A rough draft of proposed changes to the curriculum for Kindegarten to Grade 12 students will be posted by the Ministry of Education soon. Vancouver school board chair Patti Bacchus says the changes have been in the works for a while. Bacchus says her hope is the feedback doesn't stop and the changes will lead to more voices speaking … [Read more...]
The province is preparing for what they call a pending boom in tourism jobs
June 4, 2012 by
The BC Tourism Industry's Human Resource Association is rolling out a plan to address a big anticipated growth in the number of tourism jobs over the next eight years. Go-2 chair Ian Powell says the key is to recruit, train, and not just employ new workers but also retain them once they have the job. "All indication are that in this … [Read more...]
Autopsy pending in suspicious death on Bowen Island
May 21, 2012 by
We'll likely have to wait until tomorrow for details about human remains found Friday on Bowen Island. Police have not confirmed the death was murder, but it is suspicious. An autopsy is expected to determine the cause, as well as how long the body had been decomposing before the discovery by the owner of the five-acre property. That examination … [Read more...]
