Hidden Among Us

“It was the coldest of cold cases. Lucy Johnson, a 25 year-old married mother of two, had last been seen by a neighbour in Surrey, B.C., in September 1961. Fifty-one years and 10 months later, in late June 2013, the Missing Persons Unit at the Surrey detachment of the RCMP decided to knock the dust off her file.”

Eva Holland – Up Here – December 2013

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Conspiracy of Brothers: The Murder of Bill Matiyek

“Bill truly loved the world of outlaw motorcycle clubs. The no-nonsense way that one biker had with another true brother, the total and absolute freedom. Bill was not one to be pushed around, and he loved to fight—he’d probably started more than his share—but with his size he was the match of any two or three normal-sized men. The club was a way out for Bill—a way to get off his parents’ farm in the hills north of Port Hope, a way to be somebody and to escape the drudgery of life on the pipeline. But the Life had its darker side, too.”

Mick Lowe – Hazlitt – June 2013

The Ford family’s history with drug dealing

“One former street dealer, whom we will call “Justin,” described the scene as “an assembly line.” There were usually a number of dealers to choose from, some of them supplied by a mainstay at James Gardens – a young man with the hulk-like frame and mop of bright blond hair: Doug Ford. “Most people didn’t approach Doug looking for product. You went to the guys that he supplied. Because if Doug didn’t know you and trust you, he wouldn’t even roll down his window,” Justin said.”

Greg McArthur, Shannon Kari – The Globe and Mail – May 2013