aggregated from: From Blown Speakers

Why don't we start this catch up post with pics (and a video that I didn't take) from the Clips last show at Olio a few weeks back. Hopefully, you made it out to bid adieu to one of Vancouver's finest (though, if you didn't, they'll be back with new ...

topics: bar, show, white-rock

aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

Charlie Smith in the Georgia Straight forecasts bad news for taxpayers and transit riders. it might take until 2013 before the Canada Line generates 100,000 riders per dayHe adds that peak oil will also add to Translink s woes and rehearses the hi...

topics: delta, richmond, skytrain, transit, translink

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

A tip of my hat to the White Rock Sun's Naked Truth column for engaging in some good old political rumour mongering. Enough with the facts and interviews, newspapers... give us some dirt, some scuttlebutt, some wild theories like this one:The rumour ...

topics: liberal, mayor, mla, political, premier

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

It's officially political barbecue season, and that means Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be making his annual pilgrimage to Senator Gerry St. Germain's ranch on the Surrey-Langley border. Public Eye Online has the details via Tory party e-mail:Ye...

topics: langley, political, south-surrey, surrey, white-rock

aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

Remax release - Pent-up demand for residential housing has bolstered sales in Canada s major markets - a clear signal that the housing sector has shifted into recovery mode, says RE/MAX.More balanced market conditions have emerged, effectively ending...

topics: burnaby, economy, election, employment, kitsilano

aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

Gabriel YiuShortly after the election was finished, even before the elected candidates were sworn in, local economists pointed out that the BC 2009/2010 budget deficit would be four times what Gordon Campbell had declared.As my commentary published i...

topics: cope, economy, elected, election, forestry

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Sean Orr in, Jon Hilderman out. Thanks for covering me. You're the Simeon Varlamov to my Jose Theodore.Stonewally out. Vivki Huntington in. BC politics are about as fun as this game: Pick One. White Rock councillor removed from office after court rul...

topics: councillor, election, politics, translink, white-rock

aggregated from: Price Tags

From our friends at Metro:What will our region look like when the population increases by 50% to 3.4 million residents? And what decisions do we need to make now in order to support the sustainability of the Metro Vancouver Region through the year 20...

topics: burnaby, downtown, new-westminster, sustainability, white-rock

aggregated from: SFU City

From our friends at Metro:What will our region look like when the population increases by 50% to 3.4 million residents? And what decisions do we need to make now in order to support the sustainability of the Metro Vancouver Region through the year 20...

topics: burnaby, downtown, new-westminster, sustainability, white-rock

aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

BC Government Press ReleaseVANCOUVER The security of B.C. commuters will be enhanced thanks to a $100-million priority project that the governments of Canada, British Columbia and TransLink have identified today.This project involves implementing...

topics: bc-government, crime, election, investment, premier