I’ve been spending some time at the Vancouver Archives researching various aspects of our city’s history. A letter of correspondence from one police agency (not the VPD), dated from the 1920′s, stated their department’s women police officers were responsible for ‘emergency and constructive work with women and children’ and their duties were considered ‘protective-preventative’. Police [...]
The last Sunday of every September is marked as the day to remember police and peace officers who have died in the line of duty. Today, for the 34th time since 1978, family, friends, loved ones and officers gathered across Canada to remember the fallen. It is a day to reflect on the ultimate sacrifice [...]
Prejudice: a: 1) a preconceived or opinion : 2) an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge b: an instance of such judgement or opinion c: an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics – Merriam-Webster online dictionary ************ I’ve been [...]
I would like to introduce you to Steve Addison. Steve, a Vancouver Police officer, has launched a gritty new blog about the life of an officer assigned to work in the city’s Downtown Eastside. His blog, Eastside Stories: Diary of a Vancouver Beat Cop, is a hard look at the area through his eyes and [...]
We all have a story from that fateful morning. Of where we were. Of what we were doing. Of the memories. Some from the East coast of Canada took in those stranded by re-routed planes – God bless you. Others tried contacting friends and loved ones in the stricken areas. Still others were there, at [...]
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