Six people are in hospital and one man is in custody after a random attack at an apartment in Vancouver's West End. Police say they arrived at the building at Barclay Street and Jervis around 6:45 to find seven people suffering from stab wounds, six of whom were taken to hospital, "It appears that a lot of these victims were unrelated to each … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
BC’s Energy Minister talks election
January 31, 2013 by
BC's Deputy Premier is making a bold prediction about the upcoming BC election. After controversies involving the south surrey casino among others, Rich Coleman was asked if the public is seeing the wheels come off a BC government teetering on the brink before the spring election. "Well that is just nonsense that is just all it is I … [Read more...]
Park Board Commission says more consultation needed
January 31, 2013 by
A Vancouver Park Board Commissioner plans to table a motion next week in response to the massive outcry over how funding could change for community centres. Melissa De Genova wants to see more public discussion on the Board's idea to redistribute funding to help out those 'have not' centres. This, after hundreds of people packed into the … [Read more...]
Casting: Welling, Langella, Tennant, Asano
January 31, 2013 by
Parkland Former "Smallville" star Tom Welling has scored a co-starring role in Peter Landesman's ensemble drama "Parkland". Paul Giamatti, Zac Efron, and Billy Bob Thornton also star. The story is set in the hours following the assassination of JFK in Parkland Hospital. Open Road is in talks to distribute domestically this Fall. [Source: … [Read more...]
To Do: Plan Next Year’s Antarctic Cruise Now
January 31, 2013 by
Make the trek to Earth’s South Pole and explore the wild, gorgeous wonders of Antarctica via expedition cruise ship. Here's why you should plan for next year...now. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Judgement reserved in police misconduct case
January 31, 2013 by
The BC Court of Appeal has reserved judgement after hearing about a man beaten up by Vancouver Police two years ago in a case of mistaken identity. The officers were initially cleared of misconduct, but BC's Police Complaint Commissioner wants to hold a public hearing into what happened to Yao Wei Wu. Delta Police investigated the … [Read more...]
01/31/2013 – Leave of Absence
January 31, 2013 by
One girls coming of age results in a terrible crime in this searing drama of bigotry and transcendence in a small prairie town. A complex look at sexuality, violence, religion, and a communitys responsibility to its youth. One of our most consistently interesting playwrights: intellectually and theologically sophisticated with a strong dose of … [Read more...]
No smart meters for New Westminster
January 31, 2013 by
It may surprise you to learn the City of New Westminster is exempt from the smart meter program. Unlike other BC communities the City of New Westminster owns its own electrical utility and does it's own metering. New Westminster's Electrical Services Manager Tim Cmith says city meters are getting old and smart meters may be an option for … [Read more...]
Worker seriously hurt on Richmond construction site
January 31, 2013 by
An accident at a Ricmond construction site has left a worker fighting for his life. Megan Johnston with Worksafe BC explains what she knows of what happened this afternoon at the River Green condo development site on River Road. "Preliminary reports were that glass panels were being unloaded when one slipped and struck the worker and I … [Read more...]
Skeena MLA has biggest travel bill
January 31, 2013 by
Taxpayers spent some 2.3 million dollars shuttling their MLA's around in the first nine months of the fiscal year. So says an updated travel expense report on the legislative assembly website. The highest biller was New Democrat MLA Robin Austin, who rang up 75-thousand dollars in travel. Austin represents the distant Skeena riding. Many of the … [Read more...]
