Pivot Legal Society is going to court on behalf of a former homeless man to challenge three Vancouver city bylaws. Lawyer Scott Bernstein says a 57-year-old man was ticketed and harassed, when he couldn't find shelter space. “The combination of the three bylaws say there is no legal place for a homeless person to sleep outside and it … [Read more...]
Discrimination ruling makes school districts take notice
November 9, 2012 by
The Chair of the Vancouver School Board says a Supreme Court of Canada ruling Friday will have implications for school boards--particularly when it comes to budgets. The court found the North Vancouver school district discriminated against Jeffrey more, who has dyslexia, by not teaching him to read. Moore had been attending a centre for kids with … [Read more...]
Jobs Ministry investigating claims Chinese workers charged to take BC mining jobs
October 23, 2012 by
The President of the BC Federation of Labour is asking the provincial government to halt plans to bring Chinese coal miners here. Jim Sinclair has raised concerns about plans to bring Asian workers here to work at coal mines in the north. "Approach the federal government and to suspend the permit for Chinese workers to come to BC … [Read more...]
Accelerate: Take the Fast Track to the Cloud!
October 9, 2012 by
ATTN: VARs, Technology Solution Providers, Resellers - As we speed through our days keeping an eye on the progress in the industry, we notice one thing: change is inevitable. The IT landscape continues to change at a faster pace than ever. If we want to stay in the race we need to change the way we do business. The Zenith-hosted Accelerate events … [Read more...]
August Talks Original “Dark Shadows” Take
October 3, 2012 by
Tim Burton's film adaptation of the gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" earlier this Summer was not well received by the critics. Now frequent Burton collaborator John August has revealed to STYD that the previous incarnation of the project was quite different to the product we ended up with. August, who penned the first draft of "Dark Shadows" a … [Read more...]
LaCie’s Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt: fast portable storage that can take a beating
September 25, 2012 by
LaCie's no stranger to kicking out portable HDDs that are a-okay with getting kicked around, and the Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series is no exception. As the extended title implies, this one is equipped to transfer files via USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt, and it'll play nice with Mac and Windows platforms. The LaCie Rugged SSD offers up transfer rates as … [Read more...]
Del Toro To Take Up “Nutshell Studies”
September 20, 2012 by
HBO has optioned the rights to Corinne May Botz's 2004 thriller novel "Nutshell Studies" with Guillermo del Toro onboard as executive producer says The Hollywood Reporter. The Hitchcockian-style true story tale follows a small-town housewife who becomes obsessed with solving brutal crimes and founded the Department of Legal Medicine at Harvard in … [Read more...]
How long can this assessment take?
September 20, 2012 by
A 180-day environmental assessment of a proposal for a jet fuel pipeline connecting Vancouver International Airport with south Richmond has still not resumed. The review was put on hold earlier this year after Environment Canada requested further studies be done. A spokesman for the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation says those … [Read more...]
Annual Terry Fox Run to take place Sunday
September 16, 2012 by
The annual Terry Fox Run takes place Sunday across the country. It's been 32 years since Fox inspired a nation with his attempted run across Canada to raise cash and awareness for cancer research. Terry's older brother Fred says the run is inclusive, and no donation is too small. "As Terry would say, as he said during the Marathon of Hope, we'll … [Read more...]
BC’s Environment minister says dealing with derelict vessels will take time
September 5, 2012 by
Environment Minister Terry Lake says efforts to deal with the derelict Queen of Sidney ferry sitting in the Fraser are being roadblocked by jurisdictional issues. Lake says he understands Mission Mayor Ted Adlem's frustration. But Lake says at the end of the day it boils down to a lack of a co-ordinated plan of action between … [Read more...]
