Low-Rent Mansion Living? In Vancouver? Really?
Yes, really. Groups of frustrated renters are snapping up urban acreages, and spend less on housing than the rest of us.
The Silver Lining to Vancouver’s Homeownership Crisis
While some realtors may insist that Vancouver still offers affordable homes if people will simply adapt their expectations, many residents would disagree. And some aren’t waiting for a new mayor or the province to change things.
INVESTIGATION: WestJet Fired or Probed Four Unionists in Last Year
Airline denies dismissals were linked to employees’ union activities.
Facebook Hired Temporary Foreign Software Engineers in Vancouver
UBC computer prof doubts there weren’t qualified locals to employ.
Cities ‘Thrown to Wolves’ by Province: Burnaby Mayor
From saving refinery jobs to leading a revolution in civic powers, Derek Corrigan has bigger plans.
Private Security Outnumber Border Services in Big Cities
CBSA outsourcing under the microscope as custody death inquest concludes.
Prison Nurse Flagged Mexican Deportee’s Scars, Mental Health
Clerical mistake kept Lucía Vega Jiménez from a mental health appointment before her death, inquest hears.
Deceased Deportee’s Accent Led to Border Services Arrest
Transit Police officer testifies at inquest into Lucía Vega Jiménez’s hanging death.
As Inquest into Border Services Death Opens, Questions about Private Security
Lucía Vega Jiménez died nine months ago awaiting deportation at a Vancouver airport.
Mine, Dam Inspections Dropped Since 2001
inside the Ministry of Environment itself — the department tasked with overseeing non-mining dams in the province — a 2010 memorandum suggests that reduced staffing for dam inspection more broadly was flagged as a concern by senior officials, alongside suggestions that inspections lacked consistency.
David P Ball 