http://www.vancouver-bc.co/A RSS document generated from vancouver-bc.coCopyright 2011 vancouver-bc.cohttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=39Vancouver lawyer David Klein said his law firm, which filed the lawsuit this morning in B.C. Supreme Court, has been contacted by more than 150 female officers across the country who feel they have suffered mistreatment during their years on the force. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=38A national measure shows housing became more affordable in the fourth quarter of last year, the second improvement in a row, Royal Bank of Canada’s quarterly release showed Wednesday. It found all housing categories became more affordable, led by the two-storey home category. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=37“More people in the jurisdiction means more spending,” said Jock Finlayson, executive vice-president of policy at the Business Council of B.C. More spending on goods and services, housing, more businesses being established, more retail space being built, more public services being consumed and demanded, more office buildings [and] more vehicles being purchased.” Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=36The proposal includes a three-per-cent wage boost each year in a three-year deal to cover cost-of-living increases, and a three-per-cent market adjustment in the second and third years to bring B.C. salaries more into line with those offered in Alberta and Ontario. The BCTF says the first-year cost would be $300 million, with an extra $130 million in each of the next two years. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=35In a written judgment, Justice David Frankel found police were justified in using a search warrant — obtained to investigate electricity theft — to examine computers and a cellphone for “documentation” to determine who was in control of the Langley home where a large marijuana growing operation was found in the basement.Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=34Vienna has the best living standard in the world, according to the Mercer 2011 Quality of Living Survey. Zurich and Auckland follow in second and third position, respectively, and Munich is in fourth with Düsseldorf and Vancouver sharing fifth place. Frankfurt is in seventh, followed by Geneva in eighth, while Copenhagen and Bern share ninth place.Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=33Currently, more than 165,000 parents and grandparents who have applied to become permanent residents of Canada are still waiting for a final decision. Each year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) receives applications for sponsorship of nearly 38,000 parents and grandparents, a number that will only continue to expand if no action is taken. Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=32Census Canada data reveals that many neighbourhoods in this Surrey enclave — which features scores of Sikh, Hindu and Muslim temples, masala restaurants and immigration lawyers — are concentrated along South Asian ethnic lines. About two out of three residents of this region — which stretches roughly five kilometres in diameter — are visibly South Asian. In other words, the strong majority of residents were born either in India and Pakistan or descended from those who were. Most have roots in the Punjab region of northern India.Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=31The complex agreement announced last year scaled back the selling price of generic drugs in B.C. from an average of about 65 per cent of the price of the brand-name equivalent to 35 per cent. This was expected to create gross savings of $170 million a year for Pharmacare, plus much more for private sector health plans. (The projected net to the province was much lower, just $110 million, because of offsetting increases in dispensing fees and an agreement that the province would buy more services from the province's 1,000-plus pharmacies.) Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=30British Columbia could add as many as 9,000 jobs over the next four years by wooing more international students from countries like China, India, Saudi Arabia and Brazil, Premier Christy Clark declared Tuesday as she rolled out the second major portion of her provincial jobs plan. “Today, I’m announcing that the province is setting an aggressive target to grow our international student population in B.C. by 50 per cent in just the next four years,” Clark announced during a speech in Kamloops. “If we can meet those targets we can put 9,000 people to work and put another $500 million into our economy,” she added.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=29Overall home sales in B.C. are expected to decline in 2011, according to a new report released by Central 1 Credit Union on Thursday. The slowing of the housing market though, won’t ebb the median price of homes in the province, which is expected to rise 6.8 per cent to $417,000, said economist Bryan Yu, in a news release. According to the report, total home sales in B.C. are expected to reach 88,200 by the end of the year. That’s down slightly, or about 1 per cent, from 2010. The biggest drop will come in sales of new homes, which will lag by 26 per cent. Read it on Global News: Global BC | B.C. home sales to slow this year, but price to hit new high: reportFri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=28Witnesses said the vehicles were travelling up to 200 km/h and on several occasions two vehicles would drive side by side and slow down to allow the cars in advance of them to take off in a race. The cars exited the freeway into Surrey where Surrey RCMP officers stopped six of the 13 vehicles. The other seven were located and stopped by White Rock RCMP a short distance away. Vehicles makes included Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Mercedes, Audi and Nissan R Series. The cars, valued at over $2 million, will be impounded for seven days.Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=27Whistler gets voted a top ski resort year after year: Best Terrain, or Best Resort Overall or Vancouver best city to live. Visiting Whistler is like 2in1 package. You can visit Whistler for skiing and on the way visit Vancouver one of the best city in the world. Whistler is known as a trendy spot with great ski resorts, plenty for families, kids programs, and adventure zones. To enjoy the scenic view between Vancouver and Whistler, you should rent a Car, Vancouver Limo, Taxi or Bus. Imagine setting in Limo enjoying world class view. Limousine Rental from Vancouver to Whistler is not that expensiveMon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=26“There are many reasons to believe that a significant portion of what is perceived to be buying by offshore investors is, in fact, driven by Chinese immigrants that are integrated into the community but still maintain strong links to Mainland China, with many residing and working in China while their family establishes roots in B.C.,” he said. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=25"Together with our partners at Tourism British Columbia and the Canadian Tourism Commission, we are delighted to be hosting TBEX '11 in Vancouver," said Walt Judas, Tourism Vancouver's vice president of Marketing Communications and Member Services. "Travel bloggers play a key role in generating the current, detailed and inspiring travel information that can lead to bookings. We're excited to have the spotlight on Vancouver this weekend when many of North America's top travel bloggers are in our destination." Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=24BARD ON THE BEACH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, FRASER VALLEY CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL, CAR-FREE VANCOUVER DAY, STEVESTON SALMON FESTIVAL, TOUR DE DELTA, TOUR DE WHITE ROCK, SURREY FUSION FESTIVAL, VANCOUVER PRIDE WEEK & PARADE, CHINATOWN FESTIVAL, FAIR AT THE PNEMon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=23Transfer Trips are good option; If you are going just from point a to b then good option is transfer trips as most companies offer flat rates for transfer trips so you don't need to worry about traffic as you are just paying flat fee for your limo rental. If you have more than one pickup of drop off then you extra ask how much they charge. If you have 3-4 different places then renting limo for 2 hours are best options. Transfer trips are good if you are going just to/from night clubs, airport transfer and Canucks Hockey game or BC Lions game, To/From Restaurant, Hotels to Airport, Vancouver to Whistler or To Abbotsford Airport.Sat, 14 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=22The scam is that the first cheque deposited in a lawyer's trust account is bogus. It is supposedly a down payment for a client living overseas who is buying a B.C. home.Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=21Woods worked 22 years for the VPD, including stints as a sergeant for an emergency response team, an inspector in drug squad and three years as inspector of the department’s professional standards section, commonly known as internal affairs. It was in Woods’ role with internal affairs that he was singled out in 2005 by then-police complaint commissioner Dirk Ryneveld for his “positive and constructive” changes to the section. (Former Crown prosecutor Stan Lowe is the present police complaint commissioner). Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=20Yellow Cab Vancouver has a fleet of 249 taxi cabs on the road, available 24 hours 365 days a year. Yellow Cab Vancouver features 37 Wheelchair accessible Taxi vans and more than 200 hybrid electric Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=19Mercedes-Benz said it chose B.C. because of its "visionary government," "unparalleled expertise" and green-oriented community. "A $50-million investment means a lot of jobs," Clark said in Vancouver, adding that by 2016, global sales for the hydrogen fuel cell sector were estimated at $8.5 billion. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=18Health Minister Colin Hansen said the change, to take effect April 1, will put the emphasis on preventive measures and give family doctors more time and resources to treat patients with alcohol addiction. "It's saying to family physicians that if they identify somebody that has a chronic alcohol problem, they can treat them in the same way they would treat complex illnesses," he said. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=17METRO VANCOUVER -- As Metro Vancouver mayors once again grapple with ways to pay for transportation projects, the wide transit disparities across the region are threatening to stand in the way of a consensus. Talks have just begun, but mayors are already divided on potential options to fund projects such as the Evergreen Line and extra buses, ranging from road tolls to gas taxes, congestion charges and vehicle levies.Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=16VANCOUVER — A three-year housing forecast says Metro Vancouver and northern B.C. will stay hot, while the Okanagan and Kootenays will be weaker. Central 1 Credit Union's B.C. Housing Forecast 2011-2013, which was released Wednesday, concluded that the median price of a home in B.C. will rise three per cent and set a new record of $402,000 in 2011, largely because of the higher price levels in Metro Vancouver, while home sales across the province will rise about seven per cent in the year.Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=15VANCOUVER - B.C.’’s commercial real estate market should continue to strengthen through 2011, according to a new report released Monday by the B.C. Real Estate Association. The BCREA’s Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) rose 2.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010 to an index level of 110.5, marking seven straight quarters of improvement. The CLI also peaked at a level of 115.9 in the second quarter of 2007 before the onset of the financial crisis pushed it to a low of 100.1 in the first half of 2009. Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=13Good, president of The Key, a Vancouver-based sales and marketing firm that's focusing on a new wave of Chinese buyers, figures he's sold more than 500 homes to mainland Chinese investors and immigrants in January and February in Vancouver and Toronto. He's also opened an office in Beijing's business district -The Key China -where Chinese buyers can purchase Canadian condos from a presentation centre and view videos that showcase various condo developments and the virtues of Canada. Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=12Vancouver: The World’s Most Liveable City For the fifth year in a row Vancouver has been ranked as the number one world’s most liveable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Vancouver, Canada’s eighth largest city, received a major boost to its infrastructure when it hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics, adding to the services and facilities which have seen the city dominate the Economist's rankings for most of the past decade.Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=11The Lions will open their season June 30 in Montreal and play the return game Nov. 6. The club was able to secure four home dates at the refurbished B.C. Place Stadium, starting with the first of two games at home within a month against the Edmonton Eskimos. Only once will the club play a back-to-back series whey they meet owner David Braley's other team, the Toronto Argonauts, midway through the schedule. Training camp opens June 5 in Kamloops and the Lions have only 10 days before opening their pre-season schedule in Calgary. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=10"No white elephants" was the mantra when 2010 Winter Olympics organizers began to build in 2003. On the first anniversary of the Games, locals have a menagerie of venues in various states of use. Yes, there are even some pale pachyderms. B.C. Place Stadium -- where the Games opened Feb. 12, 2010, and closed 17 days later -- is undergoing a $458-million retractable-roof retrofit to be completed by the fall. Across False Creek, the Vancouver Olympic Village is in receivership over $740 million that developer Millennium owes City Hall.Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=9Strong buyer demand has continued to push up prices in many parts of Vancouver, but the overall market conditions are starting to balance out, according to a monthly report by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). The latest numbers show that while prices were up overall from a year ago, the amount of increase greatly depended on location.Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=8VANCOUVER - When an exhausted but triumphant Rick Hansen pushed himself into Vancouver on May 22, 1987, after circling the globe in a wheelchair for two years, the miles were all behind him but the journey was just beginning. There can't be many who don't know what this Canadian was doing — wheeling himself through 34 countries, 40,000 kilometres of road, highway, and track in the hopes of raising money to find a cure for spinal cord injury and challenging the able-bodied to make the world an easier place for the handicapped to live in.Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=6The City of Vancouver is getting ready to party -- with a raft of events to relive the excitement of the 2010 Olympic Games before celebrating its 125th anniversary. The city hopes to re-spark the fervour felt during the 2010 Games by re-lighting the Olympic cauldron, closing off Granville Street for buskers and street hockey, offering free ice-skating at Robson Square, and illuminating YaletownSun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=5Shorter amortization, home equity limits put damper on West Coast house party. Tighter mortgage rules announced Monday by the federal government will have a disproportionate effect on the purchasing power of homebuyers in Metro Vancouver. Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.vancouver-bc.co/News/?NID=4The two largest municipalities in British Columbia are looking at the possibility of allowing voters to cast their ballots over the Internet in November's civic election.Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT