POLICING PRIDE CONT’D
Re: “,” Dec. 7, 2017.
Are we not here to celebrate inclusion? Especially considering it’s 2017 and police play a positive role in protecting the safety of the communities (in Vancouver). This is so backwards. Let the organizations that promote solidarity have their place in celebrating. We are regressing with this stupid decision... Take it back Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»Pride Society! —Jeff Ojeda
The confusion over timing isn’t really relevant. What’s important is the decision which appears to have been made without consultation of the LGBTQ community. Very disappointed. —Peter Hickman
The Pride events take over much of the city and are therefore inclusive – so the cops should be more than welcome, just like at any other public event. Sorry Pride people, but your event is in the public domain now. —Lyle Wagner
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CANNABIZ
Re: “,” Dec. 5, 2017
Its not the legalization of marijuana, it is the corporatization of marijuana. All the [people] who were against marijuana and ruined people’s lives for decades are now opening their own marijuana business. Hypocrites. —Jim O’Connor
This so wrong on so many levels. Booze and marijuana do not mix and they should not be sold in the same place.
Dispensaries are a working model; keep using it. —Racquel Foran
At least they are not closing the door on private shops. —Laura Barlow
Fu*k the government. Not getting one cent from me. Plenty available elsewhere! —Philip Eagle White
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WEST END I LOVE YOU, BUT...
I lived with you in my 20s, again in my 30s, and most recently in my 50s, but now I must regretfully bid adieu to this formerly livable neighbourhood.
You’ve become too noisy – construction in front of me, to the right of me, to the left of me; your sidewalk grasses and apartment lawns are, on many blocks, left unkempt; your new towers are crowding out sunlight and adding to the echo-chamber effect. The city hasn’t planted new trees to replace those that are dying. Offshore landlords continue to jack up commercial leases, so that businesses can’t make a go of it and there are a dozen, or more, empty storefronts along just one block of Robson (between Bute and Thurlow).
West End, you had so much going for you: the ocean, the park, fresh air, leafy streets, traffic-calming, bike-friendly, and yet somehow you’ve allowed this to be overrun by rampant development and disregard for the very things that made it a great place to live and shop. —A˛Ô´Ç˛Ô˛âłľ´ÇłÜ˛ő
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U-PHEMISM
What’s with this buzz word “sharing” that’s used to promote a business – namely Uber? I pay for rides with Uber; it isn’t “sharing,”
Hitchhiking is sharing, Uber is a business. —A˛Ô´Ç˛Ô˛âłľ´ÇłÜ˛ő
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