Not exactly groundbreaking news here -- Clearwire's impending LTE TDD network is happening, regardless -- but it's always good to have the weight of a mainstay like Qualcomm behind you. Particularly when you're pushing uphill, into the wind, against far more established 4G networks from AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Qually has announced that it'll … [Read more...]
Qualcomm gets on the Band 41 bandwagon, pledges support for Clearwire’s upcoming LTE TDD network
May 18, 2012 by
Premier offers support to Prince George after deadly sawmill blast
April 25, 2012 by
Premier Christy Clark is offering prayers and support to the Prince George residents as they recover from the devastating explosion and fire at the Lakeland sawmill that left one dead last night. Clark paid tribute to the city in the legislature Tuesday. "I also want to commend the countless first responders, the volunteers, the health care … [Read more...]
Chumby halts hardware sales, long-term support looking mighty unlikely
April 20, 2012 by
"The site is closed temporarily." Never a good sign, indeed, and particularly not when it's plastered across Chumby's own webstore. For over two days now, that's the message given to anyone attempting to buy hardware from the company, and it looks as if the Chumby we knew may be counting down its final days. A scrappy upstart attempting to bring … [Read more...]
School support staff ratify new deal
April 17, 2012 by
While teachers vote today and tomorrow on what to do next in their job action, more support staff in schools have ratified a new, two year contracts that fall within the provincial government's net zero mandate. 12 new deals include those working in schools in Vancouver, Coquitlam, and Greater Victoria. To date, 52 out of 69 agreements in … [Read more...]
Delta teachers already support withdrawing from volunteering ahead of meeting
March 17, 2012 by
B.C. teachers will vote during their AGM, which starts this weekend, on whether to withdraw from extra-curricular activities in the face of Bill 22. But Delta teachers have already decided where they stand. They recently voted to not volunteer their time once school goes back after spring break. "Withdrawing extra-curricular work is about the last … [Read more...]
Thousands rally in support of striking teachers
March 6, 2012 by
Thousands of teachers and their supporters have wrapped up a boisterous rally outside the BC legislature. The teachers are on day two of a three day walkout. The protestors carried placards saying things like "Kill Bill 22". BCTF President Susan Lamber calls the bill a "brutal" piece of legislation, and another indication of the arrogance of … [Read more...]
Teachers’ union past-president says Lambert has her support
March 3, 2012 by
A past president of the B.C. Teachers' Federation says she stands firmly behind current boss Susan Lambert, as teachers prepare to walk off the job Monday morning. "I have to admit there are days when I say I’m glad it's her and not me!" Irene Lanzinger, who served as BCTF president for three years, is now in a senior position with the BC … [Read more...]
Emotional support overwhelms community
January 25, 2012 by
As the community of Burns Lake begins the process of moving on from Friday's deadly sawmill explosion, those in the town say they've been touched by the out-pouring of support from across the Province. Bertha Michell has been running the recovery effort at the local hall, "I'm just keeping everybody going, and I have an assistant that's … [Read more...]
Carole James heads to Burns Lake to support family after sawmill blast
January 21, 2012 by
Former B.C. NDP leader Carole James is travelling to Burns Lake to be with family and friends after a huge explosion destroyed the village’s largest employer, a sawmill. James, whose husband is chief of the First Nation there, says the community is in shock. "The mill, Babine Forest Products, is such a part of the community. Everyone … [Read more...]
Enbridge wins support of Gitxsan chiefs
December 2, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The controversial Northern Gateway pipeline that would connect Alberta's oilsands with the B.C. coast has won the support of one of the First Nations that controls some of the territory it would cross. Chief Elmer Derrick says the Gitxsan hereditary chiefs have decided to partner with Enbridge in the proposed $ 5.5-billion project, … [Read more...]
