B.C. developer sets sights on Downtown Eastside

Vancouver's largest developer has quietly assembled a half-block-long chunk of real estate in the heart of the Downtown Eastside.The Concord Pacific Group's acquisition of a pivotal property at the heart of Canada's poorest urban postal code is a dramatic illustration of the potential gentrification of Vancouver's most rough-and-tumble neighbourhood.

Reward offered to find caller who made threat

Janos Varga was on a bus headed for the Tsawwassen ferry terminal Saturday afternoon when he realized his vacation plans would likely have to be rejigged.''At a certain point, we could see that police were blocking the road, and the bus was going slower and slower and slower,'' Mr. Varga said yesterday morning in the terminal, where he had returned to make a journey thwarted by a bomb threat that delayed thousands of travellers.

What man's best friend really says about you

I took my dog over to North Vancouver last week to check out the Presentation House Gallery show To the Dogs.The exhibition, to which dogs are welcome, has generated a lot of press. A ''quite astounding'' amount, according to assistant curator Jordan Strom, who has been on Breakfast Television and Fanny Kiefer's show in the past month, exposure that I gather is more or less unheard of in the curatorial community.

Crude oil escapes booms, forcing beach closings

Crude oil from a ruptured pipeline that sprayed a quiet residential neighbourhood and flowed into Burrard Inlet east of Vancouver has escaped booms that were supposed to have contained it, forcing the closing of beaches on the other side of the inlet.

Talks under way to end strike

An end to Vancouver's labour dispute is slowly and quietly becoming more likely, with the city's library workers' union headed back to the bargaining table early next week and the outside workers' union expected to do the same soon.

Spice Girls to bring their flavour back to Vancouver

The Police performed together again for the first time in years here in May, and now it seems Vancouver has been bestowed with the honour of launching yet another reunion tour of an entirely different former pop-culture juggernaut.

Immigrant family loses mother, daughter in fire - Vancouver Sun

Strike sparks angry words - Vancouver Sun

Strangers reunite dog with owner - Vancouver Sun

China's influence rising in 'cultural goods' trade - Vancouver Sun

Traffic mishap closes Caulfeild overpass for a time

Traffic is moving again at the Caulfeild overpass in West Vancouver.

Another Band ratifies Treaty

It's a step forward.

Negotiator points finger

Is the City of Vancouver getting too involved with other civic labour discussions? The head negotiator for Richmond's City workers thinks so.

City not as clean as it once was for tourists

As the strike wears on in Vancouver and garbage begins to pile up, what sort of impression does that leave on visitors to our City? "People in the south that have been here say it's like being in heaven if you're going to take a cruise ...

Meanwhile...

The head of Vancouver's Inside Workers, Paul Faoro, is incensed by the breakdown of talks and the claims made by Robin Jones against the City of Vancouver, "It really, really solidifies how the City of Vancouver views labour relations.

AIR INDIA MEMORIAL UNVEILED IN VANCOUVER

VANCOUVER ? The Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia, the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan and Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation chair Ian Robertson participated ...

Basement dream come true (Vancouver Province)

You get the impression Andy Samberg and the two friends he?s worked with since high school in suburban California aren?t that far removed from the hundreds of digicam-savvy unknowns in basements around North America who dream of doing ...

Negotiator feels Vancouver request out of order

The Chief Negotiator for Richmond's city workers came out Sunday with a surprising allegation.

North Van RCMP make drug seizure and arrests

Four men are facing drug charges after North Vancouver RCMP seized about two hundred sixty-five thousand dollars worth of cocaine, ecstacy and magic mushrooms.

a 1 bedroom / bachelor apartment or suite. ( Vancouver ) $700.00

Hello, I am looking for a one Bedroom Apartment in the vancouver east side / downtown area, I know one bedrooms are harder to find in my price range ($400- $800) so a bachelor or basment suite would ...

Vancouver Gym Using The Nintendo Wii

PopCap Games Acquires SpinTop; Vancouver Police Using Second Life as a Recruiting Tool; New Nintendo DS Colors Announced, Get Your Fash-On; Over 5 Million Nintendo DS Players On-Line, 200 Million Games; Quick History Lesson: Facts About ...

Book Stores in Vancouver

Banyen Books & SoundBarbara-Jo?s Books to Cooks. Blackberry Books. Duthie. Funston?s Christian Books. Fireside Books. Granville Books. Kestrel Books. Odin. Regent Book Store. Women in Print.