Night Music: Patience

Grandview Park Manslaughter Charge

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Back in August we reported on the death of popular local handyman Gilles Hebert. He was beaten in broad daylight in Grandview Park and died later that day in hospital.

Now, after months of investigation, a charge of manslaughter has been laid against Jeff Lincoln. He was charged on New Years Day and remains in police custody. Nothing has yet been proven in court.

GWAC and the BIA

Cafe Deux Soleil and Mutual Aid

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Just a couple of days ago I reported on the sale of the popular Cafe Deux Soleil on Commercial Drive. And just yesterday I was musing about the need for more mutual aid and co-op structures to combat capitalism. Well, in a tweet last night, those two thoughts melded:

“[W]hat if we crowd funded to buy cafe deux soleils and turn it into a worker co-op. it is such a great community space and i will be SO SAD if it disappears,” tweeted Serena Jackson, which gathered a whole thread of supporting comments.

It would be a marvelous community achievement if we could do it. Maybe the CCEC or similar could help with financing? Comments and suggestions about getting this ball rolling?