There used to be a number of Rizzuto-connected guys in Vancouver right up into the late 2000s but time, disease and overall decimation of the family have taken their toll. The only big name still around that I am aware of who is Robert Papalia.

There were a lot of rumours in the city that the Ricardo Scarpino hit in Vancouver was related to his crossing the Rizzutos. Of course that was in 2008 and it's never been solved so perhaps we'll never know.

If you haven't heard of it, google it and check it out, by all witness accounts it went down like a movie and very similar to Paul Castellano's shooting. Scarpino pulled up in front of Gotham steakhouse and two shooters in all black stepped out in front of his vehicle firing at least six shots into the car before making their getaway. And yes, they even dropped their guns, in the parking lot of a church.