Teaching assistants, sessional instructors and others at Simon Fraser University will start job action come Monday, with an overtime ban. Teaching support staff union spokesperson Derek Sahota says after 26 months at the bargaining table with the employer – there has been “negligible” progress. A release claims most members are … [Read more...]
Creative Commons Canada Salon – Open Licensing and the Working Artist
September 24, 2012 by
A large part of the origins of the Creative Commons license was the artistic sector. Join our panel of practicing artists who will share how and why they chose to use Creative Commons licenses for their works, and discuss the changing landscape of creative practice, intellectual property and participatory culture. This is the second in a series of … [Read more...]
City of Vancouver Still working to get Parking Meters to Accept New Coins
September 12, 2012 by
The upgrades to the parking meters started before the new coins began circulating in April and should finally be complete this week. Up to a million dollars from the city's capital budget has been set aside to upgrade the meters but the final price tag? City spokesperson Jerry Dobrovolny's not saying: "it's not insignificant and we know it's … [Read more...]
YouTube app removed from iOS 6 but not iOS 5 and older; Google working on a standalone version
August 16, 2012 by
Apple just got in touch with us regarding the removal of the YouTube app in the latest beta of iOS 6, and while it wouldn't say much, it did confirm the obvious: it's not there for a reason. The licensing deal it had with Google "has ended, but users can still use YouTube via the Safari web app." The company did affirm, however, that Google "is … [Read more...]
Bond says province, feds working to clear confusion on RCMP raises
April 7, 2012 by
B.C. Justice Minister Shirley Bond says both the province and federal government are working to clear up confusion around RCMP pay increases. As they consider signing a new 20-year contract with the RCMP, municipalities complain there was no consultation. Bond says the province's working relationship with Ottawa is good – but admits the … [Read more...]
Still working to repair storm damage
March 13, 2012 by
Power crews are still working to restore electricity to about 12 hundred people in the Campbell and Powell River areas after a windstorm created havoc. Downed Hydro wires and toppled trees originally left about 110-thousand people without service in coastal BC, most of them on the Vancouver Island. … [Read more...]
Burns Lake Village confirms 25 people working at sawmill at time of blast
January 21, 2012 by
The Village of Burns Lake is confirming for the first time details in Friday night’s massive explosion at a saw mill. A statement from the village, the local First Nation and the regional district say about 25 workers were on shift at the time of the blast, shortly after 8 p.m. Northern Health says 19 people were taken to hospital and at … [Read more...]
Miller Working On New “Mad Max” Trilogy?
November 30, 2011 by
Get ready for three times the Hardy. Filmmaker George Miller has revealed that the upcoming "Mad Max: Fury Road" could be followed by not one but two possible sequels. Miller tells the Australian Financial Review that "We started with [Fury Road], but we then started to do a second story and a third. We've written the script for the second and … [Read more...]
Firefighters working with Occupy protesters, but bylaws still not met
November 12, 2011 by
Firefighters worked with Occupy protesters this morning to bring the tent city in line with safety bylaws and left some remaining work to be done by 4 pm. That deadline passed and officials say the work still isn't complete. The fire department’s assistant chief of operations, Joe Foster, says crews were pleased with this morning’s … [Read more...]
Province working to fixing medical scan problem
September 27, 2011 by
The provincial government says it's taking steps to prevent more problems with medical scans around BC.This comes after questions about credentials of some radiologists, and whether hundreds of scans were misread.A release from Health Minister Mike de Jong says the controversy has shaken the confidence of patients, mostly in Powell River, … [Read more...]
