Long the Rodney Dangerfield of public safety, SkyTrain constables hope full police powers will bring them more respect. Photo by Dan Toulgoet

SkyTrain Blues
The dealers, prostitutes and vagrants are back at the Broadway SkyTrain station, two years after a concentrated police crackdown moved them away.
 

Harry's bust too dangerous for Main Street courthouse
Even in death, Harry Rankin-the longtime acerbic-tongued lawyer and city councillor-is causing controversy at the provincial courthouse.
 

Richmond lured city manager back with big wage increase
Vancouver is not the only city that's grappled with salary issues in recent years. Richmond lost its chief administrative officer to London, Ont., for a year before luring him back to his position-partly thanks to a hefty wage increase.
 

Mayor says city manager still underpaid at $260,000-plus
Judy Rogers will have a happy new year.
 

Senior managers rewarded for 'magnificent' work
It might be a stretch to call them the Magnificent Seven.
 

Private bidders may rise to Challenge
An olive branch has been offered to Challenger map supporters eager to have the topographical treasure included in the Vancouver Exhibition and Convention Centre expansion.
 

Health program could help addicts live longer by encouraging them to take free medications
Two-thirds of the estimated 1,000 Downtown Eastsiders dying of AIDS are not taking free, life-extending medicine.
 

Homeowners responsible for underground oil tanks hazard
Thousands of Vancouver homeowners have environmentally hazardous underground oil storage tanks on their property but might not know they exist.
 

Daughter's fall from monkey bars leads to playground safety concerns
A Vancouver mother is sounding the alarm about playground equipment hazards and inadequate safety procedures at schools after her six-year-old daughter was badly injured in a fall from the monkey bars.
 

Neighbours against dividing 'orphan'
The prospect of a pair of large houses built close together on tiny lots has Dunbar residents up in arms with city hall.
 

High school teachers' union says Grade 10s not up to tests
Forcing Grade 10 students to write provincial exams could raise the drop-out rate, according to a teachers' union.