Will suburbs be the new SUV's?

"If we don’t take the opportunity created by the current crisis, suburbs will be like an SUV in the next decade - unwieldy and unwanted."This is a point that James Kunstler has been making for some time on his...

Staphylococcus Bacterial Toxin May Be in Recalled Smoked Meat

Want a case of pneumonia?  It seems that every day we are hearing about a recall of food products here in Canada.  I don't know if the food supply is becoming increasingly compromised or the vigilance is...

Three dead at BC mushroom farm

"An industrial accident at a mushroom farm in British Columbia's Langley Township has left three people dead and two others in serious condition.Dozens of firefighters and three air ambulances were called to the farm...

Bush Visits CIA: Here's My Read, What's Yours?

The following is from "The White House" website, regarding, a short speech made by President Bush, on August 15th.  Personally, found his body language a bit stressed and his delivery and choice of words somewhat strange.  This was claimed to be his fifth visit...

Armstrong, Cancellara win Olympic time trial gold

There were questions heading in to the men's time trial, such as: whether Stefan Schumacher carried his form from the tour; or whether Contador was best suited to the hilly course. A resounding no on both counts....

Cyclist Christian Meier wins Canadian Road Race Title

Symmetrics swept the top of the men's podium at the National Road Cycling championships at Beauce, Quebec. Earlier on the weekend Svein Tuft won the Time Trial title. The Symmetrics team, along with some other teams,...

Symmetrics victory train keeps rolling -- Meier wins Canadian Road Nationals

If there was any question that Symmetrics is the strongest team in Canada right now, they put them to rest today with a complete team effort that had them animating all of the days breaks and putting two men on the...

BC's RCMP: Shut Down Alleged Money Launderers

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNothing like airing out an Accused Criminal Dirty Laundry, by the RCMP to Rinse British Columbias Nasty Stains which stubbornly cling to our Societies Delicates.Hopefully...

A Charitable Way to Celebrate Youth Week

Local Youth Volunteer Their Time to the Gateway of Hope   Ten participants of a local Youth Skills Link program were tasked with finding something fun to celebrate this years Youth Week (May 1st – 7th)....

All This And Free Parking

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, CanadaNanaimo's BCHL team, the Clippers, treated their fans to an exciting win over the Langley Chiefs Friday night, with a seven/two victory.  They bounced back from a nine/nothing...

BREAKING: Who? Mughniyeh - Hezbollah's Military Commander, 2nd in Charge, DEAD

OPINION PIECE:How come we've never heard of this guy who strongly resembles Jerry Springer?  (See photos.)I suppose the natural answer would be because investigations have been ongoing and those involved wanted...

VancouverIAM: Alex Edler Saves Canucks in Shootout, Toddish MacWong's Robbie ...

This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from VancouverIAM where you will find the best blogs from Vancouver, BC as well as video uploads, social networking, rumors, and blog authoring Canucks Win a Weird One against Islanders From Canucks Hockey Blog, we get a...

British Columbia: New detached houses scarcer

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Of course detached homes will become scarcer, developers make so much more money putting multiple houses on top of one another or build infill housing to maximize their...

20 Years of Bad Boys: Writer's Strike Helped Launch Cops

OK, I admit it. I like Cops, where the "bad boys" (and girls) --and the really stupid boys and girls--come face to face with reality.  Although not a fan of most "reality" shows (which are actually pretty well...

Clippers Miss By One Goal

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada The Nanaimo Clippers junior hocky team had their sails trimmed on Friday night.  They were outplayed by the Langley Chiefs in an entertaining evening of hockey and seasonal...

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