A Vancouver Park Board Commissioner plans to table a motion next week in response to the massive outcry over how funding could change for community centres. Melissa De Genova wants to see more public discussion on the Board's idea to redistribute funding to help out those 'have not' centres. This, after hundreds of people packed into the … [Read more...]
Tighter regulation needed on water use, report says
November 15, 2012 by
B.C.’s water supply may be under more threat than we think, so the government needs to take action, says a new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Analyst Ben Parfitt says the province has to tighten its reporting requirements for water use, and charge more for it. "We’ve got a population that is continuing to … [Read more...]
Experts say road pricing needed
October 17, 2012 by
Road pricing is the best way to pay for transit. That's according to an international panel of transportation experts speaking to Metro Vancouver mayors. The panel says the funding shortfall Translink faces is not unique to our region. It is a worldwide problem and sustainable, long term funding is what is needed. They feel the best and most … [Read more...]
North Shore MLA warns of needed infrastructure boost to fuel Seaspan jobs
July 2, 2012 by
A BC Liberal MLA is also warning the North shore faces significant challenges to prepare for an influx of workers. West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Ralph Sultan says the work needs to start now to prepare for workers filling Seaspan jobs "You know we have several thousand new jobs right here on the North Shore and I am afraid that most … [Read more...]
DUI changes may result in more Court time being needed
May 3, 2012 by
The BC Government's changes to parts of its drunk-driving laws struck down last fall will likely only invite further challenges in Court. So says Jeremy Carr, a Victoria lawyer who helped have those very laws deemed unconstiutional. The Government has come up with new laws to address a Court order, including having police tell a driver he can … [Read more...]
Editorial: RIM’s new CEO isn’t the shakeup it needed
January 23, 2012 by
For a brief moment, I had hopes that RIM had made a move that would unseat it from the funk it's been sitting in for years. And then I watched the introductory video of newly-appointed CEO Thorsten Heins. Anyone who assumes that a simple CEO swap is the answer to all of RIM's issues is woefully misinformed, or worse, just blinded by false hope. … [Read more...]
Broad plan needed for home violence: study
December 5, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - When a restaurant owner named Peter Lee murdered his wife, young son and parents before killing himself near Victoria in 2007, British Columbia's solicitor general promised to fight domestic violence.The BC Coroners Service held an inquest, the province spent $ 250,000 on risk-assessment training, and the government convened a panel to … [Read more...]
More aboriginal officers needed: First Nations leader
October 27, 2011 by
A First Nations leader, and brother of one of BC's murdered women, says the RCMP and Vancouver Police need to hire more aboriginal officers. Under cross-examination at the Oppal inquiry, Ernie Crey used humour to get his point across. He said, "you know Mr. Commissioner, I do have a few speeding tickets and parking … [Read more...]
VPD chief says thorough investigation needed before charging Stanley Cup rioters
August 30, 2011 by
Two days before a government-appointed review of the Stanley Cup riot is made public, Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu is again defending how long it is taking for his force to recommend charges against hundreds of suspects. He says, "we don't get two chances at this. We can't charge rioting and then say, 'Hey, your honour, we found some … [Read more...]
