Vancouver Police are asking for your help locating a handicapped 18 year old boy. Quintin Martin was last seen at about 8:30 Tuesday morning near the 11 hundred block east 53rd Avenue where he was to board a bus to school. Quintin never arrived. Shortly after 1:00 p.m. he made a call to his support worker, but it is unknown from where or … [Read more...]
Vancouver Chiefs request PM keep Kits Station open
December 4, 2012 by
The Chiefs of the Vancouver Police and Fire Departments have written the Prime Minister urging Stephen Harper to overturn the decision to close the Kitsilano Coast Guard Base. Police Chief Jim Chu and Fire Chief Jim McKearney say plans to offset the closure aren't good enough. They say the transfer of all Vancouver area incidents to the … [Read more...]
Children’s Advocate with iNet request
November 30, 2012 by
BC's Child and Youth Advocate says it's time for Internet Service Providers and social media companies protect kids from the dark side of the internet. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says social media-savvy teens, especially those at risk can quickly become targets for online predators. Turpel-Lafond says parents need to get with it and educate … [Read more...]
NDP balks at Elections BC’s million-dollar senate election prep request
August 27, 2012 by
Elections B.C. is asking for over a million bucks to prepare for an as yet hypothetical senate election.Chief electoral officer Keith Archer wants $ 1.07-million to get B.C. ready to elect senators.Such an election hasn't been called, and even if it was, wouldn't even be legal as things stand -- as NDP attorney-general critic Leonard Krog points … [Read more...]
Transit police deny taxpayer group’s Freedom of Information request
July 6, 2012 by
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation wants to know why transit police refuse to hand over crime statistics under a Freedom of Information request. The federation's Jordan Bateman says he was surprised to be told by transit police that the request for stats from the past four years would require too much work and "would be harmful to the ability of … [Read more...]
Almost a decade wrapped up in FOI request over IBM contract
July 4, 2012 by
An eight year battle by the Freedom of Information and Privacy Association to have the Government release their contract with IBM is over. Executive Director Vincent Gogolek says it is a welcome breath of sanity that the Provincial Government won't take the battle to the Court of Appeal Gogolek says for eight years it has been one … [Read more...]
The LRB turns down a BCTF request to remove government appointed mediator.
May 3, 2012 by
The Labour Relations Board has rejected a BC Teachers Federation request for the LRB to rule on whether or not to fire a government appointed mediator. However teachers union vice president Glen Hansman says the fight isn't over yet as the union still feels Doctor Charles Jago is biased. He said "Well the only thing that the Labour … [Read more...]
Judge dismisses BC teachers’ clarity request
October 12, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's teachers will resume discussions around class size and composition with heads held high, but without help from the courts they were hoping to use as leverage in their ongoing contract dispute.A B.C. Supreme Court judge refused on Wednesday to clarify an April ruling declaring legislation created by the government in … [Read more...]
Last day to request ballot for referendum
July 22, 2011 by
British Colum Elections BC has mailed more than three million ballots to registered voters across the province, though not all residents will receive a package. bians who have not yet received a ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
