Christmas shooting in Port Coquitlam

MSN News is reporting that a Christmas morning shooting in Port Coquitlam has left one man in hospital and police searching for the shooter.

Communist China's crackdown on Christmas

MSN News is reporting that on Wednesday, university students in the central province of Hunan held an anti-Christmas pageant with banners declaring “Chinese should not celebrate foreign festivals.” This after a year long crack down on churches in the Zhejiang Province.

The whole thing is absurd. It's like saying we in the West shouldn't celebrate the Chinese New Year. Why on earth not? Chinatown is the heartbeat of Vancouver. The Lunar New Year is a great festival. In Vancouver a Scottish guy who married an Asian woman join their two cultural traditions in what they call Gung Haggis Fat Choy. Diversity makes us strong.

On top of that, look at how many Christmas decorations we buy in the West that are made in Communist China. Everything from Santas to Nativity sets. A Communist country making religious ornaments to sell but banning their own people from having them. It is somewhat of a contradiction.

Christmas Sorrow

Christmas is a time we often think of the homeless and people who suffer. The ceremony to turn on the Christmas tree in Dublin earlier this month was postponed as a mark of respect to the homeless man who died in a doorway just yards away. Greed and homelessness are still very real concerns in our heartless world. Our situation here is compounded by the predatory drug dealers that exploit the homeless by giving them crack then beating the life out of them for payment. That kind of greed surpasses that of the heartless billionaires who turn a blind eye. That kind of cold hearted exploitation is predatory.

Yet this Christmas I want to remember a different kind of sorrow. The sorrow of lost loved ones. Freddy asked if I was going to make my usual Christmas post this year. Previously I have gone off on various Christmas Epiphanies and messages that directly or indirectly relate to the gang war. This year I just didn't have it in me. So much has been happening behind the scenes I just lost heart. There's a time for all thing. A time to laugh, a time to cry, a time for war and a time for peace. Grieving is a normal and healthy part of the healing process.

Christmas is a very emotional time of year. It can be magical especially for the young filled with anxious anticipation. It can also be very stressful. Especially at the mall. Many are reminded of bad family experiences and commit suicide which compounds the tragedy at Christmas. This Christmas there have been several families that have lost loved ones. A young skateboarder in Whiterock was savagely and senselessly beaten to death walking past a park where youth had been drinking at and a seven year old girl tragically fell to her death on a hike with her family up Unnecessary mountain when a rock gave way due to the recent rain.

Christmas compounds the sorrow of that loss. This Christmas a friend of the family has a son who will be putting the ashes of their dead 9 month old baby under the tree who died in an accident that is enough to cut any man's heart out. You can't celebrate in times like that. Grieving is appropriate. The only thing I can say is be thankful that person came into your life because life does not end at death. You will see them again but not yet. Be thankful you had a good relationship. Abuse is rampant. Living in an eternal family filled with abuse would be an eternal hell indeed.

Solomon once said it is better to dwell in the wilderness than with an angry and contentious woman. I can passionately testify that statement is true but it goes both ways. There are just as many crazed men out there as there are women. Experiencing the torment of a stalker is not a pleasant thing. In cases like that it is far better to be single then be in a bad relationship so if you're depressed about being single like many are, then be of good cheer. It could be worse. Ever see the movie fatal attraction? That show scared the life out of me. The guy has a heated affair with a hot woman who turned out to be a raging lunatic. The affair most certainly was not worth it.

Yesterday at work I was in the lunchroom with a couple of like minded sarcastic men when the newscaster said something about next year being a better year. One guy turned to the other and sarcastically said could it get any worse? To which I replied, ah yeah it could. We could get that earthquake everyone keeps talking about. He laughed and said see, there's another optimist. I joked and said it could always get worse. That's the scary part.

This Christmas I'd like to remember all those who have lost loved ones and are grieving that loss. I'd encourage you to light a candle in their memory and look forward to the time when you will one day see them again. Live the life that would make them proud. Peace.

Merry Christmas

"Behind the dark clouds the sun is still shinning." Mother Teresa

Hells Angels Associates busted in Manitoba

The Winnipeg Free Press is reporting that police raids in Manitoba seized six kilos of cocaine and eight kilos of crystal meth part of Project Distress. The project was "targeting high-level crime, not street-level." Fourteen people are charged with a variety of offences associated with drug trafficking, proceeds of crime and weapons offences.

"Among those is recent Transcona city council candidate Ray Paul Ulasy, 50, who was charged with two counts of firearms trafficking. Other people charged are Winnipeggers Jason Morris Ong, 28; Ryan Christopher Martinez, 24; Marlon Delim, 35; Michael Hidalgo, 32; Reighner Delacruz, 25; Kara Lynn Peralta, 22; and Darren Raymond Colomy, 40. Also charged are Jared Romeo Devloo, 35, of the RM of MacDonald; Randy Baldovi, 31, of Port Coquitlam, B.C.; Michael Tuan Van Nguyen, 25, of Mississauga, Ont.; and Alexey Shuster, 27, of Edmonton. Police are still looking for Sean Frederick Demchuk, 31, and Christopher Houston Gordon, 30, both of Winnipeg."

CTV is reporting that Christopher Houston has since turned himself in and Sean Demchuk was arrested December 19.

"Demchuk has been described in the past as a Hells Angels associate and member of the Zig Zag (Crew) street gang that works for the Angels." In 2010, Dale Donavon and Sean Wolfe from the Winnipeg Hells Angels were busted for supplying cocaine to the Zig Zag crew who were selling the drugs for them and paying them protection money. Famous Amos was caught on video cutting crack cocaine for the Hells Angels in Winnipeg.

They all posed for a family photo in prison showing their continued support of crack dealers. Om 2012 Project Flatlined busted another cocaine ring in Winnipeg along with Dale Sweeney, the subsequent president of the Winnipeg Hells Angles and his brother Rod, a full-patch member.

The Winnipeg Free Press is also reporting that Santa's helpers also busted the B Side gang in time for Christmas. They were also trafficking cocaine in Winnipeg.

Robert Widdifield convicted of theft and extortion

The Vancouver Province is reporting that Nanaimo Hells Angel Robert Widdifield has been convicted in B.C. Supreme Court of extortion and theft over $5,000. The charges had been stayed by the court over delays but the crown appealed the ruling because they weren't responsible for the delays and he was finally convicted. This is a step forward. Like I said before, the right to a speedy trial is a charter right but that doesn't mean you get off if you are responsible for the delays.

CBC is reporting that there was a police indictment in Port Moody. The suspect attacked a woman and stole her car around 10:30 AM. 8:00 PM he showed up at her home and pulled a gun on her father who was able to fight him off. The police arrived before the suspect caught up with him and was going to shoot him. This time, the police saved the day.

Kim Bolan is reporting that the two Hells Angels associates that were stabbed inside Shakerz / TBarz were prospects of the Surrey Girl chapter. Speaking of Surrey Girls, what kind of business is that reject Len Pelletier and his side kick John Crowston still doing in Surrey? Those are two people the police need to watch right now very closely. The heat is on. I'll launch a spotlight on those two POS in the New Year. They are the root of the problem in Surrey.

Alleged Members of La Familia arrested in Edmonton

CBC is reporting that alleged members of the Mexican La Familia drug cartel were arrested in Edmonton. I am somewhat skeptical. They have over a dozen white guys on their facebook page modeling support gear for La Familia International. Sounds like a new name for another HA puppet club to me. Hopefully the police will release some names at their press conference tomorrow. It is somewhat ironic they could support the Whiteboy Posse the same time they support La Familia. One are neo Nazis the other are not. I'm told they're recruiting Natives in Edmonton. Time will tell with regards to their standing with the local groups.



Update: Global is reporting that La Familia’s Alberta president, Jose Antonio Monterrey, was arrested Dec. 11 while trying to board a flight at the Edmonton International Airport. His three alleged associates, arrested in Edmonton, are Peter Alan Griffon, 34, Cody Sterling Tremblett, 28, and Penny Sue Fleming, 34. The Police are reporting that 5 kilos of cocaine and two kilos of MDMA were seized in the bust as well as a few guns with lots of amo. Police claim they supplied drugs to Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Drayton Valley, Lloydminster, and Red Deer. Those are all Hells Angels areas. So are they working for the HA or did the police just clean house for the HAs?

I don't want to sound too cynical but... I just find this so hard to believe. Edmonton? There's not a large Latino population out there. MS 13 is definitely hard core but they are El Salvadorian. They don't even have a large base in Vancouver which is much more multi cultural. I can't help but wonder if this Edmonton group was started by CSIS. After all CSIS created the Heritage Front to monitor right wing extremists. The Winnipeg Rock Machine had a police agent as a senior member. It's all just a little bit weird.

"September 2009 and recommended the development of a national strategy to combat street gangs in Canada. Criminal Intelligence Service Canada’s role in this strategy is intended to strengthen the network of analysts and intelligence officers who collect and share criminal intelligence specifically relating to street gangs across Canada. The objective would be to identify best practices, support street gang experts and produce intelligence products that focus on the threat and risk levels of particular street gangs and identify new trends."

Dead body found in Kelowna burning vehicle

Castanet is reporting that Kelowna RCMP found the body of a man found dead inside a burning truck late Saturday night. However, even though it appears the fire was intentionally started the police do not suspect foul play in the dead. WTF?

Hells Angels associates stabbed at Shakerz

The Vancouver Province is reporting that the police claim the two victims stabbed at Shakerz earlier this month were Hells Angel associates. Video footage from inside the strip bar has been released in hopes of identifying the suspects. The question we need to ask is, how did someone get a knife past the metal detectors? What were Hells Angels associates doing in the strip bar if Randy Jones claims it's under new management? TBarz was named as the hub of a large cross border drug ring involving the Hells Angels which implicated Randy and Trevor Jones. That's why they changed the name to Shakerz. Nothing seems to have really changed.

Mayor's Glutton council wants to bring back the HST

It's somewhat astounding that the Mayor's Glutton council wants to raise the PST to pay for the the budget overrun above and beyond the billion dollars a year it burns on regional gas tax. No private company would be permitted to function with those kinds over over runs let alone continue to expand when in such a huge annual deficit.

Surrey and North Vancouver should not have to pay for the Broadway expansion on a broken system. Raising the PST right after we fought to get rid of the HST. The mayor's council should be disbanded. This ivory tower duplication of jurisdiction continues to burn tax dollars at an unprecedented rate.

They're proposing a .05% increase in the PST which isn't significant. What is significant is that it continues to cross the line. Giving SNCL the contract for the Evergreen line knowing their history of fraud was a criminal act. Giving SNCL the contract for the Broadway line would be another. That has to be addressed. Translink needs to balance it's budget. The mayors need to be more fiscally responsible. That's all there is to it.