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Strathcona 2010 : a clear vision for our community

"A vision for Strathcona - of itself and its future - was articulated in the Strathcona Community Plan, approved by the City of Vancouver in June, 1992. Sixteen years later, we want to remain true to the principles of our plan while revitalizing it to face the challenges of a changing and rapidly growing metropolitan Vancouver . . . . "

City Reflections : 1907 - Vancouver - 2007

"On this very date exactly one hundred and one years ago in 1907, William Harbeck, a Seattle filmmaker, had just finished working. Earlier in the day, he had filmed street scenes of downtown Vancouver and the West End from the front of a moving B.C. Electric Streetcar . . . This first screening and reception has been generously sponsored by Canada Line, May 7, 2008."

The cucumber tree : and other childhood memories

"This is the story of my childhood. My purpose in writing it is to give my grandchildren insight into their past, and perhaps to give me insight into myself. . . .In Vancouver, where I was born, the 1950s were a time of unprecedented prosperity. The first half of the century had experienced the suffering of two disastrous world wars and the poverty of the Great Depression. But the fifties were a time of recovery, full employment and real wealth. Families were stable, neighbourhoods were safe. . . ."
Memoirs of Bob Ross, who grew up on Macdonald Street, in Vancouver.

Anti-Poverty Committee: what we do, what we're about and how to get involved

Informational pamphlet states "We are a democratic group with no leaders. We operate collectively and vote on all decisions. Because we have no political connections to any government or political parties we are able to act independantly...Our office is located at 327 Carrall Street beside the People's Pigeon Park...The Anti-Poverty Committee is an organization of poor and working people who fight for poor people, their rights, and an end to poverty by any means necessary..."

2010? It's about making a killing

"The 2010 Olympic Games in not about sports, it's about making a killing. Several official Olympic sponsors are the worst criminals colonization and capitalism has produced. All have directly supported and financed the theft of indigenous territory, social cleansing and ecological destruction. . . ." Brochure discusses Olympic sponsors McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemicals, General Electric, Birks, and EPCOR.

Open Vancouver : heritage house tour

Guide book for tour held Sunday, June 3, 2007. Includes information on the following addresses: 2451 Eton Street, 2439 Eton Street, 856 East Georgia Street, 1606 East 15th Avenue, 1310 West 33rd Avenue, 5026 Connaught Drive, 3996 West 10th Avenue, 2538 Balaclava Street, 55 East Cordova Street, 401 East Waterfront Road, 568 Hawks Avenue, 598 Hawks Avenue.

Homes Now!

Homes Now! event at Victory Square advertising handout states "Less talk, more squats! Becuse the government refuses to give housing we will take it! help open an empty building and defend it! Direct action and political confrontation has made the homelessness catastrophe into a political crisis. With a year to go until the next municipal elections, now is the time to force the city into making social housing!...2010 homes now, anti-vacancy by-law, no olympics on stolen land"

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