There's been a shooting in Vancouver outside a MacDonalds on Hastings near Cassiar, but details are sketchy. Vancouver Police aren't saying anything about the shooting, only that the Independent Investigations Office has been called in. Director Gene Krecsy says, "We're still sorting out the facts and have no information." What we do know … [Read more...]
Burns Lake sawmill back in employer hands after fire
April 18, 2012 by
Worksafe BC is turning the site of the Babine sawmill fire in Burns Lake back over to the employer tomorrow. This marks the end of the first phase of its investigation into the explosion and fire that killed two men on january 26th. The focus now will be on testing and analyzing the evidence gathered over the … [Read more...]
Motorola and Intel hold hands for multi-year, multi-device partnership, shipments start 2H 2012
February 7, 2012 by
Well, look who just showed up at Intel's CES 2012 keynote? Motorola Mobility's own Sanjay Jha just grabbed a bit of the limelight -- long enough to announce a multi-year, multi-device agreement that should see Intel's Medfield chips powering Moto's hardware (the second announced behind Lenovo) in the not-too-distant future. Naturally, we're … [Read more...]
Stone Resources to change hands
November 21, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The controlling shareholders of Stone Resources Ltd. (TSXV:SRH) have a preliminary agreement to sell at least 51 per cent of the company's shares to Superb Summit International Timber Company Ltd. Stone Resources has majority control of the Brightstar gold exploration property in Western Australia. … [Read more...]
BC Hydro has hands full with heavy winds
November 11, 2011 by
BC Hydro says their crews will be burning the midnight oil after high winds cut power for thousands of customers. Spokesperson Greg Alexis says Abbotsford, Langley, Delta, and Richmond customers were the hardest hit by outages today. "Our peak today on the Lower Mainland we saw over 20,000 customers without power around the province itself on … [Read more...]
HAPMAP navigational system keeps your eyes on the prize, your hands on the route (video)
August 12, 2011 by
Alternative navigational systems aren't exactly new, but the concept shown here just might have wings. HAPMAP was one of a handful of projects selected for demonstration at SIGGRAPH's E-tech event, aiming to keep a human's eye away from the map (and in turn, on whatever's in front of them) by developing a system that guides via haptics. With a … [Read more...]
