- Wally or Vicki? The Delta Optimist will choose for you.
One of the closest races in BC History was between the liberal Wally Oppal and independent Vicki Huntington. Vicki squeaked through after two recounts by 32 votes. An amazing slim margin if you consider the record turnout. However, the victory leaves a sour taste in many of South Delta residents as their local paper, the [...]
- GM Place Strike questions union goals.
GM Place workers walked off the job yesterday in an attempt to strong arm their employer from hiring volunteers instead of their regular staff for the 2010 games, a point of contention in their contract with their employer, Aramark and Canucks sports and Entertainment. Other details about the negotiations include wage increases, benefits such as dental [...]
- Feb 22nd: Another Shooting at 12th and Fraser
Sunday afternoon, at a surrey mall, people gather to rally against the increasing gun violence on the streets of the Lower Mainland. The tone was reverent and angry, and while it felt satisfying to come together as a community to pledge support to this fight, it was only deflated by the disappointment in the rights of these gangs: [...]
- Vancouver’s white christmas, not so nice.
While we might have had one of the snowiest christmas’ to date, it was also one of the worst for commuters. The city’s engineering services attempted to keep vancouver running smoothly by clearing and salting main routes in and around vancouver. They cleared out cars that were abandoned on the sides of these routes by [...]
- Gangland capital of Canada.
What an honour. We go from most desirable city of residence in the world to crime capital of Canada. No wonder, since we’re no more than a doorstep to those living on Vancouver Island. Go ahead, wipe your dirty boots on us, live it up before you get wiped out by a Tsunami. That is, [...]
