The Chief Executive of the Surrey Board of Trade is hopeful Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to India results in a free trade deal -- but is realistic about the chances of that happening. Anita Huberman says a free trade deal with India would be a big boost for businesses in Surrey and the Lower Mainland. Whether Harper can get a deal done in … [Read more...]
ICBC and COPE 378 have a deal
November 2, 2012 by
ICBC and COPE Local 378 have a tentative contract in place. Members of the union, representing inside workers, staged a few rounds of job action earlier in the year. Workers still have to vote. The union is recommending acceptance. All job action will now cease as of this weekend. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Google officially lands deal with Warner Music Group
October 31, 2012 by
Make no mistake -- landing a deal for streaming with Warner Music Group is no easy chore. Search for 'Red Hot Chili Peppers' on programs like MOG, and you'll probably be sorely disappointed in what results are returned. Tucked within Google's Nexus blowout this morning was this nugget: the search giant has finally nailed down a deal with Warner, … [Read more...]
FVRD upset nothing is being done to deal with toxic ash
October 30, 2012 by
The Fraser Valley Regional District is leveling some serious accusations at Metro Vancouver and the Ministry of the Environment over hazardous fly ash. FVRD Chair Sharon Gaetz says initial tests of the ash from a Burnaby Waste to Energy incinerator tested six times higher than acceptable for hazardous waste. She says Environment Minister … [Read more...]
Vancouver environmentalists call for delay in Canada-China trade deal
October 30, 2012 by
A Vancouver-based environmentalist group is joining the opposition toward a new sweeping trade deal the federal government intends to sign with China this week. Tzeporah Berman, co-founder of ForestEthics, says Ottawa plans to enact an agreement on Thursday that has heard little public debate, and therefore threatens democracy. So her group is … [Read more...]
Questions raised over tentative deal
October 29, 2012 by
Questions are being raised about the tentative settlement reached between the City of Vancouver and the union that represents clerical, technical and administrative employees. On Sunday afternoon the city issued a short news release saying a tentative deal had been struck with Cupe Local 15 but no further details would be released until … [Read more...]
Vancouver Police deal with distraught man
October 15, 2012 by
Part of a downtown Vancouver hotel is under lockdown, and pedestrian and vehicle trafric is being blocked from the 1000-block of Canada Place, while police deal with a distraught man with a gun. Vancouver Police spokesperson Constable Brian Montague has confirmed that a man with a handgun is holed up inside the Fairmont Pacific Rim. Montague says … [Read more...]
Metro Vancouver’s board set to deal with Translink resolutions at meeting
October 12, 2012 by
Metro Vancouver is preparing for an interesting debate over Translink falling short on last years supplementary plan which was approved by the regional district. Board chair Greg Moore says they want to see if Translink's new base plan will impact the regional growth strategy. "Well the report goes into talking a little bit about that but we … [Read more...]
Sandton Kura Hulanda Offers Exclusive Fodors.com Deal
October 4, 2012 by
Need an reason to go to the Caribbean? (Really?) Ok, well here's one you can't refuse—a sweet deal exclusive to Fodors.com from the Sandton Kura Hulanda Resorts in Curacao. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Health Minister defends new deal
October 3, 2012 by
BC's Health Minister is defending last week's deal giving BC nurses pay raises amounting to more than seven per cent over two years. Margaret MacDiarmid says the agreement, which must still be ratified by 32-thousand members of the BC Nurses Union, falls within the government's 'net zero' mandate, but she's reluctant to explain how taxpayers … [Read more...]
