"It's immoral. It's wrong. It's undemocratic. It reflects poorly on the people who use it. But it works."
Dennis Pilon, a University of Victoria political science professor, reflects on attack ads, used effectively in the May federal election that saw the Conservative party win a majority, at least partly thanks to a strategy of demonizing former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff as "just visiting" (from an April 8 news story).
"I looked down at my friend and the back of his shirt was completely covered in blood."
West Vancouver secondary graduate Yale Henry recounts how he intervened in a knife attack outside the school in 2010 and helped save his friend's life (from an Aug. 7 news story).
"You shouldn't wait to go through what I did to tell the person next to you that you love him or her."
Franklin Lobos, one of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days following a cave-in at the San Jose copper and gold mine in Chile, says he's reconnected with his estranged wife and daughters (from a Sept. 28 news story).
"How would you like it if someone came into your office and punched you or spat on you or gave you verbal abuse because your paper wasn't delivered on time?"
Geoff Devlin, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union local representing West Vancouver bus drivers, to News reporter James Weldon when asked about an assault of a bus driver in West Vancouver (from a Nov. 18 news story).
"I would say that he probably wants to keep his ring in a nice, safe place so he doesn't accidentally flush it down the toilet. . . ."
Barrie Penman, District of North Vancouver fire chief, congratulates firefighter Neil McKinlay on winning the Grey Cup with the B.C. Lions, but says the junior officer will still have to do the dirty work around the station (from a Nov. 30 news story).
"I got a call from our dispatcher saying there was a bear on Cambie Street at West Georgia. . . . I thought it might have been a joke."
Conservation officer Alex Desjardins recalls his surprise at having to capture a bear in Downtown Vancouver in December. The bruin is believed to have climbed aboard a garbage truck in North Vancouver. It was later released unharmed in Squamish (from a Dec. 14 news story).
