HandyDART update

I took a look in my email box last night, and decided it was time to clean house and do a little round up and review of issues and stories from the last while. So, over today and tomorrow, there will likely be a series of posts so I can tidy up things a bit.
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Governments ” Bad News Friday” continues tradition with release of report that says: “…the board and executives at B.C. Ferries get paid too much and it’s too easy for officials to earn bonuses…”

It get’s even better.
 B.C. comptroller-general Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland released a report today, on the affairs and status of Translink and BC Ferries. The Sun has the full story HERE.
Among her findings:
TransLink is plagued by “significant operational issues” and has not done enough to manage its finances
(Remember, TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast just  announced his resignation, and will be leaving for [...]

” I believe in truth. I believe in truth and honesty, and in doing the right thing. Most of all, I believe in justice…”

~ Susan Heyes, owner: Hazel & Co. Maternity, ( Victorious Cambie Street Merchant,),  on why she was in attendance at the Basi/Virk/Basi hearing yesterday.
It is interesting to note that all lawyers who appear in the Supreme court, refer to each other as ” My friend/s” .
This became an increasing source of amusement for myself during the [...]

The first Bits and Bites of 2009

The first Bits and Bites of 2009 and so much to talk about, it was a little hard to decide where to begin. Without delay, lets start with…
James Hillier, one of the young men who was banned from skiing for life on Grouse mountain after purposely skiing out of bounds and triggering a rescue effort [...]

Terasen Gas and BC Hydro kill me with their billing.

Even though the inside postal workers are on strike, rest assured your bills will come. As did my bills yesterday, two of them: Terasen Gas and BC Hydro. One would think that one would get charged strictly for the amount of fuel or electricity used, but oh no. As most of you know, the bills contain [...]

Premier Campbells friends and colleagues get a free pass on the Sea to (Sly) Highway – while we end up paying tolls out the ying yang.

As a resident of the suburbs, I’ve always wondered why we get the short end of the stick on everything. We live out here so we can have an allegedly affordable home, yet we have to commute twice as far for work. As anyone who lives in Delta, Ladner, Surrey, Langley or Abbotsford will tell [...]

Privacy Issues with the planned electronic toll collection of the Golden Ears Bridge

I’m sure the Liberal government thought no one would notice this little tidbit buried on the Vancouver Sun website ON A SUNDAY>>>>ON A HOLIDAY LONG WEEKEND, so I think I have to mention it here, before I start brining my turkey. Read the article by Mary Frances Hill on the Sun website here : http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=673576ca-4ba7-4a01-9615-e351af850d2b
The [...]

Bits and Bites- Wednesday September 10th, 2008

ahh…..yes, I already know I’m late!!! Sorry to have disappointed those of you who  always like to come by before work, but I’ve been busy wrapping up a story that requires much attention to detail – if you know what I mean. Stay tuned for details  of where and when you can read this,in the next week. Also,a big Hi [...]

He Who Holds The Cash, Laughs Last…

Going through all the dailies, early this am, I read several stories about Translink bringing in security and transit police to prevent people from budging in the back to school lineups. No surprise regarding the budging, I’ve often found the rudest people seem to take Transit. But what is surprising is that skytrain riders have [...]

Bits and Bites Wednesday July 30

To start things off this week, let’s talk about the weather, or more precisely, why everyone is still complaining about it. Some people are never happy. Earlier in the year, it was too cold, then the sun came out, and people were complaining it was too hot, now its raining for a couple of days- and [...]