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Subway Suicide Statistics Released
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Street Heart
Every major media outlets is touting this summer as one of the worst construction seasons ever. The Gardiner is closed this weekend and other major thoroughfares like the DVP will also be affected by construction throughout the summer.
Loblaws settled their Hepatitis A suit offering $150 to anyone who consulted their doctor or got a Hep A shot. Four years ago a Loblaws employee was diagnosed with Hep A and sparked a major health scare.
More streetcar news. The TTC will be buying 96 new streetcars and refurbishing 100 of their old cars in anticipation of a successful bid for the 2015 Expo. Transit advocates argue that the TTC's plans to refurbish cars is shortsighted and still not enough.
This guy gives cyclists a bad name. A man was arrested after cutting off a marked police van, committing numerous traffic violations, leading cops in a chase and even trying to push a police officer onto the tracks.
The homeless survey was a bit of a dud reports the CBC. A lack of training and uninterested homeless made the survey a tough sell. Add to that criticism from advocacy groups and the city had a minor failure on their hands.
Douglas Coupland already wrote a book on Terry Fox now he's creating a trail in honour of his fellow Vancouverite. The trail is going to be part of his proposed downtown park.
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I must refute some of the claims of the CBC article regarding the homeless survey.
The CBC reporter out with my group experienced probably one of the quieter sections of the city (boundaries: Queen to the north, King to the south, in between Bathurst and Spadina). At the time of night on a Wednesday, this area (part of the club district) was extremely quiet and we only encounted a handful of potential "homeless" candidates.
She also conveniently left off my sound bite about me deferring to the professional team lead when the interaction with the individidual strayed from the script. Considering how over 1500 people gave their time for free, it is impossible to expect them to be fully trained social workers. Each group was assigned an experienced social worker to handle difficult situations.
I think the survey was a positive step forward and the media needs to give up their unconstructive negative stance.
Ever heard the saying, "Don't bring me problems, bring me solutions!".
that cyclist sounds like a nut......but article didnt specify if the officers were uniformed. We have had too many cases of "cops" appearing out of nowhere and confronting civilians causing civilians to panic or react differently if they knew it was a cop. these cops are often undercover and look like street thugs or other weirdos.
Something to think about when you read the news.
cheers.
Yup, permanently attaching streetcars together seems like a good way of stopping them from "bunching up during rush hour".