Vancouver’s mayor says the new Port Mann won't solve any traffic woes, ahead of the bridge’s December opening. Gregor Robertson says transit is the backbone of any strategy to move people from the city and into the farther regions of Metro Vancouver. Robertson was asked if building a bigger road or a new bridge has ever solved traffic … [Read more...]
B.C. offers Musqueam $5 million in bid to solve land dispute
June 14, 2012 by
A dispute over a housing development being built over sacred native land in Vancouver could soon be resolved. The provincial government has offered the Musqueam band nearly $ 5 million to negotiate a land swap with the owners of the Marpole Midden project. Band member Cecelia Point says the developer must now agree to give up the site of ancestral … [Read more...]
The leader of the BC Conservatives says a name change for the BC Liberals won’t solve anything
April 24, 2012 by
A move by the BC Liberals to take a serious look at changing their name before the next election is making the leader of the provincial Conservatives smile. John Cummins says if this is the best the Liberals can do after two by-election defeats then they really are teetering on the brink. He said "It doesn't matter whether they call … [Read more...]
Health minister says province still on track to solve family doctor shortage
March 10, 2012 by
B.C.’s health minister says the province is still working towards its promise, that every British Columbian will have a doctor by 2015. "It’s still the goal and it's still attainable. The significant number of more doctors that are being trained in B.C. … the big challenge, I think, still relates to communities, particularly in … [Read more...]
