Illegal firecracker use may be down in the city thanks to wet weather, but the Vancouver Fire Department will still be vigilant leading up to Halloween. Captain Gabe Roder says the only night it is legal to set off fireworks is October 31st. He says even though there aren't check-points at Vancouver borders, anyone caught without a permit, or … [Read more...]
City Cracks down on Illegal PNE Parking
August 20, 2012 by
Residents around the PNE who offer their driveway as pay parking spots to fair-goers beware: the city is sending out teams to make sure it's legal. Under city bylaws homeowners - unless they have a business licence - are only allowed to charge for one vehicle on their lot. Any more and the fine can be as high as two-thousand-dollars. Carli … [Read more...]
Health minister says he won’t act on private clinics’ illegal billing
August 4, 2012 by
The City of Vancouver says it is up to the Ministry of Health to take action on two private health clinics found to be billing illegally. But Minister Mike de Jong doesn't seem ready to do so yet. Cambie Surgery Centre owner Dr. Brian Day is challenging public health care laws in court, and de Jong says he will wait to see how that plays … [Read more...]
B.C. teachers to vote next month on whether to launch illegal job action
March 21, 2012 by
The B.C. teachers' union is asking its members if they want to break the law by mounting a strike to protest legislation that bans them from such job action. Teachers will also be asked during a vote on April 17 and 18 if they want to withdraw all voluntary extra-curricular activities. The B.C. Teachers' Federation plans to launch a legal … [Read more...]
Teachers ‘can’t afford’ to stage an illegal strike
March 20, 2012 by
The cost of opposition could be a heavy blow for the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. The union is expected to announce an action plan against Bill 22 as early as Tuesday and president Susan Lambert insists that all options — including illegal strike action — remain on the table. But on Monday, Lambert admitted the union may not have the resources … [Read more...]
Pizza firm fined for illegal workers
December 2, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based pizza company has been fined for using foreign workers without authorization.The Canada Border Services Agency says JM Food Services Ltd. and Fine Edge Enterprise Ltd., better known as Freshslice Pizza, has been fined $ 32,000.The fine was imposed Nov. 23 after the company pleaded guilty in provincial court to … [Read more...]
