Things are getting nasty in the contract dispute between Canadian Office and Professional Employees union and ICBC. COPE 378 President David Black says they have added a strike slogan and link to the unions website to email signatures. So he says ICBC responded.. "They are attempting to block the union from sending emails to our … [Read more...]
Motorola Atrix HD now on sale at AT&T: $100 on contract for LTE, 720p and ICS
July 15, 2012 by
Well, lookie here. It didn't take long for Motorola's latest Atrix variant to go from unveiled to launched, as the Atrix HD is now on sale at AT&T for a wallet-pleasing $ 99.99 on contract. Sign the dotted line for two years, and you'll be getting a 4.5-inch Android superphone, complete with Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0), a true 720p … [Read more...]
BC government contract with IBM released
July 4, 2012 by
The province spent over $ 230-thousand dollars trying to keep it under wraps. But as now you too can have a look at the BC government's multi-million dollar contract with IBM. The province released the full contract late Tuesday, after losing an eight year legal battle with the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association. The … [Read more...]
Almost a decade wrapped up in FOI request over IBM contract
July 4, 2012 by
An eight year battle by the Freedom of Information and Privacy Association to have the Government release their contract with IBM is over. Executive Director Vincent Gogolek says it is a welcome breath of sanity that the Provincial Government won't take the battle to the Court of Appeal Gogolek says for eight years it has been one … [Read more...]
Only two municipalities left to sign RCMP contract
June 27, 2012 by
The list of municipalities holding off on signing the new RCMP contract has dwindled down to just two.The municipal observer the RCMP talks and Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender says only Ladysmith and Squamish have yet to signal their intentions.The Mayor of Squamish refused to talk to CKNW about the contract just last week.And Fassbender says … [Read more...]
Ottawa says almost all municipalities are happy with RCMP contract
June 21, 2012 by
Canada's Pubic Safety minister is playing down concerns of some mayors over the new RCMP contract. Vic Toews says very few municipalities are unhappy with the RCMP contract and the few that are "It is either a political issue on the part of some of the municipalities or it is ..well I am not quite sure what the issue is." Toews … [Read more...]
BC’s Justice Minister says no more extensions for RCMP contract hold outs
June 19, 2012 by
There will be no more extensions for communities who are still on the fence over signing the new RCMP contract. That according to Justice Minister Shirley Bond who says she has been in contact with hold out mayors. "It is a pretty simple message the Police act requires that there be a police contract in place to assure municipalities … [Read more...]
Provincial government loses another bid to keep IBM contract secret
June 14, 2012 by
The B.C. government has lost another round in its eight-year battle to withhold the details of an out-sourcing contract with IBM. BC Supreme Court Justice Keith Bracken has rejected the government's appeal of a Freedom of Information ruling requiring it to release details of the $ 300-million deal with IBM. Bracken says the government could not … [Read more...]
Dix not worried about ship building contract
June 13, 2012 by
NDP Leader Adrian Dix met with Seaspan over concerns about Federal budget woes affecting billions in recently awarded ship building contracts. Dix however, says it doesn't look like Seaspan has anything to worry about. He says his real concern is with getting workers trained to meet the shipbuilding demand, "I'm hopeful that the Premier, or should … [Read more...]
RCMP contract delays no big deal
June 12, 2012 by
The Municipal Observer to the RCMP contract talks says concerns over the deal by some hold-out Mayors are overblown. Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender says Richmond's Mayor shouldn't put so much emphasis on the companion document, "And I am sure that Malcolm's (Brodie) staff as our staff have, have gone through the legal document and there … [Read more...]
