http://vancouvergo.com/blog VancouverGo.com is online Vancouver BC Canada News Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:08:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/24854381@N06/2730905181/ The NDP is denying they made an informal deal with marijuana activist Marc Emery. Emery alleges he and NDP Leader Jack Layton had an agreement to bring Marijuana Party members to the New Democrats. In exchange, Emery claims the NDP said they would continue efforts to decriminalize pot. Emery told ... http://vancouvergo.com/blog/2008/09/24/ndp-denies-deal-with-vancouver-marijuana-activist-marc-emery/ Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/vancouvergo/2452987303 An "extreme shortage" of studio and one-bedroom apartments in Vancouver is driving parents, students and pet owners out of the rental market and leading to lineups for the city's few vacant suites. The vacancy rate for bachelor suites has plummeted to 0.3 per cent, compared to the national average ... http://vancouvergo.com/blog/2008/09/15/housing-crisis-in-vancouver/ Jayne Seagrave and Andrew Dewberry display the letter they received from the city. The tree fort they built for their boys rises above them at back. Photograph by : Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Vancouver Architect Andrew Dewberry lost a two-year court battle to save a tree house he built for his two ... http://vancouvergo.com/blog/2008/07/21/vancouver-architect-to-auction-controversial-tree-house/ Some areas of Vancouver downtown are experiencing power outage since yesterday. They said fire at the underground of Richard street that caused the problem. This picture was taken at 7-Eleven store in the area --- From http://flickr.com/photos/antonypranata/2671979512/ Unprecedented outage caused by circuit failure keeps more than 1,000 stores, businesses and buildings ... http://vancouvergo.com/blog/2008/07/17/lights-out-in-vancouver-for-third-day/ Americans cherish their constitutional right to keep and bear arms, even when they come to Canada, documents show. Intelligence summaries compiled by Canada Border Services Agency show that while the agency's officers discover smuggled guns destined for the Canadian criminal underworld, most firearms they turn up belong to law-abiding Americans. "Most of ... http://vancouvergo.com/blog/2008/07/07/us-travellers-carrying-their-personal-guns-into-canada/ Not only is Sunday Father's Day, it's also Car-Free Vancouver Day. Promoters of the event say as gas prices soar, urban congestion increases, and air quality declines it’s time for Vancouver to move away from car-dependency. Four simultaneous community festivals get underway at noon in Kits, the West End, on Commercial Drive, ... http://vancouvergo.com/blog/2008/06/13/car-free-day-in-vancouver/ If you’re looking to find good deals or just want to have a good time, the Richmond Night Market is the place for you. With over 300 booths to pick from, chances are you won’t leave empty-handed. They have hats, clocks, T-shirts, cell-phones, video games, CD’s, toys, even underwear. From ... http://vancouvergo.com/blog/2008/06/01/richmonds-summer-night-market-opens-for-the-season/ Paintings by several renowned Canadian artists sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars Thursday at the Heffel spring auction in Vancouver, trouncing previous records set by the painters' work. Works by Group of Seven artists Frederick Horsman Varley and A.Y. Jackson sold for more than half-a-million dollars each. "Norma," one of ... http://vancouvergo.com/blog/2008/05/24/paintings-by-renowned-canadian-artists-net-record-prices-at-vancouver-heffel-auction/ Yep - couple of rather large grizzly bears to be precise; they were in an enclosure on the top of Grouse Mountain in Vancouver, but still - amazing to see up close. From http://www.flickr.com/photos/raindog/50039627/ Metro Vancouver Regional Parks has issued a guide on how to live safely with bears--in parks and ... http://vancouvergo.com/blog/2008/05/13/guide-to-living-safely-with-bears-available-from-metro-vancouver-parks/ Vancouver’s downtown east side a disaster area ? A lot of people would say YES. Crime is the one of the biggest reasons. There are drug deals in the DTES and many drug users. The users have to commit crime to support their drugs habits. A lot of the users are ... http://vancouvergo.com/blog/2008/05/04/vancouver%e2%80%99s-downtown-east-side-drug-addicts-area/