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Bios

Bob Mackin

Bob Mackin is a journalist in Vancouver, B.C.

Born in Vernon, Bob was raised on the North Shore of Vancouver, save for a brief interlude of living on the south shore of False Creek. He has been a long time Tyee contributor, and has also written for Vancouver 24 Hours, the Vancouver Courier, Business in Vancouver, and several others.

Bob is the author of Soccer: The Winning Way and a number of books on baseball, and is a regular guest on The Sport Market on Team 1040 Radio.

Reporting Beat: Sports, business, government, and politics.

Twitter: @bobmackin

Blog: 2010 Goldrush

Stories by Bob Mackin

Exel's Treatment of Workers Slammed

Firm angling to privatize part of BC Liquor fined in US, accused of bad practices by ex-employees in BC.

By Bob Mackin, 12 Mar 2012

2010 Games: Blueprint for Occupy?

Bob Mackin's 'Red Mittens & Red Ink' is the story of stirring opposition to inequality wrought by the Vancouver Olympics.

By Bob Mackin, 10 Mar 2012

Where Roofer Died, Gordon Campbell Was 'Prime Contractor'

Former premier 'had or should have had knowledge of, and control over' construction on vacation home, ruled WorkSafeBC.

By Bob Mackin, 6 Mar 2012

Lobbyist Gets Lift on 'Air Christy'

Rio Tinto Alcan rep apparently flew for free with premier on airline owned by major BC Lib donor.

By Bob Mackin, 2 Mar 2012

BC Firms Denied Chance to Compete for Falcon's Budget Simulator

British firm Delib given contract directly due to 'tight timelines,' FOI documents reveal.

By Bob Mackin, 27 Feb 2012

Anatomy of a $313,000 Riot Review

FOI documents show Furlong, Keefe and Muir piling up costs beyond original targets.

By Bob Mackin, 13 Jan 2012

The Year in Revolt

After rage, riots and revolution, the top to-do for 2012 is closing the divide.

By Bob Mackin, 29 Dec 2011

How BC Hydro Unplugged My Privacy

Media beware: Crown corp broke rule for protecting identities of Freedom of Information filers.

By Bob Mackin, 15 Dec 2011

Nine Months before Olympics, Province Saw Big 'Shortfall'

Report cited 'not complete' budgeting, 'unforeseen costs' that led to $188 million taxpayers' bailout.

By Bob Mackin, 14 Nov 2011

A Peek into Secretive Order of BC Decisions

Citizens can't see nomination documents; censored FOI gives mere glimpse of process.

By Bob Mackin, 4 Nov 2011

Overstated Claims for Positive 2010 'Games Effect'

Latest tally of Olympics benefits requires skeptical eye for small print and spun numbers.

By Bob Mackin, 28 Oct 2011

Business Plan Oversight for Bailout Games Still Secret

Tyee FOI request for 2007 review of financial risks to taxpayers comes back censored in key parts.

By Bob Mackin, 25 Oct 2011

BC No Longer Calls Self 'Best Place on Earth'

The boast is vanishing from official branding. Where did it go, and why?

By Bob Mackin, 4 Oct 2011

BC Liquor Board Boss Feared a Stanley Cup Riot

Police and medical officials heard warnings of escalating alcohol abuse days before June 15 riot: FOI email.

By Bob Mackin, 21 Sep 2011

Husband of Clark Aide Ghost Wrote Riot Report

Stewart Muir says he did not discuss contents with Athana Mentzelopoulos.

By Bob Mackin, 2 Sep 2011

Hockey Riot Report Gives Canucks Bosses a Pass

Booze and boos flowed inside rowdy Rogers Arena, but owners off the hook.

By Bob Mackin, 2 Sep 2011

Tomorrow's Riot Report: Who Gets Burned?

On the hot seat: Canucks, Premier Clark, Chief Chu, Mayor Robertson. And maybe John Furlong.

By Bob Mackin, 31 Aug 2011

Worker Death at Gordon Campbell's Home Fits Grim Larger Pattern

Preventable falls among most common injuries at BC workplaces.

By Bob Mackin, 22 Aug 2011

Key Aide to Gordon Campbell Helped Craft Mail-in HST Referendum

FOI documents reveal former lobbyist, pro-HST spinner Tom Syer was in the loop.

By Bob Mackin, 23 Jul 2011

BC Parks Mascot Jerry the Moose Was Ordered to Slim Down

'Thinner, fitter' version of Expo 86 Jerry dictated by bureaucrats, say FOI documents.

By Bob Mackin, 15 Jul 2011

Vancouver's Worst Riot: 20 Questions

Could it have been prevented, or minimized? The public deserves answers.

By Bob Mackin, 18 Jun 2011

When Fan Frenzy Causes Injury

Security guard badly hurt at 2010 Olympics Live Site fiasco recalls how fun turned to danger.

By Bob Mackin, 1 Jun 2011

BC's $1 Billion False Alarm: WikiLeaks

Daily Olympics security reports tracked protests and wingnuts, but no 'credible terrorist threats'.

By Bob Mackin, 4 May 2011

High Stakes: Vancouver's Casino Vote Today

New union jobs, fears of social ills, and old fault lines that rended a political party. Who's in?

By Bob Mackin, 19 Apr 2011

As Money Machine, Games Didn't Deliver

A year before Olympics, officials promised a $10 billion windfall. No one's saying that now.

By Bob Mackin, 15 Feb 2011

Olympic Flame Burns Rich

The fuel used to light the cauldron in honour of Jack Poole this weekend could heat your home for two years.

By Bob Mackin, 22 Oct 2010

Fame-Hungry Toronto Ignored Ugly Summit History

Vancouver offered lessons the centre of the universe preferred to ignore.

By Bob Mackin, 29 Jun 2010

Brown Edges to the 'Green Games'

These Olympics use 5,600 vehicles, burn 20 million litres of petro, carve up nature. Critics cry 'greenwash!'

By Bob Mackin, 15 Feb 2010

Why This Is Vancouver's Last Super Spectacle

For over a century, the region has used mega-events to spur growth. That's over.

By Bob Mackin, 8 Feb 2010

Let the Bailout Games Begin

NBC expects to take a bath and VANOC, rocked by recession, still has its hand out.

By Bob Mackin, 11 Jan 2010

Mercer Led Raid on 'War in Woods' Tree-Sitters

2010 Games security chief is a veteran of clashes with anti-logging protesters.

By Geoff Dembicki and Bob Mackin, 23 Oct 2009

Mercer Blasted APEC Protesters with Pepper Spray

Commission slammed Mounties' hair trigger use of force at 1997 summit. Third in a series profiling the 2010 Olympics' top cop.

By Bob Mackin and Geoff Dembicki, 22 Oct 2009

Olympic Security Chief Likes to 'Be out Front'

In command of 6,000, Bud Mercer will be making decisions under a global microscope.

By Geoff Dembicki and Bob Mackin, 21 Oct 2009

Olympics' Top Cop Helped Blow up Truck at Gustafsen Stand-off

RCMP's Bud Mercer was in the thick of several famous clashes with dissenters. This story, with video of the exploding truck, is first in a series.

By Geoff Dembicki and Bob Mackin, 20 Oct 2009

SkyTrain's Mounting Death Toll

Experts urge platform barriers already saving lives in other cities.

By Bob Mackin, 18 Nov 2008