March 28, 2024

“Pots and pans” rally comes to Vancouver

It's been a noisy, nightly occurrence in Quebec for several weeks and now supporters of that Province's striking students are bringing the noise to the streets of Vancouver. The banging of pots and pans has become a staple of Quebec's student demonstrations. Now, for one night only, the movement is going national in what's being called Casserole … [Read more...]

Latest Canadian to scale Everest comes home to Vancouver

The latest Canadian to scale the world's tallest mountain has returned home to Vancouver. Thirty-one-year old Steve Curtis calls his experience "harrowing." "I imagined it would beautiful, but I didn't have a clue how beautiful it would be. I think there are a few places people can go on Earth that they can see the curvature of the Earth, and to … [Read more...]

BCTF unsure of what comes next in attempt to fire mediator

  The BC Teachers' Federation is now trying to figure out what the next step is as it tries to have Charles Jago removed as mediator. President SusanLambert says the province's attorney general has suddenly waded into their effort to have the Labour Relations Board remove Jago. At issue is whether this will be settled by the L-R-B, or in … [Read more...]

One Mayor is clearing the air when it comes to civic confusion over RCMP deal deadline.

The municipal observer to the RCMP contract talks is clearing up some of the confusion at the civic level as an end of March deadline to sign off on the deal approaches  Fassbender says the end of March deadline is only between the feds and the province.  He says after that the contract is then sent out to municipalities.  When asked … [Read more...]

Surrey city council votes to ask the province for a choice when it comes to smart meters.

Surrey City council has passed a motion asking the province to give people a choice when it comes to the installation of BC Hydro Smart Meters.  Councillor Barinder Rasode says the issue simply wouldn't go away and they kept hearing complaints in person, by phone, or via email.  Rasode says while she personally is not opposed to smart … [Read more...]

First comes the design then the keel…

A North Vancouver shipbuilder can start designing vessels on a massive government contract as early as next year, after the Prime Minister paid a visit to the company to shore up terms. Speaking to a thousand-strong crowd in a shipyard hangar, Harper says the Government and Seaspan Marine have formally set out terms for the company's eight billion … [Read more...]

BC’s Transportation Minister preaches patience when it comes to “possible” transit fare hikes.

BC's Transportation Minister says he understands the concern over possible transit fare hikes but is stressing they aren't garanteed to happen.  Blair Lekstrom says every aspect of Translink will be looked at by an independant commissioner.   He says "Mister Crilly the Commissioner, who is independant, is going to go out and engage the … [Read more...]

NDP: jobs deal comes up short

The NDP don't think a jobs funding announcement from the Province goes far enough to deal with a looming shortfall for skilled labour. Advanced Education critic Michelle Mungall says the ten million over three years tabled by the Province might only pay for a paltry six programs.  Mungall says it doesn't address a shortfall of what she … [Read more...]

Some do and some don’t, when it comes to civic elections

While November 19th is looming large in the minds of politicians, CKNW found plenty of voters don't even know an election is around the corner. "I did not know that""I think I heard something about it""Yes, but I don't know too much about it" It was roughly a 50-50 split when we took to the streets to see who knows a municipal election is … [Read more...]

Pandora’s song-finding flair comes to Spotify, IHeartRadio via separate initiatives

Ruh roh. That's the sound emanating from Pandora's stock price, which has taken a serious beating in the wake of two separate announcements in the past week. First off, Clear Channel and Echo Nest have teamed up to produce a self-proclaimed "Pandora killer," with a new technology enabling IHeartRadio users to build out customized radio stations … [Read more...]