Exotically clad group raises suspicions of theft ring

Victoria heists may be linked to Alberta arrests
Exotically clad group that was stopped in Hinton raises suspicions of theft ring
SHANNON MONEO
Special to the Globe and Mail
June 20, 2008
VICTORIA — The arrest last week in Hinton, Alta., of eight adults travelling in three vehicles stuffed with stolen merchandise may be linked to two incidents committed by [...]

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Port McNeill vandalism upsets politicians

Vandalism upsets local politicians
North Island Gazette [British Columbia]
June 17, 2008
Vandals who destroyed the sign outside the regional district office, which is in the centre of Port McNeill, have discouraged local politicians.
“Vandalism has been a problem on the RDMW office property, with our entry sign targeted twice in the last month,” said administrator Greg Fletcher.
“Parks staff [...]

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Langley RCMP look into three school fires

RCMP look into three school fires
Blacklock Elementary has seen two fires in a week, but damage has been slight.
Matthew Claxton, Langley Advance [British Columbia]
Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Blacklock Elementary has been the target of apparent arson twice in the past week, with a dumpster and a portable classroom set afire by unknown vandals.
Just before midnight [...]

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Solidarity Without Borders! Vancouver Action

Solidarity Without Borders! Vancouver Action
[Posted by Break this Prison Society to friendsofgrassynarrows.com on June 18, 2008]
In Vancouver, Canada, on the night of June 16th, 2008 two surveillance cameras on Commercial Drive were visibly obscured by paint and the roof top and front doors of the “Ministry of Public Safety” (probation) building, also on Commercial Drive, [...]

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School vandalism down but still a problem

School vandalism down but still a problem
By Gary McKenna – The Tri-City News [British Columbia] – June 15, 2008
Smashed windows and graffiti continue to frustrate school district cleanup crews but the number of incidents of vandalism is down from last year.
While vandalism continues to be a problem, Jim Dueck, SD43’s manager of minor renovations, said [...]

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Guelph: Molotov cocktail fizzles before causing damage at Linamar site

Molotov cocktail fizzles before causing damage at Linamar site
June 11, 2008
Scott Tracey
Guelph Record news services [Ontario]
GUELPH
Police are investigating after an unexploded Molotov cocktail was found under a piece of equipment at a local Linamar plant earlier this week.
“It was set to ignite but it never did, which is good,” Guelph Police Sgt. Doug Pflug said. [...]

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Anarchists attack Bank of Montreal in Halifax

Anarchists attack Bank of Montreal in Halifax
{Posted to 325collective.com]
16 June, Halifax, Nova Scotia – Anarchists attack Bank of Montreal. Claim : “During the early morning hours of Monday, June 16 we comemmorated last years resistance to Atlantica as well as added to the current momentum against the G8, SPP and Olympics in the year 2010 [...]

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BCTC continues surveillance even as privacy probe launched

BCTC continues surveillance even as privacy probe launched
ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY
The Globe and Mail
June 13, 2008
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Transmission Corporation is still recording Delta residents’ opposition to a controversial power-line project even as the B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner investigates whether the Crown corporation has already violated people’s privacy.
Residents say that affidavits, e-mails, photo and [...]

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Anarchists hit McD’s in Victoria

Anarchists hit McD’s in Victoria
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
By BOB MACKIN, 24 HOURS [Vancouver, British Columbia]
Call it a McMess and a McCrime.
Anonymous opponents of the 2010 Winter Olympics claimed on an anarchist blog that they vandalized bathrooms in three Victoria McDonald’s restaurants on May 31.
“We cemented shut the pipes, disabling the toilets in the bathroom stalls, [...]

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Smashing action against gentrification

Smashing action against gentrification
[Posted to 325collective.com]
7 June, Halifax, Canada – Smashing action against gentrification! here is the claim: “During the early morning hours of Saturday, June 7th we expressed our discontent by attacking the gentrifuckers invading our neighborhood. A number of windows were smashed by rocks at the Cunard st. condo development, easily constructed paint [...]

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