Shoreline Cleanup grows in more ways than one
On September 21, the 2014 South Dyke Road Shoreline Cleanup in New Westminster, teaming up with RiverFest New West, saw over 100 people come out and help clean up the shoreline area.
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Will Uber return to Vancouver?
Last week the Uber ride-sharing service announced its possible return to Vancouver. The San Francisco-based service was previously removed from the city in 2012 after Uber failed to meet the Passenger Transportation Board standards.
Vancouver approves $1-billion capital plan
On October 1, the City of Vancouver approved a billion-dollar capital plan spanning the next four years. Part of the 2015-18 initiative is to fund various services throughout Vancouver, including but not limited to affordable housing, childcare, and utilities.
CRTC sours relationship with Netflix, Google
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ended talks with Netflix and Google last week by striking their discussions from the record.
HeForShe and the UN’s plea for change
Announced September 20 at the UN in New York City, HeForShe is a campaign led by actress and UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson and CNN reporter Wolf Blitzer.
Vermeersch case stirs debate on high-risk releases
The September 16 death of 17-year-old Surrey teen Serena Vermeersch has caused mass debate on the topic of releasing high-risk offenders in BC.
Oppenheimer tent city forced to pack up
After two and 1/2 months, Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park tent city was ruled to disband on September 26. Over 200 people were living in the makeshift camp from mid-July until its forced closure in late September.
Kinder Morgan loses case against Burnaby
On September 25, the National Energy Board (NEB) ruled against a request filed by Kinder Morgan asking the City of Burnaby to not apply bylaws to the company’s pipeline construction.
Shellshock latest open source nightmare
The Shellshock virus, also known as Bash bug, came into public knowledge on September 24.
Re-treat yourself
The 2014 Douglife retreat is heading out October 3 (until October 5), the application deadline for which was on September 17.