by Sean Orr | We’re number…three? Vancouver crime among worst in North America. “B.C. Progress Board says poverty in the province also worst”. It is entirely unknown, however, if there is a connection between the two statistics.

Activists threaten to turn Olympic Village into ‘tent city’. “A few dozen demonstrators gathered to munch on pancakes as music blared into the courtyard. Anxious security guards looked on from afar”. The smell of agitprop was in the air. Black clad kids puffed on hand-rolled cigarettes. You could sense the sophomoric words forming in the Province reporter’s head. A minute passed. Then another. Then, another minute passed.

The best thing about the VPD twitter is that you get to read about things you see happen all the time as if they were somehow out of the ordinary: Downtown Vancouver: report of a man yelling at people on the street. PS. I swear it wasn’t me.

Even though every single tweet is connected in some way to his partisan hatred of Vision and COPE, in no way is Mike Klassen editorializing by pointing out a previous COPE employee was charged with sexual assault. He’s just simply pointing it out because he cares.

Mike de Jong and the Restless* suggests lowering voting age to 16. It was also suggested that candidates simply make a Facebook page and the person with the most likes becomes the premier. *I stole that joke from Bob Mackin.

Meanwhile, Falcon wants extended Skytrain hours. Then why didn’t he do it as Minister of Transport.

Here’s a surprise: Olympic economic impact less than promised. Unless of course your name happens to be Harry Bloy.

Check out Cargoh. Buy some art for Chrimbus.