Days before Remembrance Day, more than 90 health care workers at a veterans' care facility in Burnaby are being handed pink slips. The Hospital Employees Union is reporting long-term staff at the George Derby Centre will be displaced by the end of April, because their jobs are being contracted out. Services affected include food and nutrition, … [Read more...]
Jobs Ministry investigating claims Chinese workers charged to take BC mining jobs
October 23, 2012 by
The President of the BC Federation of Labour is asking the provincial government to halt plans to bring Chinese coal miners here. Jim Sinclair has raised concerns about plans to bring Asian workers here to work at coal mines in the north. "Approach the federal government and to suspend the permit for Chinese workers to come to BC … [Read more...]
North Shore MLA warns of needed infrastructure boost to fuel Seaspan jobs
July 2, 2012 by
A BC Liberal MLA is also warning the North shore faces significant challenges to prepare for an influx of workers. West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Ralph Sultan says the work needs to start now to prepare for workers filling Seaspan jobs "You know we have several thousand new jobs right here on the North Shore and I am afraid that most … [Read more...]
The province is preparing for what they call a pending boom in tourism jobs
June 4, 2012 by
The BC Tourism Industry's Human Resource Association is rolling out a plan to address a big anticipated growth in the number of tourism jobs over the next eight years. Go-2 chair Ian Powell says the key is to recruit, train, and not just employ new workers but also retain them once they have the job. "All indication are that in this … [Read more...]
Aaron Sorkin talks about future Steve Jobs movie, impact of technology on his writing
May 30, 2012 by
You don't have to look far to get a grasp on who Aaron Sorkin is -- he wrote A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Moneyball and The Social Network, for starters -- and he showed up at D10 to talk creative media, how the digital age impacts his writing and his impending movie about late Apple CEO Steve Jobs. While not involving … [Read more...]
Bizarre internal Apple video shows Steve Jobs rallying the troops against IBM
May 2, 2012 by
We're going to warn you up front: what you're about to see is eccentric, puzzling, and perhaps even disturbing. And undoubtedly, it's the fanboy film to end all fanboy films. According to Network World, who managed to get ahold of an internal 'rally the troops' video, the referenced clip was produced with a $ 50,000 budget and shown to an … [Read more...]
Hulme Talks Steve Jobs Biopic
April 17, 2012 by
Film producer Mark Hulme recently spoke with Neowin about the upcoming "Jobs", the Ashton Kutcher-led indie biopic of late iconic Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Hulme confirms the movie primarily focuses on the early years of Apple, its founding and the up and down years from 1971 to 2000. The film itself is not based on one particular book though … [Read more...]
B.C. premier touts 6-month-old jobs plan
March 13, 2012 by
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia's premier gave her six-month-old jobs plan a glowing review Tuesday, as she took credit for tens of thousands of new jobs — many of which were likely created before her plan was actually announced.Premier Christy Clark used the backdrop of Seaspan Marine Corp.'s shipyard in North Vancouver to release her … [Read more...]
A good size turn out at a jobs fair in Burns Lake today.
February 10, 2012 by
It seems there are jobs to be had for Burns Lake residents, who saw their main employer go up in smoke last month, as long as they're willing to travel around the region. Jobs Minister Pat Bell says there were more than 1300 positions on offer at a jobs fair in the central interior community today. He said "ranging from labourers … [Read more...]
NDP: jobs deal comes up short
December 6, 2011 by
The NDP don't think a jobs funding announcement from the Province goes far enough to deal with a looming shortfall for skilled labour. Advanced Education critic Michelle Mungall says the ten million over three years tabled by the Province might only pay for a paltry six programs. Mungall says it doesn't address a shortfall of what she … [Read more...]
