A majority of mayors from across the province met today in only the second caucus of its kind to be held. A top priority on their agenda was finding new revenue sources for infrastructure spending. Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese says municipalities shoulder the bulk of costs to update aging infrastructure. Froese was asked how … [Read more...]
Coast Mountain drivers want to talk about conditions
September 13, 2012 by
It's back to the bargaining table for Coast Mountain bus drivers. It was only by a small percentage members approved a one year contract extension that expired the end of March. Drivers are looking for a wage bump but more importantly according to union President Don MacLeod it's working conditions that are front and centre at the … [Read more...]
Tough talk as NHL lockout looms
August 23, 2012 by
With a lockout looming the President of the BC Federation of Labour has come out swinging against NHL team owners. As always Jim Sinclair comes down on the side of employees - in this case the hockey players - and doesn't mince words when talking about NHL owners... "it is the employers that are threatening to lock them out just as they did the … [Read more...]
No talk of Enbridge after BC and Federal Environment ministers meet
July 18, 2012 by
BC's Environment minister met with his federal counterpart today but they didn't discuss one topic top of mind for most in BC. Terry Lake says the focus was how to integrate BC with changes to the Canadian Environmental Assessment act. and they also talked about.. "We touched on a broad range of issues from Tsunami debris to … [Read more...]
“Hellboy 3,” “Ted 2,” “Avengers 2” Talk
July 16, 2012 by
With numerous genre filmmakers being interviewed left and right at Comic Con this past weekend, it's no surprise that talk of potential sequels came up. Lets break it down by key titles: Hellboy 3 Guillermo del Toro tells EW that "I can say publicly that now we are together in trying [to do Hellboy 3]… We’re going to make an effort to do it. I … [Read more...]
Municipalities in the valley will meet to talk Regional District woes
June 14, 2012 by
The Mayor of Abbotsford wants to settle, once and for all, regional district woes with his community and its neighbours To that end Bruce Banman says he will hold meeting with mayors from the two Langley's, Mission, and Chilliwack on June 22nd to tackle the issue. "We are going to have everyone concerned sit down around a … [Read more...]
Frank talk from Canucks owner
April 19, 2012 by
Frank talk by Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini - not about his hockey team as it struggles to stay alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but about his personal life. "I think the toughest lesson I mean for me is the balance between family life and my career. You know I'm going through a divorce and you know I look back and I look at … [Read more...]
“Dark Knight Rises” Photos, Talk
April 12, 2012 by
With "The Avengers" dominating many a film writer's social media outlets and editorials for the next few weeks, Warners have thrown out some bones from "The Dark Knight Rises" just to make sure you don't forget it is on its way. Best guesses have the next trailer likely arriving alongside Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" on May 11th. Warners used … [Read more...]
Ross Back In “Hunger” Sequel Talk
April 9, 2012 by
They were on, then off, now they are back on again. Just days after it was reported that talks had broken down and he was stepping out, now it looks like negotiations are set to continue this week with "The Hunger Games" director Gary Ross in regards to him returning to shoot the sequel "Catching Fire" says The Hollywood Reporter. Ross, who is … [Read more...]
“Game of Thrones” Photos, Video, Talk
March 24, 2012 by
HBO has released more new gorgeous photos from the upcoming second season of "Game of Thrones", along with a new 22-minute featurette entitled 'You Win or You Die' and a Q&A with co-creators and executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Said clip features interviews and gives us a recap of key events in the first season, and a bit of a … [Read more...]
