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      <title>Boycott the Genocide Olympics in Vancouver</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/5812af0c-af6a-444b-a283-1ac94cade9ff</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Join the facebook group or check www.tibet.ca during August for events happening daily in Vancouver to do with Tibetans, Darfur, the Falun Gong, East Turkestan, Burma,  and Zimbabwe.
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&lt;br/&gt;The facebook group is here http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16054903835&amp;amp;ref=ts or search for it as " Boycott the Genocide Olympics"  
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&lt;br/&gt;Thanks everyonee and pass this on to anyone who may be interested :)&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>starlight-starbright</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-07-07T01:16:30Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Vancouver Dance Survey</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/946f2024-899f-4530-bb90-bf1bd797ddd9</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;This survey is meant for those people who currently take dance classes or who plan to do so in the future. It would be greatly appreciated if those of you who fit this criteria would take this survey and/or pass this URL onto your friends who are also dance students. This survey is anonymous so no private information will be asked for. 
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&lt;br/&gt;Thanks..;0) 
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&lt;br/&gt;http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2bb9zxufhi6220s/start &lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:20:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Sarita</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-06-17T22:20:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>New Video, Folks</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/2547497b-97d5-4d65-a28d-1beb44d95ed7</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;3 Reasons on why NOW is the time to start your own one-person business empire.
&lt;br/&gt;Posts, comments,and contact welcome:
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&lt;br/&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--gSXPefFy4
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&lt;br/&gt;Steve
&lt;br/&gt;www.newfutre.com&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:04:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-06-04T21:04:22Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Tibetan Freedom Torch and Festival</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Light the Passion, Share the Dream: Freedom and Justice for Tibet
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&lt;br/&gt;The Tibetan Freedom Torch symbolizes the hopes and aspirations of the Tibetan people for freedom and justice and the commitment of people around the world to helping achieve this dream. As the Freedom Torch reaches Vancouver Tibetans and Tibetan supporters will share in the spirit of survival, celebrating the hopes and determination of Tibetan people.
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&lt;br/&gt;Rally at the Chinese Consolate -12:00pm- 1:00pm 
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&lt;br/&gt;Lighting Ceremony, speeches, facepainting and rally. Runners will be cheered on as they make their way to the closing ceremonies at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Placards will be available.
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&lt;br/&gt;Tibetan Freedom Festival- 2pm - Vancouver Art Gallery (North Side)
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&lt;br/&gt;Speeches and Performances by...
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&lt;br/&gt;Hayfa Makes Music
&lt;br/&gt;Tibetan Childrens Choir
&lt;br/&gt;Sonsta Generation
&lt;br/&gt;Pepe Danza
&lt;br/&gt;+ More
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&lt;br/&gt;http://www.tibetanfreedomtorch.org/
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.tibet.ca/&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:27:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>starlight-starbright</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-05-06T00:27:58Z</dc:date>
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      <title>west end apartment available June1</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/b763361c-812f-42af-8bc1-db0bedd9ec3e</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;I am vacating my 9th floor corner suite with reasonable rent, lovely view of English Bay mid May... One block off davie , btwn Nicola and Broughton-quiet neighbourhood.
&lt;br/&gt;Good building, laundry, fitness room, pet friendly. A large bachelor, no complaints in my 9 months here, just too small for my present needs.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:33:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-04-22T14:33:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>We have arrived!</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hello!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Thanks for all the tips and suggestions from the people who replied to our previous inquiries. 
&lt;br/&gt;We've happily landed and comfortably settled in the wonderful East van / Mt. Pleasant neighborhood and are absolutely loving it here. It's really nice to be back on the West Coast that is home to so many brilliant geniuses and other lovely beings. We're regularly up and down Commercial, signed up to the mandatory lists, checked out some superwicked events, and can't wait for all the fun stuff coming up in the near future.. (oh, and btw, you call this grey weather??? You must be kidding. Check out Northern Europe in February - looks something like this: http://galen-frysinger.com/graphics/estonia4.jpg )
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&lt;br/&gt;We're currently in the process of sorting out our lives and tracking down new awesome FRIENDS! So if you feel like hanging out with two generally nice Esto-Canadian humans, let us know - would be wonderful to get a break from the job search and connect with some of the people in the neighborhood. 
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&lt;br/&gt;We'll see you around!
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&lt;br/&gt;Chimo!;)&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:29:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>krist3l</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-01-19T06:29:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Know how it is when you meet cool peope at the burn....</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;... then you lose them on the playa and have no idea how to locate them? 
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&lt;br/&gt;I met some great guys from Whistler who travelled down to BRC in an RV and stayed out in 2:00. 
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&lt;br/&gt;Anybody got any leads? 
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&lt;br/&gt;:)&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:41:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>CrystalCat</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2007-09-05T05:41:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Landing in Vancouver...</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hello everybody!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;My hubby Mike (can) and I (est) will be landing in Vancouver on December 30th, to celebrate the New Year's Eve as the beginning of our new life in Canada. We are leaving our wonderful jobs in Estonia behind because of the impending economic doom / kroon inflation / Russian threat, and hoping that Vancouver will satisfy our need for change and permanence. 
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&lt;br/&gt;We're 25 and 30, both working in the postproduction / multimedia industry. I am a video editor / compositor whereas Mike is an audio engineer / DVD programmer (Sonic Scenarist). Links to our demo reels/resumes are http://www.creativefrequencies.com/kristel/ and http://www.creativefrequencies.com/michael/resume.html [in process]. We'd naturally appreciate any career-related suggestions or references that you may have! 
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&lt;br/&gt;Since I am from the middle of the Baltic Sea and Mike's BC residence is limited to a rather short period of time, we kind of need some help.
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&lt;br/&gt;We work in a relatively noisy industry, so we're looking for a quiet place to rent. When looking for apartments, should we aim for Commercial Dr. or Kits and what are the pros and cons of each place these days? Can you recommend other places to look other than Craigslist? 
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&lt;br/&gt;Is there a coverage package that we should be aiming for when going to job interviews? Is it common to have dental/maternity benefits in multimedia or artsy/techie jobs?
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&lt;br/&gt;Coming from Europe, I'll probably be feeling a need for a cell phone. What is the company and plan to use in the Vancouver area if one does not make any "national" phone calls and wants to pay as little as possible to call friends? Or is there no such thing?  
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&lt;br/&gt;Which bank would you recommend for everyday banking purposes, provided that one wants to do as much online/simplified/integrated/automated/environmentally friendly banking as possible?
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&lt;br/&gt;Where does one register for a family physician and do you have to be working to be able to have one?
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&lt;br/&gt;Can you recommend a good place for a gym/yoga center, that is down to earth and not overly yuppiefied ( :) ) where i could continue my (preferably Ashtanga) yoga practice?
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&lt;br/&gt;Any suggestions for New Year's Eve 2007/08?
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&lt;br/&gt;Oh, and do you still like Vancouver?:)
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&lt;br/&gt;All replies welcome!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Kristel and Mike
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:44:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>krist3l</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2007-10-09T19:44:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Rumba &amp;amp; Orishas workshops with Yoruba Andabo from Havana!!!</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hola amigos; 
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&lt;br/&gt;Take advantage of this GREAT opportunity to learn Afro-Cuban dances when Havana's # 1 Rumba &amp;amp; Orishas group, YORUBA ANDABO, will arrive in Vancouver on Oct. 28th to teach workshops and appear in concert as well. YORUBA ANDABO is one of the groups that, along with Los Munequitos de Matanzas, performed in the Grammy Award winning album "La Rumba Soy Yo". 
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&lt;br/&gt;See them on YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtqWI5wEfNI
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&lt;br/&gt;Here are the details: 
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&lt;br/&gt;RUMBA &amp;amp; ORISHAS DANCE WORKSHOP 
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&lt;br/&gt;Sunday October 28th from 1 to 3 pm 
&lt;br/&gt;Polish Community Centre, 4015 Fraser (corner of 24th Ave.) 
&lt;br/&gt;Admission $40. Must register in advance! 
&lt;br/&gt;Contact: eljabaito@yahoo.com 
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&lt;br/&gt;RUMBA &amp;amp; ORISHAS DRUMMING WORKSHOP 
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&lt;br/&gt;Monday October 29th at 8:30 pm 
&lt;br/&gt;Forufera Dance Centre, 
&lt;br/&gt;505 Hamilton St. (between Pender &amp;amp; Dunsmuir) 
&lt;br/&gt;Admission $40. Bring your own drum(s). 
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&lt;br/&gt;Must register in advance for either workshop! 
&lt;br/&gt;Contact: eljabaito@yahoo.com 
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&lt;br/&gt;For info on their Vancouver concert appearance on Sunday October 28th, call the Centennial Theatre at 604-984-4484. 
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:20:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Sarita</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2007-10-19T20:20:21Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Halloween Party Featuring Live Arabic Music &amp;amp; Songs &amp;amp;Dance</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Date:  October 31, 2007
&lt;br/&gt;Location:  Kalypso Greek Restaurant - 1025 Robson Street [Between Thurlow &amp;amp; Burrard].
&lt;br/&gt;Tix: $25 [Dinner Included] 
&lt;br/&gt;Music Begins at 9pm
&lt;br/&gt;For Reservations Call:  (604) 689-5550&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:42:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Sarita</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2007-10-19T19:42:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Big Trees, Not Big Stumps!  Ancient Forest Rally in Victoria Oct 13th</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Huge rally happening in Victoria Oct 13th- Please carpool or bus out to join us in demanding the BC Liberals stop logging our old-growth! 
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&lt;br/&gt;Big Trees, Not Big Stumps! 
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&lt;br/&gt;Rally for Ancient Forests and to Ban Raw Log 
&lt;br/&gt;Exports! 
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&lt;br/&gt;Saturday, October 13, 2007 
&lt;br/&gt;Victoria, BC 
&lt;br/&gt;11:30 am Meet at Centennial Square, then march with drumming 
&lt;br/&gt;band 
&lt;br/&gt;12:00 noon Arrive at Legislative Buildings for speeches and fun! 
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&lt;br/&gt;TAKE PART in the "ANCIENT FOREST FALLDOWN", where 73% of the 
&lt;br/&gt;people will "fall" down (or sit down) at the rally, representing 
&lt;br/&gt;the loss of 73% of Vancouver 
&lt;br/&gt;Island's old-growth forests! 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;The BC government will be releasing a Coastal Old-Growth Strategy 
&lt;br/&gt;in the coming months, for the first time in almost 20 years. A 
&lt;br/&gt;good 
&lt;br/&gt;turn out at the rally will let them know that they'll get lots of 
&lt;br/&gt;public 
&lt;br/&gt;THANKS if they make a good plan - or face a hell of a FIGHT if 
&lt;br/&gt;they make a bad plan that allows the continued liquidation of our 
&lt;br/&gt;last southern coastal ancient forests. 
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&lt;br/&gt;We need absolutely every concerned citizen at this pivotal 
&lt;br/&gt;rally for the ancient forests of Vancouver Island and the 
&lt;br/&gt;Southwest Mainland 
&lt;br/&gt;and to ban raw log exports! If you truly care about the 
&lt;br/&gt;fate of our spectacular old-growth forests and for BC jobs, then 
&lt;br/&gt;make it a FIRST RATE PRIORITY to get down to this brief rally! 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;People in communities across Vancouver Island, from the Lower 
&lt;br/&gt;Mainland, from the Gulf Islands, and anywhere in the world are 
&lt;br/&gt;encouraged to attend! 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;At least 73% of the productive old-growth forests on Vancouver 
&lt;br/&gt;Island have been logged, including 90% of the valley bottoms 
&lt;br/&gt;where the largest trees grow. A similar situation exists in the 
&lt;br/&gt;Southwest Mainland, where at one time there were over 1000 
&lt;br/&gt;spotted owls. Today, due to the logging of their old-growth 
&lt;br/&gt;habitat, there are only 16 individuals left. Enough is enough! 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;With so little left on the south coast, it's time to save the 
&lt;br/&gt;remaining old-growth forests, log the second-growth forests 
&lt;br/&gt;sustainably, and ban raw log exports to protect the jobs of BC 
&lt;br/&gt;forestry workers. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;A good turnout is key. Please email us back at wc2vic@island.net 
&lt;br/&gt;if you can come and if you can bring any friends or family, so we 
&lt;br/&gt;can get a sense of our numbers. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;***If you're coming from Vancouver, you can take a 9 am ferry 
&lt;br/&gt;from Tsawassen, with a Pacific Coach Line bus that will 
&lt;br/&gt;take you straight downtown by 11:30 am. Or arrange carpools with 
&lt;br/&gt;friends. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Also, wherever you live on this planet, PLEASE WRITE a LETTER! 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Do letters help? YES! Every letter politicians get represents 
&lt;br/&gt;hundreds of others who feel the same way. 
&lt;br/&gt;Handwritten letters are better than emails. Make sure you include 
&lt;br/&gt;your home mailing address so they know you're a real person. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Premier Gordon Campbell premier@gov.bc.ca 
&lt;br/&gt;Rich Coleman, Minister of Forests and Range 
&lt;br/&gt;rich.coleman.mla@leg.bc.ca 
&lt;br/&gt;Barry Penner, Minister of Environment barry.penner.mla@leg.bc.ca 
&lt;br/&gt;All at: Legislative Buildings, Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Let the BC Liberal government know if you think it should: 
&lt;br/&gt;- Enact a short timeline to end the logging of old-growth forests 
&lt;br/&gt;on Vancouver Island and the Southwest Mainland where old-growth 
&lt;br/&gt;forests are scarce, in order to protect wildlife, tourism, and 
&lt;br/&gt;the climate. 
&lt;br/&gt;- Ensure that second-growth forests are logged sustainably. 
&lt;br/&gt;- Ban raw log exports to foreign mills in order to protect BC 
&lt;br/&gt;forestry jobs. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;And please HOST an ANCIENT FOREST POTLUCK! 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Invite friends over and get everyone to write a letter about 
&lt;br/&gt;ending old-growth logging on Vancouver Island and the Southwest 
&lt;br/&gt;Mainland of BC. Download our Old-Growth Action Guide and a blank 
&lt;br/&gt;petition for each guest, at www.viforest.org Get them 
&lt;br/&gt;out to our upcoming rallies and events! Find out more on how to 
&lt;br/&gt;host an event at www.wcwcvictoria.org 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;See some NEWS ARTICLES from the Times Colonist about our Ancient 
&lt;br/&gt;Forest Potlucks, as well as about Western Forest Products selling 
&lt;br/&gt;off prime forest lands for suburban sprawl near Victoria, on our 
&lt;br/&gt;website at: www.wcwcvictoria.org 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;See a new VIDEO of TimberWest falling ancient cedars into a lake 
&lt;br/&gt;on Vancouver Island, posted by the United Steelworkers Union (the 
&lt;br/&gt;Wilderness Committee is supporting the strike demands by these 
&lt;br/&gt;timber workers) at: 
&lt;br/&gt;www.youtube.com/results
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;For more information contact Ken Wu, Joan Varley, or Jessi Junkin 
&lt;br/&gt;at the Wilderness Committee in Victoria at 250-388-9292 or email 
&lt;br/&gt;wc2vic@island.net 
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&lt;br/&gt;Please SIGN our ONLINE PETITIONS at: 
&lt;br/&gt;www.bcoilslick.org 
&lt;br/&gt;www.okanaganpetition.org 
&lt;br/&gt;www.viforest.org &lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>dancingowl botanicals</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;salvia &amp;amp; quantum blend+more www.dancingowl.com&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:52:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tribe's Canadian Captain Sweep Web TV Show; The North American Security and Prosperity Partnership Agreement</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/325ae9b9-ab95-4a57-bb70-322098407089</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;YooooHoooo Canada ... Hi ... I want to share this with you ......
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&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-2066838713748894566&amp;amp;hl=en-CA
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&lt;br/&gt;After 9-11 I sent out the first written Wake-Up Call to my immediate circle of influence. I was incensed by what I had seen . How could these buildings fall down the way they did from a plane hitting them?They looked like controlled demolitions. It was so obvious! So I jabbed at the keyboard and wrote what I thought were exceptionally important words in an even exceedingly significant message. I was going to wake up the people around me to this pathetic deception! 
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&lt;br/&gt;Within the message I declared myself a pi-rate. The character of Captain Sweep was born and I expected this to create quite a stir in my network. Well...things are a bit different in retrospect. If anything all I did was add to the mounting evidence to my circle that I have gone completely off the deep end. I thought I would get a message back from everyone saying at least something...and the largest message I received was silence. 
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&lt;br/&gt;I was shocked. It was almost inconceivable to me that my Wake Up Call was to fall on deaf ears. Didn't they see the implications? Didn't they know what this meant? Wasn't it time to stand up together and do something? 
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&lt;br/&gt;I grew angry and frustrated at the perceived complacency. Since that time I have come to realize many things. One of them is that by that time my voice had lost a great deal of credibility because of the life I had chosen to live. I had not taken the road of credible institutions to work at, I didn't have a good corporate job....I was just another lost soul that was placed into a category of "not to be listened to" due to the strange disturbing messages I would put out out from time to time. 
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&lt;br/&gt;Of course this is and still is only based upon my perspective. Who knows what people thought. I know a lot of people. The degree to which they are influenced by anything I may say is a wide spectrum. We are so overwhelmed with messages why should anything I say have any more impact than anything else.... 
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&lt;br/&gt;Why am I saying all this now? 
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&lt;br/&gt;I am trying to give a context...set a scene...build up to the present by saying something of the past and in some ways I have come full circle by again sending out a new Videoized Wake Up Call to my circle of Influence. Much has changed since that first one. I am not the same person and the world is no longer the place it was. 
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&lt;br/&gt;I know that there is enough evidence to support my claims in regards to 9-11 being a modern day Reichstag that was created to build home support for everything that has happened since...Afghanistan, Iraq, the Patriotic Act are steps towards a future where we will see all of our identity cards and even ourselves microchipped and under surveillance 24/7. 
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&lt;br/&gt;The Canada that we knew when we were growing up is changing quickly and even now, 6 years later, you must see some of the writing on the wall. We are one of the richest countries in the world and as water runs out as well as oil we could be THE richest country in the world. And yet we allow small groups of bankers to control and own most of the world and soon to include most of Canada. 
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&lt;br/&gt;They do this through putting puppets in power who sign agreements that then become laws and then they have a rigged legal system to defend their claims. 
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&lt;br/&gt;The latest agreement is the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership Agreement signed by Martin, Fox and Bush in Waco Texas in May of 2005. Have you even heard of it? Most Canadians haven't. There are over 300 resolutions that are being put in place WITHOUT ANY PUBLIC CONSULTATION. They refer to how we will live, our environmental regulations and what kind of security precautions will be in place when we finally figure out we've been scammed and decide to do something about it. 
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&lt;br/&gt;George Bush is coming to Ottawa on August 20th and there is a growing awareness in Canada that we had better start to make some noise until it becomes a cry across the country to make this an election issue and at least pretend to give us a say in this manner as with NAFTA. 
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&lt;br/&gt;This web TV episode highlights a forum (about the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership Agreement) held in Victoria on August 15th, 2007 that was put on by a coalition between the Victoria Peace Coalition, the Victoria Chapter of the Council of Canadians and the Victoria Seniors. 4 Speakers are heard, Connie Fogal (Leader of the Canadian Action Party), Bo Filter (author and social activist), Bob Hansen (Council of Canadians -Nanaimo Chapter), and Denise Savoie (Victoria MP), and each brings a unique perspective to how badly we are being screwed by those supposed to look after the good of the nation. 
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&lt;br/&gt;I am sending this out to everyone i know with the hopes that it passes through word of mouth to those who have ears to listen. The normal media is not covering this and that's because the same people who are putting these agreements in place own the media. I really hope that you take the time to watch this and that this will lead eventually to a general strike across the country. Our children's future is being stolen and if we do not take a stand now it will be too late. Watch the video and pass it on. That's all you have to do. 
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&lt;br/&gt;http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-2066838713748894566&amp;amp;hl=en-CA
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&lt;br/&gt;If you do take the time to watch the video and pass it on then many thanks. If you don't because you are too busy...don't complain when in 10 years your life is actually effected by what is happening now. You were warned and you did nothing about it. That may sound harsh but the Canadian Middle class needs a wake up call because you have it so good...and the baby boomers may be called baby doomers because you were the richest generation ever and you left the biggest mess for your children and grandchildren to clean up. WAKE UP! &lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Ride needed from Vancouver to Nelson for Shambhala</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hi everyone! My girlfriend  needs a ride to Shambhala from Vancouver to Nelson.
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&lt;br/&gt;If you or you know anyone who has a space in their vehicle please let me know. 
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&lt;br/&gt;Shes looking to leave thursday the 9th..Shes able to share gas costs etc.
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&lt;br/&gt; Let me know if there's room in you vehicle!
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&lt;br/&gt;Thanks
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&lt;br/&gt;Kevin&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Ride needed to Shambhala from Vancouver on the 9th</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hi all you beautiful people! I need a ride to Shambhala from Vancouver or Nanaimo on the 9th (I can easily take the ferry from Nanaimo to get to Vancouver to meet people).
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&lt;br/&gt;If you or you know anyone who has a space in their vehicle let me know. Will share gas costs etc. And love the company.
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&lt;br/&gt;I'm also looking for a ride home after (To Calgary) with a possible stop over to Nelson on the way back. I'm pretty cas on this one. Let me know if there's room in you vehicle!
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&lt;br/&gt;Blessings,&lt;/div&gt;
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hello, my name is Stephen and i live in Punta Mona, Costa Rica and i am just passing through Vancouver. i am staying just a few days and don't really know anyone.    Anything fun happening?? Love to all!
&lt;br/&gt;Stephen &lt;/div&gt;
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;My friend and I are going to Praxis, an electronic indoor show of epic proportions, in Seattle on June 16.  We will take the bus but we would rather go with YOU :)  If you are planning on heading to see this, or are going to Seattle on this day, and would like to share costs, we'd be happy to join you.
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&lt;br/&gt;Here's the link for the event if you'd like to come, and me thinks you should :)
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.infiniteconnections.org/praxis061607&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Bus driver wanted to tour festivals, circus style</title>
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&lt;br/&gt;MythMaker is looking for a summer busdriver for our festival tour, the pay isn’t amazing but the adventure is high, and the events unforgettable. Someone who is clear and grounded, no substance abuse and preferably with some mechanical skills. We leave june 13 from bc Canada and return on aug 1st for the first section of our tour
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&lt;br/&gt;Check us out at
&lt;br/&gt;www.mythmaker.ca&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 03:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>a Vancouver girl speaks out</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/208b85cc-022b-40dc-934b-c0022afdf964</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;found on the politics tribe http://uspolitics.tribe.net/thread/9cf67477-cc0d-46d2-bec1-aaf290768295?newpostingid=f8e7f017-1c4f-41f0-982c-e921785eb337#f8e7f017-1c4f-41f0-982c-e921785eb337
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&lt;br/&gt;"I am Only A Child"
&lt;br/&gt;Must Watch 6 Minute Video
&lt;br/&gt;13 year old Severm Suzuki, plead for the future of her generation.
&lt;br/&gt;"Even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to share."
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17665.htm&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 01:37:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/143c3a8c-d848-4258-9ea8-547e0c62ec01</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;see http://www.chycho.com/?q=node/414 for links
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&lt;br/&gt;News:  Maher Arar makes Time Magazine list of 100 most influential people - “In 2002, the Canadian citizen was deported by the U.S. to Syria where he was imprisoned and tortured. In a statement issued through the Centre for Constitutional Rights, Arar says he is "very honored" to be on the Time list and expresses gratitude to everyone who supported him "throughout this struggle for justice.” …  If Arar was running for Prime Minister in the next elections he would get my vote. He has proven to the world that he is more then just a Canadian, he has shown himself to be a true humanitarian that took on the secret tribunals of the US and Canadian governments and won.
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&lt;br/&gt;His wife, Monia Mazigh, who stood by him and is the reason why Maher Arar is alive today and not rotting in an American torture chamber deserves a higher honor then her husband. She should be listed as The most influential person in the world. Her struggle to free her husband and the father of her children was a testament to her love and power. She proved to the world that one person can influence a whole country. A true David and Goliath story that has a female in the leading role.
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&lt;br/&gt;If you would like to know the Truth and learn about one of the greatest love stories of all time then visit maherarar.ca You will be amazed what an individual can endure and what can be accomplish when the citizens of a country demand justice.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 21:37:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Saturday, March 24, 2007
&lt;br/&gt;Vancouver Island Ancient Forest Rally
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&lt;br/&gt;12 Noon, BC Legislative Buildings, Victoria
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&lt;br/&gt;This will be the major mobilization by the WCWC to end old-growth
&lt;br/&gt;logging on Vancouver Island and to ban raw log exports.
&lt;br/&gt;Mark this date down - get everyone you know to commit to come
&lt;br/&gt;out! Numbers count! We'll need at least 500 people to form an
&lt;br/&gt;"aerial art image" - please let us know if you can pre-confirm to
&lt;br/&gt;come ...email us at wc2vic@island.net&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:52:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SEAL HUNT PROTEST  March 15 VAG 11:45am</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;SEAL HUNT PROTEST  
&lt;br/&gt;Date: Thursday, March 15 
&lt;br/&gt;Location: Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson &amp;amp; Hornby)
&lt;br/&gt;Meeting Time: Between 11:30 - 11:45 am 
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&lt;br/&gt;Contact: Joanne Chang
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&lt;br/&gt;Email: Joanne4Animals@gmail.com
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&lt;br/&gt;Tel: 604.761.4162
&lt;br/&gt;Please take the day off and bring you entire family
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&lt;br/&gt;Please get the day off work/school!!  As Canadians it is very important that we stand up against our own government for subsidizing the world's biggest wildlife slaughter.  The entire world is shaking its head at us because of this extremely shameful ritual.  
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;Activists must dress in all black for this protest.  We will meet at 11:45a.m. right outside the Art Gallery (on the Robson St side).  We will depart the Art Gallery at 12 SHARP in a funeral procession.  Please be on time, or early because the procession will not wait for late comers. Activists will each pick up a coffin and walk in single file.  We will cross much of downtown during lunch hour so it is important that we have a lot of people to make a long procession. The procession will end in front of the DFO (department of fisheries and oceans) and we will deliver the coffins to their door.   A protest will continue in front of the DFO.  If you have children who will not be at school that day, please bring them along too.  We need children dressed in black to lay flowers on the coffins in front of the DFO.   It will draw a lot of media attention if we can get the children.   Please let me know if you are able to attend. 
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&lt;br/&gt;For more info about the seal hunt, please visit www.protectseals.org&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:41:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>March 3 Dance Class for Guinness World Record</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Just thought I'd pass this information on in case anyone else wants to join in to help make this world record happen!!
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&lt;br/&gt;Show up by 10am @ 4601 Ontario St. (near Main and 30th or so) - that's when you're assigned a number and everything official for the Guinness World Record requirements.
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&lt;br/&gt;This coming Saturday Big Brothers is having a big 50th Anniversary Party at
&lt;br/&gt;Nat Bailey stadium.  Part of the day's events is going to be an attempt at 
&lt;br/&gt;setting a Guinness World Record for the biggest dance class (doing the hand
&lt;br/&gt;jive).  We need as many people to join in as possible to have a shot.
&lt;br/&gt;Please consider coming out--it's all free!  It's going to be fun too, I'm 
&lt;br/&gt;looking forward to it!
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&lt;br/&gt;Saturday, March 3rd at 10:00 am at Nat Bailey Stadium (at 30th Avenue and
&lt;br/&gt;Ontario Street)
&lt;br/&gt;Go to our website for more information:
&lt;br/&gt;www.bigbrothersvancouver.com&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:00:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>TV ON THE RADIO TICKET?</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;I just thought I would put it out there.... reeeeally want to se thi sshow in March. If anyone has a ticket they'd like to sell,  I  would be happy to buy it!
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&lt;br/&gt;Thanks Kindly. Iris&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:52:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>looking for a ride.</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;hmmm not sure if this is the most appropriate place to start but oh well here I go.
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&lt;br/&gt;Looking for a ride from Vancouver to Nelson on either march. 2nd, 9th or the 16th.... driver will be rewarded handsomely. I need to get there ASAp and if possible if anyone is coming back on 3rd 0r 4th... or subsequently the 11th or 12th....or perhaps the 17th or 18th.... I would be ever so ever so gracious to make your life worth living....
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&lt;br/&gt;I'll explain in  PM the graveness of this quest, and hope that this somehow reaches farther than the nelson ride share which seems is jammed packed with other people begging for rides.... thanks so so so very much.... sunny. &lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>do make say think(vancouver ticket for sale)</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;hello!!
&lt;br/&gt;i was really exited to buy a ticket for that wonderfull band coming in vancouver on march 5th at richards on richards , but when i got back to home victoria i just found out that they are giving a show here as well!!!!
&lt;br/&gt;so it would save me the ferries money and then the travel time if i could sell this ticket to someone in vancouver.( i'm ready to mail it priority mail)
&lt;br/&gt;\the ticket is 20$ .
&lt;br/&gt;this is going to be an incredible concert from a band linked to broken social scene, and is one the same label (constellation) as" a silver mount zion" and "godspeed you black emperor."
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&lt;br/&gt;email me at manuafee@lycos.com or through tribe.
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&lt;br/&gt;much regards
&lt;br/&gt;paix
&lt;br/&gt;manuel&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>LOOK</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;View My website www.makeupartistonthego.com for photos and more info..&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:23:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Trees in our city</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Here we go again! City council will be voting in March to have the trees along west Broadway removed so that the sidewalks can be repaved.
&lt;br/&gt;Please send an email to Mayor Sullivan and Council if you disagree with this move.
&lt;br/&gt;Here is my letter for reference.
&lt;br/&gt;Thanks,
&lt;br/&gt;S
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;mayorandcouncil@vancouver.ca
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;Mayor Sullivan and Council Members:
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;It has come to my attention that the City of Vancouver is planning to remove the mature trees along West Broadway Street. These trees planted in 1976 and have matured and provide shade for pedestrians and shops, absorb carbon and other pollution from the air, absorb stormwater when it rains and provides a visual canopy that beautifies the streetscape.
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;The suggestion to remove these trees is yet again a shortsighted approach from our city officials. These trees should be considered Heritage trees and the repaving of the sidewalks should incorporate these trees just as they are!
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;Our city is losing our magnificent 'green' reputation from over zealous development projects, high cost transportation projects, loss of parkland and residential densification. Make the right move and work around these Linden trees.
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:02:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Budget Priorities Presented to City Council</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/b16bbb49-d182-4736-a427-cd96f7add302</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Think City supporters told us loud and clear you want your council to maintain and even expand city services. According to the city's own public consultation on this year's budget, the majority of the 2,700 people surveyed were "in favour of increasing property taxes to maintain services." 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;However, senior city staff have instead recommended city council slash $7.3 million from existing civic commitments. This service reduction comes either as direct program cuts or increased user fees. The proposed program cuts include parks and recreation ($453,800), libraries ($90,000), action on climate change ($100,000), greenways ($307,000), the revitalization of Chinatown ($212,600), and heritage preservation ($50,000). 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;You told Think City you also want council to take action on increasing affordable housing, improving public transit and reducing homelessness and poverty. However, new spending recommended by city staff does little to address these top three citizen priorities. Instead, staff are asking council to devote the lion's share of any new money in 2007 – almost $2-million or 55 per cent of new unfunded spending – on more money for policing. That's the wrong priority. 
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&lt;br/&gt;Over the next few weeks, Think City will keep the pressure on our elected officials to better reflect the priorities you have identified for the city. Our mayor and council will make a final budget decision on March 13 – that's when we will learn their priorities for Vancouver. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Think City Citizen Budget Priorities 2007 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Think CIty surveyed nearly 10,000 event participants, supporters and Think City Minute email bulletin subscribers between Jan. 16 and Feb. 19 and gathered in 336 submissions. The priorities for city council are outlined below with the percentage support and the total numbers of individuals surveyed who are supporting the priority in brackets: 
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&lt;br/&gt;more affordable housing – this includes both social housing and middle-income housing (69.2%, 229 individuals support this priority/336 total number of individuals who completed survey) 
&lt;br/&gt;better public transit (41.1%, 136/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;a reduction in homelessness and poverty (32.9%, 109/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;more parks and recreation services (21.8%, 72/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;action on climate change by the city (20.5%, 68/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;more childcare and daycare services (19.6%, 65/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;continued support for the Owen/Campbell Four Pillars Drug strategy (19.3%, 64/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;no additional civic funding for 2010 Olympics (19.0%, 63/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;more resources for public libraries (10.6%, 35/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;no additional civic funding for police department (10.3%, 34/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;more public input on growth and development (9.1%, 30/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;other - e.g., improve healthcare system, improve schools, cancel/expand specific city programs, job creation, reduce property taxes, increase spending on police, remove social housing, etc. (7.9%, 26/336) 
&lt;br/&gt;more spending on public works with an emphasis on improving roads (5.7%, 19/336) &lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:55:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Climate Change Valentines!</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Apologies for the late notice... (but, even if you miss this event, there are easy ways to send your own anytime... for free!)
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Concerned citizens organize a climate change Valentine "sign-in" at Granville Island February 10th
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&lt;br/&gt;Nothing says "reduce greenhouse gas emissions now!" quite like a Valentine.  That's the reasoning behind a mass signing of Valentines for Ottawa leaders and MP's happening this Saturday, February the 10th between 10:30 and Noon at Granville Island.  The signing will take place in the open plaza between Johnston and Duranleau streets, in front of the Public Market .  Organizers expect hundreds of Valentines will be signed and mailed out.
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&lt;br/&gt;The event has been organized by VTACC, Voters Taking Action on Climate Change, as part of their national "Send a Climate Change Valentine to Ottawa" campaign.  The group, formed by Kitsilano community members concerned about climate change and government inaction on the issue, wanted to send a message to Ottawa calling for immediate and deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.  Climate change Valentines seemed like a timely, unique and enjoyable way to get that message across.
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&lt;br/&gt;The group has been encouraging citizens across the country to send Valentines in, and support for the effort has been particularly strong here in Vancouver.  "In just one hour on a sunny afternoon last week people signed and sent in 325 on 4th Avenue," said Quincy Young, VTACC member. "People really got into the idea, and had a bit of fun while expressing their concerns to Ottawa."  Other signings have been happening across the city.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;People signing Valentines on Saturday can send messages to Prime Minster Stephen Harper, Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, Environment Minister John Baird and their own local MP, and they can choose between eight different classic Valentines with climate change sentiments.  The Valentines can be previewed at http://vtacc.org .
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&lt;br/&gt;Other ways to get involved:
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&lt;br/&gt;1. Send in your own Valentines or distribute them in your community.
&lt;br/&gt;We want to make sure that every MP knows that action on climate change is an issue which their constituents will be considering next election.  The Valentine Campaign Kit is available as a Pdf download at http://vtacc.org/ . Printing a few sheets double sided on stiff card stock at home will give you enough Valentines for family, friends and coworkers.  If you want to get into serious production, two sided printing (one colour, one B&amp;amp;W) on 80lb (~12pt) glossy-one-side card stock runs about $35, including cutting, for 25 sheets (100 Valentines) at your friendly local print/copy shop. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Don't forget: by law all Valentines go postage free to the House of Commons, so once you've got your stack, you're just left with the pleasure of giving them away and knowing that the federal government is getting a unique call to action.   If you send in or distribute Valentines in the next few days, please send us a quick message at climate_action@yahoo.ca to let us know where you live and the name of your local MP.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;2. Contact your local MP and ask them to raise the issue when the House is sitting next week.
&lt;br/&gt;We are going to encourage our local MP, Stephen Owen, and the Liberal Environment Critic, David McGuinty, to ask Prime Minister Harper and Environment Minister Baird how many Valentines they have received from Canadians.  We want them to state before the House that their constituents want real reductions in greenhouse gas emissions starting this year, and that they are not satisfied with vague promises of long term reductions in emission intensity.   We encourage you to contact your local MP by phone, fax or email next week to ask them to raise this issue before the House as well.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;3. Contact us directly and we'll mail you Valentines which you can to send to your MP.
&lt;br/&gt;While Messrs Dion, Baird and Harper are getting their share of Valentines, we are deeply concerned that some MP's are missing out on Valentines from their own constituents.  It just wouldn't be right if some of those members looked into their Valentines holders on the 14th and found them empty!  If you are unable to print up your own Valentine, send us a quick message at climate_action@yahoo.ca with your name and street address and the name of your MP.  If we're not sure that your MP has received any yet, we'll mail you out several right away so that you and a few others can sign them and send them in.  (They may not arrive by Valentines day, but better late then never!)
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Thank you to everyone who has participated so far!
&lt;br/&gt;Over a thousand Valentines have been sent in from Greater Vancouver in the past week just by sharing them out among family, friends, coworkers, parents at school and community members on the street.  SPUD, our friendly Organics-To-You delivery service, distributed 2200 to is customers in Victoria, on Vancouver Island, in Greater Vancouver and in Calgary -- the location of Stephen Harper's home riding.  Folks in the Similkameen Valley, site of a proposed coal powered generating plant, have sent in 200 more. Students in New Brunswick have been sending them in from school
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Together we have been able to send Prime Minster Harper, Environment Minister Baird and Liberal Leader Dion each hundreds of Valentines asking for immediate, deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions -- and more are on the way.  Valentines have been distributed from Nunavut to Newfoundland, and from the Yukon to Southwestern Ontario, so we know that many local MP's are also receiving Valentines and getting the message that Canadians are paying attention and expecting action on the most important environmental, moral and human rights issue of our time.  &lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>looking for semi-consistant ride to whistler..</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;hi, are any of you an occassional traveller to whistler?  on the weekend?
&lt;br/&gt;i will be travelling in march and parts of april..would love to save on bus money and catch a lift with some great vangrooover people..
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&lt;br/&gt;any help??
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&lt;br/&gt;thanks&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:26:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Twilight Circus Dub Sound System Meets Dubinhood</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;check out this rare appearance live on Sunday, March 4th at The Plaza Club in Vancouver with Twilight Circus= Twilight Circus Dub Sound System returns to his native Vancouver for an exclusive selector set of original contemporary roots dub productions. We´ve been waiting for this heavy cat to come back. A very well respected now-generation dub master indeed. Dubin Hood comes out of his shadowy secret lair in the future from the far reaches of the mysterious Dubwood Forest to feed the people with big slices of dub bread and give them their proper dose of bass meds with a live PA multi-instrumental set. Strictly Dubwise. Not to be missed. Tickets soon available at Zulu, Scratch, High Life, Red Cat. 12 bucks in advance, 14 bucks at the door&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:07:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NYE - SKYTRAIN PARTY - FREE</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;OK!!!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Yeah it's settled then.
&lt;br/&gt;Let's all start getting the word out to everyone.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Here are the details.
&lt;br/&gt;NYE Meet at VCC Clark at 7:45.
&lt;br/&gt;Bring EVERYTHING!!!
&lt;br/&gt;Music, Costumes, Party Favors, etc,,,
&lt;br/&gt;If you have a Stereo or instrument... BRING IT!!!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;At 8pm we hop an Accordion Train to the Future.
&lt;br/&gt;We ride it full circle to Waterfront and then "Whatever".....
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Total Trip time 1hr.
&lt;br/&gt;8pm to 9pm.
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&lt;br/&gt;See you there!!!&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:31:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Post effects everyone in BC</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Ok. The following effects everyone working and living and paying taxes in BC so i am posting everywhere I can. please read. and then email and talk to everyone you know about it and what to do about it.
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&lt;br/&gt;Here is some information about the unheard of Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement between BC and Alberta.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I want to make two points and then a plee before you read the article.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;1)"The Agricultural Land Commission, the
&lt;br/&gt;Island Trusts, regional districts and land use restrictions in
&lt;br/&gt;provincial parks will all be vulnerable to a TILMA challenge as of next
&lt;br/&gt;April (2007)." - This is for any evironmentalist on the culture jamming list and beyond.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;2 )"They could then be challenged for
&lt;br/&gt;regulating the size and location of commercial signs and billboards,
&lt;br/&gt;imposing height restrictions on buildings, or requiring green space
&lt;br/&gt;allocations from developers." - For all you cultural jammers out there, you are going to have a lot of work on your hands. all those new billboards, popping up everywhere.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;My plee: I don't know of any actions/campaigns against this agreement, yet. I hope i will find some to inform you all of. But from where I stand, we need to do something. What? Don't know that part yet. But I think we might be able to angle it from the illegitimacy of the agreement (" no legislation introduced to give it legitimacy")
&lt;br/&gt;I just really want to get a discussion on this going. So any thoughts would be great.
&lt;br/&gt;I will attach the original article as well on the bottom.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;fighting till my last breath,
&lt;br/&gt;jax
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;December 13, 2006
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Murray Dobbin
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Last April the governments of B.C. and Alberta signed an agreement
&lt;br/&gt;called the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA).
&lt;br/&gt;There was no public notice, little media coverage, no legislation
&lt;br/&gt;introduced to give it legitimacy and no debate in the legislature. The
&lt;br/&gt;Alberta-based think tank, the Canada West Foundation, says TILMA will
&lt;br/&gt;rid the provinces of barriers that "frustrate business".
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;The most draconian aspect of TILMA is its investment provisions. Once
&lt;br/&gt;the agreement enters into force on April 1, 2007, individuals and
&lt;br/&gt;businesses will gain the right to launch complaints and get up to $5
&lt;br/&gt;million in awards against governments just because they “restrict”
&lt;br/&gt;investment. Since pretty much everything a government does in some way
&lt;br/&gt;restricts investment, the two provinces are in for a wild ride.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;TILMA claims will be decided by NAFTA-like panels.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;What are some examples of government restrictions on investment that
&lt;br/&gt;could be challenged under TILMA? TILMA has some exceptions, but land use
&lt;br/&gt;planning is not one of them. The Agricultural Land Commission, the
&lt;br/&gt;Island Trusts, regional districts and land use restrictions in
&lt;br/&gt;provincial parks will all be vulnerable to a TILMA challenge as of next
&lt;br/&gt;April. Municipalities will have a two-year grace period before the
&lt;br/&gt;government extends TILMA to them. They could then be challenged for
&lt;br/&gt;regulating the size and location of commercial signs and billboards,
&lt;br/&gt;imposing height restrictions on buildings, or requiring green space
&lt;br/&gt;allocations from developers. And they can be challenged starting in
&lt;br/&gt;April if they introduce bylaws that are stricter than their existing ones.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We can get some idea of what we might be in for by looking at Oregon. A
&lt;br/&gt;ballot measure approved in 2004 gives property owners there the right to
&lt;br/&gt;sue for compensation for anything the state or local governments do that
&lt;br/&gt;restricts the value of their property. The result is the effective end
&lt;br/&gt;of land use planning. According to Sheila Martin, Director of the
&lt;br/&gt;Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, the ballot measure has
&lt;br/&gt;resulted in over 6,000 claims totalling over $6 billion.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;“The biggest impact of the measure,” says Martin, “has been on Oregon’s
&lt;br/&gt;land use regulations which seek to protect farm and forest land.” Land
&lt;br/&gt;use deregulation outside the cities has Martin especially worried: “The
&lt;br/&gt;urban growth boundary will become ‘leaky,’ releasing pressure for higher
&lt;br/&gt;density in the cities.” Many challenges have been filed against “sign
&lt;br/&gt;ordinances” regulating the size and location of commercial signs.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Like the dilemma BC and Alberta will face under TILMA, Oregon is now
&lt;br/&gt;having to decide whether to pay compensation to keep their regulations,
&lt;br/&gt;or waive them for the complainant. The trouble is, there is no limit to
&lt;br/&gt;the number of claims that can be made against a single regulation - so
&lt;br/&gt;if you want to keep it, you have to keep paying.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;How many claims will BC get? Oregon allows anyone with property in the
&lt;br/&gt;state to sue over land use regulation. TILMA gives Albertans the right
&lt;br/&gt;to sue BC over restrictions on their BC investments, and vice versa. But
&lt;br/&gt;Gordon Campbell is hocking TILMA to all the other provinces to get them
&lt;br/&gt;to sign on, which would expand the potential number of complaints
&lt;br/&gt;against BC. And under TILMA complaints can be made against a wide range
&lt;br/&gt;of government regulations or programs, not just land use planning.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;TILMA allows for a limited number of “Legitimate Objectives” so
&lt;br/&gt;governments can try to defend themselves before a dispute panel, arguing
&lt;br/&gt;their regulations were "necessary." But nothing in TILMA recognizes the
&lt;br/&gt;kind of quality of life objectives served by land use planning.
&lt;br/&gt;Moreover, a government would also have to demonstrate that its measure
&lt;br/&gt;is not more restrictive to business than necessary to achieve its
&lt;br/&gt;objectives.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;BC officials are making extravagant claims about trade barriers between
&lt;br/&gt;the provinces, suggesting that TILMA could “save” BC $4.8 billion - an
&lt;br/&gt;eye-popping figure, equivalent to what BC earns annually from its
&lt;br/&gt;softwood exports to the US. In October, federal officials told a Senate
&lt;br/&gt;committee that reliable studies have estimated inter-provincial trade
&lt;br/&gt;barriers to be about one tenth the amount BC is claiming, and vary
&lt;br/&gt;depending on what is defined as a trade barrier. Is the removal of land
&lt;br/&gt;use restrictions part of the "benefits" to be gained by TILMA? What
&lt;br/&gt;about the drop in property values that could result from uncontrolled
&lt;br/&gt;development?
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Alberta cabinet minister Gary Mar told a Richmond business audience the
&lt;br/&gt;easy process TILMA provides for complaints to be taken against
&lt;br/&gt;governments is "everything Canadian business asked for." He was right
&lt;br/&gt;about that. But what about everyone else?
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&lt;br/&gt;www.winnipegfreepress.com/westv...c.html
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Agreement cuts provincial powers to govern
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Winnipeg Free Press
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Fri Nov 3 2006
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;By Murray Dobbin
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;WHAT if a provincial government signed an agreement forcing it to make
&lt;br/&gt;most of its regulations identical to those of another province? What if
&lt;br/&gt;this government voluntarily made itself, and every municipality within
&lt;br/&gt;its borders, open to lawsuits over virtually anything it did that
&lt;br/&gt;restricted investment? What if it tied its own hands so that, no matter
&lt;br/&gt;how much a region was suffering economically, it could not provide
&lt;br/&gt;assistance that might "distort investment decisions?"
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Well, there are no "what ifs" about it. This past spring, B.C.'s Gordon
&lt;br/&gt;Campbell and Alberta's Ralph Klein signed an agreement with exactly
&lt;br/&gt;these sweeping constraints on the ability to govern. It is called the
&lt;br/&gt;Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement. B.C. and Alberta trade
&lt;br/&gt;officials are now shopping it around to other provinces to get them to
&lt;br/&gt;sign on. The agreement comes into effect next April.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;According to Todd Hirsch of the Canada West Foundation, the agreement
&lt;br/&gt;could erase the borders between B.C. and Alberta so that the only
&lt;br/&gt;differences between them will be "voting and the colour of the licence
&lt;br/&gt;plate."
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Except, once the agreement comes into full force, voting provincially in
&lt;br/&gt;B.C. and Alberta could be a waste of time.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Under the agreement, the B.C. or Alberta government will be barred from
&lt;br/&gt;doing anything that could "impair or restrict" trade, not only between
&lt;br/&gt;the provinces but also through them to another province or country. One
&lt;br/&gt;article just flatly decrees that there shall be "No Obstacles" to this
&lt;br/&gt;trade.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Governments will be prohibited from providing subsidies that either
&lt;br/&gt;directly or indirectly "distort investment decisions."
&lt;br/&gt;Click here to find out more!
&lt;br/&gt;Some exceptions, such as for water, are permitted but even these are to
&lt;br/&gt;be reviewed annually to get them reduced.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;The agreement also requires B.C. and Alberta to "mutually recognize or
&lt;br/&gt;otherwise reconcile their existing standards and regulations" if these
&lt;br/&gt;"impair or restrict" trade, investment or labour mobility. Then it
&lt;br/&gt;prohibits new regulations from being introduced that would have these
&lt;br/&gt;effects. Since regulation always restricts investment in some way, the
&lt;br/&gt;result will be that all future B.C. and Alberta governments will be
&lt;br/&gt;prevented from strengthening their regulations.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;How exactly is this going to work? What would happen, for example, if
&lt;br/&gt;B.C. voters decided they had had enough of leaky condos and voted for a
&lt;br/&gt;party committed to tougher construction regulations? A government
&lt;br/&gt;elected on such a commitment would quickly find it had to betray its
&lt;br/&gt;promise or be vulnerable to a trade investment challenge.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Plus if either province considers any new initiatives, it has to give
&lt;br/&gt;the other party to the agreement the right to comment in advance and is
&lt;br/&gt;then obligated to "take the other province's comments into
&lt;br/&gt;consideration." In sharp contrast, citizens in B.C. and Alberta were
&lt;br/&gt;never consulted by their own governments on this astonishing agreement.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;As part of their sales job, Alberta's Gary Mar and B.C.'s Colin Hansen
&lt;br/&gt;have claimed the agreement will not result in lower provincial standards
&lt;br/&gt;-- just ones that are "appropriate." In reality, however, the agreement
&lt;br/&gt;can only lead to deregulation because businesses are only likely to sue
&lt;br/&gt;governments over regulations they think are too high, not ones that are
&lt;br/&gt;too weak. In a vastly expanded version of provisions in NAFTA, any
&lt;br/&gt;resident of B.C. or Alberta will gain extensive new grounds to sue
&lt;br/&gt;government. A dispute panel will be empowered to make binding decisions
&lt;br/&gt;and grant compensation of up to $5 million for any government action
&lt;br/&gt;that violates the agreement. Repeated complaints can be taken about the
&lt;br/&gt;same government policy or regulation.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Governments can go on bended knee to trade investment panels and argue
&lt;br/&gt;that their regulations were "necessary," but trade dispute panels rarely
&lt;br/&gt;accept such arguments. Plus, this agreement only recognizes a limited
&lt;br/&gt;list of regulatory objectives as "legitimate."
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;For example, a city's desire to prevent urban blight is not on the list
&lt;br/&gt;of legitimate objectives, so municipal bans on billboards would likely
&lt;br/&gt;be a violation.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;No wonder Gary Mar could tell a business audience in Richmond that the
&lt;br/&gt;dispute process is "everything Canadian business asked for."
&lt;br/&gt;The pact creates endless potential for litigation against government
&lt;br/&gt;right down to the school board level, without any demonstrable benefit.
&lt;br/&gt;A 1998 study done for the B.C. government found that: "efforts to
&lt;br/&gt;liberalize interprovincial trade will have almost no effect on trade
&lt;br/&gt;flows. The reality is that interprovincial trade barriers are already
&lt;br/&gt;very low."
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;As for labour mobility, all of provisions for increased labour mobility
&lt;br/&gt;will already be covered in Premier Gary Doer's initiative to see
&lt;br/&gt;professional requirements harmonized across Canada.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;To sum up, the agreement pretty much bans new regulation and government
&lt;br/&gt;assistance for economic development. Perhaps in anticipation of the
&lt;br/&gt;pact, the B.C. legislature's fall sitting was cancelled with the
&lt;br/&gt;government claiming there was not enough to do. When asked about the
&lt;br/&gt;constitutionality of the agreement, Steven Shrybman, a partner in the
&lt;br/&gt;law firm of Sack, Goldblatt, and Mitchell, commented that "a basic
&lt;br/&gt;principle of constitutional law is that a government cannot fetter its
&lt;br/&gt;own legislative prerogatives by abandoning its authority to govern."
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Sounds like what the Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement is
&lt;br/&gt;all about.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Murray Dobbin is a Vancouver-based writer.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;fighting till my last breath,
&lt;br/&gt;jax (jaxfitzgibbon@yahoo.ca)&lt;/div&gt;
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      <description>&lt;div&gt; This is a tribe for photographers (amateur, professional, or otherwise) to gather in flocks to wander around the city and snap artsy shots whiist wandering in the company of other shot-snappers.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;If you are going on a walk with your camera, and have a scheme of some cool thing or neighbourhood to check out, this is a good place to summon creative company to accompany you on your photo-walk.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;http://tribes.tribe.net/eastvanphotowalkers&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Yule: The God WIthin</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;My Spiral Dancing Goddess Figures
&lt;br/&gt;will be part of a group show titled, YULE: The God Within,
&lt;br/&gt;Opening Friday December 15th, 2006, 7:00pm-10:00pm
&lt;br/&gt;at the Gallery Gachet, 88 East Cordova Street.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Performances by Dirty and The Derelicts, Sven Black and Zola, plus spinning by DJ Diamonds.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Yule: The God Within speaks to the duality at the core of humanity, the divinity and the demons that live within us all—exploring the dark and light sides of ourselves—the unseen forces that drive us.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I am making four figures as I type
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Earth my Body
&lt;br/&gt;Fire my Spirit
&lt;br/&gt;Wind my Breath
&lt;br/&gt;and Water my Blood.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;The show’s themes include lust, aggression, sadness, domestic violence, domination, but also love and tenderness, expressed through the beauty of the male and female forms.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;The exhibition includes some adult content, please be advised.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>1st Annual EARTHSAVE HOLIDAY GIFT MARKET</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Friday December 1, 2006, 7pm-9pm
&lt;br/&gt;SPEC Building
&lt;br/&gt;2150 Maple St. - Vancouver BC, V6J 3T3, Canada - (604) 731-5885
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Hate fighting crowds at malls to shop for gifts? Want to give more
&lt;br/&gt;meaningful gifts? Interested in giving gifts that help protect the
&lt;br/&gt;environment and animals? The Earthsave Holiday Gift Market might have
&lt;br/&gt;just what you are looking for!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We'll have the largest selection of books, cookbooks, fun message gear
&lt;br/&gt;including bumper stickers, t-shirts, key chains, tote bags, as well as
&lt;br/&gt;some great bargains on clearance merchandise, such as t-shirts.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Left Feet, Canada's first fair-labour all vegan shoe store will also
&lt;br/&gt;be at the event, complete with Soul Music, vegan prizes, and a full
&lt;br/&gt;range of footwear samples from Vegetarian Shoes, Blackspot &amp;amp; No Sweat.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Vegan Choice foods will be on hand to hand out samples of Chi Cake and
&lt;br/&gt;sell stocking stuffer gift certificates for Chi Cake (the non-dairy
&lt;br/&gt;cheesecake). &lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Desperately need help</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/203c57be-9641-49a3-8dd3-66803f43f96a</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;To all kind Vancouverians,
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I am currerently looking for a job because I am so fed up with my current one( my efforts are not rewarded accordingly since I work for a small private companies.) I just start my job hunting recently and like to get some tips from all of you. Please help mye out. Thanks.
&lt;br/&gt;To give you a better idea, I do have a MBA degree and have worked in the pharmaceutical industry for the past 4 years as a warehouse administrator, administrative assistant, and assistant manager. As you can see, I am all over the map but nothing comes out yet .Since I prepare to resign by the end of  October,  I will definitely want  to have something before I resign from my current job. Any good suggestions or tips are welcome.
&lt;br/&gt;Thank for all your reply!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;JJ &lt;/div&gt;
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      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/7b818238-8205-4e40-884b-79dce4290a10</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;www.onelovemedia.ca
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Check it Out!
&lt;br/&gt;Source for Artists and people involved in Community Dev't
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Cheers,
&lt;br/&gt;Shannon&lt;/div&gt;
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Anyone know of any good, reliable, and reasonably priced computer repair people in Vancouver?  We've just moved here and left behind our geek support network!&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Fey Family</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hi Everyone,
&lt;br/&gt;I am moving to Vancouver in October and am looking for Pagan/Gay/Faeries. I can't wait to come home. Thanks for your time.
&lt;br/&gt;Aeolus
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      <title>Looking for friends in BC</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Yep...I'm trying to meet some great people b/c I'm flying in next week...I'm a florida girl...had a post on Craig's list but got no response!  I'm quite cool and normal!  Not yet sure how this site works, but I figured I'd put this out into the universe...Me...34, straight female.   &lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>vancouver to nelson or calgary??</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/3da4e153-021c-4252-a6d6-22ea268ea083</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Heya 
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&lt;br/&gt;Im looking for a ride asap from vancouver to nelson or to calgary. If anyone is heading that way and can fit little old me, my backpack and didgerydoo in their car i would be very greatfull :) 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;email me or message me. Hippyllama@yahoo.co.uk 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;cheers 
&lt;br/&gt;Fleassy 
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      <title>Beginners Bellydance with Danielle</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Beginners Bellydance Classes with Danielle!!!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I have moved my classes from Cloverdale to Vancouver! 
&lt;br/&gt;If you don't know me, I have over 11 years of bellydance experience, and have  been dancing professionally for the last 7 years
&lt;br/&gt;I have also taken Hadia's bellydance instructor training program, focusing on muscle control and injury prevention.  
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Classes start on Sept. 12 and run through to Oct. 24 at the Urban Beat Dance Company's studio:
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Let's Dance Studio - #202 - 927 Granville Street near Smithe, 2nd floor (five minutes walk from the Granville Skytrain station).
&lt;br/&gt;Parking is available on the street or in the alley behind. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;There are 7 one hour sessions from 7:30 - 8:30 on Tuesday nights for $80.  
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&lt;br/&gt;You can register  through the Urban Beat Dance Company - www.urbanbeatdanceco.com, or call them at  604-299-2199. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Please check out my website www.haremdancers.com!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Looking forward to seeing you there! &lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>skytrain party coming soon</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hey guys, we are coming to Van soon to do an event :) We are Newmindspace, responsible for pillow fights, capture the flag, bubble battles and subway parties in Toronto and New York.
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&lt;br/&gt;Check out http://www.newmindspace.com/metromorphosis.php to get on the BC mailing list :)
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&lt;br/&gt;-Kevin&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 03:56:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hi, how does everyone feel the heat wave we have lately?</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;It has been extremely hot &amp;amp; dry in the last couple of weeks, especially last weekend. Just when I thought it could not get any worse, I found myself stuck in the non air-conditioned hotel room with two fans constantly breezing the lava wind through my skin in Victoria.  Do not get me wrong, I enjoy the sunshine with blue sky but I just dislike the temperature too much we had lately? Maybe I should cube in to the fridge like a contortion artist for the remaining summer. What do you guys think? 
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&lt;br/&gt;JJ &lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:43:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hasn't this been a great start to Summer in Vancouver?</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hi, I just can't believe the fantastic weather we have been blessed with.  Just the way I like it -- sunny every day, hot temperatures, great FIFA World Cup games on the tube every day, close to the water and mountains to cool off for a while, and just a wonderful weekend.
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&lt;br/&gt;I predict a very hot summer ... all summer long!!
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&lt;br/&gt;Angie&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 17:51:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Is there someone heading to Seattle this Friday (July 7th)?</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Just wondering if there is someone with a vehicle heading south to Seattle that would have room for one.
&lt;br/&gt;Please let me know ASAP--my e-mail address is the_goblin_queen@sailormoon.com
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&lt;br/&gt;Thanks!
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&lt;br/&gt;^_^
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&lt;br/&gt;-Meghan&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>new wedding online mag</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Check out my new online wedding magazine www.newweddingbc.com. Send me your comments, photos, questions, suggestions etc. post your announcement etc.
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&lt;br/&gt;Thanks
&lt;br/&gt;Johnny&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:25:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;I couldn't find one, so I made one. :)
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&lt;br/&gt;http://tribes.tribe.net/vanbike&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:40:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>June</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Nice weather, eh?
&lt;br/&gt;The furnace just kicked in.
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&lt;br/&gt;Help.
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&lt;br/&gt;Send margaritas.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:16:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Beginners Dance Classes with Ninawa</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Interested in taking dance lessons with the two male choreographers of Ninawa: Eastern Magic?  Moh and Moh, recently arrived from the Middle East, have over 25 years of dance experience combined.   They have studied ballet, modern, jazz, bellydance and Middle Eastern folk, which they blend for their own unique style.  If you would like to study Middle Eastern dance with two dancers who have travelled the world performing in many different venues, here is your chance.   No previous dance experience necessary.  
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&lt;br/&gt;Ongoing classes start May 27, at the St. David's Church - 2475 Franklin Street from 7-8:30 pm.  Classes are $10 for drop ins and 9$ each if you sign up for 10.  
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&lt;br/&gt;For more information, check out www.ninawaeasternmagic.com, or email us at ninawamagic@hotmail.com&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Anyone travelling from vancouver to Nelson around May the 24th?</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hi......
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&lt;br/&gt; Just wondering if anyone knows anyone who is driving to nelson from vancouver around the 24th of may....
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&lt;br/&gt; I'm good for cash, gas,shared driving duties(if need be) and the occasional hilarious anecdote......
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&lt;br/&gt; Please feel free to drop me a line if anything comes to mind...
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&lt;br/&gt; Thanks
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&lt;br/&gt;   Kev.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:13:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coming back in two weeks! What to do?</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/caf24dfc-a743-4ccb-a0b7-f6749e3bfad9</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;I have made an annual visit to Vancouver (and surrounding areas) every year since 2002. I love the place, I can't get enough of it, and I also know that the chances of being able to move there (with immigration and cost issues) are rather slim. This upcoming trip will be my fifth, and I really can't wait!!
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&lt;br/&gt;Getting right to the point, here's what I'm looking for from some who are fortunate enough to call the place home: What places/activities do you think shouldn't be missed, even if they are off the beaten path? In other words, as a local, what do you like to do?
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&lt;br/&gt;I rarely go with a strict itinerary in mind. Instead, I go with a list of some of the things I would like to see or do, and do them when time and weather permit. In the meantime, I stumble across new things or places. I like to see what the area is really like, instead of just seeing or doing all of those things that are overrun by tourists (and yes, I know that I technically am a tourist myself, although it almost feels like a second home to me). Besides, I've done most of those things already.
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&lt;br/&gt;Some other things that may be helpful to know when making suggestions:
&lt;br/&gt;My trip this year is nine days, May 9 through 18. My hotel is on the south edge of Vancouver, within 10 minutes of YVR. It's right on two bus lines, and I'm very familiar with the transit system, so getting around is no problem for me. To cut costs (like, um...gas), I only have a rental car for 4 of the 9 days this year. That will allow me to get to the out-of-town spots (been as far north as Lillooet, as far east as Kamloops and Kelowna, south to Seattle, and west to Victoria...by ferry, of course). I will be travelling with a friend who gets around in a wheelchair, so the more accessible, the better, however I will have one day to myself. I travel with a pair of in-line skates, and the Stanley Park Seawall is an annual must-do. Suggested other places to get around on a bike or set of in-lines would be welcome. I may live in Florida now, but I'm no stranger to cold weather, so if the suggestion involves a colder, higher-elevation locale, it won't scare me off.
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&lt;br/&gt;I live on the east coast, so that means that for at least the first few days, I'll be up by about 5:00am, and perhaps 4. So I don't mind an early start.
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&lt;br/&gt;Tentative plans include first-time visits to the Sunshine Coast and Nanaimo--no specifics in mind, just exploring. I've been to Grouse Mountain before, but this year will be the first time I plan to get to the top the hard way.
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&lt;br/&gt;So in a nutshell, I'm open to almost anything, except the...ummm....agricultural scene.
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&lt;br/&gt;Thanks in advance for all of your advice. See you in two weeks!&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:44:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>hi all whats up (-:</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;any hot party arround&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:19:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>I need Help! traveling from Vancouver to Nelson jan23</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hello all my beautiful brothers and sisters who may or may not be reading this, I really need help and I'm not sure where or who to ask really, so i'm asking the universe/Spirit/Life/Tribers listening to please help me and my two buddies get to Nelson from Vancouver.
&lt;br/&gt;the Three of us are the Outspoken Wordsmiths (check out our tribe) and site outspokenwordsmiths.multiply.com
&lt;br/&gt;We are independent artists who got together in Victoria and are now touring all of Canada over 6 months (we'll be in Halifax by June)
&lt;br/&gt;we live by selling and trading our art(photos, postcards,poetry, CD's,etc) for various things like food and aplace to stay for example.
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&lt;br/&gt;We don't have very much money but we can definetly help pay for gas if anyone can help us get to Nelson from Vancouver around the 23rd of January.
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&lt;br/&gt;A nice Van would easily be able to take all of us and our bags.
&lt;br/&gt;a smaller car would be able to take one or two odf us and most of our bags, which is also very good and usful!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;PLEASE! If you are going to Nelson through Vancouver or know of anyone who is, or even have any ideas of how I might have better luck finding a ride, Please Please contact me and let me know! either reply to my post or email me at gamerdasilva@hotmail.com
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&lt;br/&gt;Any and all help is so very appreciated and honoured.
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&lt;br/&gt;with very much love and hope,
&lt;br/&gt;Dragon&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:14:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Need volunteer models for angel photoshoot</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;I am a Vancouver artist/photographer and looking for volunteer models to pose together nude for a photoshoot that will become simular to my first collection which you can see at annaluxx.50webs.com/ 
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&lt;br/&gt;I don't need typically perfect bodies, in fact it would be nice to have more realistic models. Both male and female modesl would be great. The photos are classy and not pornographic or too revealing. Email me if you are interested! annaluxx@telus.net 
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&lt;br/&gt;Thanks. Your local photographer ;) 
&lt;br/&gt;Anna Luxx 
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>visiting Vancouver 3/11-12</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;I'm an SF Bay Area resident and will be visiting Vancouver the weekend of March 11-12. Does anyone have recommendations on cool places to check out for dining and dancing?
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&lt;br/&gt;Any place (club, underground, whatever) serving breaks or progressive house would be particularly desired.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:39:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Best Club in Vancouver?</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hi there!
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&lt;br/&gt;  I'm trying to help my friends' band get a booking in Vancouver (which is an excuse for me to bum along as it's my other favorite city in North America besides San Francisco!) and was wondering what some good clubs to play might be: they're a indie-pop band, very good &amp;amp; mellow people, and money isn't a consideration... they just wanna play Vancouver.
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&lt;br/&gt;  If you're interested in hearing what they sound like, check out http://www.loquatmusic.com for mp3 downloads and more.
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&lt;br/&gt;  Thanks in advance, and Big Up B.C.!&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>CBC is in trouble and needs our help</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;CBC is in trouble and needs our help.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;The lockout was a symptom of CBC's desperate financial situation, but 
&lt;br/&gt;the parties have all been ignoring it during the election campaign.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We have to send a message to our political leaders about the importance 
&lt;br/&gt;of strengthening  CBC as a source of quality Canadian programming that 
&lt;br/&gt;sustains our culture and identity.
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&lt;br/&gt;To support this campaign please visit  http://www.SupportCBC.ca &lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:33:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Independent artists touring Vancouver looking for a hand..... Can you help??</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Greetings fellow artists and art lovers. This message is coming to you from Victoria, BC, courtesy of (Jon) Alex Murray, Scott Towson, and Andrew (Dragonboy) DeSilva. You may know us from Nova Scotia, Toronto, Victoria, or our various journies in between.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;BLANK SPACE (Alex), strong cottonwoods (Scott), &amp;amp; Dragonboy (Andrew) are currently joining forces to do battle against evil as the Outspoken Wordsmiths -- a fun-loving trio who provides socially-conscious anarcho-hippy-hop/spoken-word fusion to the masses.
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&lt;br/&gt;Beginning January 2006 we'll be embarking on an epic-length'd tour across Canada, from Victoria, BC clear thru to St. John's, Newfoundland. Our intention is to stop in as many cities as we can (we've got 15 on our list right now; see itinerary below), playing and promoting live shows and readings, house parties, and in-the-streets performances. We're focusing on getting maximum exposure (live performance and media), and spreading our music/words. We're going to do all of this while supporting ourselves, as independepent artists, by selling as many of our self-recorded/produced CDs, self-published books and art/photo prints as possible.
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&lt;br/&gt;So, you may be wondering where you come into this whole equation. We're looking to network with individuals and organizations who are interested in assisting us with booking, promotion, billeting, and the various other things we'll need to set up to make this all happen.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;(This could include: booking gigs, hosting house parties, postering, flyering, transportation (rides between cities [for us] and within cities for us/sound gear), getting us in touch with local artists, letting us crash in your livingroom, informing us of places where we can sell our art (consignment/vending/events),
&lt;br/&gt;acting as a city guide, informing us of local open mics and similar events, hooking us up with free photocopies, providing free internet access....)
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We're also looking to team up with local artists to share stages/audiences/jam space with.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;If you are willing/able to help us in any way possible please don't hesitate to get in touch with us. We look forward to working and playing together with you.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Your partners in art thru expression,
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;(Jon) Alex, Scott, &amp;amp; Dragonboy (Andrew)
&lt;br/&gt;outspokenwordsmiths.multiply.com
&lt;br/&gt;---
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;(Jon) Alex Murray / BLANK SPACE
&lt;br/&gt;3.14blank.space@gmail.com
&lt;br/&gt;http:/blankspace.multiply.com
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Scott Towson / strong cottonwoods
&lt;br/&gt;strong.cottonwoods@gmail.com
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Andrew DeSilva / Dragonboy
&lt;br/&gt;boyofdragons@gmail.com
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;--
&lt;br/&gt;Phone for Alex, Dragon and/or Scott,
&lt;br/&gt;outspokenwordsmiths.multiply.com
&lt;br/&gt;--
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;PS---
&lt;br/&gt;We've got a few tracks of our individual and collaborative work (spoken word, beat-boxing, freestyling &amp;amp; beyond) available in mp3 format. We wrote, recorded and produced all this, and would love to share it with you. Just send us an E-mail!
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;Some of our destinations are
&lt;br/&gt;Victoria
&lt;br/&gt;Vancouver
&lt;br/&gt;Nelson
&lt;br/&gt;Calgary
&lt;br/&gt;Edmonton
&lt;br/&gt;Saskatoon
&lt;br/&gt;Winnipeg
&lt;br/&gt;Greater Toronto Area
&lt;br/&gt;Ottowa
&lt;br/&gt;Montreal
&lt;br/&gt;Fredericton
&lt;br/&gt;St. John's &amp;amp;
&lt;br/&gt;Halifax
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;See you there!!&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Kundalini Dance</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt; Kundalini Dance in Vancouver in 2006
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Spreading the word for my friend Luna about the upcoming Kundalini Dance workshops heading our way in January. I've been participating in the these and have benefited greatly from this cathartic weekly release. Would love to see more tribe folk out for this!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Sobey
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;and from Luna....
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Blessings friends,
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We just completed our first Kundalini Dance Level One series, thank you so much to all who attended on co-creating a successful transformative journey. Below is some information about the next upcoming series. If you are looking for new tools to create change and transformation in your life, in a fun and energetic format then this is for you!!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;love
&lt;br/&gt;Luna
&lt;br/&gt;Ekstasis Dance
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Experience the transformational power of ecstasy through dance with this cutting edge form of self healing - Kundalini Dance.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;KUNDALINI DANCE SERIES with Luna Ravenchilde
&lt;br/&gt;An Ecstatic Dance Journey through the Chakras
&lt;br/&gt;Intro Nights January 12 &amp;amp; 19th
&lt;br/&gt;Next Series Begins January 19th
&lt;br/&gt;8 Thursdays, 7:00-9:30PM
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;- learn specific tools for emotional clearing that regenerate your life energy
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;- integrate a spiritual practice that can guide you in your life
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;- be supported in sacred space to gain awareness of the core life issues that can hold you back
&lt;br/&gt;in the areas of money, sexuality, creativity, personal power, love and relationships,
&lt;br/&gt;communication and the expression of your life purpose.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;- unleash your higher creative energy and direct it into your life
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;- clear the past and recreate the now
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;- surrender to love and experience the alchemy of ecstasy.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;- evolution is the revolution.. lets activate and step up to who we are... Now is the time!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Fee: $160 in advance
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;**Payment plan available ($25/class) - please contact us with inquiries.**
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;To register: please send your cheques payable to Hope Corbin to
&lt;br/&gt;Inner Sanctuary, 5802 Marine Way, Sechelt BC V0N 3A6
&lt;br/&gt;or contact Luna at luna@ekstasisdance.com, 604.85.6688 for other options and more information
&lt;br/&gt;or register online at ekstasisdance.com/kundalinidance.htm
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Location: St. Hilda's Anglican Church, Sechlet
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;*****************************************************************************
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Luna has been facilitating transformational ecstatic dance classes for the past 7 years up and down the west coast of Canada and the US. Her passion is to awaken the priest or priestess of ecstasy in everyone she meets. In service to personal growth, healing and evolution her classes and workshops are truly a life changing experience.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;For more info. visit: www.ekstasisdance.com www.kundalini-dance.com
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;**If you feel the call, be welcome and give yourself this life changing gift, your soul and your cells will love you for it.*&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:37:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Well, hello!</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;hey there. my name is Katarah (Kat for short and simple). 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;currently i am going to school (college/university) to learn how to run or co-run a creative/experimental theatre/performance space( i previously co-directed an art gallery for 7 years). i'm keenly interested in social justic issues, ecology and the basic spiritual rehabilitation of anyone interested in doing the work. i plan on moving to Vancouver after graduating- which will actually be in about 3 years. however, i'm interested in saying hello and making connections to those of you who have similiar interests and goals now. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;feel free to drop me a line or more and introduce yourself!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;have fun,
&lt;br/&gt;Katarah&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Moving to van..in 3-4 weeks..</title>
      <link>http://vancouverbc.tribe.net/thread/e8cf46b3-dba7-4e2e-bdde-869640f79b16</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;    Im on my way to vancouver. I think I might have a place to stay in coquitlam for maybe a month so in sept/oct......
&lt;br/&gt;I need to hit the streets and find a place..
&lt;br/&gt;and a job (hotel work) 
&lt;br/&gt;   
&lt;br/&gt;    Im a musician looking to start playing with some cats in the area... so If anyone knows some good spots, or if anybody is looking for a versatile Guitarist, or a new friend to groove with just drop me a line.....&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:02:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FINAL PUSH for Oil Free Coast: Petition, Rally, Write</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;FINAL PUSH BEFORE THE FEDERAL ELECTION: 
&lt;br/&gt;KEEP BC'S COAST OIL-FREE! 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;PLEASE sign the online petition at:  http://www.bcoilslick.org/
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Maintain the Moratorium - Please WRITE, RALLY, and COLLECT SIGNATURES! 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Let's keep destructive, dirty fossil fuel exploration, drilling, and
&lt;br/&gt;transportation permanently away from BC's wild coast! It is the one year
&lt;br/&gt;anniversary of the federal public input process (the Priddle Process)
&lt;br/&gt;results, where 75% of the citizens opposed lifting the moratorium on oil
&lt;br/&gt;and gas development off BC's Pacific Coast. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Considering that a federal election is coming up, the WCWC believes that
&lt;br/&gt;the government should be obligated to adhere to the results of its own
&lt;br/&gt;public input process and publicly declare that they'll maintain the
&lt;br/&gt;moratorium - or better yet, simply ban offshore oil and gas development
&lt;br/&gt;in Canada's Pacific once and for all. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;You can do 3 things: 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;1. GET SIGNATURES ON THE OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS PETITION! 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We need 10 000 signatures by Dec.13 in time for our rally in Vancouver
&lt;br/&gt;(see below). Go to www.bcoilslick.org to sign the online petition, and
&lt;br/&gt;most importantly, to download hardcopies to circulate. You can drop them
&lt;br/&gt;off or mail them to our office (see address at bottom) no later than
&lt;br/&gt;Dec.12. So far, we have 7500 signatures (1400 online, 6100 hardcopies).
&lt;br/&gt;Petitions can be circulated at your workplace, in your classes, or taken
&lt;br/&gt;door to door.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;2. RALLY on Tuesday, Dec.13 with the WCWC outside federal Minister of
&lt;br/&gt;Industry David Emerson's office (2148 Kingsway) in Vancouver at 12:30 pm
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We'll be presenting the federal Minister of Industry David Emerson with
&lt;br/&gt;a Christmas gift: 10 000 signatures of people who want the government to
&lt;br/&gt;ban offshore oil and gas development in BC. The petitions will be placed
&lt;br/&gt;in a giant gift-wrapped box under our little Christmas tree, where there
&lt;br/&gt;will be a giant stocking which will be stuffed with our "Christmas wish"
&lt;br/&gt;(Maintain the Moratorium). We'll also have several speakers, including
&lt;br/&gt;Ken Wu and Jen Harrison of the WCWC. Will Minister Emerson be like Santa
&lt;br/&gt;or like Scrooge (or the Grinch)??  
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;If possible please contact Jen Harrison, WCWC campaign intern at
&lt;br/&gt;jen@wildernesscommitteevictoria.org to confirm that you can come so we
&lt;br/&gt;can get a sense of the numbers coming.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;3. WRITE to the FEDERAL LIBERAL GOVERNMENT. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Now is the time we really need to flood the government with letters. Be
&lt;br/&gt;sure to include your home mailing address so they know you're real. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Let them know whether or not you believe they should: 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;- Ban offshore oil and gas development off BC's Pacific Coast. Offshore
&lt;br/&gt;oil and gas developments would risk major oil spills that would hit the
&lt;br/&gt;ecologically sensitive shores of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Great Bear
&lt;br/&gt;Rainforest, and Vancouver Island; harm and kill fish, invertebrates and
&lt;br/&gt;whales through seismic testing (oil exploration using sonic underwater
&lt;br/&gt;blasts); contaminate the ocean with daily chronic pollution (toxic
&lt;br/&gt;drilling fluids and waste waters, chronic oil leakages, and small
&lt;br/&gt;spills); and contravene Canada's Kyoto commitment through major
&lt;br/&gt;greenhouse gas emissions. 
&lt;br/&gt;- Adhere to the results of their own public input process where 75% of
&lt;br/&gt;3700 respondents opposed lifting the moratorium. 
&lt;br/&gt;- Instead, foster clean and renewable wind power and tidal power
&lt;br/&gt;projects off BC's coast. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;WRITE TO: 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;David Emerson, Minister of Industry:
&lt;br/&gt;Emerson.D@parl.gc.ca 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Prime Minister Paul Martin: 
&lt;br/&gt;pm@pm.gc.ca 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Stephen Owen, Minister of Western Economic Diversification:
&lt;br/&gt;Owen.S@parl.gc.ca 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Stephane Dion, Minister of Environment:
&lt;br/&gt;Dion.S@parl.gc.ca
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;John McCallum, Minister of Natural Resources:
&lt;br/&gt;McCallum.J@parl.gc.ca
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;As importantly, write to your local federal Member of Parliament (MP)
&lt;br/&gt;who you can find at: http://www.gc.ca/directories/direct_e.html
&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;br/&gt;NOTE!: If you have David Anderson as your MP or a federal NDP MP, you
&lt;br/&gt;may want to THANK them for already being champions of maintaining the
&lt;br/&gt;moratorium. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;See recent media articles and information at: www.bcoilslick.org
&lt;br/&gt;www.wildernesscommitteevictoria.org
&lt;br/&gt;www.oilfreecoast.org
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2005 01:09:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>jules~</dc:creator>
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      <title>BassNecter@Richards dec. 9</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;They switched it up its now at richards on richards....&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Kman</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2005-12-02T14:31:07Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Cool Vancouver art galleries???</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;My Partner/lover is looking to put her work in some vancouver galleries. 
&lt;br/&gt;her art is quite visionary 
&lt;br/&gt;is there any galleries with a cool counter culture feel anround town? 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;hjeron &lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2005 06:13:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Hjeron</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2005-11-27T06:13:30Z</dc:date>
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      <title>BassNecter@Sonar dec. 9</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;hope you guys check it out ..its gonna be a wild night...&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:57:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Kman</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2005-11-21T12:57:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Suggestions for a visitor??</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hi~
&lt;br/&gt;we are coming up to your lovely city the first weekend in sept. (to see pearl jam - hooray!) and wondered if anyone can suggest