Monthly Archives: September 2013

#LiquorLeaks wonders: what is the booze review endgame?

bobmackin 09/29/2013 #LiquorLeaks, BC Liberals, beer, British Columbia, Exel, John Yap, LDB, Liquor Distribution Branch, Sedlak, spirits, Suzanne Anton, wine

Parliamentary Secretary John Yap — yes, the same Freedom of Information-subverting John Yap who quit cabinet amid the Quick Wins…
One year later: Furlong case fraught with accusations and denials

bobmackin 09/27/2013 B.C. Supreme Court, British Columbia, Burns Lake, Georgia Straight, Immaculata Elementary, Ireland, John Furlong, Laura Robinson, Prince George, Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, VANOC

One year ago, on Sept. 27, 2012, the world of John Furlong was turned upside down and Vancouverites who followed…
Raise a reader, rouse an adman

bobmackin 09/26/2013 BC Liberals, British Columbia, DDB, Frank Palmer, literacy, Palmer Jarvis, Peter Fassbender, Raise A Reader, Vancouver Sun

Extra! Extra! “Man buys copy of the Vancouver Sun from British Columbia’s Education Minister with a fresh $100 bill donation…
Coming in 2016: a value added tax at the urban resort?

bobmackin 09/25/2013 360 Vox, B.C. Pavilion Corporation, B.C. Place Stadium, Dundee Corporation, gambling, Paragon Gaming, Vancouver, Vancouver Not Vegas

Sept. 24, 2013 was the anniversary of Premier Christy Clark’s announcement that her chief of staff Ken Boessenkool resigned for…
Sportsweekend: A peek at ViaSport, a scion of 2010 Legacies Now

bobmackin 09/21/2013 BC Liberals, British Columbia, Cathy Priestner Allinger, Moray Keith, Scott Ackles, Sport BC, Vancouver 2010, VANOC, viaSport

A weekend special for those of any age who play, coach, referee, support, sponsor or watch amateur sports in British…
Exclusive: EasyPark sues to recover missing $200,000

bobmackin 09/19/2013 Bob Ransford, city hall, City of Vancouver, Easy Park, EasyPark, Parking Corporation of Vancouver, theft, Vision Vancouver

While it awaits the result of a criminal investigation, city-owned parking lot management company EasyPark is suing a Vancouver couple…
Vision Vancouver: openness promise made, promise broken

bobmackin 09/17/2013 British Columbia, City of Vancouver, George Affleck, Gregor Robertson, media, Penny Ballem, public engagement, secrecy, transparency, Vancouver city hall, Vision Vancouver

George Affleck to the rescue. The former CBC reporter and producer, who runs a public relations agency called Curve Communications,…
Russian LNG behemoth coming to B.C. in 2015

bobmackin 09/15/2013 B.C. Place Stadium, BC Liberals, Canadian Soccer Association, Christy Clark, FIFA, Gazprom, liquefied natural gas, LNG, Russia, Vladimir Putin, World Cup

Gazprom is coming to British Columbia. Not to buy liquefied natural gas — Premier Christy Clark’s much-ballyhooed elixir for the…
Exclusive: PNE day-by-day attendance revealed

bobmackin 09/14/2013 #vanpoli, City of Vancouver, Hastings Park, Pacific National Exhibition, PNE, Stanley Park, Vision Vancouver

The Pacific National Exhibition’s 2013 Fair — its 103rd to date — was not marred by weather, but instead power…
Exclusive: Ballem bashes media, promotes city trash manager

bobmackin 09/12/2013 #vanpoli, city hall, City of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson, Hells Angels, Mike Zupan, organized crime, Penny Ballem, sanitation, Vancouver Police, Vision Vancouver

On Sept. 11, Vancouver city manager Penny Ballem sent a memo to staff to defend acting sanitation manager Mike Zupan…