As faculty and unionized staff strike at Vancouver Community College and BCIT, the minister responsible is saying little. Advanced Education Minister John Yap calls the job action just another part of the bargaining process. But when asked if the government will consider recent deals reached with university staff as a pattern for colleges, … [Read more...]
VPD issue warning about wanted man
November 8, 2012 by
Vancouver Police are asking for public help in finding a 44-year-old man wanted Canada-wide for being unlawfully at large. Dennis Wayne Tylee walked away from a halfway house on October 31st. He has an extensive criminal history and is on a long-term supervision order after serving time for assault causing bodily harm, forcible confinement, and … [Read more...]
HEU won’t talk about strike action at Biennial Convention
November 4, 2012 by
More than six hundred and fifty delegates are gathering this week for the Hostpial Employees' Union Biennial Convention. Bonnie Pearson with the union says decisions about what possible strike action could look like and when it could happen, if at all, are not decisions that will be made at the convention. "But I can tell you that the energy that … [Read more...]
11/03/2012 – iMarketing Genius Conference is all about. Turning you into a Branding, Marketing and Internet machine.
November 3, 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...]
Dhaliwal answers questions about controversial letter
October 31, 2012 by
Saying he believes in the leadership of Premier Christy Clark, Sukh Dhaliwal has made it official: he wants to be a BC Liberal MLA for the riding of Surrey-Panorama. The former Liberal MP is finally answering questions about a letter he wrote in 2008. Dhaliwal wrote to a U-S district court judge on parlimentary letter head saying he had met Ranjit … [Read more...]
Last day of BC Liberals’ convention sees talk about unions, compulsory voting
October 27, 2012 by
The BC Liberals' convention wrapped up in Whistler today. Delegates turned their sights on unions today. They easily passed motions calling for disclosure of union finances and to prohibit public sector unions from spending union dues on any political purposes. But a motion that called for allowing teachers to opt out of the BC Teachers' … [Read more...]
Daniel Rosenberg Talks About User Interaction Design Experience (UX)
October 22, 2012 by
Group Name: Langara College's CS Computer Tech Meetup Location: Langara College Main Campus, A130 - 100 West 49th Ave., Vancouver, BC Cost: Free Wheelchair accessible Daniel Rosenberg, one of the founders of the human-computer interaction (HCI) field, will distill his 33 years of user interaction design experience (UX) into a simple framework that … [Read more...]
10/06/2012 – iMarketing Genius Conference is all about. Turning you into a Branding, Marketing and Internet machine.
October 6, 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...]
How about a little wildfire with your turkey
October 4, 2012 by
It's not often that forest fires are a big concern at Thanksgiving. But the coastal fire centre says continuing dry weather means high to extreme fire danger throughout the lower mainland and Southern Vancouver island. The centre says fuels on the forest floor are very dry, and warm breezy days with no precipitation will not lower … [Read more...]
Warning about buying drugs online
October 4, 2012 by
Don't buy your medication on the Internet. That's the message from Mounties and border officers, as they detail an ongoing international investigation into fake drugs being sold online. RCMP Sergeant Duncan Pound says officers recently raided addresses linked to the counterfeit drug market and intercepted nearly four thousand packages with fake … [Read more...]
