The City of Vancouver wants your input on its draft Transportation 2040 plan. Walking, cycling, and transit are highlighted in the plan with a goal for 2040 of at least two-thirds of all trips in the city to be on foot, bike, or transit. Director of Transportation, Jerry Dobrovolny, "The goals of the overall plan are to enhance the economy, and the … [Read more...]
Canada’s Mayors want sustainable funding for infrastructure
May 31, 2012 by
The leaders of the country's major cities have met in Saskatoon to talk about ways to do this. As well as press Ottawa to keep the cash flowing so cities can stay competitive. Surrey's Dianne Watts says mayors need to co-ordinate on ways to keep up investment in roads, water and transit, "Whether it's trade, whether it's the change in regulation … [Read more...]
The Surrey Board of Trade doesn’t want the same old PST back
May 15, 2012 by
A day after the province tabled the bill to bring back the PST the Surrey Board of Trade is hoping the old tax will get a new look. CEO Anita Huberman says "The PST is so complex so administratively burdensome and changes need to be made." Huberman says they have fired off recomended PST changes to the governments expert panel on … [Read more...]
School employer want teachers ordered back to extra-curricular work
May 9, 2012 by
The BC Public School Employers Association is once again looking to the Labour Relations Board in their dispute with the teachers’ union. BCPSEA CEO Hugh Finlayson says the BCTF is encouraging illegal strike action by telling teachers to withdraw from volunteer and extra-curricular activities. "The strike started in September and went … [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...]
Editorial: Apple isn’t making a ‘converged’ laptop / tablet hybrid, but I still want one
May 8, 2012 by
Deflated. Disappointed. Let down. Unsurprised. All of those emotions ran through my being at one point or another following Apple CEO Tim Cook's comments regarding "converged" devices, but if anything, his denial has made me all the more hungry for this particular device. For months -- heck, maybe even years -- I've waited for Sir Jonathan Paul Ive … [Read more...]
Prostitution critics want police to impound johns’ cars to curb sex trade
April 22, 2012 by
A month after Ontario’s top court struck down a ban on brothels, claiming they're safer than making prostitutes work off the street, opponents are hoping police step up efforts to cut off the demand for the sex trade. Hilla Kerner with the Women's Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution supports impounding johns’ vehicles – … [Read more...]
Parents want teachers to take leave of absence before becoming trustees
April 15, 2012 by
Parents in New Westminster are concerned about teachers serving as school trustees. Wendy Harris, chair of the city's district parent advisory council, says a possible bias toward their union could impair teachers from serving fairly on the board of education. Her council is seeking to have teachers take a leave of absence before becoming a … [Read more...]
Vancouver police want to buy utility terrain vehicles
April 14, 2012 by
Following a recommendation in last year's Stanley cup riot report, Vancouver's police department is looking to purchase a pair of utility terrain vehicles. Const. Lindsey Houghton explains how they'd come in handy. "They're very agile, they can get in and out crowds very quickly. Plus, they can (go) from one area of downtown very, very quickly and … [Read more...]
