The city hasn't tried

The lads at Vancouver's main civic works yard were in the midst of a planned two-hour study session yesterday morning, radio blaring.Suddenly, they heard a management spokesman declare over the airwaves that the city wasn't interested in resuming negotiations to head off a full-scale civic shutdown on Monday.

Twin strikes have B.C. bracing for economic hit

An unprecedented labour peace in British Columbia has been shattered as thousands of workers for the city of Vancouver and the coastal forestry industry hit the picket lines.Vancouver workers began their strike yesterday, three days ahead of schedule, while the coastal forestry industry was winding down operations yesterday before workers walk off the job this morning.

Civil servants suspended over $10,000 payment

Two senior B.C. civil servants, a husband and wife, have been suspended over a $10,000 payment to one of them from the operator of a medical technology company in Abbotsford.

U.S. bank-robbery suspect nabbed in B.C. suburb

A B.C. man and former U.S. Army Ranger wanted in the United States on armed robbery charges connected to a hold-up of a Washington State bank has been nabbed by RCMP in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond.

Vancouver police lay 89 drug trafficking charges

Vancouver police cracked down on the drug trade in the city's Downtown Eastside, laying 89 charges against 63 traffickers - the product of a 10-day undercover operation.Thirty-four dealers are now in police custody after an almost 24-hour arrest blitz Wednesday, Vancouver police Inspector Eric Petit said. They are continuing to hunt down the other 29.

Seattle offers way to ease transit project upheavals

Jaime Garcia jokes that he has been to Germany - a point he makes in explaining why he thinks Canada-Line construction in Vancouver has created a ''Berlin Wall'' along Cambie Street, cutting off customers from access to businesses.

Trying to keep his drunk-driving arrest quiet was Stevenson's second mistake

Vancouver Councillor Tim Stevenson is not known as much of a day-tripper. When he travels on council business, he prefers the faraway eyes of foreign climes.Perhaps he believes long-distance jaunts are less prone to trouble. After all, it was just a short trip of eight or nine blocks that got Mr. Stevenson into serious hot water last year. After quaffing a few at a West End pub, he decided to drive home. Luckily, police stopped his vehicle before the councillor could do any damage. His breathalyzer reading was 0.14, and Mr. Stevenson was properly charged with impaired driving. This week, he pleaded guilty. (Globe Insider subscribers only)

Day 1 of strike a quiet affair

The first official day of civic workers' strike action in Vancouver and North Vancouver caused little disruption yesterday, though Vancouverites shouldn't expect the same for much longer.Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1004, representing Vancouver's outside workers, temporarily walked off the job at several sites for ''study sessions'' after the union was legally able to initiate strike action starting at 10:30 a.m.

Chehalis men sentenced in eagle case - Vancouver Province (subscription)

Sex offender back in court - Vancouver Province (subscription)

New chapter: FOOD

Being a Chinese living in Vancouver, how can we not talk about food? I will occasionally write about my favourite restaurants, some of them may be relatively unknown to the mainstream audience. Suggestions/comments welcome. :D ...

Itchy, itchy, Chairman Jiang

I was going through my old stored photos and found this one. I might have posted it somewhere in another post. But who cares, this is such a classic! Have a good day. :D.

BEHEMOTH: Vancouver Concert Footage Available

Excellent-quality video footage of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH performing their new song "Prometherion" live at the Croatian Cultural Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on July 13, 2007 has been posted at Abort TV.

3 heroes needed ASAP

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers has said that if three more Congress Members get behind impeachment he will start the impeachment proceedings.

Being Social in Vancouver

The rain has squashed most of my shooting plans while I've been here in Vancouver, so I've been hanging out with my friend Dave Montizambert. I took the shot above the other day when Dave came to pick me up at the bus station. ...

Garbage Strike in Vancouver

I hate to report this, but this happens every once in a while here, and always in the summer so it gets extra stinky.:( I am afraid many tourists will be disgusted with the overflowing garbage everywhere, but these strikes do tend to ...

Harry Potter is released and people with daft wizard costumes feel ...

Thanks to Maktaaq's excellent preview of the Harry Potter release parties across Vancouver [mbv] yesterday I got excited and tried to rush out this morning to buy the book at the UBC Robson store, which had a 10 am opening. ...

Banning China in Retaliation

I ask you, what did I ever do to you ? 20070721_china.gif. See where your URL stands. > Share or Email This. greatfirewallofchina, china, censorship, bigsnit.

7/21/2007: Slocan Valley residents fight to be ? ringtone free?

Many residents of BC? s rustic Slocan Valley say they would rather hear the call of the wild than a call on a cellphone. So, in a province where phone providers can? t keep up with demands for cellphone service, they?re lobbying Telus ...

7/21/2007: ? Centre of the universe? near Kamloops ? really

Some hear choral singing while others claim it?s the sound of pipe organs or the whistling of the wind. But to Tibetan monks, the sound streaming through the Deadman Valley near Kamloops is proof the area is the centre of the universe. ...