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Police work is dangerous business, but sometimes the most dangerous situations come not when weโre chasing bad guys, but after theyโve already been caught. And in the Downtown Eastside, where infectious diseases like HIV and HEP C are epidemic, police officers must always be on high alert for dirty needles, broken crack pipes and anything…
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โOn Trackย celebrates youth making healthy lifestyle choices, by empowering them with the information and experience necessary to further their positive leadership roles within their community.โ โ Odd Squad Productions Last night I watched attended the exclusive screening of โTears for April,โ at SFU, documentary directed and produced by Odd Squad Productions Society. This film goes…
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OLN is in production on the second season of its original docu-soap seriesย The Beat. Ten 10, 30-minute episodes were commissioned byย OLNย and are produced by Montreal-based Galafilm Inc. for airing this summer. The Beat IIย follows the intersecting stories of six police officers who patrol Vancouverโs roughest neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside. โAfter the success of the first…
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OSP squad members preparing for departure for Inuvik from the Abbotsford Airport on the RCMP Pilatus.
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North Vancouver students take a walk on the wild side BY NICHOLAS J. PESCOD, NORTH SHORE NEWSย FEBRUARY 29, 2012 8:41 AM Students from North Vancouver’s Sutherland secondary take a tour of the Downtown Eastside with former Hell’s Angel Joe Calendino (far right) on Feb 18. Photograph by:ย NEWS photo , Nicholas J. Pescod VANCOUVER police officers…
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North Vancouver RCMP Const. Christy Mohr escorted senior students from Saint Thomas Aquinas high school on a tour of the Downtown Eastside last month. ย By Maria Spitale-Leisk – North Shore Outlook Published: December 07, 2011 1:00 PM Updated: December 07, 2011 4:54 PM When parents and educators preach to teens about the perils of…
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After 10 years at our 516 Abbott Street locationโฆโฆWEโRE MOVING!!!! Donโt worry; weโre not going very far. On August 1, 2011 we will be closing our doors at our current location and moving just 1 block away to our new, larger location at 190 Keefer Place! The new location will be 3 times the size…
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– Let Me Up!, a gritty look at the world of gang violence and addiction, May 26-28 at 7 p.m. at Sutherland secondary. Free. Tickets: letmeup@nvsd44.bc.ca.Info: yobroyouthinitiative.wordpress.com. When Joe Calendino talks, youth listen. A former full-patch member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club — Nomads chapter — he’s also overcome addiction. Working with staff at…
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Rotarians from across the province converged on the River Rock Casino Resort for the annual Rotary District 5040 Conference 2011. “It’s an opportunity to celebrate the year with fellow Rotarians and to recognize the successes of the individual clubs,” said Penny Offer, District 5040 governor. “More than 230 members came to network, listen to some…
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Three Vancouver Police officers will receive the Governor General’s Order of Merit of the Police Forces awards. The Governor General’s office Monday announced that 44 officers from municipal, regional and RCMP forces will receive the awards created in 2000 to recognize merit and exceptional service by police officers whose contributions to policing extended beyond protection…