Boardroom Style

Of all the cliches the rest of the country likes to repeat about the West Coast, the Birkenstock/Gore-Tex thing has certainly had staying power. As a Toronto-raised, Vancouver-based fashion editor, surfer and snowboarder, I have to wonder, why don't they get it back home?

Lululemon's worst nightmare?

Vancouver yoga instructor Ron Stewart encourages his students to relax and let it all hang out, quite literally.Stewart, 45, teaches naked yoga, a workout that incorporates all the poses, stretches and meditation exercises of conventional hatha yoga, but, as the name suggests, is done in the nude.

City to resume talks with three locals as North Vancouver reaches agreement

The city of Vancouver said yesterday it will return to the bargaining table this weekend with three union locals currently on strike after it was announced that civic workers in the district of North Vancouver will be back on the job Tuesday morning.

B.C., Ottawa charge CN Rail over toxic spill in Cheakamus

CN Rail is facing a mix of federal and provincial charges after a derailment two years ago sent tens of thousands of litres of toxic chemicals into a river north of Vancouver, killing more than 500,000 fish.

B.C trucker arrested at border over hidden pot

A Chilliwack man has been arrested at the Blaine border crossing after U.S. Customs agents found nearly 200 kilograms of marijuana in the trailer of a transport truck.Corey Darryl Wirsz faces federal U.S. charges after his truck was sent through a gamma-ray scanner, and Customs agents found the pot in vacuum-packed bags under the floorboards of the trailer.

Suspect in church assault charged

Vancouver police have arrested a ''professional panhandler'' accused of robbing and throwing to the ground a 79-year-old man who regularly handed him $5 outside a downtown church.Darcy Lance Jones, a 43-year-old Vancouver man who has a fixed address, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, just one block away from Holy Rosary Cathedral where he allegedly snatched the wallet of Peter Collins, a retired surgeon.

Waste stations shut down to keep up

The Vancouver garbage strike is entering its third week, and as piles of refuse continue to grow around the city, the number of places to legitimately stash some trash is going to get smaller.

Mill contract no 'road map'for industry: spokesman

A two-year contract ratified by employees of a Surrey sawmill provides no incentive for heading back to the bargaining table, Forest Industrial Relations spokesman Ron Shewchuk said yesterday. About 100 employees at Surrey's Mackenzie Sawmill Ltd. voted earlier this week to accept a two-year contract that United Steelworkers said could serve as a ''road map'' for other negotiations. Mr. Shewchuk, however, said the contract fails to meet FIR concerns over the issues of contracting out, severance pay and work schedules. About 7,000 logging and sawmilling workers in B.C.'s $2-billion-a-year coastal forest sector, including about 3,500 employed by FIR's 31 member companies, have been on strike since July 21. No talks are scheduled.

Recent cougar attacks

August, 2006 - Paul Krismer rescued his 41/2-year-old son from the jaws of a cougar at a remote campsite on Vancouver Island by stomping on the cougar's chest.

New fish farms licensed despite call for ban

The provincial government has approved two new fish farms, despite a legislative report issued in May that called for a ban on all such farms north of Vancouver Island.Marine Harvest and Kitasoo Aqua Farms have been issued licences to operate farms at Lime Point and Sheep Passage near the village of Klemtu on the central B.C. coast.

My Block Buster leans HD DVD

Was at my local BB today. Its one of the stores that tested both formats and will continue to keep both going forward (much like all of BB's major locaions). At this point BD and HD DVD share the same amount of space, but at all the ...

Little Vancouver

Little Vancouver is growing apace, And a miniature is of the Queen City?s face; She?s tall, and she?s strong, and surpassingly fair, And about her a certain imperial air That suggests old Toronto must look to her merits, ...

Vancouver - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Jump to the full entry & travel map. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Mmmm...

District of North Vancouver ratifies agreement in civic dispute

Union members have voted in favour of a deal that will end a strike in that area of North Vancouver. CUPE Local 389 president Cindy McQueen says the agreement was built on settlements reached in Richmond ...

New Summer Recipe: Fruit Smoothie

GK Media Inc is pleased to present a new Fruit Smoothie recipe from the new British Columbia Seasonal Cookbook.

Vancouver, striking unions to talk over weekend

Source: news.sympatico.msn.ca --- Saturday, August 04, 2007 The city of Vancouver will head back to the bargaining table this weekend with all three unions representing striking city workers. ...

Eugene-Vancouver Amtrak trains canceled - Seattle Post Intelligencer

The Money Times Eugene-Vancouver Amtrak trains canceled Seattle Post Intelligencer - Aug 2, 2007 Amtrak Cascades trains were to be canceled between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, BC, Friday with the exception of trains 510 and 517 ...

Vancouver Day 2

Tojo's is supposed to be Vancouver's (if not Canada's) best Japanese restaurant. I ordered omakase and basically ate whatever the chef felt like making. It was a great meal, and I even bravely drank the wasabi martini! ...

4. The Bourne Ultimatum (8.8/10)

Action-adventure with Matt Damon & Paddy Considine.

8. Hot Rod (8.4/10)

Action comedy with Andy Samberg & Isla Fisher.

Jobs in Vancouver

Forum: Careers : General Posted By: Jobless Ron Post Time: 2007-08-05 at 11:34 AM.

8/4/2007: Classifieds: Talks resume in Vancouver strike

VANCOUVER ? The city and its three striking unions agreed to resume bargaining yesterday under a media blackout, hours after a tentative settlement was reached in the region?s other civic strike, in the District of North Vancouver. ...