Identity Films and Flat Penny Films are developing a new film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1945 political drama play "State of the Union". Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse penned the original stage show which was previously adapted by filmmaker Frank Capra into a 1948 feature starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn and Angela … [Read more...]
No layoffs planned as Life Labs agrees to purchase BC Biomedical Labs
January 16, 2013 by
Two of the Province's medical labs could be merging after Life Labs made an offer to buyout BC Biomedical. Managing Director of BC Biomedical Doug Buchanan says the purchase is subject to various regulatory approvals, but the deal could go through by this spring. "Together the two organizations have an ability to position with government, and make … [Read more...]
Health Science professionals call off planned job action
December 9, 2012 by
The Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association has scrapped plans to hold rotating strikes this week after the Government tabled a proposal this weekend. The union says the Government has offered a 1.4% wage increase over two years, with some health workers experiencing rollbacks. In a release, Health Science Association of BC President … [Read more...]
Boyle, Gaye, Hutchence Biopics Planned
November 26, 2012 by
Musical biopics are popping up all over the place with several announced over the holiday weekend. First up, Fox Searchlight has acquired the life rights to "Britain’s Got Talent" sensation Susan Boyle along with the rights to the UK musical "I Dreamed A Dream" based on her story. The plan is to reportedly combine the two to develop a … [Read more...]
Live-Action “Grave of the Fireflies” Planned
November 23, 2012 by
Dresden Pictures has acquired the UK rights to Japanese war story "Grave of the Fireflies" with plans to develop a live-action feature adaptation. Akiyuki Nosaka's 1967 semi-autobiographical novel is set during and after the firebombing of Kobe, Japan in 1945. It follows the struggle of two orphaned Japanese children – 14 year-old Seita and his … [Read more...]
Job action planned for VCC, BCIT and SFU this week
November 19, 2012 by
Students at Vancouver Community College have the day off Monday thanks to job action from Union staff. CUPE Local 4627 Spokesperson Jo Hansen anticipates job action for months to come, even though they are trying to ease the impact on students. “We are trying to not hold those people hostage and that is a really different strategy for … [Read more...]
National day of action planned to support women’s right for safe, legal abortions
October 20, 2012 by
All women should have access to a safe and legal abortion. That's the message of a National Day of Action Saturday aimed at promoting women's rights. It's being organized by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, who claims many women are forced to travel long distances to have the operation. "Abortion is not a thing by itself, it's often … [Read more...]
City wasn’t in the loop on planned Kits base closure
September 18, 2012 by
Vancouver's Deputy City Manager has told council he had no idea the federal government was planning to close the Kitsilano Coast Guard station until he read about it in a newspaper. Sadhu Johnston is refuting government claims key stakeholders were consulted. He adds recent meetings with the feds have not gone well. "The direction we've been given … [Read more...]
Planned cuts by Feds don’t sit well
September 14, 2012 by
The New Democrat MP for Surrey-North is blasting the Federal Conservatives over planned cuts to the public service. It's a move that would see more than 40 front-line RCMP staff lose their jobs in BC. Jasbir Sandhu says it goes against the Tories, Tough on Crime agenda, "These are front-line workers that provide support to the RCMP officers to do … [Read more...]
Rally against Syrian violence planned for Vancouver Art Gallery
September 1, 2012 by
The violence in Syria has a group of Vancouver residents setting up for a rally this afternoon at the Art Gallery. Riam El-Safadi, one of about 1,000 Syrian-Canadians living in the Lower Mainland, is calling on the federal government to increase its support for refugees fleeing the violence. "We need immediate medical relief inside Syria, and … [Read more...]
