If you think a tentative deal between the BC Teachers Federation and their employer meant the start of a new relationship between the union and the province, you’d be wrong. The battle is going back to the courtroom – a civil challenge from the union on Bill 22. Lambert says the bill infringes on teachers' charter-protected right to … [Read more...]
The fight to save Kits Coast Guard base is getting attention on the East coast
June 14, 2012 by
The Fight to save the Kitsilano Coast Guard base is attracting attention from Canada’s East coast. 35 year retired veteran with the recently shuttered St Johns rescue sub-centre in the Maritimes Merv Wiseman says it is an all too familiar scene playing out in Vancouver. "The common thread is that the government has gone about this business in … [Read more...]
Fight against Kits closure ramps up
May 22, 2012 by
55 lives saved so far this year. Staff at the Kitsilano Coast Guard base are launching a public appeal aimed at keeping that station alive. They claim to have saved nine lives alone over the long weekend. A strong municipal-political contingent, joined both base personell and union staff in a public call on the Harper government to reverse its … [Read more...]
Fight HST says they will act if there are changes to the PST slipped into coming bill
May 7, 2012 by
The group that engineered the downfall of the HST will be keeping a close eye on Victoria and are ready to mobilize their army, again, if need be. Fight HST spokesperson Bill Tieleman says his fear is the government might slip in changes to the PST by tabling a bill on the tax at the last minute. He said "The referendum was very … [Read more...]
BC teachers to unveil plan to fight back-to-work legislation
March 21, 2012 by
B.C. teachers have drawn up a plan to fight the government's back-to-work legislation and will unveil the details at 1 p.m. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) is calling it a “plan of action in resistance to Bill 22”, which bans more strikes under the threat of heavy fines and appoints a mediator to work out a new contract for teachers. Union … [Read more...]
Teachers vow to fight Bill 22
March 18, 2012 by
Withdrawing from supervising extracurricular activities is one of the next moves the B.C. teachers’ union will consider to resist Bill 22, the head of the teachers’ federation said Thursday. Susan Lambert, president of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), said the passing of the legislation, which prevents teachers from striking and … [Read more...]
“Star Trek 2” Set Fight – Now With Video
February 28, 2012 by
We saw the photos the other day, now SplashNews has posted video of Zachary Quinto and Benedict Cumberbatch conducting a fight scene on the set of J.J. Abrams' next "Star Trek" film. Check it out below: Dark Horizons - News … [Read more...]
Casting News: Song, Fight, Beauty
February 11, 2012 by
Can a Song Save Your Life? "True Grit" star Hailee Steinfeld has joined the cast of "Once" director John Carney's "Can a Song Save Your Life?" at Exclusive Media Group. Shooting on the film kicks off in June. Scarlett Johansson plays a talented young singer who crosses paths with a depressed record producer (Mark Ruffalo) and they strike up a … [Read more...]
Two hurt in Langley fight
February 4, 2012 by
Gory details from a woman who says she was first on the scene after two men got into a fight in the middle of Fraser Highway in Langley. Alicia Thompson and her boyfriend were driving on the highway at 240th Street when they saw a man lying in the road kicking his legs around. "There was people, like, running out of their houses, the police … [Read more...]
