HOV commuters who use the 152nd Street on and off ramp will not get special discount rates for using the new Port Mann Bridge. Port Mann Highway One project spokesperson Max Logan says the problem is the on and off ramps at 152nd Street pass under the camera gantry. Logan says to get the discount, you must be in the HOV lane when you go … [Read more...]
Fight against Kits closure ramps up
May 22, 2012 by
55 lives saved so far this year. Staff at the Kitsilano Coast Guard base are launching a public appeal aimed at keeping that station alive. They claim to have saved nine lives alone over the long weekend. A strong municipal-political contingent, joined both base personell and union staff in a public call on the Harper government to reverse its … [Read more...]
Teachers’ contract dispute ramps up in B.C.
February 24, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - The ongoing contact dispute between British Columbia teachers and the provincial government is promising to heat up before it cools down, as each side prepare its next move.Teachers have been on a limited strike since September, and while they can't legally walk off the job, they've been refusing to perform administrative duties like … [Read more...]
