Universal Pictures has won a bidding war for Susan Spencer-Wendel's memoir "Breathe Deeply" says Variety. Spencer-Wendel quit her job as Florida court reporter after being diagnosed last year with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which forced the 44-year-old author to confront her own mortality. It is expected that because of the motor … [Read more...]
Local governments breathe a sigh of relief over delay in RCMP unionization
June 1, 2012 by
The Mayor of Langley city says it is a relief, at least in the short term, legislative changes to the RCMP Act from Ottawa won't unionize the force, at least not yet. "We're relieved it is isn't happening in the short term." However Peter Fassbender says when the force is unionized it will present a big cost pressure on … [Read more...]
Developers breathe ‘sigh of relief’
February 20, 2012 by
It’s like Kevin Falcon flicked the real-estate switch back on. Following the finance minister’s announcement of new government rebates for homebuyers as the province transitions away from the HST, one developer says interest in his properties has reignited literally overnight. David Steele, developer of beachfront Qualicum Landing on Vancouver … [Read more...]
