Actors like Brenda Crichlow and Philip Granger and other workers in Hollywood North soldier through the industry's downturn

Photo-Dan Toulgoet

Fighting for survival
It took Ed Deeth three and a half weeks to make the glass cabinets, doors and shelves, and just half a second for them to be smashed to pieces. And he couldn't be happier.
 

Bogus canvasser working door-to-door
He's a tall, thin black man with dreadlocks who pretends to be canvassing for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. and Yukon.
 

Ray Cam helping young car thieves make U-Turn
The Ray Cam Co-Operative Centre wants to put neighbourhood kids in go-karts and keep them out of stolen cars.
 

Screw driver, vice grips, dent puller only tools thief needs to steal a car
The majority of Vancouver car thieves are not armed with high-tech tools or specialized knowledge.
 

Cut and tunnel a nightmare for Toronto business
A Toronto restaurateur is warning Cambie Street business owners to prepare for the worst once construction of a new rapid transit line begins next year.
 

Victoria Drive private liquor store proposal worries local woman
A Victoria Drive woman is worried a private liquor store proposed for her neighbourhood will accelerate crime, panhandling and parking problems.
 

Canadian Tire proposing big box store next to potential Wal-Mart
Another big box store is proposed for property on Marine Drive next to land eyed for a controversial Wal-Mart outlet.
 

Killarney president says Olympic rink decision overdue
Standing at the entrance of the Killarney ice rink, Keith Jacobson pointed out long gutters built across the ceiling.
 

Hockey lockout a boon for local teams
As the NHL season looks more likely to be cancelled, Vancouver sports teams not involved in hockey hope to attract money that would have gone to the Canucks.
 

Lee Building owners pull out heritage card
The heritage value of a large billboard atop the seven-storey Lee Building at Main and Broadway should be reason enough to keep the structure from being removed by the city, says an owner of two suites in the building.
 

Trustees reexamine cellphone tower policy
Eight years ago Milt Bowling helped kill a proposal to erect cellphone antennas on Sir James Douglas elementary in southeast Vancouver where his son attended school.
 

Pot business no picnic says former grower
After 11 years of making money from growing marijuana, Charlotte gave up her illegal business in November 2003. The price she received for a pound of marijuana dropped from $3,200 to $1,800, and she'd learned an associate tattled on her to police.