The Empress Hotel, located at 235 East Hastings St., is a distant relative to other hotels of the same name.  Even though she was likely a debutante in her day, she is now a haven to those trying to carve out an existence in the Downtown Eastside.  Her glitz and glamour have faded, but she [...]

  I’m a bit partial to today’s festivities as my roots are steeped in Irish Tradition.  Happy St. Paddy’s day to everyone! On a quick note further to yesterday’s post, and just in case you didn’t read the comment section, The Odd Squad is hosting ‘On The Beat 2 CD Release Party’ on Thursday, March 26th.  [...]

    In 2004, The Odd Squad, a non-profit society created by a group of Vancouver police officers, teamed up with the Vancouver Giants and created a project called ‘Stay on Side’ as part of a drug awareness and education program for Junior League hockey players.  There are several teams within the WHL that have [...]

 Shift work = the occassional late post, so let’s get to it:  There were more shootings in Vancouver this week.  On March 9th, one man was injured after a shooting in the 2500 block of Kingsway.  The next day, two brothers were found dead in an apartment near the intersection of Knight St and E. 41st Ave. [...]

There’s nothing to be said except words of support and comfort for those left behind after shooting rampages in the state of Alabama and overseas in Germany claimed dozens of lives. What were only brief news clip here in Canada do not even begin to pay homage to the lives lost and the emotional devastation [...]