The Greater Vancouver Motorcycle Club

After seeing how big the Port Alberni toy runs is, I started looking in to see if there still was a Vancouver toy run. Turns out that has fizzled out partly due to difficulty in getting permits but the GVMC says there is one that goes from Chilliwack to their office in Surrey every year. So what is the Greater Vancouver Motorcycle club? It has an impressive history.

They just celebrated their 104th anniversary. They were founded in 1922. According to their web site "Fred Deeley & Friends held the first meeting of the Lions Gate Motorcycle Club in 1922, above Fred Deeley Cars & Motorcycle Dealership at 901 West Broadway. The club grew steadily during the 20's, with Friday night meetings (poker games) and weekend camp-outs with 30 + machines and families in sidecars." 

OK Fred Deeley was Trev Deeley's father. Everyone has heard of Trev Deeley. They have a famous motorcycle store that sells Harleys. The Deeley Exhibition states that "July 2 marks the 1950 grand opening of the East Broadway location of Fred Deeley Ltd. Previously located on West Broadway, Fred Deeley Limited actually got its start all the way back in 1914 with the opening of Fred Deeley, The Cycle Man, on 1075 Granville Street."

"Continuing the same business he had in England, Fred Deeley initially sold bicycles before starting the sale of motorcycles in 1916 with imported BSA’s. Trev Deeley’s distinguished personal collection of motorcycles can be appreciated at the Deeley Motorcycle Exhibition."

The GVMC website explains that "The Lions Gate M/C joined with The High Hatters M/C to form the GVMC which held meetings at The High Hatters clubhouse on Quinella Drive. Colours were decided upon as black and orange. The first New Year's Day Run was held."

"In 2000, the GVMC moved into its new clubhouse in Port Kells which included a fully equipped kitchen, barbeque, tables, chairs, spacious hall, outside patio, storage closets and an upstairs level. GVMC hosted its first Surrey Food Bank Show 'N Shine July 2001 from this location."

That is, without question an impressive and fascinating history. Their website states that "The Greater Vancouver Motorcycle Club is dedicated to promoting the safe and enjoyable sport of motorcycling, both on and off road."

"Meetings are held at 7:30pm the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the GVMC Clubhouse at #306 - 9785 192nd Street, Surrey, BC."

Here's the difference between a MC and a MC. Over the years of blogging about the Vancouver gang war, the topic of MCs has often come up. Of we're just a bunch of guys who love riding motorcycles. Yeah, where have we heard that before. Then came the term 1%er and the three piece patch. 

If you're a 1%er, you're a criminal and wear a three piece patch. Notice the GVMC don't wear a three piece patch. They have a logo but the back of their jackets just have the initials GVMC. No three piece patch implying anything. 

I guess that's why the club seems to leave them alone. The GVMC aren't rival drug dealers. They really are just a bunch of guys who love riding motorcycles. They're not a bunch of cops who covet the OMG life either. I think this is a great organization well worth supporting. 

School shooter taken out by armed citizen

 Legal guns save lives. 

Fatal shooting at Edmonton Trade school

CTV is reporting that "One person is dead after a shooting at an Edmonton trade school. The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) was called to Alberta Pipe Trades College and Plumbers and Pipefitters UA Local Union No. 488 property near Yellowhead Trail and 170 Street NW at 8:27 a.m. on Friday after reports of a shooting. Officers found an injured man at the scene who subsequently died of his injuries." The Edmonton Journal is reporting that "The plumbers and pipefitters Local Union 488, which shares a building with the school, released a statement on Friday morning." Things that make ya go hmm...

Google AI is reporting that "Historically, organized crime groups like the Hells Angels have targeted industrial and pipeline hubs in northern Alberta (such as Fort McMurray, where Local 488 operates heavily) to run lucrative drug distribution networks aimed at transient trade workers."

Sean Strickland finds dead body on Edmonton street

Well update on Edmonton..... Left downtown and yep this place is a trash can. Zombies everywhere... Its not American I might have to kill a crack head bad but its definitely a open drug market with zero police

— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) October 14, 2026

The Toronto Sun is reporting that "UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has put Edmonton in his sights, trashing the Alberta capital after making the trip north of the border for UFC Fight Night on Saturday."

"While Strickland won’t be competing at the event being held at Rogers Place, he will be in the corner of another fighter on the card. And after spending his first day in Edmonton, the outspoken California native was quick to slam the city, calling out apparent drug issues and a lack of policing." 

"He also shared a photo of a person on a downtown sidewalk doing “the fenti fold” — a symptom of using Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid drug. He also claimed to have encountered five people doing the same thing."

"The most troubling scene that he shared was a clip of himself walking down a street with a person lying down behind a fence that Strickland said could be dead.” Edmonton is Red and White. They run the drug trade there. 

Pretty confident this man is dead or least freshly assaulted from the Crack head mumbling https://t.co/OxuAPRh1AB

— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) October 14, 2026

This is like Snoop Dog's visit to the DTES which is run by the Wolf Pack.

Trans neo-Nazi plotted Hindu temple massacre

Fox Fake News consortium is reporting that "A transgender 19-year-old who authorities say identified himself as a neo-Nazi allegedly plotted a mass shooting at a Hindu temple outside Chicago, but a tip from a coworker helped authorities thwart the attack, according to police."

This is so ridiculous. You know it's orchestrated when all the mass shootings all of a sudden are committed by Transgender individuals. That is abnormal. Trans individuals are not more prone to violence than anyone else. They choose that narrative to promote their agenda. NeoCons attack trans to use false flag attacks to take away civil liberty. They're still trying to ban ARs. They figure if they can blame it on the trans community, more people will buy it. 

In the Orlando shooting there were way too many rounds fired for one individual. A Gay Muslim shooting up a Gay bar he frequented didn't make sense. The motive for that shooting was to ban the AR in the US and blame Muslims. 

This case was orchestrated to ban the AR and to justify Modi's atrocities in India as well as Netanyahu's atrocities in Gaza, Lebanon, West Bank and Iran to which the Fascist 2.0 Trump fully endorses. So the Fake News is going to denounce Fascism while it promotes it. Isn't that ironic. Defund the CIA.

Shuswap and Port Alberi Toy Run

Castanet is reporting that "A Shuswap food bank has gotten a boost thanks to a donation of money and toys raised by local bikers during the Hidden Hill Rally Toy Run. The toy run took place on Saturday, Sept. 26 with participants starting at the Riverfront Pub and Grill in Grindrod before riding out to the New Branding Iron Pub in Armstrong, then to Chris Wilson Automotive in Salmon Arm, before finishing in the parking lot of Salmon Arm’s Westgate Public Market."

"The event even featured a motorcycle riding Santa to lead the bikers on the home stretch of the ride to the post-ride barbecue." There's a larger one in Port Alberi on Vancouver Island September 19-20 2026.

Vancouver used to have one but it seems to have fizzled out. Google claims it was on October 3rd. Apparently getting permits were a problem. Yet GVMC also says it was on October 3rd 2026 but that was Chilliwack to Surrey. 

Biketoberfest begins in Daytona October 15-18, 2026

 

The Daytona Beach News Journal is reporting that "Motorcyclists rode into Daytona Beach for the start of Biketoberfest on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. The motorcycle rally continues through Oct. 18." This is the second year under Florida's new open carry laws. That's interesting. Nobody's wearing lids. 

Coquitlam Crunch

I hiked the Coquitlam crunch today after work with my cane. I went last week for the first time but got there a bit late. I was in time for the sunset but needed a headlamp for the way down. I'm trying to get back to my baseline before surgery. It's a steep climb at the beginning, 475 steps, about 7 minutes walking. After that it's a comfortable gradual incline. Most people run it but I walked.

There's parking on Lansdown and a parking lot just off Lansdown. A local said you can get parking closer to the beginning of the trail on Runnel Drive but I couldn't see it. He said look for the powerlines overhead. Next time. 

BC Election Debate

John Horgan got rid of bridge tolls and had a surplus. David Eby spent it and racked up huge debt for nothing. End of story. Nothing else needs to be said. Except for giving the province away and watching it burn to the ground.  

Keion White shot at a Super Bowl party involving rapper Lil Baby

The LA Times is reporting that "Two men charged Wednesday in connection with the shooting of San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Keion White at a Super Bowl party in the early hours of February 9 were among four arrested as a result of a sweeping investigation authorities dubbed “Operation D-Line.” Alleged gunman Gregory Walker, 36, of Mountain House was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department and charged with assault with a firearm."

"White was struck in the ankle with a bullet at 4 a.m. According to reports, the shooting occurred after an argument between White, Atlanta rapper Lil Baby, and the rapper’s entourage, who attempted to enter White’s event, according to a police report." WTF? Senseless and stupid.