More than 100-thousand drivers have pre-registered for the decal giving them cheaper access to the Port Mann Bridge, when tolls take effect in a couple months. Close to twenty thousand users signed up on the first day in September and little more than three weeks later, that number has quintupled. "We now have more than 100-thousand drivers that … [Read more...]
More than 200 gather to honour slain teen
September 29, 2012 by
Family and friends of slain SFU student Maple Batalia were moved to tears as more than 200 people showed up to a vigil marking the one year anniversary of her death. Batalia, a health sciences student and aspiring actress and model, was gunned down in the parking lot of SFU's Surrey campus. Her sister, Roseleen says her family is devastated, but … [Read more...]
More than one suspect in Highway of Tears murders
September 25, 2012 by
One solved, but 17 other cases still remain open. The RCMP has now confirmed a man who died in a U.S. prison in 2006 is responsible for one of B.C.’s Highway of Tears victims. Bobby Jack Fowler is believed to have killed 16-year-old Colleen MacMillan, who disappeared in 1974 while hitchhiking along Highway 97. Her DNA has been linked to … [Read more...]
Free Internet Coming to More Than 500 Hotels
August 17, 2012 by
What's the one thing you wish was standard in every hotel? Despite their many guesses, it's not chocolate mints on your pillow. It's free WiFi, and at least one hotel group is taking heed. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Worksafe BC warns of dust danger from more than one type of wood
August 16, 2012 by
It's not just dust from wood killed by the pine beetle that can spark explosions in sawmills. Worksafe BC says it can also be dust from green wood, trees cut down while still alive. The agency has received test results back from dust samples taken from several sawmills across BC, in its investigation of two deadly explosions this … [Read more...]
More than 150,000 expected for Abbotsford Air Show
August 11, 2012 by
More than 150,000 people are expected at Abbotsford International Airport this weekend -- to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of that city's "Air Show." Spokesperson Mary Lee says the event has a reputation as being exciting, and family-friendly. "Our feature act this year is the highly-acclaimed Canadian Forces Snowbirds, and we're really … [Read more...]
“Walk With The Dragon” raises more than $400,000
July 16, 2012 by
Around 10,000 people braved the rain Sunday morning for the 27th annual "Walk With The Dragon" along the Seawall in Vancouver.The walk raises money for "SUCCESS" - that money helps fund programs like youth leadership and family counselling for new Canadians.Foundation C.E.O. Clarence Cheng says about $ 415,000 dollars was raised this year - not … [Read more...]
Toronto man wanted for more than a decade, arrested in BC
July 7, 2012 by
A Toronto man wanted for more than a decade on violent charges had been hiding out right here in BC. Police say the man had been living here under another name for the past nine years. Edward Melvin Ellis was wanted on charges dating back to 1999 for assault causing bodily harm, sex assault and forcible confinement. His capture began with a … [Read more...]
Province spent more than $250,000 on failed deal to rename BC Place
June 16, 2012 by
The B.C. government spent more than $ 250,000 on negotiations for the naming rights to BC Place. That was revealed by Liberal Jobs Minister Pat Bell, in a letter to his NDP counterpart. Spencer Chandra-Herbert says it's not so much the figure that troubles him as much as the government's inability to agree to a naming deal. "The liberals … [Read more...]
They’ll do more than run the fleet on time
June 7, 2012 by
Transit Supervisors are calling for a greater role in dealing with the problem of fare evasion. CUPE Local 4500 that represents Transit Supervisors with Coast Mountain Bus Company is proposing what it says is a solution for reducing fare evasion and improving safety for bus drivers and the public. President Rob Woods says his members are … [Read more...]
