March 28, 2024

Deadline looms for Port Mann Bridge toll discount

Thousands of drivers hoping to catch a break on tolls for the new Port Mann Bridge waited until the last minute to register. "It's been all hands on deck. It's been very busy here," says Max Logan, who speaks for the TReO  program. Logan says the demand has grown from about three thousand people registering per day two weeks ago, to three … [Read more...]

Strike looms for Victoria bus drivers

Bus riders in Victoria may soon be stranded--unionized bus drivers have served BC Transit with a 72-hour strike notice. Canadian Auto Workers Local 333 President Ben Williams says the union had no choice. "We came back to the table again yesterday, as well as today, and unfortunately BC Transit walked away from the table." Williams says there won't … [Read more...]

Cabinet shuffle looms in Victoria

Premier Christy Clark will shuffle her cabinet in Victoria this morning. Clark's first order of business is filling the four front bench chairs left empty by Kevin Falcon, George Abbott, Mary McNeil and Blair Lekstrom. All four are retiring from provincial politics, leaving behind the ministries of Finance, Education, Children and Family … [Read more...]

Tough talk as NHL lockout looms

With a lockout looming the President of the BC Federation of Labour has come out swinging against NHL team owners. As always Jim Sinclair comes down on the side of employees - in this case the hockey players - and doesn't mince words when talking about NHL owners... "it is the employers that are threatening to lock them out just as they did the … [Read more...]

The Premier nixes extending the legislative session even as the HST bill looms

It hasn't even been tabled yet, but the bill to eliminate the HST and restore the PST is already looming in Victoria.  Staff are working overtime on the bill which has been described as phone-book sized, although Finance minister Kevin Falcon quibbles with that.  He said "certainly we're talking about a bill in excess of 150 … [Read more...]

Police plan ahead as another cup run looms for Canucks

With the NHL playoffs fast approaching, VPD Chief Jim Chu says the force is already bracing for the Vancouver Canucks’ Stanley Cup chase. “We’ve got the plans in place to ensure that we have officers deployed in the right places at the right levels,” he said, adding the VPD has looked at the recommendations from various post-riot independent and … [Read more...]

Judgment day looms for street vendors

They came, they served, they wait. Twenty-five hopefuls arrived at Vancouver Community College on Friday with one goal in mind: seduce a panel of judges with succulent tastes that will earn them one of 12 precious permits to be the downtown core’s newest street food vendor. “There are so many great vendors, there’s so much competition,” said … [Read more...]

Word looms on HST’s fate

The two opposing sides in the HST debate have to wait only one more day to find out which of them can breathe a sigh of relief. Elections BC is expected to release the results of the HST referendum tomorrow, with proponents of the Yes and No sides eager to see how 52.6 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots. Mike Jagger, co-chair of the … [Read more...]