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Tea & Two Slices: On Artists As The Elderly And The Salish Sea

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by Sean Orr | Vancouver activists take over Olympic condo. Cool! Vancouver activists end Olympic condo sit-in. Damnit, I need to type faster.

Vancouver to consider modular housing for homeless, artists, seniors. Oh man, I love how we group all three together now. You might as well throw in single moms and students too. And bloggers for that matter.

Vote on keeping whales and dolphins in captivity could prompt lawsuit. Although I pretty much have no opinion on whales in captivity I’d probably vote that they shouldn’t be in captivity. Call it the Free Willy syndrome. Actually wait, do not call it that.

B.C. waters officially renamed Salish Sea. She sells sea shells on the Salish Sea.

Man loses fight over protstate test. Like, now you mean he has to get one? I’m confused.

This is East Van,

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.