The Vancouver Police Department is officially responding to Wally Oppal's Missing Women Inquiry Report in the form of an Administrative Report set to be presented this week to the Vancouver Police Board. In the report, the VPD says it will attempt to implement Oppal's recommendations relevant to its department. Among the recommendations it supports … [Read more...]
VPD to present report supporting some of Missing Women Commissioner’s recommendations
January 21, 2013 by
It’s an early Christmas present for Langley Township Council
December 4, 2012 by
They've voted themselves a big pay raise. The Mayor's salary will go from 105 thousand to 121-thousand dollars in 2016. Councillor's salaries go from 42-thousand to 48. Councillor Kim Richter voted against it and she wants taxpayers to speak up in opposition, "I think they need to get very involved in the budget process and if they're not happy … [Read more...]
Wavefront & Microsoft Present – Windows Phone 8 WaveGuide Code Camp
November 15, 2012 by
Calling all developers and designers! Wavefront and Microsoft are back with hands-on coding workshops to introduce you to Windows Phone 8, to support your app building and get you prepared to submit to the Windows Phone Store. We have listened to the feedback received at previous workshops and will address key areas of interest, like gaming and … [Read more...]
Tim Bray, Internet Trailblazer will present “Hot Issues for Internet Thinkers” (Langara Meetup)
September 25, 2012 by
Join us for an evening with Tim Bray, internet trailblazer. Best known for co-founding Open Text Corporation and Antarctica Systems, Bray is a Canadian entrepreneur, with years of experience in software development. Tim Bray graduated from the University of Guelph with a Computer Science degree in 1981. Since that time he’s worked for two … [Read more...]
Ship building contracts present a challenge for North Shore communities
July 2, 2012 by
The Mayor of North Vancouver is worried about pending Seaspan contracts, but not how you might think. Darrell Mussatto says he doesn't think the federally awarded contracts are in any kind of trouble. "We have been told not to worry. Our biggest challenge is going to be housing. Where are we going to house a lot of the workers, where … [Read more...]
Vees’ record win streak links past, present
March 7, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - The Penticton Vees are mixing their rich history with an outstanding present and a hopeful future.The B.C. Hockey League squad is on a 41-game win streak — a Canadian and North American junior record.They set the mark Tuesday with a 10-0 rout of the Trail Smoke Eaters to go one win better than two Ontario clubs, the junior A version of … [Read more...]
Quantum speed limits within reach, present moves ever closer to future
January 29, 2012 by
Got your wire-rimmed spectacles on? Had a full night's rest? Eager to get those synapses firing? Here's hoping, because Marc Cheneau and co. are doing everything they can to stretch the sheer meaning of quantum understanding. The aforesaid scientists recently published an article that details a method for measuring quantum particle interaction in a … [Read more...]
