24-year-old actor Brady Corbet ("Simon Killer," "Martha Marcy May Marlene") is set to make his feature directorial debut on an untitled project. All that's known about the story is that it's a French-set period piece. Corbet penned the script, and will NOT act in the film. Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre and Chris Coen are producing, with casting … [Read more...]
Jury makes six recommendations following Ashley Guiboche inquest
February 7, 2013 by
Six recommendations have been made following a Coroner's inquest into the death of 18 year old Ashley Guiboche. They include suggestions the City of Surrey, ICBC and Translink reduce jaywalking along King George Boulevard between 98th Avenue and 100th Avenue by building an overhead walkway to the nearby Skytrain station. The jury also … [Read more...]
Man accused of stabbing spree makes first court appearance
February 4, 2013 by
A French citizen accused of injuring several people at a Vancouver apartment building on Thursday evening will be held in custody until he's been psychiatrically assessed. Jerome Bonneric made a brief court appearance Monday morning looking confused and wearing a cast on his lower right arm. Lawyer --Bob Bellows-- says his 33-year old client … [Read more...]
Once again, UGM makes a difference
December 17, 2012 by
A Christmas block party and dinner has fed more than two-thousand people on Vancouver's downtown eastside. The annual event is hosted by the Union Gospel Mission and Glowbal (sic) Restaurants. J. Stewart with the UGM says there were a lot of heavy hearts on the day the report from BC's Missing Women Inquiry was released, "But something … [Read more...]
Patricia Donna Reed Inquest makes recommendations
December 6, 2012 by
A jury at a Coroner's Inquest has made five recommendations, after a patient from Riverview Hospital was found dead outside in the cold. Patricia Donna Reed was reported missing in February 2011. She was a patient involuntarily committed at Riverview. Staff did not find the 59-year-old until five days later, her body cold in a ditch not … [Read more...]
Jury makes nine recommendations after inquest into death of search volunteer
November 24, 2012 by
A jury has made nine recommendations to Emergency Management BC and the BC Search and Rescue Association after an inquest into the death of search volunteer, Sheilah Sweatman. 29 year old Sweatman was performing a recovery operation with Nelson's Search and Rescue unit when she drowned in Creston in June 2011. She was trying to recover a body from … [Read more...]
Coroner’s jury makes 16 recommendations after death of Colette Salemink
November 15, 2012 by
A coroner's jury reviewing the death of a mother following a house fire in Coquitlam has made 16 recommendations. Colette Salemink was 59 when her mentally ill son Blake set the fire in April of 2010 while he was on leave from a psychiatric facility. The 23-year old who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder was later found not … [Read more...]
Discrimination ruling makes school districts take notice
November 9, 2012 by
The Chair of the Vancouver School Board says a Supreme Court of Canada ruling Friday will have implications for school boards--particularly when it comes to budgets. The court found the North Vancouver school district discriminated against Jeffrey more, who has dyslexia, by not teaching him to read. Moore had been attending a centre for kids with … [Read more...]
“Skyfall” Makes Big Money, Draws Big Raves
November 5, 2012 by
While the last two James Bond films have been solid hits in the United States with box-office grosses of around $ 160 million each, everywhere else in the world they have been huge events. Outside the U.S., the two previous films earned about $ 420 million each. In 2008, "Quantum of Solace" was nearly as big a hit as 'The Dark Knight' and the … [Read more...]
Premier makes huge spending announcements at UBCM speech
September 28, 2012 by
Premier Christy Clark has made several big announcements at an address to the UBCM, a gathering of B.C. mayors and councillors in Victoria. The biggest is a tentative deal reached with B.C.'s largest public sector union.. Clark says the two-year deal with the 26,000 members of the BCGEU includes modest wage increases, but the money for that … [Read more...]
