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West Vancouver elementary school students organize TEDx talk
West Vancouver school district asked me to help spread the word about two TEDx events this month. (TEDx is similar to the popular TED talks but organized locally.) The first is titled Rethinking...
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Murdered Mission man lived next door to targeted UN gangster
A Mission man gunned down in 2007 was living next door to a targeted United Nations gangster and was killed by mistake, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team revealed Thursday. Sgt. Jennifer...
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Record cleared for B.C. teacher who fired warning shot at rowdy sons
After a lengthy legal battle, teacher Michael Fountain has finally cleared his name. B.C. Supreme Court ruled this week that Fountain was improperly reprimanded by the B.C. College of Teachers for...
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Is there a reason to worry about wireless technology in schools?
Health Canada insists there is not, but that hasn’t quelled the debate. “A number of media reports have suggested that Wi-Fi could be associated with a variety of health concerns. Yet, there is no...
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NDP Leader Adrian Dix and his advice to Capilano University
An email from NDP Leader Adrian Dix has been making the rounds recently, offering hope to students and faculty opposed to the deep cuts proposed for Capilano University. In the email, Dix urges the...
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Educators & Employers: Bridging the gap in the Canadian labour market
The National Association of Career Colleges (NACC) announced a new program last month to better connect educators with employers. It’s called the Canadian Forum Linking Employers and Educators. “By...
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B.C. political parties respond to questions about education priorities
Responses from political parties to questions about their education vision are now posted on the B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils‘ website. Find the links here, but don’t expect to learn...
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Man shot in neck at Coquitlam barbeque
No one is cooperating with police after a man at a back yard barbeque was shot in the neck Friday night. The victim at the house in the 700 block of Delestre Ave. was transported to hospital....
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Teacher-on-call decries ‘nepotism, cronyism’ in B.C. schools
Charlene Minifie, a Burnaby teacher-on-call, has asked me to post her April 29 email to Education Minister Don McRae. It’s an appeal for fairness on behalf of teachers-on-call (TOCs) trying to break...
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IIO investigating police shooting in Surrey Saturday
The Independent Investigations Office has been called in to probe a police shooting at the Scott Road SkyTrain station. An officer shot a man who was wielding a knife and threatening people. The...
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Vancouver board of education to consider student trustee pilot project
Vancouver school trustees will consider a motion Monday evening that could lead to the creation of a student trustee position on the board of education next year. The motion is to be presented to the...
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Education issues and the B.C. election
The Vancouver Sun and Simon Fraser University recently hosted a public dialogue on election issues with a cross-province panel of British Columbians intended to represent the average voter. The goal...
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IHIT on the scene of Colony Farm slaying
Homicide investigators have closed off a popular trail at Coquitlam’s Colony Farm park after a body was found Sunday afternoon. Coquitlam RCMP arrived at the scene first about 4 p.m. and determined the...
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Budget vote at Capilano University expected to go ahead May 14
The Capilano University board of governors may proceed as planned with a vote on the 2013-14 budget after a union was unsuccessful in its bid for a court injunction to stall the vote until after the...
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Coquitlam murder victim identified as Clifford Devitt
A transient Maple Ridge man who routinely travelled around the area by bicycle has been identified as the Lower Mainland’s latest murder victim. The body of Clifford Arthur Devitt, 44, was found Sunday...
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Letter from faculty expresses non-confidence in Capilano University president...
UPDATE: The board of governors voted Tuesday night to delay its decision on the proposed budget cuts until June 11 to give the Senate more time to review options. That was on a recommendation from...
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B.C. Election 2013: All our election night maps and graphics in one place
Throughout the campaign, we’ve done a bunch of data journalism on everything from campaign finance to the demographics of different ridings. We’ve been collecting all that material right here. To keep...
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What will Green and Tory supporters do if their first choice isn’t on the...
One of the big unknowns in this election is what will happen with the thousands of British Columbians who go to the polls today planning to vote for the Greens or Conservatives — and then realize they...
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B.C. students elect NDP majority government in mock vote
While you wait for the real election results to start coming in, you can kill some time looking at the results of the mock elections held by Student Vote in elementary and secondary schools across B.C....
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Capilano University will try to balance budget without program cuts
As noted in my last post, the Capilano University board of governors decided Tuesday to delay for one month a vote on controversial budget proposals that have angered students, staff and faculty. Here...
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