Members of the faith community are joining with city and provincial officials this weekend, taking part in a forum on affordable housing. Doug Peat with "City Gate Leadership Forum" says the "Beyond Homelessness" conference is focusing on what can be done to address the cost of housing in Metro Vancouver. "The faith community as a whole along with … [Read more...]
Faith community and city and provincial officials come together for affordable housing forum
October 29, 2011 by
BC Provincial court judges are taking BC’s Attorney General to court over a pay raise.
October 13, 2011 by
BC's 136 provincial court judges are taking the Attorney General to court for denying them a pay hike recommended in a recent report. In a writ filed in BC Supreme Court, the Provincial Court Judges' Association says Victoria shouldn't have applied the government's net zero mandate to judges, who are facing increased … [Read more...]
Premier says provincial police force may be cheaper than RCMP
September 30, 2011 by
Premier Christy Clark says it may be cheaper for BC to set up its own provincial police force than to renew the RCMP's contract for the next 20 years. Speaking to municipal politicians who are urging BC and Ottawa to sign a deal, Clark admitted it would be easy to sign on the dotted line, but insists she's holding out for a better deal for … [Read more...]
Troubled Provincial student enrollment software gets the boot
September 16, 2011 by
Teachers and administrators who have struggled with a balky provincial computer system, BCeSIS, may be pleased to know the Provincial Government plans to replace it....but not until 2014. Education Minister George Abbott says he agrees with the findings of a quarter-million dollar review of the BCeSIS system, a six-year-old province … [Read more...]
Pamela Martin says run for provincial seat not out of the question
August 14, 2011 by
8/14/2011 It's been rumoured for months now, and still Premier Christy Clark's Director of Outreach Pamela Martin says she's hasn't made up her mind on whether she'll ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
