March 29, 2024

BC’s Health Minister says province is doing well on prevention

Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid is defending the government's record on preventative health care.  This after a report by the Auditor-General suggested flat funding for prevention measures did not match the lofty rhetoric on the issue in recent throne speeches.  MacDiarmid says BC compares well to Alberta. "They spend significantly … [Read more...]

MLA denies reno wrong doing and wants info leak investigated

The Liberal MLA who chairs the committee that may fire BC's Auditor-General is denying any wrong-doing in some pricey renovations to his constituency office - and now he wants an investigation into a leak to the media. Eric Foster says he didn't know Auditor-General John Doyle had concerns about the 78-thousand dollar renovation until this … [Read more...]

NDP say province not doing enough ahead of returning PST

The NDP say it is history repeating itself as they accuse the provincial government of dropping ball in making sure businesses are ready for the PST. Finance critic Bruce Ralston says the Liberals have only themselves to blame after the BC Chamber of Commerce said businesses were scrambling ahead of the April 1st transition.  "Well the … [Read more...]

Vancouver bistro owner urges council to make doing business in the city more affordable

Vancouver Council's being urged to lower the cost of a business license. Remi Caudron runs Salmon N' Bannock Bistro on Broadway and says the cost of a business license has more than doubled for him in the last couple of years going from just over four hundred dollars to over nine hundred. He says enough is enough and he wants council to do … [Read more...]

Bullies unaware what they’re doing is wrong, mother of bullied boy says

In the wake of a 15-year-old Maple Ridge girl taking her own life because she had been bullied, the mother of another teen who killed himself is speaking out. Nasima Nastoh's son, Hamed, jumped off the Patullo bridge when he was 14 because he had been bullied. As school officials say they will continue to raise awareness about bullying after teen … [Read more...]

NDP doing well in latest poll

If an election were held tomorrow, one pollster is predicting we would see NDP MLA's in ridings they've never held. Angus Reid pollster Mario Canseco says the NDP has 35-percent support in BC's Interior. But that may be enough to win them ridings. With the BC Liberals around 25-percent and the  BC Conservatives at 27-percent together, they … [Read more...]

NDP won’t be doing away with legislation requiring cyclists to wear a helmet

While the City of Vancouver moves ahead with plans to start up a public-private bike share program, the man most likely to be BC's next premier says he's not interested in changing legislation requiring all cyclists wear helmets.  City staff have already conceded liability issues concerning mandatory helmets will be a problem for the program … [Read more...]

Cameron Only Doing “Avatar” Sequels

James Cameron has found his true love, and it is blue. In an interview with The New York Times, the "Titanic" and "Aliens" filmmaker admits that a combination of his own non-filmmaking activities and his commitments to the "Avatar" franchise mean that he has essentially scrapped all plans to either develop or produce any other films outside of his … [Read more...]

They’re Doing A “Project X” Sequel

"Project X" and "Scott Pilgrim" co-scribe Michael Bacall is reportedly already at work writing a treatment for a "Project X" sequel says The Hollywood Reporter. Work got quietly underway on the 'X' sequel a few weeks ago, before the teen comedy opened to a strong $ 21 million over the weekend. Whether Bacall's treatment becomes a script depends … [Read more...]

Morrison Doing “Dominion,” “Rogue” Adaptations

Comics writer Grant Morrison tells The Daily Record that he's busy at work on the scripts of two comic to film adaptations. "I've just finished the second draft of the Dinosaurs vs Aliens movie. It's what it kind of says on the tin" he says of "Dominion: Dinosaurs vs. Aliens" which "Men in Black" helmer Barry Sonnenfeld intends to direct. The … [Read more...]