CCTV Surveillance Cameras for 2010

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:43

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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:42

Pre-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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:42

Knife-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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:41

Of 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:40

French 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'

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:39

Man 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:38

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

Homeless Relocations Part of 2010 Security Plan

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:36

Homeless 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:35

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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:34

Report, 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:32

2010 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:31

Police in Vancouver visiting Olympic protesters: activist

Georgia Straight, April 2, 2009

No Games Chicago Protests IOC Delegation

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:30

Chicago's Anti-IOC Protests Look to Vancouver's Olympic Troubles

Chris Shaw (For the Vancouver Observer)

CCTV Surveillance Not so 'Temporary'

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:29

I Spy With My Little Eye . . .

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