It was designed to be a nice place to enjoy a cup of coffee or lunch, but a pop-up beach picnic area, dubbed "picnurbia", has ended up being a comfortable place for street youth to sleep. Twelve people were counted sleeping on the structure along Robson street this morning.But the area will be taken down this weekend, so people … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
Motorcyclists lobby for free parking
August 31, 2011 by
They've already got designated parking spaces, and now motorcyclists think they should be able to park for free in the City of Vancouver. The City introduced 150 designated parking spots for motorcycles and electric scooters last year, at a cost of approximately one-hundred thousand dollars. The scooters can already park for free, while … [Read more...]
“Star Wars” Blu-Ray Adds Girlie Screams?
August 31, 2011 by
What should've been a triumph and ended up being one the sourest notes of "Revenge of the Sith" was the return of Darth Vader. James Earl Jones reprised the role and only got in a line or two before yelling out a big ol' over the top "NOOOOOOO!!!" which was rather cringe worthy. Cut to six years later and only a few weeks to go before the Blu-ray … [Read more...]
RCMP E Division HQ targeted by device
August 31, 2011 by
A couple of tense moments for those in the area of 37th Avenue and Heather Street.The Vancouver Police and RCMP Explosive Device Units were called-in to deal with a suspicious package found on a grassy area near the RCMP's E-Division Headquarters, "It's really, right now, up in the air as to how the package got there, what it contained. If there's … [Read more...]
Critic blasts Education Minister
August 31, 2011 by
The NDP Education critic is blasting George Abbott for his comments Tuesday threatening to end any job action by striking BC teachers quickly. Robin Austin says Abbott should be keeping quiet and allowing the bargaining process to continue behind closed doors, "Well, it doesn't surprise me. I mean, I don't think that the Government is necessarily … [Read more...]
Women still lag behind men in work force
August 31, 2011 by
A new report from the Conference Board of Canada is showing women in this country are still far less likely to hold senior management positions than men. The report says women made up 48-percent of the workforce in 2009, but less than a third of one-percent held a senior management role. That's 26-thousand out of eight million working women in … [Read more...]
SUFFER ’11 farming robot plays a multitude of roles, takes commands via Wiimote (video)
August 31, 2011 by
So much for stereotypes, eh? The future of farming is being painted in a far different light here at NEXT Aarhus, where a team from the University of Southern Denmark brought in the largest Wiimote-controlled robot that we've ever seen. The heretofore unnamed beast (going by SUFFER '11 for the time being) is a farming-centric machine that's … [Read more...]
Superman’s Body Up Close and Personal
August 31, 2011 by
New spy photos have emerged today via Facebook that finally give us some close-up shots of actor Henry Cavill in the Superman suit on the Illinois set of "Man of Steel". The shots have him without the cape in between takes, probably due to the weight. Because of this it allows us to get a look at the details of the suit which is definitely more … [Read more...]
Reign as most livable city ends
August 31, 2011 by
Melbourne has supplanted Vancouver as the world’s most livable city, according to The Economist’s Livability Index. The change interrupts Vancouver’s multi-year string of No. 1 rankings in the survey, which measures political stability, health care, culture, the environment, education and infrastructure. Vancouver is now ranked No. 3, behind the … [Read more...]
