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1 week ago | 
biv.com | Jami Makan |Mike Howell |Tara Deschamps |Nono Shen
Among his various and sometimes conflicting economic objectives, Donald Trump has identified revitalizing manufacturing as a priority. He has railed against the decline in factory jobs — a complaint that overlooks the jump in U.S. manufacturing employment since 2015 but does reflect the fact that manufacturing today accounts for a significantly smaller share of U.S. jobs than it did 30 years ago.
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1 month ago | 
biv.com | Mike Howell |Mike Howell
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) had experimented with the use of mobile vehicle barriers in February at the Lunar New Year Chinatown parade and have since spent $410,000 to buy 16 of the structures for use at future public events. Details of the purchase of the barriers, which weigh 700 pounds each and measure two feet wide, were released Friday by the VPD and city staff at a news conference and separate briefing by officials.
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2 months ago | 
biv.com | Mario Canseco |Jami Makan |Graeme Wood |Mike Howell
The Better Business Bureau is urging Canadians to be wary of employment scams. “Be cautious if you are offered a job that includes excellent pay and work-from-home opportunities,” stated the BBB Canada Risk report, released Tuesday.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
biv.com | Mike Howell
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
biv.com | Mike Howell
And then there was one…
Pete Fry is now Vancouver’s lone opposition city councillor in a chamber dominated by Mayor Ken Sim and seven ABC Vancouver councillors.
Fry’s longtime Green Party colleague and friend Adriane Carr resigned Jan. 15.
Another colleague, Christine Boyle, won the NDP’s seat in Vancouver-Little Mountain in the fall provincial election and has since been appointed Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
heritage.org | Mike Howell
The White House announced Tuesday that it will extend amnesty protections for at least another year for illegal aliens protected by the program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. In the interim, the Trump administration will conduct another review of the DACA program to address the Supreme Court’s recent 5-4 decision on it. The Obama administration created this illegal program in 2012.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
biv.com | Mike Howell
The B.C. government says it has invested more than $3.5 billion since 2018 to expand and improve “quality care” for seniors, including investments in primary care, home health, long-term care, assisted living and respite services.
The ministries of housing and health provided the information in a lengthy emailed response to Glacier Media’s questions related to shortages in Vancouver of subsidized long-term care beds, assisted living units and seniors’ affordable housing.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
tricitynews.com | Mike Howell
A high-profile member of the Vancouver Police Board who resigned Jan. 30 has gone public to explain the reasons for leaving her post on the independent civilian oversight body of the police department.
In a written statement provided to Glacier Media Tuesday, Faye Wightman alleged interference in board matters from Mayor Ken Sim’s political staff, a “flawed” governance structure and concerns about potential conflict of interest related to two board members.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
biv.com | Mike Howell
As Julee and Jerry Kaye see it, they should be able to do what they want with their West Point Grey home when it comes to its use. That includes renovating a derelict basement suite, which they did shortly after they bought the 1929 craftsman-style character house on West 13th Avenue in 1998. “There are police records about that suite,” Julee said.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
biv.com | Mike Howell
Vancouver’s 10 city councillors will each earn almost $102,000 in base salary this year. The increase from $98,585 in 2023 to $101,937 is because of a 3.4 per cent raise that kicked in Jan. 1, according to information supplied by the city’s communications department to Glacier Media. Though the increase wasn’t as significant as the boost in 2023 — 7.3 per cent — councillors’ salaries have steadily increased in years, with their base salary roughly $10,000 lower in 2022 at $91,878.
