Vancouver's Mayor is calling for provincial and federal help to clean up the Fraser River and the Pacific in order to improve access to local seafood. Gregor Robertson says local food is not just what grows in the ground, in Vancouver's case it also comes from the sea. Rrobertson says federal funding is needed to upgrade sewage … [Read more...]
Robertson looks to special oil tanker bylaw
November 8, 2012 by
Vancouver City Council is pondering a new bylaw that could be a "game changer" when it comes to oil pipelines running to and through the city. Mayor Gregor Robertson says the bylaw, if passed, would require oil carriers to have massive liability insurance in case of a spill, "Well, the maximum that is provided for under Canadian law is 1.2 … [Read more...]
Casting: Marlohe, Trammell, Glover, Robertson
November 3, 2012 by
Untitled Terrence Malick Project She only has a small role in "Skyfall", but Berenice Marlohe leaves a strong impression. Filmmaker Terrence Malick would agree it seems. Marlohe recently confirmed she's scored an unspecified role in Malick's currently shooting Austin music scene project. [Source: THR] Deadweight "True Blood" star Sam Trammell … [Read more...]
Casting: Slater, Lombardozzi, Robertson
September 13, 2012 by
Nymphomaniac Christian Slater has joined the cast of Lars von Trier’s "Nymphomaniac" which is currently shooting in Germany. Slater will play the father of the leading lady. The story focuses on a woman's erotic journey from birth to the age of 50, as told in eight chapters by a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac named Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg/Stacy … [Read more...]
Casting: Lohan, Caine, Kendrick, Robertson
July 11, 2012 by
Scary Movie 5 Lindsay Lohan is in talks to join Malcolm D. Lee's horror spoof "Scary Movie 5" at Dimension Films. Ashley Tisdale stars in the film which David Zucker penned. Shooting kicks off this Summer. [Source: The Wrap] Chris Nolan's Next Michael Caine says he and filmmaker Christopher Nolan have already begun talking about doing another … [Read more...]
Sweet taste of victory for Gregor Robertson
November 21, 2011 by
“Gregor. Gregor. Gregor.” That’s what hundreds of Vision Vancouver supporters chanted Saturday night as Gregor Robertson earned the right to be the city’s mayor for another three years. “Thank you people of Vancouver for electing every single candidate on the Vision Vancouver team,” a beaming Robertson told a raucous crowd at the party’s election … [Read more...]
Gregor Robertson re-elected mayor of Vancouver
November 20, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Gregor Robertson was re-elected to a second term as mayor of Vancouver on Saturday, but the hold his Vision Vancouver party had on city council has been reduced.Longtime Green Party activist Adriane Carr was declared elected to one council seat, while the Non-Partisan Association picked up two seats on the 10-seat council.Carr has … [Read more...]
Gregor Robertson re-elected
November 20, 2011 by
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson has been re-elected, bringing with him another majority slate on council.Robertson's been re-elected to a second term and his seven council candidates have topped the polls.His Vision Vancouver team also kept control of the park board and school board.... "We have shown that we can manage budgets responsibily … [Read more...]
Larry Campbell endorses Robertson, Vision
November 12, 2011 by
Former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell says he's backing Gregor Robertson and Vision Vancouver in the upcoming civic election. "I just don't think there's any doubt that he and his councilors have the experience and the knowledge to continue on running the city in what I think is a good manner that we've seen over the past three years." He says he … [Read more...]
