Spokesperson Deborah Marshall says adding extra sailings on the busiest routes have helped with the holiday volume, including a few overloads at some terminals. Marshall says over fifty extra sailings were added throughout the long weekend, "This is typical traffic for what we are seeing for a long weekend. Generally, an Easter long weekend, … [Read more...]
North Shore Rescue expects to stay busy despite spring weather
April 7, 2012 by
It may be getting sunnier in Vancouver, but it's still winter for North Shore Rescue. Team leader Tim Jones says the avalanche hazard isn't so much a worry this long weekend, as people getting lost or falling. "we really want people to completely understand that this a winter operations rescue mode for North Shore rescue. It's not going to change … [Read more...]
Busy night for mounties in Surrey
March 4, 2012 by
Surrey mounties are investigating after several shots were fired at a house in the 8800 block of 128th Street shortly before 10:00 Saturday night. "No one in the residence was harmed. The shooting was not random and the residence in question was targeted by the shooter. The incident does not appear to be gang-related. The … [Read more...]
Pilot of plane that crashed on busy road dies
October 28, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - A veteran pilot with thousands of hours in the cockpit died with loved ones by his side after his small plane smashed onto its belly and burst into flames just short of Vancouver's airport.Luc Fortin, a 44-year-old father and husband from North Vancouver, believed the aircraft was facing minor troubles when he first turned the flight … [Read more...]
Stay busy this summer
July 28, 2011 by
The B.C. Renaissance Festival returns this summer from July 30 to Aug. 1. There’s something to see and do for all ages. Come for the day or visit all three days and immerse yourself in the ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Recapping A Busy Week In Trailers
July 18, 2011 by
It was a week ago when I talked about the then just released second trailer for "The Adventures of Tintin". Since then it has been a very busy time on the previews front with a lot of first look trailers having gone online, so I thought now is a good point to recap them in case you missed any of them. Of course two of them I can't include here - … [Read more...]
