A community meeting is being held this evening about a proposed coal transer terminal on the Fraser River in Surrey. If the terminal goes ahead, the coal would come in by train and be transferred to barges, and taken to Texada Island. It would then be exported to Asia. Kevin Washbrook with the group, "Voters Taking Action Against Climate Change" is … [Read more...]
Coal transfer terminal on the Fraser River causes outrage among climate change advocates
March 11, 2013 by
The mayor hopes to put a lid on a tiff among councillors
February 18, 2013 by
There will not be a code of conduct investigation into Vancouver city councillor Adriane Carr. That from the mayor's office. An e-mail statement says the mayor prefers to resolve the issue more informally and without a third party. It says on Friday, Robertson reached out to carr to organize a meeting with councillor Geoff Meggs to discuss the … [Read more...]
Children’s rights advocate talks teen suicide among aboriginals
November 23, 2012 by
B.C.’s children’s rights watchdog has some insight on suicide among First Nations teens. This, after news of heavy drinking, self-harm and a suicide pact surfaced in Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodlands neighbourhood. Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond says these kids often deal with the effects still felt in their families about their treatment … [Read more...]
Teachers who hit, poke, drag students among discipline rulings
October 25, 2012 by
Teachers who hit, pulled or dragged students are among those disciplined in the first batch of decisions released from the BC Teacher Regulation Branch. In one case, a teacher struck a Grade 7 student on the back of the head, told the kid to shut up and tried to physically restrain him from leaving the class – all in the same day. He was … [Read more...]
Mayo Clinic study also an accurate representation of burnout among BC doctors
August 21, 2012 by
A study by the Mayo Clinic shows almost half of surveyed doctors experienced some symptom of burnout--and when it comes to doctors here in BC, the case is the same. Dr. Andrew Clarke is executive director of the Physician Health Program of BC. He says a study was done in 2008 that found similar results in BC and in Canada. "it's a graded scale, so … [Read more...]
NDP Public Safety critic says latest RCMP controversy could impact trust among women
July 6, 2012 by
The NDP's Public Safety critic is questioning how women can trust the RCMP or individual officers after one posed for pictures on a sexual torture website. Kathy Corrigan says the latest black eye for the mounties could prevent victims of abuse from going to police. "When you have people particularily women trusting the RCMP in a lot … [Read more...]
ICBC changes create a stir among the public
May 23, 2012 by
Public consultations are underway into ICBC's proposed changes to driver insurance premiums. The new rules would see a greater focus on a driver-based system, rather than one focused on vehicles. The Corporation's Steve Crombie is expecting a good amount of public interest, "Based on the response we've had so far, you know, if we had, I don't … [Read more...]
Unease among students at Justice Institute
September 7, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Back-to-school jitters have taken on unsettling new meaning at a British Columbia institute that trains people to work law-and-order's front lines after Mounties said ten victims of arsons and shootings are linked to the school.Officials at the Institute of Justice B.C.'s main campus in New Westminster assembled staff and began … [Read more...]
Garbage spat festers among B.C. Liberals
August 17, 2011 by
B.C.'s environment minister is moving to put a lid on a growing party dispute over burning Metro Vancouver's garbage. Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett is the third member of the ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
