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No danger from this stranger Man plans to approach a random person every day VIEW PROJECT’S FACEBOOK PAGE
Graeme Wood Special to the News
Colin Easton is becoming less and less of a stranger to those around him and that’s exactly what he wants, not only for himself, but for everyone. On Jan. 1, Easton started a 365-day project, in which he approaches a random stranger and finds out who they are and what their broad life story is. Last week, the Vancouver resident brought the Stranger Project to Richmond, a place where the 51 yearold grew up for part of his childhood. “I’ve always been fascinated with what other people’s stories are,” said Easton, who works in retail technology. “Before I approach, you’re thinking about your own things — and we all have our head full of stories, our own world. I’m just thinking, what if we stopped and connected? What would we find out about one another? What do we have in common? If we were at a party would we find a connection? And so far the answer has been, yes.” For close to a month, Easton
Colin Easton approaches UBC medical student Lu Qiao in Richmond Centre. Qiao agreed to talk to Easton and became his 26th ‘stranger.’ (Photo by Graeme Wood/Special to the News) has posted his daily adventures on Facebook and is approaching 2,000 followers. He said he’s not trying to gain notoriety, but simply wants people to consider one another as human beings in this fast-paced world. On his Facebook page he posts a photo of his new connection and writes a brief biography of the person. Oddly enough, more recently he happened to meet an estranged halfsister of his niece — the daughter of his estranged brother. Easton said he could have been subconsciously inspired by the Humans of New York project, but the Stranger Project is not his first 365day project; a few years ago he took
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a photo every day and wrote about it online. For this latest project, Easton has a few rules: he only meets one stranger each day; the stranger must agree to have a picture taken; he doesn’t meet anyone in his own neighbourhood; he tries to meet the first stranger he sees; and he never approaches anyone from behind or on a quiet side street. Also, Easton must be the person to approach the stranger. As his Facebook page becomes more popular and more media bring attention to the project, he suspects people will want to be part of what he’s doing — as was the case a
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Mounties issue ‘don’t drink and fly’ warning Alan Campbell
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Richmond Mounties have issued a “don’t drink and fly” warning after one man was charged and another pled guilty following separate alcohol-related disturbances on airplanes. The RCMP offered the advice after an Australian man allegedly caused fear and alarm aboard a flight from China to Vancouver Sunday. Abdul Zain Ali, 25, is now charged with causing a disturbance, mischief and assault during the flight. Ali was held by flight security on the China Southern Airlines flight after he allegedly became violent while drunk. And in a second incident, Peter Douglas Lafond, 42, has pled guilty to causing a disturbance after he got drunk and then became aggressive on a plane. Lafond was arrested by two off-duty police officers on board a domestic flight at YVR on Jan. 23. The off-duty officers from Winnipeg and Saskatoon jumped in to assist when Lafond refused to leave the plane because he was too drunk to fly. He was escorted off the flight and was held by the officers until Richmond RCMP arrived. Lafond was given a conditional discharge for causing a disturbance and has conditions not to be in any airport within 24 hours of consuming alcohol. “The message to the public is that if you get drunk and cause problems in our airports you won’t get where you are going and could face criminal charges,” said Cpl. Stephanie Ashton of the Richmond RCMP. A passenger was arrested during a flight from China, while another has pled guilty to causing a disturbance. Photo submitted
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