Vancouver Police have tallied up how many suspected drunk drivers were caught during road checks between Friday night and New Year's eve. They pulled 68 people off the roads. Nearly half were stopped on December 28th and only 17 were caught on the final night of 2012. The VPD can't release any comparison numbers from last year because that's when … [Read more...]
Stats indicate some improvement for homeless
December 11, 2012 by
The Downtown Ambassadors have implemented their cold weather strategy but what they're finding is there are fewer people needing help in Vancouver. The program's run by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association and Executive Director Charles Gauthier says there are likely fewer people on the streets thanks to the recently-opened HEAT … [Read more...]
Financial stats issued by Translink
July 17, 2012 by
Translink has half the amount of senior executives it had in 2009, according to its 2011 financial statements, but it's paying 21 percent more in salaries. CEO Ian Jarvis says that increase is a result of an influx of new workers, "We transferred the Information Technology function from Coast Mountain Bus Company to Translink, so there's over … [Read more...]
Drinking and driving stats go up in Vancouver
July 9, 2012 by
Nearly 70 more impaired drivers have been caught by Vancouver police since their summer roadblock campaign started.A week after reporting 28 people failed roadside tests, Constable Lindsey Houghton says numbers have spiked significantly."This past Friday and Saturday night, in those two nights alone, we took 68 impaired drivers off the road … [Read more...]
VPD release first quarter crime stats
April 14, 2012 by
Crime stats so far this year in Vancouver are good... and bad. Violent crimes dropped nearly seven per cent in the first three months of 2012, but property crimes are up more than three per cent. Traffic fatalities are also down 40 per cent, while response times rose more than nine. The numbers are being presented to the police board on … [Read more...]
Stats Can breaks down our commute
August 24, 2011 by
A new survey from Statistics Canada shows, on average, we spend about 30 minutes travelling to and from work. And that average commute time gets even longer if you take public transit. The survey shows Metro Vancouver residents who take public transit spend 23 more minutes getting to work, than those who travel by car. That transit commute … [Read more...]
“Harry Potter DH Part 2” Box-Office Stats
July 16, 2011 by
It's going to be a fascinating weekend at the box-office with the launch of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" so keep checking back here for updates as they happen. Friday Morning Update: The first domestic figures are in with DH2 pulling in $ 43.5 million from 3,800 locations for Thursday midnight screenings alone, easily topping … [Read more...]
