The BC Government and Service Employees' Union is using Family Day to push for more affordable childcare in this province. "We're calling for a daycare system, a universal daycare system that everybody is able to tap into, that the people are well-paid and well educated, and we believe that at about ten dollars a day, families should be able to I … [Read more...]
Vancouver uses recycled material to pave streets
November 15, 2012 by
The City of Vancouver is showing off a new, green material to pave our streets. The city is experimenting with a new blend of asphalt as it paves a stretch of Kingsway near Slocan. General manager of engineering services Peter Judd says the asphalt is mixed … [Read more...]
City educators want your ideas on property uses
May 9, 2012 by
The Vancouver School Board wants your input on what to do with some of the District's schools and other VSB-owned sites. Deputy Superintendent Jordan Tinney says some schools being under capacity, finances, and aging infrastructure have led to the consultations. Tinney says people don't want schools to close, so now it's about finding out … [Read more...]
Gowalla officially shut down, uses Facebook to check-in at SXSW 2012
March 12, 2012 by
SXSW attendees may remember that both Gowalla and Foursquare launched at the aforementioned conference in 2009, and during its 2012 edition, the former is formally saying goodbye. Just three months after we heard that Facebook had picked up (but two months after the shutdown was promised), Gowalla is saying its final words. Specifically: "Thank … [Read more...]
