Thousands of drivers hoping to catch a break on tolls for the new Port Mann Bridge waited until the last minute to register. "It's been all hands on deck. It's been very busy here," says Max Logan, who speaks for the TReO program. Logan says the demand has grown from about three thousand people registering per day two weeks ago, to three … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2012
Kits base Canadian Coast Guard member speaks out
November 30, 2012 by
A retiring Canadian Coast Guard member who has spent almost 20 years at Kitsilano Base says it is time the federal government took the blinders off and stopped gagging its employees. Gerry Moores scoffs at claims by tory MP James moore and others who say safety won't be affected by closing Kits Base. "I would suggest I know quite a bit more than … [Read more...]
12/01/2012 – iMarketing Genius Conference is all about. Turning you into a Branding, Marketing and Internet machine.
November 30, 2012 by
iMarketing Genius Conference is all about. Turning you into a Branding, Marketing and Internet machine.Take your business to the next level using the very same strategies that took goliath companies from their humbled beginnings into household names worth billions.Steve Jobs started Apple along side Steve Wozinak from a small garage in Los Altos, … [Read more...]
HIV AIDS pilot project gets a boost
November 30, 2012 by
A made in BC pilot project will get new funding and be expanded as of april first after it showed dramatic results in the fight against HIV - AIDS. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says bc is the only province to see infection rates decline. "HIV AIDS related deaths have decreasedBC by 90% since 1996." Director of the BC Centre for Excellence in … [Read more...]
Casting: Forlani, Mirchoff, Brandt, Dickey
November 30, 2012 by
Panda Eyes Claire Forlani has joined the cast of Isabel Coixet’s paranormal thriller "Panda Eyes" which is currently shooting in Wales for Fox International Film. Sophie Turner ("Game of Thrones") plays a young girl haunted by her past. Forlani will play her mother. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Rhys Ifans and Gregg Sulkin also star. [Source: … [Read more...]
Temporary agreement over provincial flu shot policy
November 30, 2012 by
After various health worker unions kicked up a fuss over the new mandatory flu shot policy there has been a compromise reached. Fraser Health Spokesperson Roy Thorpe-Dorward was asked what happens now if health care worker refuses to get a flu shot. "However in the first year of this new policy we are not going to be disciplining employees who come … [Read more...]
What to Wear: Jackson Hole
November 30, 2012 by
Just because you're hitting the slopes doesn't mean you should throw chic out the window. We pulled together key items for great looks whether you're on the mountain or by the fireplace. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Latest BC Teacher discipline decisions
November 30, 2012 by
Another batch of discipline decisions from BC's Teacher Regulation Branch.In this one: a teacher with a chainsaw, an photograph with a lollippop, and a misuse of school funds to buy snow tires. First up, Stephen Alan Soames: he appeared at school with a chainsaw, and said he was 'going postal' and giving everyone a head start.' … [Read more...]
Dangerous driver found guilty
November 30, 2012 by
A guilty verdict has come down in the case of a driver who fatally injured an elderly man waiting for a bus in Surrey more than three years ago. Gurjit Singh Dhillon was charged with one count of dangerous driving causing death. His black Corvette struck Pritam Singh benning in September of 2009. The 83-year old died five days later in … [Read more...]
McKellen Talks Returning To “X-Men”
November 30, 2012 by
As we already know, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will return as Magneto and Professor X in the upcoming "X-Men: Days of Future Past". Now, out doing press for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," McKellen talked about reprising the role: "What a gas! I mean, Patrick Stewart and I have just been playing "Waiting for Godot" throughout England … [Read more...]
