Prices for one of BC's most popular attractions are dropping. The organizers of Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition are reducing the 17-day fair to 15. They say the first two Mondays are usually the slowest. Shutting down operations those days makes it easier to cut parking and general admission prices by 20 per cent. … [Read more...]
B.C. residents making more babies, living longer
December 30, 2012 by
An annual report from the British Columbia vital statistics agency shows more babies were born in 2011 than the previous year. The most common names for babies in 2011 were Liam and Emma. Health minister Margaret MacDiarmid says she's not surprised B.C.’s birth rate is on the rise as more and … [Read more...]
Santa making a stop in Vancouver for 9th annual parade
December 2, 2012 by
Sunday is the ninth annual Santa Claus parade. This means getting around in the downtown core could also be a little tricky, if you don't have a sleigh. Santa Claus is coming to Vancouver, rain or shine at 1pm. Translink is warning people to plan ahead of time and come early if they want to catch a glimpse of Kris Kringle . The parade route … [Read more...]
A warning from a film industry insider on the state of movie making in BC
November 26, 2012 by
A key player in BC’s film industry says the biggest grossing movie at the world wide box office won't help the Province compete with other regions offering bigger tax incentives. "I'm sure if Twilight was made again today, there's a very good chance it wouldn't have come to British Columbia,” says Pete Mitchell, a former BC Film … [Read more...]
Sony Making Will Smith’s Biblical Epic
September 1, 2012 by
Sony Pictures Entertainment is moving forward with its Biblical epic “The Redemption of Cain”, giving the Will Smith project the green light says The Wrap. Caleeb Pinkett's script tells the story of Cain and Abel with a vampiric twist. Filming is expected to take place in London and Jordan with the exteriors shot in Morocco starting in July next … [Read more...]
The NDP’s Energy critic accuses the Premier of “making it up as she goes along”
May 24, 2012 by
The NDP's Energy critic is shaking his head over the Premier's comments on her government's decision to over rule the BC Utlities Commission. John Horgan says it simply wasn't accurate for the premier to say the BCUC wanted to hike hydro rates by 50%, when it was BC Hydro applying for a 32% increase. Horgan says her comments on … [Read more...]
Editorial: Apple isn’t making a ‘converged’ laptop / tablet hybrid, but I still want one
May 8, 2012 by
Deflated. Disappointed. Let down. Unsurprised. All of those emotions ran through my being at one point or another following Apple CEO Tim Cook's comments regarding "converged" devices, but if anything, his denial has made me all the more hungry for this particular device. For months -- heck, maybe even years -- I've waited for Sir Jonathan Paul Ive … [Read more...]
Government making a mountain out of a mole hill
May 3, 2012 by
The BC Teachers Union says the Province is reading way too much into a letter sent out to teachers by a Burnaby local. Union First Vice-President Jim Iker says the email just spells out the do's and don't's of a recent vote on the job action opposing Bill 22, "There is no threat implied with the email at all." Iker says there are processes … [Read more...]
“Jericho” Making A Comeback On Netflix?
May 2, 2012 by
Netflix is obviously liking the publicity it is getting for resurrecting sitcom "Arrested Development" that it apparently has been looking into other cancelled shows of recent years to potentially revive on the streaming and disc service. TV Guide Magazine confirms that Netflix has approached CBS about reviving cult fave "Jericho" and the network … [Read more...]
