Thousands of people packed North Shore Studios to rally support for the BC film industry. Many in the industry say BC is losing productions to Ontario because of tax breaks and other incentives. Cheryl Nex is the Vice-Chair of the Motion Picture Industry Association, "Their incentives are higher. When you talk about the base incentive and then … [Read more...]
Vancouver police nab lots of drunk drivers in holiday DUI campaign
December 4, 2012 by
The numbers are in from the first weekend of the Vancouver police counter attack and they're not good. Last Friday and Saturday officers pulled 60 impared drivers off the road. Constable Brian Montague says that's up from 45 last year. Montague says also disturbing is among those they nabbed were 8 new driver sporting the novice 'N' sticker on … [Read more...]
Delta at odds with Translink over park-and-ride lots
November 12, 2012 by
The Corporation of Delta is in a battle with Translink over pay parking. Translink wants to charge drivers to use park-and-ride lots in Tsawwassen and Ladner, but Mayor Lois Jackson says that's not fair. "I don't think it's fair that we should be asking our people to pay when they've already donated the land." Plus, she says Delta is under-served … [Read more...]
Translink board chair: cuts to service would require lots of consultation
October 17, 2012 by
A provincial government audit of Translink has suggested $ 41 million a year in cost-efficiencies could be found through implementing 27 recommendations, including reducing the frequency of skytrain during off-peak hours. The transit authority's board chair says some steps would need to be taken first before that would happen. Nancy Olewiler calls … [Read more...]
Court documents reveal lots of money missing after Edmonton heist
August 10, 2012 by
Court paperwork unsealed today says there might be a large chunk of missing money out there after the June 15th killing of three armoured car guards in Edmonton. Travis Baumgartner was arrested late the next day trying to cross into the United States in Sumas. He was then taken back to Edmonton to face charges. The contents of a … [Read more...]
BCGEU says petition against privatization of liquor distribution services getting lots of signatures
July 7, 2012 by
The BC Government and Service Employees Union petition against the Province's attempt to privatize liquor distribution services is drawing lots of signatures. "We have got close to 20,000 names on this petition so far." BCGEU Spokesperson Evan Stewart says they are gathering even more signatures... "When you tell people that the … [Read more...]
Lots Of New “Prometheus” Details & Pics
April 5, 2012 by
There's been a flood of stuff on Ridley Scott's much anticipated sci-fi epic "Prometheus" this week. Let's get to it. A recently revealed Facebook app with an 'interactive starmap' leads to various goodies including some snazzy new stills which you can see below. Speaking of stills there are clear, high-resolution versions of the Empire … [Read more...]
BCGEU hopes Tuesday’s budget will bring lots of changes
February 19, 2012 by
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union has high hopes for Tuesday's budget. They're calling for improvements to areas they argue have been hit by rampant cuts. The union cites examples as seniors, the developmentally-disabled, the courts, prisons and parks. President Darryl Walker is also calling on the government to re-think its plan to … [Read more...]
Mayor Robertson says the city did lots of planning for game 7
September 2, 2011 by
Mayor Gregor Roberston insists a lot of planning did go into how the city would handle game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. Robertson said "there was a very short window of time before the series began, before the game 7 was confirmed to actually plan and have that implemented in the hours that were ensued. so, there was a lot of … [Read more...]
