After the latest in a string of arsons in Vancouver's Stanley Park, the Park Board is contemplating long-term security ideas. The Commissioners had an online meeting with staff Thursday. Vice-Chair Aaron Jasper: "We've directed our staff to talk with the City of Vancouver's Security Department to consult with the police department and come back to … [Read more...]
Committee in charge of legislature’s finances to meet this week post-audit
July 29, 2012 by
After last week’s damning report from Auditor General John Doyle into the B.C. legislature's finances, an all-party committee will have a rare meeting to deal with the issue. Legislative assembly management committee chair Bill Barisoff says he hopes Tuesday’s meeting will see quick action. "Most definitely, we will institute change … [Read more...]
Secretive legislative committee to meet after damning audit
July 27, 2012 by
The B.C. legislative committee that looks after the House's fiscal governance has spoken out after a damning report by the Auditor General. The committee, known as LAM-C, says it will meet next Tuesday to address the audit that found its records in a complete and utter mess. Committee chair and Speaker of the House Bill Barisoff says John … [Read more...]
No talk of Enbridge after BC and Federal Environment ministers meet
July 18, 2012 by
BC's Environment minister met with his federal counterpart today but they didn't discuss one topic top of mind for most in BC. Terry Lake says the focus was how to integrate BC with changes to the Canadian Environmental Assessment act. and they also talked about.. "We touched on a broad range of issues from Tsunami debris to … [Read more...]
Municipalities in the valley will meet to talk Regional District woes
June 14, 2012 by
The Mayor of Abbotsford wants to settle, once and for all, regional district woes with his community and its neighbours To that end Bruce Banman says he will hold meeting with mayors from the two Langley's, Mission, and Chilliwack on June 22nd to tackle the issue. "We are going to have everyone concerned sit down around a … [Read more...]
Venom To Meet Garfield’s Spider-Man?
June 11, 2012 by
While "The Avengers" may be the biggest superhero film of all time, the jewels of Marvel's superhero crown remain in the hands of other studios - namely "Spider-Man" at Sony and the "X-Men" franchise at Fox. It has always been thought that the different studios would never work together or allow their characters to crossover, mostly due to the … [Read more...]
Mayors holding off on signing the new RCMP contract will meet this week
June 11, 2012 by
Mayors in Metro Vancouver communities who haven’t signed the new RCMP contract are meeting this week to look at their policing options. Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore says the mayors want to present a united front on some kind of regional police force concept. “Well we are looking to get together to talk about what the future of … [Read more...]
Premier won’t meet with Musqueam
June 1, 2012 by
A day after protestors snarled traffic from Richmond to Vancouver for more than two hours, Premier Christy Clark is rejecting their demand for a meeting. Clark says concerns raised by members of the Musqueam First Nation about a housing development at the site of a four thousand year old burial ground in the marpole area should be addressed by the … [Read more...]
Government officials meet with Cowichan Tribes First Nation over suicide spike
May 19, 2012 by
If the B.C. government is to help a Vancouver Island First Nation to deal with a spike of suicides, officials must listen to the tribe's specific needs. So says Mary Polak, B.C.’s minister of aboriginal relations, as the Cowichan Tribes First Nation pleads for help in a state of emergency with 52 suicide alerts so far this year. … [Read more...]
Lower Mainland mayors meet to discuss RCMP pay hikes
April 21, 2012 by
Lower Mainland mayors met Friday, one day removed from a province-wide conference call, to talk again about RCMP pay hikes, and the costs. Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender says the wage hikes "threw sand in the gears" for some mayors who want clarification. When asked if any city is seriously thinking about not signing the new 20 … [Read more...]
