What’s In Vancouver News On April 17 2008 (In The Afternoon)
What’s in the news today? Translink cops use tasers on fare evaders, Vancouver Island Cocaine Sailor wants mercy and natives want to riot like Tibetans in case they don’t get enough money before the Olympics.
Is Translink Police, who’s the only armed transit police in Canada, electrocutes fare evaders? The force’s board of directors now has a majority of senior police officers on it, which has been adding to concerns about the force’s use of Tasers on SkyTrain passengers.
The Canadian Press reports that B.C Natives plan to use same strategy as Tibetans in the upcoming Winter Olympic games. Canada’s top native chief says the Vancouver Olympics are a potential target for First Nations protest much like Beijing has been a flashpoint for Tibet supporters.
Vancouver Island cocaine sailor asks for mercy - Court martial continues for former navy officer who used drug off-duty
Vancouver Sun reporter John Mackie says that Developer Marc Williams wants to restore the old Pantages Theatre at 144 East Hastings and this at the cost of $26 million. Up to 136 units of social housing may be built in a new building adjacent to the theatre.
The City of Vancouver OK’s automatic toilets after testing these for one year and 20,800 flushes later, the City’s self-cleaning toilet near the Main Street SkyTrain station has been judged a success worthy of further expansion.
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After centuries of native exploitation and abuse a lot of organizations are using the natives to make themselves look good. Some people don’t like the word savage because like those who started the residential schools a long time ago they still want to “civilize the indians.” I always remember Rick a Mohawk friend of mine, that I met while I was in the Army occupied Kahnawake in 1990. He explained to me how proud he was to be a “savage” and that the term savage was not bad in itself until the white man made it that way.
