It has seen growth for thirty consecutive years but student enrollment is down in BC’s largest school district. And it's the same story in Vancouver as well, except in Vancouver it was expected. Vancouver School Board Chair Patti Bacchus says a drop of five-hundred students had been anticipated, but it turned out to be more … [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...]
World’s largest cut emerald goes up for auction in Kelowna
January 17, 2012 by
The world’s largest cut emerald will be auction next weekend in Kelowna. The gemstone, which weighs almost 12 kilograms, has been appraised at $ 1.15 million, but could perhaps fetch as much as 10 times that amount, said Mike Odenbach, owner of Western Star Auction in Kelowna and Penticton. “It’s stunning. It’s heavy and it’s got great energy,” … [Read more...]
Perceptive Pixel shows world’s largest projected capacitive display at SIGGRAPH, we go hands-on (video)
August 10, 2011 by
Perceptive Pixel wasn't kidding around when it launched the planet's biggest projected capacitive display here at SIGGRAPH -- all 82 inches of it were here on display, and naturally, we stopped by to give it a look. While 82-inch panels aren't anything new, this one's particularly special. You see, the company actually procures the panels from … [Read more...]
