A man adds to the wall of apology erected on the damaged windows of The Bay after the 2011 Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver. Photo taken on June 16, 2011. Full story
Archive for June, 2011
Wrangler, RCMP pull horse from river
A horse is alive and unharmed thanks to the efforts of Chilliwack RCMP and members of a First Nations policing unit who staged a dramatic rescue when a horse and rider fell into the Vedder River. Full article
June 30, 2011 / No CommentsPosties stage last rally before work resumes
A crowd of hundreds howled for a general strike outside of Canada Post’s Vancouver headquarters yesterday in a final show of outrage at the legislated end to a month of labour disruptions. Full article
June 28, 2011 / No CommentsHighest earners in B.C. pay a lower percentage of their income in taxes: Study
The uproar over the HST is the least of B.C.’s taxation problems, according to a new study that claims that the province’s highest-earning households are paying a lower overall tax rate than middle and lower income earners. Full article
/ No CommentsHealing and prayer after riots
Several downtown Catholic communities and Coast Salish representatives joined forces yesterday to promote healing following the Stanley Cup riots. Full article
June 27, 2011 / No CommentsGarneau-Scott resigns from GSS, alleges harassment
The Peak has learned that Christi Garneau-Scott resigned as academic and internal relations officer of the Graduate Student Society recently, citing a poisonous and unproductive workplace as her reasons for doing so. Full article
June 26, 2011 / No CommentsMarijuana clinic raided by police
Chilliwack RCMP have shut down a marijuana compassion club only two days after it opened its doors, alleging that neither the owner nor the location had a licence to sell its products. Full article
June 24, 2011 / No CommentsVancouver unveils public electric vehicle charging station
Mayor Gregor Robertson appeared at the parking lot behind City Hall Tuesday to show off two electric car charging stations, the first in a pilot program designed to ready the city for widespread adoption of the green vehicles. Full article
June 21, 2011 / No CommentsSegal School hit by Stanley Cup riots
The Stanley Cup riots that have put Vancouver in the headlines of the world once again did not leave SFU untouched. Full article
June 19, 2011 / No CommentsVolunteers salvage Vancouver’s honour
Embarrassment and anger over the Stanley Cup riot brought hundreds of volunteers downtown Thursday in a massive effort to clean Vancouver’s streets and its soiled reputation. Full article
June 17, 2011 / No CommentsModelled victory
The Canucks are not the only ones that will be facing their ultimate test as they play for Lord Stanley’s cup tonight; it’s also the final trial of the NHL 2011 simulator, developed by EA in Burnaby, which predicted a Game 7 victory for Vancouver over Boston back in October. Full article
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