Hunger, Loonies, and One Big Break
Posted: Jun 4th, 2007
News compiled by Shane Bigham
news1130The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is asking for donations of cash and non-perishable food items. GVFB feeds 25-thousand people each week. Staff says this is one of the toughest times of the year to keep their shelves stocked, because people are distracted by summer vacation plans and other activities.
news1130Fewer American travelers are choosing Vancouver as a destination because of the strong Canadian dollar, at a 30-year-high against the US greenback, and concerns over border restrictions and terrorism.
news1130A server at Il Giardino restaurant in Vancouver is going to Los Angeles, after being ‘discovered’ by Producer David Foster. Andrea Greenway often sings for VIP guests, and the Grammy-winning producer was impressed enough to invite her to his LA studio.
cbcInternationally renown Canadian painter Robert Bateman has been honoured for his charity efforts. Bateman has raised three million dollars for Amnesty International over the last two decades by donating prints of his original wildlife paintings to the human rights organization.
news1130A cancer treatment specialist in Vancouver says this city should follow the example set by Los Angeles, and ban smoking on public beaches. Dr. Stuart Kreisman with St. Paul’s Hospital says First Beach smells like an ashtray because of all the old, discarded cigarette butts.
news1130Milestones has voluntarily banned smoking on all patios at its restaurants. The city is considering a smoking ban affecting all patios in the city, but that won’t be voted on until this summer at the earliest.
cbcPrime minister Stephen Harper is in Germany ahead of this week’s G8 summit. Harper will be meeting with leaders from Germany, the United States, France, Britain, Russia, Japan, and Italy to talk about global warming, aid to Africa, and the global economy.
news1130A decision by the BC Court of Appeal offers more protection for renters. The ruling says tenants forced out for renovations can return to their old homes after the work is completed, at the same rental-rate paid before the work was done.
cbcAutomobile sales in May set a new all-time Canadian record. More than 185-thousand vehicles were sold across the country last month, up more than 10 per cent from May of last year. The strong economy and surging Canadian dollar are getting credit for the healthy numbers.
news1130A new survey found that eight out of ten Canadians are frustrated with long waits at passport offices. The Angus-Reid survey says Canadians feel the federal government was not prepared to deal with the onslaught of applicants after passport laws changed in the US.
news1130The president of the BC Lottery Corporation has been fired. Vic Poleschuk lost his job days after an ombudsman’s report was released showing lottery retailers were winning at a rate far greater than the general population.
cbcRussian president Vladimir Putin is warning the US against building a missile defense shield in Europe. Putin says the shield is being built to guard against a threat that doesn’t exist, saying Iran and North Korea do not have the kind of weapons the US claims they have.
cbcA Chicago company wants to build a spaceport in Nova Scotia. PlanetSpace has built a mockup of its rocket, called the Silver Dart, and is looking at two sites in that province for its proposed station.
news1130The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is asking for donations of cash and non-perishable food items. GVFB feeds 25-thousand people each week. Staff says this is one of the toughest times of the year to keep their shelves stocked, because people are distracted by summer vacation plans and other activities.
news1130Fewer American travelers are choosing Vancouver as a destination because of the strong Canadian dollar, at a 30-year-high against the US greenback, and concerns over border restrictions and terrorism.
news1130A server at Il Giardino restaurant in Vancouver is going to Los Angeles, after being ‘discovered’ by Producer David Foster. Andrea Greenway often sings for VIP guests, and the Grammy-winning producer was impressed enough to invite her to his LA studio.
cbcInternationally renown Canadian painter Robert Bateman has been honoured for his charity efforts. Bateman has raised three million dollars for Amnesty International over the last two decades by donating prints of his original wildlife paintings to the human rights organization.
news1130A cancer treatment specialist in Vancouver says this city should follow the example set by Los Angeles, and ban smoking on public beaches. Dr. Stuart Kreisman with St. Paul’s Hospital says First Beach smells like an ashtray because of all the old, discarded cigarette butts.
news1130Milestones has voluntarily banned smoking on all patios at its restaurants. The city is considering a smoking ban affecting all patios in the city, but that won’t be voted on until this summer at the earliest.
cbcPrime minister Stephen Harper is in Germany ahead of this week’s G8 summit. Harper will be meeting with leaders from Germany, the United States, France, Britain, Russia, Japan, and Italy to talk about global warming, aid to Africa, and the global economy.
news1130A decision by the BC Court of Appeal offers more protection for renters. The ruling says tenants forced out for renovations can return to their old homes after the work is completed, at the same rental-rate paid before the work was done.
cbcAutomobile sales in May set a new all-time Canadian record. More than 185-thousand vehicles were sold across the country last month, up more than 10 per cent from May of last year. The strong economy and surging Canadian dollar are getting credit for the healthy numbers.
news1130A new survey found that eight out of ten Canadians are frustrated with long waits at passport offices. The Angus-Reid survey says Canadians feel the federal government was not prepared to deal with the onslaught of applicants after passport laws changed in the US.
news1130The president of the BC Lottery Corporation has been fired. Vic Poleschuk lost his job days after an ombudsman’s report was released showing lottery retailers were winning at a rate far greater than the general population.
cbcRussian president Vladimir Putin is warning the US against building a missile defense shield in Europe. Putin says the shield is being built to guard against a threat that doesn’t exist, saying Iran and North Korea do not have the kind of weapons the US claims they have.
cbcA Chicago company wants to build a spaceport in Nova Scotia. PlanetSpace has built a mockup of its rocket, called the Silver Dart, and is looking at two sites in that province for its proposed station.
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