April 28, 2024

Surrey Board of Trade: Natural gas collapse could compromise education, transportation

The Surrey Board of Trade made its needs and wants known to the B.C. government ahead of the release of next year's provincial budget.CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade Anita Huberman says a big part of the presentation focused on exploring how plummeting natural gas revenues will affect key areas of interest to Surrey. "You need education, you need … [Read more...]

Details On The “Halo” Film Collapse

High profile projects fall apart all the time. Most are due to money, others to studio politics, and others to creative differences with the principals involved. In the case of the now defunct film adaptation of best-selling video game series "Halo", the real story was a mix of all of these things. Excerpts from Jamie Russell's new book … [Read more...]

Concrete slab tumbles during crane collapse

COQUITLAM, B.C. - A massive piece of concrete tumbled into the Fraser River on Friday when part of a crane collapsed during construction of the new Port Mann Bridge in Metro Vancouver.The horizontal crane — used to install the 90-tonne precast sections of the bridge — fell off a support leg, releasing one of the concrete slabs into the water … [Read more...]