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TEA & TWO SLICES: On Shaking In Our Boots And Hooray For China And The Supertankers!

by Sean Orr | No regulatory concerns (except for all the regulatory concerns raised): Transport Canada OK’s Northern Gateway supertankers. “It is important for the public, particularly B.C. residents, to know that we’ve done our homework and that our marine plan has been thoroughly reviewed”. Well, if Enbridge says it’s safe and the government says it’s safe, then it must be safe! Of course, nobody is talking about why we are shipping our oil reserves to China. The Province is too busy trying to change our minds about oil and China.

Shaking in my boots: Japanese quake an ominous sign for B.C. ‘megaquake’. Those damn fear-mongering earth scientists backed by (probably) foreign money with their political agendas and shit. Plate tectonics are a scam, dude.

Victoria Top Cop reprimanded over ‘oops’ moment. Hey, look! It’s the “I-didn’t-do-it” boy!

Vancouver ranked 31st on “best student cities in the world” list. Holy shit! Can we stop it with the stupid fucking lists already?

Ghost signs from Vancouver’s past spring up to haunt us still. Yesterday’s history reappears from long ago to remind us about what happened before, in the past, like it was a relic from a different time and place somehow reminding us that a considerable amount of time has passed since then, right here.

Building Vancouver’s first local food hub. Food Hub might the best combination of words I’ve seen in a long time. Say it! FOOD HUB!!!

Rogers Arena towers proposal: Green roofs, a hockey rink and less viaduct. Those are all things that I like, so why does it look like every other development in this city?

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