Apr 21, 2022 - 'Unattended candles in a 2nd-flr suite at the Winters Hotel started the fire.'

Aug 10, 2023 - 'Candles sparked Mount Pleasant blaze that evicted dozens, Vancouver Fire Rescue Services says'

Dec 18, 2022 - '[CRAB park] fire is believed to have started from unattended candles.'

Breaking: Mr. Mind says it was the #worm that got into #RFKJr 's brain. Says it didn't die - had to leave. 'You can't believe how small it is,' the supervillian Venusian worm said, speaking about the independent candidate's brain. cnn.com/2024/05/08/pol…

#Vancouver 's knee-jerk continuous flame #ButaneTorch ban could have unintended consequences, such as:
1) Home Depot, Crappy Tire, MEC, etc having to cease selling propane, butane, camp stoves, braising torches...
2) #Opioid users going back to syringes & risk of HepC, HIV & MRSA.

#Apple 's ad for the #ipadpro2024 is awful! What would Steve jobs think? it's being compared to the 2017 Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad (which is extra jaw-dropping in the wake of recent campus protests). As for the #iPad ad - never thought I'd weep for an emoji! cnn.com/2024/05/08/tec…

Article Pancouver: VIFF Centre will screen #TerrestrialVerses , which reveals how ordinary Iranians navigate bizarre demands of the state #Iran pancouver.ca/terrestrial-vs…

Morning coffee with last night's unfinished home(less) work. New cloth sunhat lacks string tie to keep it from blowing away while binning on my bike thru alleys. Using leg drawstrings off new shorts with... magnets - to stop it being a potential choke hazard! #Vancouver #homeless

At least 192 people died in B.C. from toxic drugs in Mar 2024 - an 11% decrease from yr ago & 3rd straight monthly yr-over-yr drop in drug deaths, acc. to B.C. coroner.

Coincidentally #BritishColumbia 's tiny #SaferSupply program is reaching *maybe* 11% of B.C. street drug users.

UPDATE: Mayor Ken Sim reported he went to a Guns 'n Roses concert in @BCPlace last fall on $95 of free tickets, in order to conduct 'research.'
The shocking truth: Mayor's Office says it has no record of any research. #cdnfoi #vanpoli #bcopli

#Google 's ' #FindMy Device now searches offline using Bluetooth 'network' of all #Android devices. This finally matches what #Apple 's ' #FindMy ' #iOS app has done for some time. It's arguably both good & bad, representing a major expansion by Google of control over Android devices.

Cows can swim by the way. Depending on which website you choose, cows are good swimmers (indie88) great swimmers (Quora), naturally quite buoyant (Reddit), or not particularly inefficient at it (Finding Dulcinia).

Victoria police have released a photo of a cyclist who allegedly spat on the driver and passenger of a vehicle through an open window last month.

cheknews.ca/struck-the-fat…

The cow on the Seaport City Seafood #Restaurant logo looks surprised to be there. #Vancouver

Q&A ends May 7th, last day to ask questions. At 1676 W 11th Avenue, a 20-storey tower is proposed. Existing rental building on site. Another 6 towers proposed in the vicinity #vanpoli cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2024/05/01/167…

Since #politicians won’t come 2 them, #residents of #CRABPark #TentCity are going 2 the #Legislature in Vic on May 8.

Residents will b on the lawn of the Leg 9:30am-4:30pm to talk to MLAS.

Press Conference at 11:00am.

medium.com/@crabtown101/p…

Drought- and/or salt-resistant
grass alternatives needed now that during whole parts of the year in #Vancouver the only thing regularly watering residential lawns are residential dogs! cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

(THREAD) This is a brief thread from a NYT-bestselling Trump biographer on what everyone—literally everyone—is missing about the 34 felonies Donald Trump committed to win the 2016 presidential election. This will change how you understand the 2016 election cycle.

Please RETWEET.

Inside the Wongs' storied society in Vancouver's Chinatown: the stairs, school, grand hall, mahjong room, cookie tins, etc.

Repairs have always been DIY (you know how uncles are), but they're running to win money for urgent repairs.

My @thetyee story: thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/0…

Balfore Properties and spinoffs was owned by Vision School Trustee Patti Baachus's family, but no longer.
Why is public land being sold at below market value to anyone?
cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2024/05/05/pub…