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On Chip Wilson’s Huge Dock & Protecting The Invention Of Gastown

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by Sean Orr | Cut and run: Bank of Canada shocks market with rate cut. “It’s really like there are two economies. One economy is actually growing pretty well and is showing great promise and the other one is taking a break…” Oh, that’s a nice way to put it. One half of our schizophrenic economy is just having a quick smoke outside in the parking lot. No big deal.

But let’s celebrate by giving everyone bonuses! Target CEO’s Golden Handshake Pretty Much Matches The One For All 17,600 Canadian Employees.

A bit more on the new building proposed for 555 Cordova Street next to Waterfront Station (above). The planning wonks are pulling out hyperbole: Ray Spaxman: The Martian Landing. The Martians are coming? Like the white people who started Gastown? Like the historical revisionism that romanced (and in some cases fabricated) this settler-colonial narrative in the 70s? I hate the argument that it’s somehow “not consistent with its neighbours”. What would they rather have? Another post-modern brick and beamer with a faux facade?

Related: Our Missing Heritage – What should we have kept?

Despite the comments section discussing the merits of journalism on a clickbait site, they really miss the larger, structural problem at work here; BC Ferries’ incompetence: Woman has a temper tantrum in a BC Ferries Terminal. They really do “have no idea”.

In other transportation news: High speed train proposed between Portland and Vancouver. Yay! We could get to a racist utopia with admittedly amazing things to eat and drink in the same time it takes to get to Surrey on the night bus!

In response to the fear mongering media rehashing news that isn’t news at all: Geologists warn that Vancouver long overdue for enormous party.

Chapters Books Robson Flagship store closing down. But…but…where else are we going to not buy books from?

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Low hanging fruit? Lululemon founder Chip Wilson’s enormous dock proposal angers neighbours. It really is quite large. Wanna see?

Well, it definitely sticks out: Miss Universe Canada’s National Costume Is A Hockey-Inspired Mess.

Bonus: Vancouver artists fight to protect a colourful piece of the city’s art history.

On Ken Sim’s So-Called “Swagger” and ABC’S Class War

Sean Orr is back from his hiatus with a rundown of the local headlines that have been running on a ticker tape through his mind over the past six months...

On Post-Election Recuperation, Platform Paradoxes and Refund Communities

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds irony in "safety, affordability, and sustainability", and shouts out a bunch of amazing local organizations working on the frontlines.

On Running for City Council, Playing Whack-a-Mole with Homelessness, and the Public Washroom Deficit

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a park ranger with a grudge, a gross misuse of air quotes and Tripadvisor slander.

On Living in a City Preoccupied with Street Cleaning, Chandeliers, and Campaigns Against the Homeless

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr hones in on the recent Langley shootings, and the ongoing criminalizing and dehumanizing of the homeless population.