Olson, Geoff

Sketchbook Survey Vancouver Police Chief Jamie Graham went on the attack against the Pivot Legal Society, after claiming a lengthy RCMP investigation has cleared his department of nearly 60 [...]
NEWS ITEM: Street people in Kelowna have been told by the RCMP they have until April 1 to surrender their shopping carts, or have them seized.
RAV Line Humour! Q: Why did the chicken cross Cambie Street? A: Trick question, it never made it across. Suck it up, chicken. Walk it off. You can wait a year or two like the retailers and everyone else.
Sketchbook Survey Liberal MLA Lorne Mayencourt, who introduced the "Safe Streets Act" targeting panhandlers and squeegee kids, recently sported a scuff mark for the cameras after an altercation with [...]
"Congratulations, kid. Remember what we took after the last election? Here's some of your candy back!"
Ever the optimist for 2010...
Sketchbook Survey New Democrats are stunned by new limits imposed on question period in the B.C. Legislature. The Speaker of the house said members must take no longer than a minute to pose their [...]
Sketchbook Survey What do you think of the idea of banning the pit bull breed in Vancouver?
Working off pan-handling fine
So Mr. Premier, what about that radio fakery? "'Radio Fakery'? Is that the name of a new band or something...?"
"I can't say I care for the approach. Also, the legal department says we shouldn't commit ourselves to outright denials." "Agreed. No more in-house public relations work. Nice fish, though."
Sketchbook Survey So how are you coping with the cold and the snow?
A return tour this spring?
Sketchbook Survey What do you think of the introduction of "Sky Marshals" to Canadian flights going into or over the United States?
Sketchbook Survey What are YOUR resolutions for 2005?
Sketchbook Survey Vancouver city council has launched a three-month project to address overly-sensitive car alarms in the city's downtown core. They've ordered police and bylaw officers to crack down [...]
Sketchbook Survey Gambling addictions have soared since the first slots were introduced in the province, along with gambling-related bankruptcies and crimes. Any thoughts?
News Item: A 10-year-old toasted cheese sandwich a Florida woman says bears the image of the Virgin Mary is back on Ebay, netting big bids... We can top that in BC! Some claim our premier will be TOAST by May!
An introduction to Journalism Classes now available through the Vancouver Police Department
Sketchbook Survey So what do you think of the US election's outcome? Speechless
Off the record, Mr. Senior Civic Bureaucrat Guy, why all the road construction work in Vancouver in the middle of summer? "No conspiracy here. Just straight-forward infrastructure maintenance..." [...]
Sketchbook Survey What do you think of the BC Liberals' crackdown on "quality of life crimes" by "aggressive panhandlers" and squeegee kids?
Laws are like spider's webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape. (Solon quoted by Diogenes, 200 AD)
News Item: More than half of interior town in pot business, police say Do not adjust your flag Problem originating with the war on some drugs
Sketchbook Survey B.C. Taxpayers are in the hock for tens of millions of dollars to fix leaky schools built 1984. Also, more water problems are expected for high-rise apartment complexes built after 1994. What do you think?