Pre-registration at $ 45 now open at www.vef.org. Held at Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street. Doors open 5pm, main presentation at 6pm. Vancouver's film industry has long been associated with studio sets, location shoots and heavily staffed production crews. The new face of Vancouver's film industry is characterized by production studios in … [Read more...]
BC’s construction industry looks to Ireland for workers
September 29, 2012 by
The Province's construction industry is looking in an unlikely place for recruits to meet demand in Northern BC: The BC Construction Association is turning to Ireland to find thousands of skilled trades people. Association Vice President Abigail Fulton says companies have tried to fill the spots with locals but there aren't enough with proper … [Read more...]
Adult entertainment industry plans to recruit at high school job fairs
July 25, 2012 by
A Vancouver school trustee says he's surprised to learn Canada's Adult Entertainment Association is planning to recruit new 'talent' at high school job fairs. NPA trustee Ken Denike suspects the association will face an uphill battle gaining access to Vancouver schools. "I'm just saying there is a community sensitivity that schools need to take … [Read more...]
Restaurant advocate says industry caught off guard with new corkage rules; pubs exempt
July 22, 2012 by
The head of the BC Restaurant and Food Services Association says he was surprised at the immediacy of new rules allowing people to bring their own wine to restaurants. Speaking on CKNW's The World Today Weekend, Ian Tostenson says he had assumed the change wouldn't be implemented for some time, so that’s why some eateries may appear to be … [Read more...]
Intellectual Ventures’ Nathan Myhrvold defends patent trolling, calls tech industry immature
June 2, 2012 by
Intellectual Ventures' CEO and founder Nathan Myhrvold, who previously spent some 14 years at Microsoft Research, took the stage here at D10, and as predicted, his interview with Walt Mossberg was quite the invigorating one. You may know the man and his company for its vicious patent trolling -- or, what appears to be patent trolling. In essence, a … [Read more...]
BC’s Attorney General will take a hard look at the hang gliding industry after a tragic death.
May 1, 2012 by
The hang gliding industry may be in for stricter regulations following a fatal fall in the Fraser Valley last Saturday. Attorney General Shirley Bond asked her staff to examine the issue after the death of 27 year old Lenami Godinez and says it appears the industry is self-regulating and Bond adds that may change once police and … [Read more...]
