The Leader of the BC Conservative Party is disappointed there will be no fall election. John Cummins says his party was prepared and anticipating a fall election and was clearly surprised by the Premier's decision, "Well, I guess I am as mystified as the rest of British Columbia. When Christy was elected Leader of the Liberal Party she said … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
EnergyHub’s energy management system on sale now to American planetlovers
August 31, 2011 by
Those Smart Meters may not have went over so well in San Francisco, and Google may have shuttered PowerMeter just a few months ago... but that doesn't mean that Ma Earth is doomed to live a life a few centigrade higher than she should, right? EnergyHub has just announced that its snazzily designed energy monitoring system is now on sale for … [Read more...]
MoMoVan September
August 31, 2011 by
Meet CEO Kosta ChatziSpiros from LinguaComm and hear how they secured $ 693,225 from the Canada Media Fund's Experimental Stream to fund the smartphone language app Supiki Inspired by the belief that the personal computer was a "game changer", Kosta's career in technology marketing began at college in 1987. Since then, he has consistently taken on … [Read more...]
No election this fall says Premier Christy Clark
August 31, 2011 by
British Columbians will not be going to the polls this fall, that's the word from Premier Christy Clark. Until now, Clark had refused to rule out the possibility of an early election, but speaking to Global news Clark says the instability of the global economy changed her thinking. The decision comes just days after the defeat of the harmonized … [Read more...]
Autopsy perfomed on False Creek remains
August 31, 2011 by
An autopsy by the B.C. Coroners Service is shedding new information about the human remains found in False Creek last night, the eighth such instance in the past four years. Coroner Stephen Fonseca says although initial reports suggested it was only a foot found, it was actually an entire leg. "The human remains are not just a foot, but they are … [Read more...]
More “Avengers” Art, Skrulls Revealed?
August 31, 2011 by
Both some new artwork and video game stills for the upcoming "The Avengers" film have given us a better glimpse of the antagonists of the upcoming superhero team-up epic. First up more promo artwork for the tie-in comic book "Road to the Avengers" has emerged with both a new shot of the gang along with a good quality shot of Loki's appearance in … [Read more...]
MLA Kash Heed allowed to keep his seat
August 31, 2011 by
BC's former Solicitor General --who quit his job as West Vancouver's Police Chief to get into politics-- has been fined 11-thousand dollars, but he's been allowed to keep his seat as the MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview. The fine stems from a vote-tampering scandal during the 2009 election campaign. While there's no proof Heed … [Read more...]
Canada tops ranking in global mining sector
August 31, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The Canadian mining and metals sector ranks No. 1 in an international list of corporate deal-making so far this year.Canadian mining companies had 196 acquisition deals during the first half of 2011 and were targets for acquision in 129 deals, according to the Ernst & Young report.Australia came in second in both categories, making … [Read more...]
Kwantlen Student Association being sued by former GM
August 31, 2011 by
The Kwantlen Student Association is being sued by their former general manager for wrongful dismissal and defamation.In a writ filed in BC Supreme Court, Desmond Rodenbour says he was fired in a callous and insensitive manner, without cause and reasonable notice.Rodenbour also says public attacks about him and his employment were made at … [Read more...]
Details On Coens’ “Llewyn Davis” Emerge
August 31, 2011 by
The first details have emerged on "Inside Llewyn Davis", a new project written, produced and directed by the Coen brothers says Variety. The story centers around Llewyn Davis' struggles as a folk musician during the genre's 1960s heyday in New York City. It's rumoured to be a fictionalized account of singer Dave van Ronk. The script is an … [Read more...]
