4 Vancouver 24 hours Friday, October 17, 2008 briefs POLITICS local news NAOMI RESULTS Crime trumps homelessness Researchers are presenting The priority is homelessness the first round of results but the message is crime. from the NAOMI study this morning. The study is a Two weeks after declaring his three-year clinical trial main goal was ending home- comparison of prescribed lessness, Non-Partisan Associ- heroin with optimized ation mayoral candidate Peter methadone for people with Ladner’s election “action plan” chronic heroin addiction. is instead heavy with an anti- crime agenda. Ladner is promising more cash for new police officers, he’s 17 SYLLABLES pledging more public dollars for Organizers of the Vancouver private security and he wants Cherry Blossom Festival to turn uniformed city workers Haiku Invitational invited into the “eyes and ears on the budding poets from around streets.” the world to submit poems But Ladner’s cautious plat- for the annual contest. The form, made up of more than 50 winning haiku will be fea- “priorities,” is short on actual funding promises. tured in buses and on Sky- It appears only two pledges Trains during the festival. listed in the NPA’s 14-page docu- For more visit vcbf.ca. ment – funding more police offi- cers and upgrading police facil- ities – call for significant city PETRO DOLLARS funds; neither is backed by dol- The province announced lar signs. yesterday that the October In releasing his platform yes- terday, Ladner promised to sale of oil and gas rights work with senior governments - Rob Kruyt, 24 hours - Rob Kruyt, 24 hours made $151 million in bonus to find the funding to solve the NPA Vancouver mayoral candidate Peter Lad- VISION Vancouver mayoral candidate Gregor bids, bringing the year to city’s homelessness, addiction ner released his party’s election platform. Robertson took aim at NPA’s plan. date total to $2.17 billion. and mental health crises. The province sold 217 “We are not going to say that, “We have to insist that other son said Ladner was “running ner deciding all of a sudden that parcels of land in northeast because of the desperate need levels of government come to away” from his party’s record crime is his primary focus.” B.C. covering 143,666 for shelter for homeless people, the table.” on homelessness. Vision has yet to release its hectares at an average price the city will take that on,” Lad- But Vision Vancouver may- “I don’t think the problem has own platform. $2,214 per hectare. ner said. oral candidate Gregor Robert- been solved, but we see Mr.Lad- - Irwin Loy, 24 hours EDUCATION ADS The B.C. Teachers’ Federa- Roundhouse, Coal Harbour tion launched a province- VANOC goes to market wide ad campaign focusing on school closures, over- Yes, we’re in the red, but don’t be have 2010 Games plans crowded classes and alarmed, says Vancouver 2010’s Numbers The Roundhouse could West Coast in 1887. Nearby neglected special-needs money man. David Lam Park will be one I be Canada Olympic students, yesterday. The Organizers of the 2010 Winter Venues: $487.15 million House in 2010. of two civic Live Sites. campaign – dubbed When Olympics and Paralympics released spent to date “It’s a fantastic location,” Will They Learn? – arrives in their 2007-2008 annual report yester- I Payroll: 773 full-time equiv- The Vancouver Board of Kuran said. “I think the COC time for school trustee elec- day.It shows a $48.1 million deficit on alents Parks and Recreation is in and Cultural Olympiad real- tions scheduled for Nov. 15. $122.3 million income and $170.4 ex- I talks with the Canadian ize that.” penditures through July 31,2008.Last Days until opening ceremo- Olympic Committee to use Coal Harbour community year, VANOC recorded a nearly $61 ny: 483 the community centre, however,would be off GREENIE JUMPS million surplus. centre’s exhibition hall from limits to the public from Jan. Chief financial officer John Feb. 4-March 2, 2010 as a 1-March 31, 2010. Kuran said Premier McLaughlin said it’s a matter of tim- and anti-doping equipment to ac- meeting place for athletes, users would be shifted to received a green stamp of ing. Payments from sponsors in Jan- commodation and food and beverage. coaches, their families and West End community cen- approval from former B.C. uary 2009 and the International Despite the global economic crisis, friends and sponsors. tres while 120 people from Green Party leader Christo- Olympic Committee in March 2009 McLaughlin still forecasts a balanced Stanley District director various agencies use Coal pher Bennett, who joined the are expected to reverse the shortfall. $1.63 billion operations budget. A re- Peter Kuran expects the per- Harbour to coordinate logis- B.C. Liberals, yesterday. “It’s not necessarily indicative of vised business plan is expected in formance centre to be a Cul- tics for 1,600 Olympic and Bennett previously worked for a good year or a bad year,it’s just in- early 2009. tural Olympiad venue, but Paralympic dignitaries. federal Green Party leader dicative of what we did,” he said. “The situation we’re finding our- the rest of the complex “This would be a first-ever Elizabeth May and Vancouver McLaughlin said 79 per cent of rev- selves in right now is pretty unparal- would remain open. for an Olympics, which is to Mayor . enues are committed, not counting leled,” he said. “Trying to predict The 1888 red-brick Round- have all levels of govern- - 24 hours news services tickets. VANOC will go on a $1 billion what’s going to come out of it is huge- house was restored for Expo ment and other governing shopping spree over the next 16 ly challenging and we wouldn’t pre- 86 and houses Engine 374, bodies all together,” Kuran months seeking goods and services tend to be able to predict.” which hauled the first said. vancouver.24hrs.ca ranging from transportation, energy - Bob Mackin, 24 hours transcontinental train to the - Bob Mackin, 24 hours

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