Wealthier
seniors to pay full fare at park facilities Seniors who want discounts for parks board facilities will
have to continue to prove they receive income assistance or
meet Statistics Canada’s low-income cut-off.
Naked
marchers to hit park on Canada Day Breasts are okay but exposed privates are out at the
clothing-optional protest march planned for Grandview Park on
Canada Day.
Cops
investigate themselves for hooker abuse
City police are investigating allegations that Downtown
Eastside hookers are being assaulted and solicited for sex by
police officers.
Coach
wins court case A coach fired after criticizing the youth basketball
program he worked for has won a wrongful dismissal suit.
Cassells’s
expulsion from Greens a rare act
A UBC political science expert says it’s "extremely
rare" for a party to expel its sole elected member, as
the B.C. Green Party is attempting to do with controversial
parks board commissioner Roslyn Cassells.
Restaurant’s
pub hopes leave neighbours split
Al Kleinschmidt worries the already noisy restaurant down the
street will get even noisier unless the city stops a liquor
application.
UBC
prof leads Web education revolution
But for a twist of fate, e-learning pioneer Murray Goldberg
might have spent his adult life pulling teeth and constructing
dental bridges, instead of creating software that reaches more
than 10 million students worldwide.
Community
Briefs If you’re between 11 and 18 and interested in meeting
local teens, visit the Youth Volunteer Corps community forum
at Renfrew Community Centre June 26.
