Premier Christy Clark's attempt to laugh off poll results showing only three in 10 British Columbians like her have offended pollster Angus Reid. “She seems to want to have us stand out in some way. You'd think she'd be happy that we actually are employing 250 people here in the province of British Columbia." Speaking with CKNW's Jon McComb … [Read more...]
Latest visit to LRB ends for BCTF/BC-P-SEA
June 4, 2012 by
Another trip to the Labour Relations Board has wrapped up for the BC Teachers Federation and BC Public School Employers Association. BCTF President Susan Lambert says she hopes the LRB takes its time over the ruling on extra-curricular work. Lambert admits the repeated trips to the LRB are taking their toll, "This kind of … [Read more...]
Latest Canadian to scale Everest comes home to Vancouver
May 26, 2012 by
The latest Canadian to scale the world's tallest mountain has returned home to Vancouver. Thirty-one-year old Steve Curtis calls his experience "harrowing." "I imagined it would beautiful, but I didn't have a clue how beautiful it would be. I think there are a few places people can go on Earth that they can see the curvature of the Earth, and to … [Read more...]
IHIT identifies victim of latest Abbotsford killing
May 9, 2012 by
Police have identified the 80-year-old man found dead Saturday in Abbotsford. Nirmal Bains' death is considered suspicious. The integrated homicide team is leading the investigation. Bains was found by a family member in an outpost building on his rural property near the airport. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
ID released on Surrey’s latest homicide
May 7, 2012 by
It wasn't gang-related. That's what police are saying after confirming the identity of Surrey's latest murder victim. The Integrated Homicide Investigation team says he was 21-year old Noel Jackson, a young man from Ontario who had a criminal record in that province and had recently moved to BC. He was killed in the 12400 block of … [Read more...]
Latest on Interior flooding
April 28, 2012 by
Some good news from Tulameen, where fears of flooding have led to an evacuation alert for 272 homes. Dale Kronebusch with the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District says water levels dropped about 12-inches overnight. However, the evacuation alert remains. "We need the snowpack to be gone before we're really safe and comfortable, but it definitely … [Read more...]
Latest from Missing Women Inquiry
April 25, 2012 by
The latest witness at the missing women inquiry has confirmed Robert Pickton was the main topic during an august, 1999 meeting between Vancouver police and Coquitlam RCMP. That was almost three years before the serial killer was finally caught, in February of 2002. Retired Vancouver police sergeant Geremy Powell, formerly known as Geremy field, … [Read more...]
Latest on transit ticket quota
April 12, 2012 by
Transit police say it's not a so-called "dyed in the wool policy" but they do confirm it's an "expectation" that their officers write eight violation tickets a day. Nearly 24 hours after we placed calls to transit police the acting deputy chief for operations Brian MacDonald has called back to say officers are expected to issue eight tickets a … [Read more...]
UBC student latest to plead guilty on riot charges
April 11, 2012 by
A UBC student caught on camera after last year's Stanley Cup riot has entered a guilty plea. Twenty-one year-old Camille Cacnio apologized online soon after the riot for stealing a pair of men's pants and was soon fired from her job at Burrard Acura. A sentencing hearing has been set for June 20th. Cacnio is the third accused rioter to officially … [Read more...]
BCTF and the government at odds over the cost of the latest proposal from the union
January 25, 2012 by
The provincial government says the latest contract demands from the BC Teachers Federation would cost taxpayers an extra two billion dollars over three years. That figure is in stark contrast to the BCTF's estimate of only 300 million dollars in its so-called scaled-down demands. The Public School Employers Association says the first year … [Read more...]
