March 28, 2024

Province moves to iron out problems in municipalities with ferry terminals

Community minister Bill Bennett has helped resolve a dispute between a number of municipalities, BC Ferries and the BC Assessment Appeal Board. Bennett says the deal will see make sure ferry terminal properties are accurately assessed, after the appeal board reduced their value to virtually nothing last year and put local governments on the hook … [Read more...]

Microsoft moves another 20 million Windows 8 licenses over holiday season, 100 million total app downloads

Ready for your quarterly dose of Windows 8 sales figures? After hearing that some 40 million licenses had been sold through last November, the company's CFO and CMO for Windows Tammi Reller announced here at CES that Microsoft has sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses to date. According to her, that number includes "sell in to OEMs for new PCs," but … [Read more...]

Fraser Health moves ahead with $25-million plan to add more care beds

More care beds for seniors are being added to the Fraser Health region. The health authority is moving forward with its bid to build 403 new beds for round-the-clock care in three areas. "These communities – Surrey, South Surrey, White Rock and the Tri-Cities, have been identified because of their growth, especially amongst the senior … [Read more...]

Eisenberg, Fanning Make “Night Moves”

Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning are in talks to star in Kelly Reichardt's indie thriller "Night Moves" reports Variety. The story follows three eco-terrorists who plot to blow up a dam. Eisenberg is the ringleader, Fanning is the wealthy young girl who funds the plan, and Peter Sarsgaard is already set as the mastermind behind the … [Read more...]

Sony Moves Up “White House Down”

Sony Pictures has moved Roland Emmerich's action thriller "White House Down" up by more than four months from November 1st 2013 to June 28th 2013. Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Richard Jenkins and Joey King star in the film which deals with the White House being taken over by a paramilitary group. Tatum plays one of … [Read more...]

BCCLA pleased with Privacy Commissioner’s latest moves

The Privacy Commissioner's demand for the BC Government to change its employee criminal record check policy is drawing praise from the BC Civil Liberties Association. Policy Director Micheal Vonn says the report underscores that not every job requires a criminal records check. Vonn says how the criminal record check information is handled is … [Read more...]

Province moves to cut compensation at Crown corporations

The province has unveiled new rules aimed at curbing lavish compensation for Crown corporation executives. Effective immediately, compensation for current executives will be frozen, and moving forward, the province will go to a pay-holdback model instead of a bonus system. That means up to 20 percent of their salary will be held back and paid out … [Read more...]

FedEx moves to Surrey

Another major company is moving to Surrey. FedEx Freight has announced the construction of a new, multi-million dollar service centre. FedEx Freight’s VP of operations, Grant Crawford, says the facility will be the largest in Canada, and is expected to cost over 20-million dollars. “Vancouver just continues to be such a dynamic area of … [Read more...]

Politicians of all colours believe justice moves too slowly in hockey riot

While Euro Cup rioters in Poland have already been sent to prison just days after their crimes, the wheels of justice move much more slowly in B.C. And that's according to politicians on both sides of the spectrum, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Vancouver’s Stanley Cup riot. There have only been two sentences handed out in the … [Read more...]

Universal Moves Forward On “Huntsman 2”

Universal Pictures is reportedly in talks with "Snow White And The Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders about returning for the proposed sequel to that film says Deadline. Sanders is reportedly interested, but isn't signed and isn't under option by the studio to do the film (unlike the actors who have options for two sequels). Sanders hasn’t chosen … [Read more...]