Snowing in Times Square

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Snowcouver's Mayor

With seemingly so few Vancouver City workers outside clearing snow or picking up garbage, one has to wonder precisely what Mayor Transparency has them doing?

Birds of a Feather

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A Little Colour in Grey Vancouver

Breaking News: 8 Snowmobilers Believed Dead in SE B.C.

A terrible tragedy has hit British Columbia near year's end. Eight snowmobilers are believed to be dead, after being buried in an avalanche. Only 3 among the group of 11 were able to climb out.

More available here and here. Click on the map to see a full-screen one with further details.


Video clips can be seen here and here.

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I apologize for detracting from the primary concern at hand but I must draw your attention to an example of what appears to be a common mindset amongst CBC News regulars. To this story was added this comment:

You dismiss one moron in any group but look how many people "recommended" this particular comment! To it and others like it I wrote this:

Am I reading this right, several commenters on here are chastising those who have likely just died (and whose families may be reading this very story) and hundreds of CBC readers are praising such comments? You are ghouls beyond the sickest depravity imaginable.

Remnants of the Big Snowfall

Christmas Eve

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Snow Covered Vancouver: A Trilogy

In celebration of the serenity that has befallen Vancouver thanks to the white stuff falling from the heavens, here are my 3 recent videos, all in once place:

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Xmas Eve Weather

Two Days Before Christmas

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Pre-Xmas in Vancouver

A Winter Poem

'WINTER 2008'
a poem by
Stephane Dion

Though I should be da prime minister of Canada now,
I refuse to let it get me down.
Me and da Liberals came so close to our Green Plan
For every woman, child, and even every man.

But I look at da snow covering the country now,
And only one word comes to mind: How?
So I clearly don't feel like singing a song,
But instead will just chant that Al Gore is a real ding-dong!

The End

Is The Radical Left Now Killing People?

A tragic story has emerged out of Vancouver, where a homeless woman who refused to go into a shelter accidentally burned herself to death, undoubtedly trying to stay warm.

This afternoon, David Eby, executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association and a founder of the Pivot Legal Society, appeared with Sean Leslie on CKNW. You can listen to the interview here (at 36:45). In my opinion he showed little concern for this woman dying and instead just used her death as an excuse to further his political agenda.

One caller severely chastised him for taking both sides on this issue, namely:

1. He has long criticized the police and other public officials for forcibly detaining those who they felt were a danger to themselves or others.
   
   
2. Within hours of the woman's death he was blaming the authorities for this woman's death. Read the news story and decide whether the authorities are at fault.
   

Mr. Eby can't have it both ways. Why would it have been so difficult for him to come out and say, "I have to admit that we were wrong in this case. Under such extreme weather conditions, the authorities should have the right to forcibly house people if they feel there's a reasonable chance that harm will come to them."

But thinking outside of the self-administered ideological blinders is not possible with members of the Radical Left like Mr. Eby, is it? Now a woman is dead and he hasn't changed his views one little bit. I don't know whether to feel more saddened or more sickened by him & his ilk. I don't know about you, but if I ever see him walking down the street, I'll definitely change over to the other side.

More Wintery Scenes from Vancouver

Proof Positive That 'Sociolinguistics' Professors from Toronto are Morons!

Further proof that the end of civilization is near.

Here's a photo from Jan 2004 of me & mi amigo, Danny, building a Snow-MAN!!!

Toronto Hit by Major Snow Storm

A friend of mine is stuck in Toronto, unable to fly out. I checked here to find out just how bad it was. Yikes!

A Rare Snowy Day in Vancouver

Time-Lapse from Portland, Oregon

Watch cars go up the hill ... and then slide back down it!

Interestingly enough, I also chose the same Benny Hill music for two of my time-lapse videos!

H/T to M.D.

Breaking News: Excalibur Gondola Accident at Whistler Blackcomb

News is just coming in that one of the towers of the Excalibur Gondola has snapped in half. Let's hope no one was hurt or killed. Photos here.

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Update: News stories are now flooding in. More here and here and here. Video from Global TV is now available here.

Thankfully there are no fatalities and injuries appear to be minor.


Here is a video of a similar gondola at Whistler, filmed last year:

Wintery Vancouver