Why YOU Need to be There:- Choose from over 90 sessions with the latest personal training, group fitness, nutrition, and yoga education!- Experience amazing new programming from our sponsors: BOSU®, C.H.E.K. Institute, Fitness Kickboxing Canada, JumpSport®, Lebert Fitness, Muscle Up, National Fitness Products, TRX®, Twist Sport Conditioning, … [Read more...]
11/17/2012 – canfitpro Personal Training and Group Fitness Conference and Trade Show
November 17, 2012 by
Political group calls for free Transit rides
November 13, 2012 by
With Transit fares going up again in the New Year one Vancouver civic party says "enough is enough" and is calling for free transit rides downtown. Former Vancouver councillor with the Coalition of Progressive Electors Tim Louis says Translink should be looking at making certain areas of the system free. Louis says Seattle and Portland already … [Read more...]
Study on bullying one group short
November 12, 2012 by
The BC Government may be using a room at Simon Fraser University's Vancouver Campus for its Erase Bullying Summit Tuesday, but it hasn't invited anybody from the University's own research team looking into online bullying. Chantal Faucher with the University's Cyber Bullying Research team admits she was surprised nobody asked for her involvement in … [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...]
Christy Clark heading back to Asia, taxpayers’ group wonders why
September 2, 2012 by
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is questioning the need for Christy Clark's latest trip to Asia -- her third since becoming premier last year. On September 11, Clark will attend the World Economic Forum's 'Meeting of the New Champions,' taking place this year in Tianjin, China. The premier will also visit Hong Kong and Beijing for meetings … [Read more...]
Vancity distances itself from Enbridge Pipeline group
August 23, 2012 by
Vancity has cut ties with Enbridge, citing a scathing U-S report on how the company handled a 2010 oil spill in Michigan. The credit union says it has parted ways with the Calgary-based company which is trying to build the Northern Gateway Pipeline because it no longer meets its criteria for socially responsible investments. An environmental … [Read more...]
Taxpayers group launches billboard campaign against MP pensions
July 25, 2012 by
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has launched a national campaign on what it calls “lavish” pensions for Members of Parliament. B.C. Director Jordan Bateman says the group has set up five billboards in cities across Canada, including here in Vancouver, that invite people to visit a website to sign petitions and email party … [Read more...]
Aquilini Group gets go-ahead for buildings
July 19, 2012 by
Vancouver City Councillors have approved the final two buildings in the Aquilini Group's development proposal near Rogers Arena. The company can now go ahead to build two towers as high as 32 storeys on the Griffiths Way site with both commercial and rental space. Councillor Geoff Meggs says this is the second largest rental project in … [Read more...]
Japanese research group concocts 3D restoration magic from regular photos (video)
June 27, 2012 by
Reconstructing 3D spacial data has long been possible, but convincing the average consumer of that would be another chore entirely. In the future, however, it may be simpler to believe. A crew of researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology are hard at work developing a new system that "quickly creates 3D spacial data from photos taken with a … [Read more...]
Group wants animals returned from Burnaby pound
June 26, 2012 by
Animal Rescue Society has sent an open letter to Burnaby Mayor Derrick Corrigan begging he and the Burnaby Council, for the safe release of 66 dogs and cats they claim were illegally seized by the BC-SPCA on June 13th. The seizures were part of the SPCA's mandate as pound-keeper for the Municipality of Burnaby. The group claims these are all … [Read more...]
