A Burnaby puppet-theatre group is appealing for help in recovering a trailer filled with show equipment after it was stolen overnight on Tuesday.

In the fall of 2005 and summer of 2006, I crisscrossed (eastbound and westbound) Manitoba’s section of the Trans-Canada Highway; the same stretch just east of Virden, MB, where two cyclists were tragically killed while on their cross-country fundraising tour this past month.

Richmond councillor Harold Steves says that the continuing attempt to develop the 55-hectare Garden City Lands is a classic example of why Native peoples should be vigilant about in their dealings with the government.

Attorney General Wally Oppal’s assistant deputy, a B.C. Supreme Court justice, and a provincial court judge are among those who could be summoned to answer why no one was charged over the death of the homeless Mi’kmaq man.

A community activist believes Olympic pressures have forced the planned $20-million replacement of the Trout Lake Community Centre off the table for the city’s upcoming three-year capital plan.

A high-profile academic has announced that he wants to become the next member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre. Michael Byers, a UBC political scientist and author, told the Georgia Straight in a phone interview that he will seek the NDP nomination in the riding, which has been held by Liberal Hedy Fry since 1993. Green Party of Canada deputy leader Adriane Carr is also running.

In an interview published in the July issue of Fortune magazine, Charlie Black, chief strategist to John McCain, observed that the Republican presidential candidate would benefit from a surge of support if there were a terrorist attack on the United States before the election.

At a meeting on Monday (July 7) at Killarney Community Centre, park-board commissioners will decide the fate of 70 trees in Queen Elizabeth Park.

Vision Vancouver councillor George Chow wants to learn a new language. The Cantonese-speaking first-term councillor says he can brush up on his Mandarin, for a start. He also wants to do some renovations on his house. Or perhaps start a new business with one of his two daughters, perhaps in travel.

Perennial Critical Mass participant Steve Kisby told the Straight that the June 27 bicycle ride drew “over 2,000 participants”.

An Ottawa-based democracy campaigner told the Straight that Health Minister Tony Clement could theoretically benefit from a loophole in federal conflict-of-interest legislation.

You’d think that in a region that’s running out of land for new housing, policymakers and investors would look to the water. Vancouverites have, after all, lived on the waterways since before the city was incorporated. According to one float-home real-estate agent, the demand is there but the developers are not.

I just spotted a photo of some of my garden work [on the contents page] in the June 26 edition. I'm flattered! The plants are Pyracanthas (firethorn) growing at 1255 Pendrell Street in the West End. The gardener who created them is myself.

Jacqueline Maire suggests in her letter [June 26–July 3] that by showing less skin, women of the West can "bring men of other cultures to accept that women are not sex objects". This is such a misguided suggestion that I don't know where to begin.

I was impressed with your recent article regarding the killing of grizzly bears ["Hunting grizzly bears", June 26–July 3]. Thankfully, part of the media is concerned about this issue. I have written to the Ministry of Environment on this item earlier this year, but even after talking to my MLA I have not been able to get a response.