News: Shooting Update - Commercial Drive Victim Was 'Targeted' by attackers

Staff, Vancouver Sun

Published: Sunday, August 31, 2008

The name of a man who was shot to death in the back of a cab on Commercial Drive early Saturday has been released to the public.

Police say the victim was James Edward O'Toole, a 29-year-old from Vancouver who was known to law enforcement officials.

O'Toole had just climbed into a cab when his attacker opened fire.

Police believe the shooting was targeted at the victim.

News: Brazen Killing on Commercial Drive

Vancouver Sun

Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008

VANCOUVER -- A man has been shot and killed in a brazen killing early this morning.

Vancouver Police say a man was gunned down in the back of a cab around Second Ave. and Commercial Drive in East Vancouver around 1 a.m.

"While it is still early in the investigation, this is believed to be a targeted shooting and the victim is known to police," Const. Jana McGuinness said in a release.

Witnesses reported seeing an older model silver Mazda MPV mini van leaving the area at a high rate of speed following the shooting.

McGuinness said it was too early to say if the shooting was gang related.

No one else was injured.

Commercial Drive is closed to traffic in both directions between E. 1st Avenue and E. 3rd Avenue and is expected to remain closed for most of the morning.

Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1 or CrimeStoppers.

Myth Makers Cabaret and Mud Wrestling

You are reading this right!!! RC Weslowski and I will be mud wrestling each other this Friday night. Something definately not to be missed!

Friday, August 29th

At the Wise Hall

Honouring Those who have Made a Lasting Impression!

A Malaika Millions going away party…

Doors 8pm

Cabaret @ 9pm then Mud Wrestling

Advance $15 Available at: Queen Bee Luxuries @ 76 Kingsway

Zoho Salon located @ 1708 E. 4th Ave

Tix at the Door: $20

Mysticism, Religion, and Mythology - Malaika Style"

Honouring Those Who Have Made A Lasting Impression

"Mud Wrestling Theatrics Hosted by Julia Stretch......

Jenny Magenta Vs. Suzy Shameless

RC Weslowski Vs. SR Duncan

Burgundy Brixx V Dianna David

Shaboobie Booberella, Burgundy Brixx, Malaika Millions

Amber Dawn V Bren Ryder

Cheryl Dunye V Jessy {aka Lick manager}

Julia Stretch, and many more V Malaika Millions......

OH THE MUD WILL FLY!!!

THERE WILL

also

BE TWO ON ONE ACTIONS AND FREE FOR ALLLS...

MALAIKA WILL BE AUCTIONING 2 CHANCES TO MUD WRESTLE HER.

[located at the door}

Mythical and Mystical Cabaret & Burlesque Performers Include:

Burgundy Brixx

Jenny Magenta

Amber Dawn

Doug Thoms

Jillian Deri

Shaboobie Boobarella

Dianna David

Malaika Millions

***********WARNING: do not wear your favourite clothes to this show...cause the MUD WILL BE SLINGIN!!!

SPONSORED BY:

Storm Brewing http://www.stormbrewing.org/

Bonita Arts Pottery http://www.bonitaarts.net/

Geri Gemos Catering

Music: Amanda Tossoff @ the Libra Room

The Amanda Tossoff Trio plays the Libra Room this wed, aug 27th. Joining them this week is Trumpeter Chris Davis.
The band won this year's Galaxie Rising Star Award at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival.


The band:

Chris Davis - trumpet
Amanda Tossoff - piano
Sean Cronin - bass
Morgan Childs - drums

The details:
Wed Aug 27th, 8pm - ish to 12 - ish
The Libra Room
1608 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Cover by donation - recommended 5 - 10

www.AmandaTosoff.com

Cargo bikers hope to carry public support

Co-op honours legacy of late environmental activist

Cheryl Rossi, Vancouver Courier

Published: Friday, August 15, 2008

Naomi Sider has cycled with a shovel wedged under her arm, and with two three-by-four-foot sheets of foam core.

"Tucked under my arm, again, hoping the wind wasn't going to catch me."

Now she's part of the fledgling Cargo Bike Co-op, formed to honour the memory of her housing co-op neighbour, Isobel Kiborn, an activist, environmentalist and cyclist who died from cancer in February...
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Literary: Joe Rosenblatt & Catherine Owen

Just making sure the People know about the Vancouver Book launch of "Dog" . Poets Joe Rosenblatt and Catherine Owen will be reading from their amazing new book.
When: August 3rd 2:30-5pm
Where: Timbre 2068 Commercial Dr.
Also featuring the photographs and songs of Karen Moe....
Hope you can drop by...
Catherine Owen is a Vancouver poet. Her poems have been published in journals across Canada and her books include - Somatic-The Life and Work of Egon Schiele (Exile Editions, 1998, nominated for the Gerald Lampert Award), Black Milk, Starvation Landscape, and The Wrecks of Eden (Wolsak & Wynn, 2001, nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Award). She also has a CD out - Cusp - and is working on the play Circe and Cougars with La Leona Productions. She is currently completing a book of sequences, FYRE, a West Coast collection, Seeing Lessons and Frenzy, featuring poems on the fusion of metal music and the troubadour culture.
Joe Rosenblatt was born in Toronto in l933. He started writing seriously in the early sixties, and in l966 his first book, The L.S.D. Leacock, was published by Coach House Press. Since then he has published more than a dozen books of poetry and fiction. His selected poems (1962-1975), Top Soil, won the Governor-General's Award for poetry. Another volume of selected poems, (l963-l985), Poetry Hotel, won The B.C. Book Prize, l986 for poetry. His poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and periodicals in North America.

Denizen of the Day: Pietro Aiello

Pietro has lived near Commercial Drive for 56 years. He has had dozens of children and grandchildren born and raised just a few blocks away from the Continental Coffee shop where we met him.

Watermelon Makes Cover of the Straight

Watermelon gets interviewed about Wreck Beach.

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