A month after Premier Christy Clark said she wants to try and come to terms on a new ten year deal with BC's teachers there are conflicting reports on what progress, if any, is being made. When asked if the province has made any effort to get bargaining talks going, BCTF president Susan Lambert said "No, we have been asked to...we were … [Read more...]
Delta at odds with Translink over park-and-ride lots
November 12, 2012 by
The Corporation of Delta is in a battle with Translink over pay parking. Translink wants to charge drivers to use park-and-ride lots in Tsawwassen and Ladner, but Mayor Lois Jackson says that's not fair. "I don't think it's fair that we should be asking our people to pay when they've already donated the land." Plus, she says Delta is under-served … [Read more...]
Hazardous waste or not? Regional District and incinerator at odds
October 24, 2012 by
Metro Vancouver and the Ministry of Environment are trying to figure out what to do with thousands of tonnes of potentially hazardous material pumped out by a Burnaby waste to energy facility. Regional district solid waste manager Paul Henderson says ash, with levels of cadmium exceeding allowable limits, was produced by the facility in July and … [Read more...]
A proposed development has the Township of Langley and Metro Vancouver at odds
September 24, 2012 by
A proposed university district to be built around Trinity Western University has the Township of Langley at loggerheads with Metro Vancouver. The regional district says the development proposal in Agricultural Land Reserve violates the new regional growth strategy. Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese disagrees. "When it comes to … [Read more...]
Metro and FVRD still at odds
September 14, 2012 by
The war continues to grow between Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Regional District. At issue, plans to build a new garbage incineration facility. To put it simply -- the FVRD doesn't want anything to do with it. Board Chair and Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz says the environmental consequences would be too severe. To make … [Read more...]
BCTF and the government at odds over the cost of the latest proposal from the union
January 25, 2012 by
The provincial government says the latest contract demands from the BC Teachers Federation would cost taxpayers an extra two billion dollars over three years. That figure is in stark contrast to the BCTF's estimate of only 300 million dollars in its so-called scaled-down demands. The Public School Employers Association says the first year … [Read more...]
Overcoming all odds
September 14, 2011 by
Joining the likes of Trevor Linden and the B.C. members of the 2010 gold medal-winning hockey team in B.C.’s Sports Hall of Fame yesterday was a 1933 Chinese immigrant soccer team. The team’s defeat over UBC is not only a story of their admirable athleticism, but of their determination at a time of severe immigrant inequalities. Sue Griffin, … [Read more...]
50-50 odds for rescued sea lion
August 25, 2011 by
A California sea lion’s life is hanging in a balance as Vancouver Aquarium veterinarians try to locate and remove a hook lodged in its gut. The 230-kilo adult male was rescued off the coast of Ucluelet Tuesday after concerned locals contacted the RCMP and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The mammal was spotted with a foot-long fishing … [Read more...]
