots have been counted, the signs have been collected and the dust is starting to settle. Thank you to my incredible team of Ann and Byron, to my friend…
A message from Elizabeth May to voters on the eve of the BC election
Dear fellow British Columbians, During my campaign in 2011, nearly everyone outside of my team and supporters said there was no way I could win. Even as polls were closing,…
If not now, then when?
The following is from the Straight: by Stuart Mackinnon on Apr 22, 2013 at 11:59 am People ask me why they should vote Green. I answer because we need change.…
Stuart Mackinnon running for Greens in Fraserview
By Sandra Thomas, Staff writer Vancouver Courier, April 16, 2013 Photograph by: File Photo, Dan Toulgoet Former park board commissioner Stuart Mackinnon has been named the Green Party candidate for…
Why I Do What I Do
For those of you who don’t know it, I am a secondary special education teacher. I have a program for grade 8 and 9 students with severe learning disabilities. I…
Stuart Mackinnon is the Green Party of BC candidate for Vancouver Fraserview
For Immediate Release 12 April 2013 Vancouver – The Green Party of BC is pleased to announce that Stuart Mackinnon will represent the party in Vancouver Fraserview in the May…
Aren’t Pipelines Supposed to be Safe?
With all the Enbridge advertisements flooding our airwaves I think it’s time to show another kind of flood. This is footage of the oil spill in Mayflower Arkansas. This is…