CCTV Surveillance Cameras for 2010
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:43 — Zig Zag
Smile, they'll soon be watching
By IRWIN LOY, 24 HOURS, Friday, March 20, 2009
Vancouver looks set to get the ball rolling on installing controversial CCTV cameras during the Olympics. It's meant to be temporary, but civil liberties critics warn the move will pave the way for permanent closed-circuit TV cameras in public spaces.
Transit Ads Promote Citizen Surveillance for 2010
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:42 — Zig ZagPre-Olympic transit ads encourage citizen surveillance
Friday, March 20, 2009, CBC News
An advertising campaign aimed at warning transit users to report suspicious activity was launched recently by TransLink in the lead-up to the Vancouver Olympic Games.
Homeless Man Shot by Vancouver Police
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:42 — Zig ZagKnife-wielding man shot dead by police named
Updated: Mon Mar. 23 2009, CTV News, ctvbc.ca
Police have named the homeless man shot dead on Friday by two Vancouver police officers.
He is 58-year-old Michael Vann Hubbard, who had previously lived at the Salvation Army's Belkin House shelter on Homer St.
The Ups and Downs of Olympic Hype
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:41 — Zig ZagOf Peaks and Troughs
Frances Bula, Published: March 01, 2009, BC Business magazine
Charting an emotional path toward the next Olympic Games.
3M Executive Held Hostage: France
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:40 — Zig ZagFrench strikers hold 3M exec hostage amid talks
Mar. 25 2009, The Associated Press
PITHIVIERS, France -- Striking French workers for U.S. manufacturer 3M held their boss hostage amid labour talks Wednesday at a plant south of Paris, as anger over layoffs and cutbacks mounted around the country.
Homeless Man Shot by Police Not 'Suspect'
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:39 — Zig ZagMan shot and killed by Vancouver police was not ‘suspect’
By Lori Culbert, Vancouver Sun, March 24, 2009
VANCOUVER — A homeless man armed with an X-Acto knife who was shot and killed by Vancouver police last week was not the break-in suspect police were pursuing, a senior officer said Tuesday.
Corporate Sponsors Remain a Concern for 2010
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:38 — Zig Zag
Sponsors on track, but concerns remain
Relying on Nortel, GM, Petrocan and the IOC, VANOC says budget is on schedule - but gaps could emerge
DAVID EBNER, March 26, 2009, Globe and Mail
Native Resistance to 2010 Olympics
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:37 — Zig ZagNative Resistance to 2010 Olympics
Homeless Relocations Part of 2010 Security Plan
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:36 — Zig ZagHomeless relocations part of 2010 Games security plan
By Geoff Dembicki March 26, 2009, Tyee
Homeless people living close to 2010 Games venues may be asked to relocate or face arrest when fences go up, security officials said today.
Kingston Resist 2010 Protests Olympics
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:35 — Zig Zag
Olympics abusing 'stolen land,' group says
http://thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1490193
Posted By JORDAN PRESS
The Kingston Whig-Standard, March 24, 2009
Olympic Greenwash Protest, Vancouver
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:34 — Zig ZagReport, Video, and Media Coverage
100 people gathered outside Canada Place in downtown Vancouver on March 30 to protest the World Sport and Environment Conference.
Olympic Social Promises 'Not Measureable': IOC Official
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:32 — Zig Zag2010 Games social promises ‘not measurable’: IOC official
By Geoff Dembicki April 1, The Tyee
A top International Olympic Committee official said today social commitments made in Vancouver’s Olympics bid process can’t be measured and aren’t contractual guarantees.
More Police Visits to Olympic Protesters
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:31 — Zig ZagPolice in Vancouver visiting Olympic protesters: activist
Georgia Straight, April 2, 2009
No Games Chicago Protests IOC Delegation
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:30 — Zig Zag
Chicago's Anti-IOC Protests Look to Vancouver's Olympic Troubles
Chris Shaw (For the Vancouver Observer)
CCTV Surveillance Not so 'Temporary'
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:29 — Zig ZagI Spy With My Little Eye . . .
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