by Sean Orr | Holy shit, CBC! What is going on with you? Did you pump your reporter full of halodol and force him to watch 42 different screens all broadcasting American news for 24 hours straight? “Somewhere”…pause…”in that moonscape”…pause…”under all that rock and mud and broken trees…” Jeez.

Also, I’m no expert, but I did take a lot of geology at UBC and it appears that the slope directly above the village was clearcut.

B.C. mudslide traps 600 at Fairmont Hot Springs RV park. OK, so either god totally hates music festivals or we’re falling into the ocean.

And speaking of mud: Dumb as dirt: Bethune, Mao, Anders and the new McCarthyism. Not sure if you remember, bro, but Canadians voted Tommy “Socialist Health Care” Douglas as the greatest Canadian ever. Just because 33% of the country voted for Harper doesn’t give credence to your ignorance.

Also, Cut The Shit, Calgary: Ban Chuckwagon Racing.

A new contender has entered the ring: Who Invited the Refugee to Tory Barbeque? Bashir Mohamed for Hero of the Year!

Vision Vancouver’s re:THINK: Obscuring the housing crisis through the spectacle of competition.

Inter-urban competition has been a trademark of urban governance since the 1980s. From attracting mega events to building the biggest convention centre or the flashiest downtown redevelopment scheme, cities compete in zero-sum contests in hopes of standing out to the corporate executives, wealthy tourists, or the finicky ‘Creative Class.’

I don’t really think that is exclusive to Vision Vancouver, but yeah. There are a few final pieces left that could make this city truly great.

Finding Vancouver’s punk legacy. Go away Province. Nobody likes you.