Sandy Garossino
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Sandy Garossino is a business owner, employer and a former Crown prosecutor, as well as a community and arts philanthropist and advocate. With many others she co-founded Vancouver Not Vegas, the grassroots movement that defeated the mega-casino planned for downtown Vancouver. She has a wide range of non-profit governance, including sitting on committees for both UBC and SFU.

Blog Entries by Sandy Garossino

The LNG Jobs Myth

(1) Comments | Posted May 13, 2013 | 12:58 PM

That B.C. is a resource economy has become a mantra for politicians and the media, and LNG is just part of the club.

Anyone who questions development in the resource sector, of mining and fracking and pipelines, is written off as a BANANA--Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything. They are...

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PavCo's Great Casino Caper

(0) Comments | Posted May 6, 2013 | 12:24 PM

Within a few short days the chair of BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), both announced, then dis-announced a signed deal with Paragon Gaming, the owners of Edgewater Casino. This daring manoeuvre, the Fassbender Flip-Flop, should only be attempted by trained professionals.

When a Money-losing Crown Corp Meets...

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Idle No More: First Nations Governance Coded To Fail

(15) Comments | Posted January 10, 2013 | 12:15 PM

Monday's release of a devastating audit of Attawapiskat's finances delivered what looked like a knockout blow to the Idle No More movement. Then Tuesday brought word of a community in full lock-down mode as a Global TV crew was escorted out of the reserve.

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When Social Media Is Used for Bad

(2) Comments | Posted December 3, 2012 | 11:47 AM

In October 2012, British Columbia teen Amanda Todd ended her life after suffering intolerable bullying triggered by a sexual predator who found and blackmailed her through Facebook. Millions were outraged. We were too. We are social media enthusiasts who care deeply about protecting vulnerable young users in the...

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The World According To Krause

(4) Comments | Posted December 3, 2012 | 10:07 AM

Another instalment appeared in the
Vivian Krause conspiracy saga
about shadowy Americans bent on shutting down Canadian oil sands development via the Financial Post on Nov. 29.

It's a lengthy tract -- much of it recycled -- and in the end it's not easy to pin...

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Dear Sheryl Sandberg: Please Keep Predators Off Facebook

(14) Comments | Posted November 16, 2012 | 2:37 PM

Dear Ms. Sandberg,

We are a community of concerned citizens in British Columbia, including Amanda Todd's mother. As
you may know, Amanda was contacted and blackmailed through Facebook by an adult predator who impersonated local teens to enter her circles of friends.

We write imploring you to lead change...

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Enbridge's Futile Attacks On Science Foundations

(0) Comments | Posted October 15, 2012 | 10:33 AM

Proponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal seem hell-bent for leather on conducting what may be the most inept natural resource project application in B.C. history. Their place in the Canadian business school textbooks is assured, under the heading "Enbridge to Nowhere."

An initial unconvincing ad blitz showing happy families...

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Marijuana Decriminalization: The Time Has Come

(83) Comments | Posted September 28, 2012 | 1:29 PM

"...if you look at the drug war from a purely economic point of view, the role of the government is to protect the drug cartel. That's literally true."

Milton Friedman, Economist

"...it's more than time to start working toward legalizing marijuana."

Bill Good CKNW Sept 26,...

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Vancouver Real Estate: Pillar of Sand and Fog

(12) Comments | Posted September 12, 2012 | 7:00 PM

Does it strike anyone as odd that Vancouver is the kind of town where we turn to someone called the Condo King for reliable advice on real estate? Apparently not.

It goes without saying that Bob Rennie knows Vancouver residential real estate better than anyone, and he is always a...

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'Selfless' PavCo Chair Leaves Record of BC Place Razzle Dazzle

(2) Comments | Posted August 24, 2012 | 8:45 AM

Hey Huffington Post B.C., I'm thrilled to be IN YOU!

It's very exciting to join HuffPost's legendary list of contributing bloggers, which includes everyone from Conrad Black and David Suzuki to David Frum and Elizabeth May. In an era when media has become more and more concentrated, HuffPost has been...

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