Surrey Shootings - Update

#Surrey #RCMP are investigating a report of multiple shots fired into a building at 18700 Fraser Hwy. No reports of people hit. CTV is confirming that COBS Bread in the 18800 block of Fraser Highway was shot at just after 2 a.m. Sunday. One worker was inside the bakery at the time but wasn’t hurt. 24 hr News has some pictures.

The Vancouver Province is reporting that there was another one a few blocks over on Highway number 10 where gunfire was exchanged between vehicles and two residences were hit although no one was hurt 10 PM Saturday.

The Vancouver Province is reporting that The Highway 10 shooting occurred just a day after another targeted drive-by shooting in the 5700-block 152nd Street on Friday night that left two men injured. The men were sitting outside their home when more than 30 rounds were fired at the house, one bullet grazing one man in the head and another hitting the other man in the foot, said a relative. A dark-coloured sedan was seen fleeing the scene.

The Vancouver Province is also reporting that there was another shooting in Surrey Sunday night which resulted in a fatality. OK I had this one backwards. Kim Bolan is reporting that someone was shot trying to defend their home. I thought the person defending the home shot the intruder. It's the other way around. Perhaps now is a good time to get rid of gun control.

Getting to know the unknown God

I'm going off into deep outer space on this one. Most of you will want to skip over this post. Today I attended a very interesting sermon in the United Church of Canada by a minister who quoted a Vancouver Sun article about a United Church Minister named Gretta Vosper who is a self professed atheist. I had missed both the article and the controversy surrounding Gretta.

The Minister claims the article in the Vancouver Sun accused the United Church of terminal kindness by accepting Gretta's insanity. I have to agree. However, I will say that there are many worse causes of death in this world than terminal kindness. Although I passionately believe in the life of Christ, I am not very big on doctrine. I don't care if the pearly gates swing or slide. What we need to concern ourselves with is living the kind of life here on earth that will see us pass through those gates in the hereafter. To that end I think the United Church has a lot going for it.

Yes we can be too tolerant of sin and crime for that matter. Yet we can be too intolerant as well. Martin Luther King coined the phrase that the old law of an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. That is very true. However, Gretta has gone a bit over board. I'm all for the freedom of religion. People have every right to be atheist. It's just that if you are going to proclaim to be a United Church Minister and deny the existence of God as well as the existence of Christ, then you are clearly in the wrong profession. Denying the existence of Christ isn't what Christians teach. It is what the Anti Christ teaches. It is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Historically we know Jesus of Nazareth existed. Josephus recorded that fact. People can debate the resurrection all they want. Josh McDowell addressed that quite well in his book More than a Carpenter. Yet Christ's life, mission, death and crucifixion are historical facts. Denying that as a United Church Minister is somewhat out in the realms of deep outer space.

The minister today asked some insightful questions in a children's story and made references to Moses' interaction with God in his sermon. Fist Moses spoke to God in the form of a burning bush. The problem was, no man can see God and live so God revealed himself to Moses in the form of a burning bush. Yet God can do all things. If he wanted to reveal himself to man he could. The Minister today admitted that eventually Moses saw God's hand and his back. Yet the scriptures go beyond that. Later on Moses spoke to God face to face as a man speaketh to his friend.

It wasn't until Stephen said he saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God that he was stoned for what the religious leaders at the time thought was blasphemy. Ever since the martyrdom of the original apostles, the doctrine of Christ has changed and has been watered down with the ideas of man. King Henry was a nut and we have clearly gone down hill from there.

Ever since King Henry people have been arguing about some stupid point of doctrine and starting up their own church over it. The United Church of Canada reversed that trend. They took three churches and amalgamated them into one. That church has a history of coming together instead of driving apart. Yet clearly things have gone too far. It reminds me of what Paul found in Mars Hill. He found an alter that said "To The Unknown God" and declared "Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you." Acts 17: 22-31

In contrast to the apostasy of the men of Athens, John taught, "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." John 17:3 Eternal life is to know God and Jesus Christ who he sent and to strive to become like them and live a more productive Christlike life. This is where the term Christian service comes from. The life that Mother Teresa exemplified.

There are a ship load of fundamentalists out there that I can't even sit in the same room with. Christ spelled it out in the parable of the Good Samaritan and the parable of the sheep and goats. How you live your life is more important than what you claim to believe. The United Church's focus on service and tolerance is one of it's strengths. The United Church's tolerance of Gretta's insanity is one of it's weaknesses. Just sayin. Peace.

Chicago rapper shot dead, Mexican drug lord escapes

MSN News is reporting that Chicago rapper Capo was gunned down in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. MSN News is also reporting that: "Top Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has escaped from a maximum security prison for the second time, security officials announced late Saturday. Guzman, who headed the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, was last seen in the area of the showers in the Altiplano prison outside of Mexico City, the capital." The Sinaloa cartel is the one the CIA and the ATF were selling guns to in Operation Fast and Furious and bringing back tons of cocaine into the US as payment. Iran Contra never stopped. Gary Webb was right.



Update: Escaped Kingpin seen having a beer with Oliver North. Not.

Alaska and Oregon legalizes pot for recreational use

I'm shocked this didn't make big news locally. I was speaking with a guy from Oregon today and he said they legalized pot there July 1st 2015. Although smoking pot in public is still illegal in Oregon, the International Business Times is reporting that you can even take it on your carry on luggage for domestic flights within the state. Their referendum was November 2014.

I totally missed Alaska. CNN reported that Alaska legalized pot in February 2015. It has also been confirmed by Time Magazine. We all knew Colorado and Washington State voted yes while California voted no but Alaska and Oregon is new news. Once again just because they did doesn't mean we have to. California didn't. It's just news so to speak.

I'm not a big fan of the legalization of pot. Way too many people smoke way too much pot as it is. Teens shouldn't smoke pot and smoking pot while driving is insane. I do support the decriminalization of pot. Legalization of crack or crystal meth is complete social irresponsibility. We need to decriminalize pot so we have the resources to deal with hard drugs like crack and crystal meth. We need to arrest the crack dealers not the addicts. That is the New York model.

Fentanyl Fatality

The Abbotsford Police department is reporting that on June 30th at 2:40 AM a family member found found a woman in her mid twenties unresponsive on the floor and called 911. Attempts to resuscitate the victim failed and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Methylfentanyl was found in her system and is a likely contributing factor in her death. This is the second Fentanyl warning issued by the APD in 2015. Their previous warning was distributed on May 20, 2015.

Fentanyl is a bad drug just like the fake ecstasy (PMMA) they make now without sassafras. It's toxic and has resulted in a lot of fatalities. Stop the greed and stop the lies. There's a facebook group set up about the dangers of Fentanyl after another young fatality.

Quebec murder

CBC is reporting that Wednesday around 6:00 PM there was a shooting in Marieville, Quebec 30 kilometers east of Montreal. Two men were shot dead, one was injured. The slain men have been identified as Marcel Hémond and Michel l'italien. The injured man was identified as Eric Choquette.

"Quebec provincial police told reporters this afternoon they found the body of a man in a car about 45 minutes from where the shootings took place. An autopsy will need to be conducted to confirm the man's identity, but the Sûreté du Québec believes it is the body of the 59-year-old murder suspect, Daniel Massé." OK that's somewhat bizarre. They murdered their hit man after he did the job? Sounds a bit like the Christmas in Vancouver 1995.

Kelowna Homicide - Update

The Vancouver Province is reporting a homicide in Kelowna. Global is reporting that it was on Feedham Avenue in the Black Mountain area. Both reports refer to it was a targeted attack. Global is also reporitng that "A neighbour tells Global News the victim is Amardeep Singh Ahluwalia and that he had been tied up with zap straps before being killed. The neighbour also says the victim’s girlfriend, a nurse at the Kelowna hospital, was similarly restrained but not hurt. She escaped from the house and ran next door for assistance. The unconfirmed reports indicate the dead man was found face down in the bloodied kitchen and the home had been invaded and ransacked."

That is messed up. Global is also reporting that Daniel Garth Ruff, 62 was arrested Monday for the murder of 51 year old Warren Welters in Kelowna June 14th.

The Vancouver Province is also reporting a targeted home invasion in Surrey 1:30 AM Tuesday.

CBC is reporting that human remains found in an industrial complex near Whistler, B.C. June 14th have been identified as missing Australian teen Jake Brian Kermond.

Update: The Vancouver Province is reporting that the victim who was killed in this targeted attack, Amardeep Singh Ahluwalia, is the brother-in-law of B.C. MLA Amrik Virk. Same last name as Bobby Virk from the Bassi-Virk trial connected to drug trafficking in the BC Rail scandal.

Jeffrey Chang has died

The Vancouver Province is reporting that Jeffrey Chang has died in hospital after was found unresponsive after midnight in Pitt Meadows. Another baby is now going to grow up without their father. Tragic. A good looking young man who was loved by the mother of his child now dead. For what - greed. If you stop the greed, you stop the violence.

Kim Bolan is reporting that sources told the Vancouver Sun that his death is a suspected drug over dose. Although the Maple Ridge Times is reporting he was found inside the house unconscious, that is still very suspicious. Lars in Kelowna plead guilty to hitting someone over the head with a baseball bat in Halifax then injecting him with a lethal dose of cocaine. Larry Pace (Lars) served ten years for accessory to murder.

Jeff was shot in the hand during a drive by at a gas station in East Vancouver June 2014. The Vancouver Province and the Maple Ridge Times are both quoting Kim Bolan referring to Jeff as a member of the Wolf Pack. Kim Bolan was the one that made the reference at the shooting last year. It was timely because that weekend saw two rivals shot at.

Kim Bolan stated that Jeff was associated with the Wolf Pack and Thanh Tung Tran, who was also shot that weekend was "a long-time drug trafficker connected to Billy’s Crew and the Dhak brothers – known rivals of the Wolf Pack." OK so Billy's crew, that would be UN Billy who has also been charged in the Kelowna shooting that took out Jonathon Bacon.

I cringe whenever I hear the term Cub Pack. It refers to the Hells Angels association with the Bacon brothers who were responsible for the Surrey Six. No one in their right mind would want to be associated with that. Wolf Pack 81 was one of their gamer tags on X box live.

Satellite picture of BC Forest Fires

@NEWS1130Radio NASA's satellite image from today shows the huge smoke plume caused by the British Columbia fires. #Vancouver #Richmond #WestVan #NorthVan Fire Dept's getting flooded with hundreds of 911 calls reporting smoke. #Vancouver is not on fire.

News 1130 is reporting that An Air Quality Advisory has been issued for Metro Vancouver because of the smoke from wildfires outside our region. This is why Metro Vancouver should not build a garbage incinerator. The Fraser Valley is a valley. All the smoke lingers in the valley affecting the air quality for the whole region.

News 1130 is also reporting that One man was has minor cuts after a gunshot shattered his window in Surrey. Police believe it's was targeted. The investigation is ongoing.

Update: The forest fire thing is actually a bit creepy. After being sunny for so long we finally have some cloud cover. Only it's not clouds, it's a thin veil of smoke covering the whole sky. This morning on the way to work the sun looked reddish orange. The Vancouver Province is reporting that several of the fires have been started by cigarettes. The smoke in Whistler appears to be worse. The smoke there isn't high in the sky it's low and guests are wearing dust masks.

Moonlight paddle

Sunset at third beach last night before a moonlight paddle through English Bay to Granville Island. A peaceful respite from the cruel insanity that binds us. There's more to life than predatory greed. I guess that's not clouds in the sunset, that's smoke.

Three Canadian Hells Angels now face murder charges in Greece

Sadly, numerous media outlets have confirmed the victim's sister's report on this blog yesterday morning that the person three Canadian members of the Hells Angels beat into a coma in Greece last month has now died as a result of those injuries.

The Edmonton Journal is confirming my previous report that the two Edmonton members are Nick Dragich, who posed with Rob Ford when he was mayor of Toronto, and Dusty Swanson, a prospect from the Dirty Flu. Kim Bolan is confirming my previous report that it was the same Nick Dragich posing with Rob Ford on the Toronto Hells Angels web site. Kim Bolan is also reporting that the third Canadian member, a nomad from Red Deer Alberta, is Brent Koziak.

Metro Vancouver says NO to Transit fraud

The Vancouver Province is reporting that "Metro Vancouver has voted overwhelmingly against raising taxes to fund transit and transportation improvements, with more than 60 per cent of voters supporting the No side." Three cheers. This is another landmark victory. Power to the People.

The problem with the proposal was obvious. Translink is already obscenely over budget. They burn an extra billions dollars a year in regional gas tax and keep expanding the system when they can't even get it to operate consistently. Giving SNC-Lavalin the contract for the evergreen line was a criminal act. We all thought a mail in ballot would have been rigged. The tax dollars they spent trying to convince us to vote for tax fraud was astounding.

Dave Pickton loses civil suit

Wow, she won. Global is reporting that Dave Pickton lost his civil suit. "A B.C. Supreme Court jury ruled late Tuesday following six hours of deliberations that David Pickton had inflicted psychological trauma on a woman after assaulting and threatening to rape and kill her more than two decades ago. Jurors awarded the 55-year-old woman $45,000, including $20,000 in punitive damages that the woman’s lawyer said is intended as a deterrent. Pickton was convicted of sexual assault in 1992, for which he received a $1,000 fine and was sentenced to one year of probation." Three cheers! No Justice, No Peace. Know Justice, Know Peace.

Canada Day on Mount Seymour

I had an awesome hike today up mount Seymour. Someone tied a Canadian flag on the post marking Seymour first pump. It was awesome. Someone also put a stop Harper sticker on the back of the post. Now that was funny and it wasn't me. There are a lot of other people out there that oppose Stephen Harper's destruction of our great nation. Stephen Harper is no Preston Manning. Stephen Harper is another Brian Mulroney.



The stop Harper slogan was of course started by Brigette DePape who was a page in Parliament that stood in front of Harper with a stop Harper sign during the throne speech. It was a small act of civl disobedience that did not go unnoticed. I remember hearing her speak afterwards about how they were threatening to charge her with terrorism trying to threaten the life of the Prime minister. She jokingly admitted that although technically she might have been able to give him a paper cut with her small sign, that clearly was not the intent of the demonstration. If you want to fix the party, change the leadership. Justin Trudeau is a corporate clown as well. Surprisingly enough he does not support the Charter of Rights like his father did.



I made it to Seymour third peek which is the actual mount Seymour. Mystery peak chair lift only takes you to the top of mystery peak. To get to the top of mount Seymour there are actually three peaks and you have to hike or snowshoe there. The view of the back country is breath taking. You can see Deep Cove and mountains as far as the eye can see.















On the way back from third peak I met a guy coming back from Elsie lake. He asked me if I had any water so I split the last of my water with him. I always bring lots. He said he had misjudged the heat and didn't bring enough for such a long hike. Elsie lake is far. I said that's easy to do. When you're hiking in the mountains in the summer heat you need at least two two litre pop bottles full of water in addition to any juice, Gatorade or pre work out you want as well as lunch. I always fill my water bottles one third and freeze them the day before a hike. That way the water is still cold for the entire hike. They key is to be prepared and enjoy the back country. Peace.

Arthur Porter dead in Panama prison

Holy Barry Seal Batman, Arthur Porter has just died in prison. He's the CSIS watchdog that was facing fraud charges involving SNC-Lavalin and was caught sending money to a mossad agent tied to Iran Contra. I freaking kid you not. The Montreal Gazette is reporting he died of lung cancer. Yet the National Post claims he died suddenly and alone. Things that make ya go hmmmm. Vito Riuzzutto died *suddenly* of cancer at a dinner party shortly after he got out of prison. Don't forget Panama is tied to another high profile local case that we can't talk about yet. Much.

I'm interested in reading what trade secrets he revealed in his book the Man behind the bow tie. Porter's book admits he was suffering from a terminal case of lung cancer. He also mentioned it in his interview with Macleans. Ottawa won't lower the flag for their friend the scape goat. Are they going to lower the flag for their pal Gwen Morgan's fraudulent use of translink tax dollars for the Evergreen line?

Porter was arrested the same time as Pierre Duhaime, the former CEO of SNC-Lavalin for their alleged involvement in a massive fraud and conspiracy. SNC-Lavalin was banned for ten years from international contracts because of their involvement with fraud. After Pierre Duhaime was arrested, neo con spin doctor Gwen Morgan took over and got the Evergreen line contract awarded to none other then SNC-Lavalin. I kid you not. Now they want to raise sales tax to pay for that fraud on top of the billion dollar regional gas tax they already burn every year. Arrest Morgan and Harper.

Canadian Sovereignty for sale

The Vancouver Province reprinted a fascinating column by Gus Van Harten wherein he states "Since winning a majority in 2011, the Harper government has been giving away Canadian sovereignty as if it were candy on Halloween." He starts with FIPA then explains about CETA and TPP. Now I just noticed ICSID as well. These are all acronyms for the same thing: treason.

FIPA is a trade agreement with Communist China that has nothing to do with free trade and everything to do with handing over Canadian sovereignty. It all started with NAFTA chapter 11. We found a flaw in that trade agreement. Instead of removing the flaw each successive trade agreement has continued to magnify and empower it. Sovereignty is dead. Bilderberg reigns.



It's not that I have a problem with banks or profit. Not at all. I have a problem with banking fraud and with theft especially when it involves the theft of tax dollars. They say the best way to rob a bank is to own it. We talked about the banking fraud that created the Savings and Loan crisis back in the /80's. We also talked about the investment fraud that created the Greek financial crisis which is still continuing as we speak. Madoffs were springing up like mushrooms. What was public money became private money then disappeared. Goldman and Sachs were involved with that fraud.

It is a colossal conflict of interest when bankers or investors involved with fraud contribute to political campaigns and get tax funded bailouts worth far more than the thirty pieces of silver they threw at a few politicians. Micheal Moore pointed out the Wall Street fraud that was bailed out with tax dollars. Al Martin described how the CIA instructed him to commit investment fraud as a way to raise money for Iran Contra. Not only were they selling cocaine to fund the contra rebels in Nicaragua, they were also committing bank fraud and using tax dollars to bail the banks out after they defrauded the banks. The fall of the BCCI is a prime example. The collapse of the Nugan Hand bank in Australia is another. Banks don't fail. Someone has to rip them off first.

In Canada the Harper government gave the banks a $65 billion bailout when they said the banks here didn't need one. Then they lied and said they never did it. That fraud should have seen Harper imprisoned right beside Bernard Madoff and Conrad Black. It was the largest embezzlement of tax dollars in our nations history. Which once again emphasizes how the Neo Cons are not fiscally responsible. They tax and spend far worse then any left wing kook. The only difference is they spend it on themselves and their campaign contributors.

Sunday night shooting in Surrey

Scan BC is reporting that #Surrey #RCMP is responding to 148 St & 59 Ave for a report of shots heard. Call is delayed as the reportee called the news before 911. Scan BC is also reporting that @SurreyRCMP investigating report of shots fired between 2 cars along the Fraser Highway at approx 3:20am Teusday morning.

Enjoying the Summer

OK so the theme for this weekend is get out there and enjoy life. Don't let it pass you by. Imagine spending your whole life in one back alley smoking crack. That would be a pretty meaningless existence. You would miss a whole world of opportunities. The thing is, if one place fills up there are a dozen other places you can go. Cliff Falls on Kanaka creek is nice. It's in Maple Ridge.

We've already mentioned the falls at Widgeon creek. You can also paddle up to Granite Falls in Deep Cove and camp there over night. I realize the outdoors isn't for everyone. Yesterday there was a young couple feeling the heat so to speak. The young mother was obviously hot and cranky. Her very young daughter was getting on her nerves and was dragging her purse in the dirt. She began yelling at her daughter not to touch her things and said you are stressing me out.

Then the daughter in tears repeated exactly what her mother said and said you are stressing me out. I had to smile. The husband came back to the car with their young son and the mother started raging at him saying something about not having time for idiots. Then the husband said watch your f*ing mouth and I just cringed and thought there goes the breakdown of another relationship. There is a lot of stress on young couples in our day. The cost of housing is ridiculous. That's why I think finding cheap escapes from the dark and dreary reality can be refreshing

For those less inclined to the back country there's always flying a kite at Crescent Beach or Vanier park. You can hop on a passenger ferry for lunch on Granville Island. No matter what you're into there's always something positive to do. Anything is better then wasting life away in a bar or a party full of trailer trash. There's more to life than drugs and alcohol. Get out there and enjoy it.

Just stay away from the ridiculous drug dealer boats. The Lonely Island video I'm on a boat was a comedy. They were making fun of the plastic people on huge drug dealer boats. Nobody cares your on a mother f*ing boat. What the hell are you over compensating for? Do be careful. There was a young girl in Surrey who was trying to be funny and hop on a moving train. Only she slipped and the train ran over her arm. Tragic. Oh be wise. What can I say more? Have fun and be safe.

They Paved Paradise

This is another example of denying public access to public land. The UBC Research forest in Maple Ridge are endowment lands donated to UBC as a gift. UBC is a publicly funded University. The research forest is open to the public but they have "closed" the waterfalls to the public. This is a beautiful spot on the Allouette River. I realize there has been problems in the past with youth drinking and cliff jumping yet denying public access completely is going over board. That's like putting up a fence around wreck beach and saying the public is not allowed in. It's just not right.



I hiked down and took this picture yesterday. The falls are several tiers and this is the last tier. You can wade into the water and go right up to the waterfalls. Obviously drinking and cliff jumping is a bad idea. I was born in North Vancouver near Lynn Canyon. A lot of people have died there doing stupid things but the park is beautiful and the 30 foot pool is totally safe.

Years ago when Cypress mountain became owned by an American company they tried to deny public access to certain parts of the park. People came out in huge numbers to protest and they rescinded the decision. Tax payers elect the politicians that make the rules. The rules have to be in the public interest. Denying public access to public land is a bad idea. Signs that say no drinking or no cliff jumping are good enough to deal with the liability issue.

In the States if you are caught trespassing you could be shot dead. Here you might get a ticket. I hope they do give me a ticket so I can dispute that ticket in court. If they are going to deny public access then the public need to reassess the University's public funding. Perhaps we can e-mail UBC and request them to amend the policy: reny.kahlon@ubc.ca, presidents.office@ubc.ca, arvind.gupta@ubc.ca, for.recep@ubc.ca

Public access to public land

What a magnificent weekend. Get out there and enjoy it in real life. I went to the lower falls at Golden Ears today. They had all kinds of signs up saying the park was closed. How can you close a public park? The campgrounds were full fair enough but it is a public lake and there are lots of other places in the park people can visit. They even had signs up that said the gate was closed. No it's not. We're not stupid. You can't close the gate during the day. People have to be able to leave with their boats from a day of water skiing. The Gold Creek day area is nice this time of year but was indeed packed. There was lots of parking at the trail head to the water falls. Some of these mall cop wannabees need to get a grip on reality. It's a beautiful place and a public park.