Some Vancouver Community Centres are not giving up their fight against the City's Park Board plan to centralizing surplus funding. Hillcrest Community Association is holding a special community meeting on the decision Monday, and have invited the entire park board. Association Chair Jesse Johl says the plan to spread revenue to community centres in … [Read more...]
Community centres hold special public meeting as they continue to protest revenue sharing
February 11, 2013 by
Vancouver Park Board to hold meeting on community centre revenue proposal
February 4, 2013 by
The Vancouver Park Board will be holding a special public meeting Monday night on a plan to make community centre revenue across the city more equitable. The plan would see community centres pooling surpluses to help out a handful of centres in less affluent neighbourhoods. Park Board Staff say patrons of those centres can't afford to pay the same … [Read more...]
“Star Wars” 3D Re-Releases On Hold
January 28, 2013 by
So much for that. After a modest $ 23 million domestic haul with the 3D re-release of "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" on the big screen last year, Fox and Lucasfilm had been planning to move ahead with the same treatment of all five "Star Wars" films. It had gotten far enough that Episodes II & III were already scheduled for … [Read more...]
Vancouver trustees to hold student exit interviews over declining enrolment
November 12, 2012 by
Vancouver school trustees are looking at ways to address a drop in enrolment. School board chair Patti Bacchus says they want to conduct exit interviews with departing students. She says the district needs to find out why the students are leaving, where they are going, and how they then plan to get their education. "If you are in any kind of … [Read more...]
VCC support staff to hold one-day strike on Tuesday
October 26, 2012 by
No class for students at Vancouver Community College next Tuesday. Unionized support staff will be holding a one-day strike. Helen Carkner with the college says the job action affects both campuses. "We've put plans in place to notify all the people that we need to let know. Administrative staff, so non-union members will be there and will be … [Read more...]
Paramedics hold strike vote
October 23, 2012 by
The union representing 3,600 paramedics and dispatchers in B.C. is holding a strike vote to try and get the government back to the bargaining table. Bronwyn Barter, president of the Ambulance Paramedics of BC, says they've been negotiating for about eight months with no progress. "What we're trying to do is encourage government through the strike … [Read more...]
Anti-pipeline proponents hold sit-in at Legislature Monday
October 22, 2012 by
They thought Legislature would be sitting, but anti-pipeline protesters are still planning a huge demonstration on Legislature grounds Monday morning. Victoria City Councilor, Dr. Ben Isitt, says it will include a form of civil disobedience: "In some way, the protesters will be breaching what's called the Legislative Grounds Protection Regulation. … [Read more...]
Canada’s largest public sector union to hold day of action Saturday
September 15, 2012 by
Thousands are expected at nationwide rallies Saturday -- as members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada fight planned cuts. New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart says local rallies are planned for Vancouver and Surrey. "Speaking out really against the public sector service cuts that we've been having, really that the Harper government's been … [Read more...]
“Counselor” On Hold After Scott’s Death
August 21, 2012 by
Filming on Ridley Scott's high-profile drug drama "The Counselor" in London has been suspended for a week in the wake of his brother Tony Scott’s sudden death says The Hollywood Reporter. Ridley, who was in London when he received the news, is already back in Los Angeles to be with his family. Both the Scott's were in Nevada late last week … [Read more...]
“The Thin Man” Remake On Hold
June 22, 2012 by
Warner Bros. Pictures has halted development of their Johnny Depp-led, Rob Marshall-directed remake of "The Thin Man" detective comedy film series reports Deadline. No lead actress had been set and the film hasn't received a green light as yet. A $ 100+ million budget was submitted which was an issue, added to that is the fact that there simply … [Read more...]
