The US Department of Transportation has told Enbridge it cannot restart a pipeline running through Wisconsin after a spill last week. US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood calls the spill "absolutely unacceptable." LaHood says Enbridge officials must meet with him and explain why the pipeline should be restarted without a major … [Read more...]
John van Dongen puts the Premier on the hot seat over BC Rail memo
June 25, 2012 by
One time BC Liberal MLA and now BC Conservative party member John Van Dongen says the BC Rail memo raises lots of questions. Talking earlier with Simi Sara on CKNW he says the memo fits with other evidence forwarded to him by the special prosecutor's office just last week. Van Dongen says the memo also substantiates concerns he has been … [Read more...]
PoMo rec centre shooting puts another victim in hospital
May 31, 2012 by
Police are combing an area near the Port Moody Rec Centre after a man was shot multiple times and taken to hospital. One witness reports getting out of her car around 9:30 and hearing what sounded like fireworks, "We heard the noise and looked at it, we saw just a bunch of flashes. We didn't think anything of it. We just saw the person that was … [Read more...]
Translink puts decision to chop Taxi Saver program on ice
May 30, 2012 by
Translink is "taking a step back" from its decision to cancel the Taxi Saver program, which subsidizes taxi's for handy dart users. Instead, it will consult with stakeholders, after close to 200 people packed its annual general meeting to express outrage. Translink CEO Ian Jarvis suggests the process taken to come to the decision wasn't … [Read more...]
Cogoo’s Turntable Rider puts the ‘mix’ in BMX, ‘awesome’ in these videos
April 14, 2012 by
What if a company built a mixer for your BMX bike? What if said mixer could wirelessly control the music you're grooving to while riding? What if we had two videos to prove that such luxuries do, in fact, exist? Japan's own Cogoo has gone well above the call of duty with its latest concoction, the Turntable Rider. Put simply (or as simply as … [Read more...]
Teachers dispute puts wrench in admissions
March 15, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says high school students who didn't get report cards because of the ongoing teachers' job action can use their marks from Grade 11 to apply for early admission.Teachers have been refusing to perform administrative tasks such as filling out report cards since last September, and that has left some … [Read more...]
Ericsson-sponsored ‘On The Brink’ mini-film puts connectivity in perspective
November 14, 2011 by
Every so often, a film (or short) like this crops up. Be it from AT&T in 1993, or Microsoft every couple of years, there's just something amazing about dreaming of the future. This go 'round, we've got an Ericsson-sponsored piece dubbed "On The Brink," which touches on the past, present and presumed future of connectivity. Want an informed look … [Read more...]
Sony Puts Emmerich’s “Singularity” On Hold
November 11, 2011 by
Roland Emmerich's latest big-budget sci-fi feature "Singularity" has been put on hold at Sony Pictures reports The Wrap. The $ 175 million film was scheduled to begin production in March but will now be pushed back in the wake of script revisions that will need to be done. The story follows a nanotechnology pioneer who transfers his injured … [Read more...]
Dispute puts chill on new school year
September 6, 2011 by
Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister George Abbott chose a Vancouver school playground to highlight the new school year, which will see the return of more than 540,000 students today. Clark and Abbott promised to spend $ 8 million to build and upgrade school playgrounds to ensure students have more safe, happy play spaces. B.C. Teachers' … [Read more...]
MoleBot interactive gaming table hooks up with Kinect, puts Milton Bradley on watch (video)
August 19, 2011 by
Looking to spruce up that nondescript living room table? So are a smattering of folks from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. At this week's SIGGRAPH E-tech event, a team from the entity dropped by to showcase the deadly cute MoleBot table. At its simplest, it's a clever tabletop game designed to entertain folks aged 3 to 103; … [Read more...]
