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It's Thursday August the 31 around 3:55AM and

Vancouver Papers: Funny, Nimoy, Tofino Crisis

24 Hours ledes with a hysterical photo of a laughing Prime Minister Harper and MP David Emerson matches with a trying to be serious "What's so funny? It's our money". I'm sure it was Emerson telling a really hilarious joke about the Liberals. And I won't even begin to tell you the awesome that is the interview article with Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy. That's sweet.

It must have been total hump day blues yesterday at The Sun. You can actually read what Labour day means by judging the half-assedness of the cover. They just threw a bunch of stuff on the cover and hoped something would stick. BC Hydro notes that 18,000 homes are using "suspiciously high amounts of electricity" a sign that might denote a grow op. The paper also covers the government bail out of the 2010 Olympics.

The Province tries to milk ever drop out of this. They paint the water shortage in Tofino in near Katrina-esque proportions of catastrophe. Seriously weddings are being cancelled people but thankfully in the darkest moment you have Crazy Ron of Tough Guy Sushi who vows to keep his doors open. I know you're asking, where is Anderson Cooper when we need him most. At least they make one strong case, that just as with Katrina, the government is totally useless. Michael Smyth adds, "Earth to Tofino: If you allow huge hotels and resorts to locate in your town, they are going to want nice fresh water in their hot tubs.That's not rocket science. That's just common sense -- the lack of which is now costing this town dearly"

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Posted by: Larry

August 31, 2006 06:44 AM

24Hrs, seems not to realize the 2010 Olympics will give Vancouver and Canada much PR, many athletes from world wide and their country's money. Plus tourist dollars for hotels, retail-stores, cafes and future tourists too. Also employment: workers needed for building the Olympic structures ect.,. Hey- and fun plus entertainment too!. Even creating new Canadiana history.

Posted by: L. Atkinson

August 31, 2006 05:18 PM

It would be interesting to note whether they could use salt water to flush toilets, etc, or would that wreck the sewage system?