Glen Valley residents managed to save some forested land going up for sale -- for now -- but some residents are concerned it's only a short-term fix. The Township of Langley Council is taking three of eight forested lands in Glen Valley off the market after over 2000 locals signed a petition opposing their sale. Stuart Bucholtz, a resident … [Read more...]
Forum discusses future of Burnaby General Hospital
July 4, 2012 by
At a public consultation forum Health Minister Mike de Jong was non-committal when asked how much a proposed new campus for the Burnaby Hospital could cost taxpayers. "That's premature. What you hear being discussed tonight is everything from where a new campus should be located. My sense is there is great enthusiasm for redeveloping the existing … [Read more...]
Richmond still considering its long-term future with the RCMP
June 27, 2012 by
Richmond has signed on, under protest, to the new RCMP deal but they also might not be using the mounties for very long.Mayor Malcolm Brodie says the city signed on because it was either that or pay out four-million dollars in extra costs.When asked if the city plans to use the two year opt-out clause in the contract Brodie said, "This is really … [Read more...]
Skype CEO Tony Bates confirms 250m monthly users, talks Microsoft partnership and future plans
June 1, 2012 by
Skype CEO Tony Bates just took the stage here on the final day of D10, and he got right into the news delivery mindset: as of now, there are 250 million monthly connected users. Said Bates, "When we closed [the Microsoft deal], we had 170 million monthly users, so haven't skipped a beat in terms of momentum." Continuing on when asked from Kara … [Read more...]
Some Transit cops could be re-assigned in the future
May 31, 2012 by
With fare gates coming to most Skytrain stations, will that mean fewer transit cops out checking tickets? Translink's CEO says fare gates and the Compass Card are still on schedule to be brought out next spring. And with those new technologies, Ian Jarvis says comes the opportunity, to possibly reassign transit police, "To me, it provides an … [Read more...]
Aaron Sorkin talks about future Steve Jobs movie, impact of technology on his writing
May 30, 2012 by
You don't have to look far to get a grasp on who Aaron Sorkin is -- he wrote A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Moneyball and The Social Network, for starters -- and he showed up at D10 to talk creative media, how the digital age impacts his writing and his impending movie about late Apple CEO Steve Jobs. While not involving … [Read more...]
04/26/2012 – Change your Attitude. Change your Business. Change your Future.
April 26, 2012 by
Whats stopping you from making the changes your business needs to thrive? The most dangerous move in business is the failure to make a move at all. The history of business is filled with companies that are no more because their leaders refused to enact change when the writing was on the wall. Fear. Apathy. Lack of personal responsibility. These … [Read more...]
Highway 1 off-ramp goes back to the future
April 16, 2012 by
There is a big change planned for early Tuesday morning (5am) on the Surrey side of the Port Mann Bridge. Pam Ryan of the Transportation Investment Corporation says the off-ramp for 152nd Street is being moved from the left-hand to the right-hand side of the freeway, Well, we're certainly hopeful that because it's more standard, it's a … [Read more...]
COPE still debating future
February 16, 2012 by
COPE is battling rifts from within their own ranks ahead of voting for a new executive this weekend.Brent Granby, a member of the COPE executive, says a group has rallied around Tim Louis' call to break with Vision Vancouver. "And offered them four places on the executive and so that we would run four the current executive and then his group … [Read more...]
Quantum speed limits within reach, present moves ever closer to future
January 29, 2012 by
Got your wire-rimmed spectacles on? Had a full night's rest? Eager to get those synapses firing? Here's hoping, because Marc Cheneau and co. are doing everything they can to stretch the sheer meaning of quantum understanding. The aforesaid scientists recently published an article that details a method for measuring quantum particle interaction in a … [Read more...]
