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Explore your future in the trades or applied technology fields | Vancouver Island University
Are you wondering if a career in trades or applied technology is right for you? Careers in these fields can pay off in a big way – with as little as nine months of education. The labour outlook for these jobs remains strong, with more than 106,000 jobs expected to open up in just the …
Vancouver firm says ‘tracing technology’ could replace hotel quarantine
Government hotel stays may cost around $2,000, while this device would likely cost under $100 If you plan to avoid travelling outside of Canada due to the steep cost of quarantine in a government-authorized hotel, you are not alone. Many travellers would simply rather quarantine at home, while others don’t want to deal with the hassle of …
The doctor is online: COVID-19 let the technological revolution finally find its way to Canadian health care. Now, the hard part begins
VICTORIA—Amber Goss had set an early alarm, but in the end she didn’t need it. An internal alarm clock was at work, rousing her with butterflies in her stomach and thoughts of being first in line when a primary-care clinic in her city started accepting new patients. If she could just secure a spot, it …
Water main break floods Fort Vancouver Regional Library
The City of Vancouver says a private construction crew broke the water main Saturday, causing 1.4 million gallons of water to spill. VANCOUVER, Wash. — A private construction crew working at the new Vancouver Innovation Technology and Arts Elementary School broke an aging 18-inch water main pipe near Fort Vancouver Way and Mill Plain Boulevard …
Video shows partiers breaking COVID-19 rules at Vancouver nightclub
VANCOUVER — New video has emerged of partiers flouting COVID-19 rules at a Vancouver nightclub, in yet another example of young people engaging in risky behaviour during the pandemic. The video shows people dancing, crowding in groups without masks and even pouring drinks into each others’ mouths – the kind of partying that has been …
Vancouver Economic Commission draws attention to city’s $426-million construction-technology sector
This afternoon while browsing the Vancouver Economic Commission website, I came across something most people are unaware of. That’s the city’s $426-million local “contech” ecosystem. What’s contech, you might ask? It’s the juxtaposition of construction and technology. And it can deliver much cheaper capital projects. The University of Texas Construction Industry Institute states that the adoption …
Vancouver mayor photographed breaking COVID-19 restaurant rule
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart was photographed last week sitting at a West End restaurant patio table with seven other people, violating a public health order that allows no more than six people to sit together at a restaurant table. The photo, taken July 15, shows Stewart sitting with others around what appears to be two tables pushed together …
Plane crash site spotted on Vancouver Island – Cowichan Valley Citizen
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC) in Victoria is reporting the discovery of a plane crash site near Stewardson Inlet, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. According to the JRCC, a plane bound for Tofino Saturday did not arrive. 19 Wing Comox confirmed that the Search and Rescue division was called to assist in …
BREAKING: Shooting reported at Vancouver elementary school
A person shot two others in the parking lot of a Vancouver elementary school Tuesday afternoon, then reportedly drove off and shot himself in the head, The Columbian newspaper reports. A Vancouver Public Schools statement confirmed the shooting happened around 3:15 p.m. in the parking lot of Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School in Vancouver after …
Vancouver, Washington shooting: Robert Breck arrested; 1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Smith Tower Apartments
One person was killed and two others injured in a shooting Thursday at a senior apartment complex in Vancouver, Washington, police said. Police identified the suspect as Robert Breck, 80, a resident of the complex. Police said the shooting started in the lobby before the suspect barricaded himself in his apartment. Kim Kapp, spokesperson for …
