Photo Credit Sometimes in life, you want to stand up for what you believe in, but this can be easier said than done, especially if there is a lot of pressure for you to simply go along with what the crowd is doing. If you need a helping hand in this regard, we will be talking about different ways that you can champion the causes that are close to … [Read more...]
Which numbers to believe?
March 6, 2013 by
Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts says truck traffic is diverting from the new Port Mann but the bridge operator says not true. TI Corporation spokesperson Max Logan says his numbers don't show any significant diversion from the Port Mann, "The latest available monthly data that we have from the tolling system for January of 2013, we are seeing truck … [Read more...]
Hazmat crews believe hydrogen fluoride to blame for evacuation of downtown building
February 4, 2013 by
Hazmat teams are closing in on what was to blame for the evacuation of a downtown building Monday afternoon. Vancouver Fire's Lieutenant Carol Messenger says hazmat members believe the chemical, hydrogen fluoride is likely to blame. "currently they have entered the building on two occasions to try and determine the source of what was … [Read more...]
Police believe more victims could be out there, after sex assault charges laid
August 31, 2012 by
Mounties fear other victims could be out there. The RCMP has charged a 43-year-old man with nine additional counts of sexual assault, including interference and voyeurism. James Osell is already suspected in a child-porn bust after an arrest and seizure at his Chilliwack home back in April. "Since that time, the items that were seized at his … [Read more...]
Abbotsford drunk driving case you won’t believe
July 19, 2012 by
Abbotsford police dealt with a bizarre case of drunk driving yesterday. Constable Ian Macdonald says just after the noon hour yesterday a man with two young boys in his car elected to have a nap in a left turn lane. Macdonald says when concerned passer bys pulled the kids out the car. "The father instead of you know questioning … [Read more...]
Politicians of all colours believe justice moves too slowly in hockey riot
June 15, 2012 by
While Euro Cup rioters in Poland have already been sent to prison just days after their crimes, the wheels of justice move much more slowly in B.C. And that's according to politicians on both sides of the spectrum, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Vancouver’s Stanley Cup riot. There have only been two sentences handed out in the … [Read more...]
Critic finds tourism numbers hard to believe
June 5, 2012 by
Predictions of a hundred thousand jobs in the tourism sector and the plan to fill them has the NDP accusing the BC Government of being confused. Tourism critic Spencer Chandra-Herbert says bringing in more immigrants to fill the jobs doesn't make sense, "Meanwhile, the immigrants who have arrived here are getting there adult basic education … [Read more...]
