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Workers at seven Vancouver Starbucks locations have bolted from the Canadian Auto Workers Union, leaving the global coffee giant with just one unionized company-owned store -- in Regina. The B.C. Labour Relations Board last week approved the results of a decertification vote at the seven Vancouver stores so the CAW no longer represents any Starbucks workers. Even workers in the lone unionized Starbucks store in Regina have recently applied to be decertified from the Retail, Wholesale and…

2016, the Vancouver School Board (VSB) announces the names of 12 potential schools they plan to close by September 21, 2017. According to VSB chair Mike Lombardi, closing the 12 schools will save VSB $8.8 million dollars a year. The high operating costs of schools and the steady decline of students attending schools in Vancouver brought VSB to the decision of closing a number of schools to save costs (Global News). In 2004, VSB conducted a seismic evaluation on the schools in Vancouver, where…

should begin to believe that our climate is changing for the worse and if we do not try to reduce the effects, our future will not be pretty. What does this have to do with the article? Well, as the article states, because of climate change, Metro Vancouver alone will have to face 9.5 billion dollars in expenses by 2100. This is an enormous amount of money to be paid by the city, and since oil companies play a big role in the pollution of our climate, a multitude of groups are starting to tell…

M.septentrionalis usually reside within the forests and caves, therefor their geographic range include forested places and mountainous locations. According to U.S Fish & Wildlife Services (USFWS), M.septentrionalis’s range include much of the eastern and north central parts of United States. Thus including 37 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,…

The treatment of marine animals in the Vancouver Aquarium is a depraved action because it unethically treats animals as resources for human purposes. For example, marine animals such as dolphins and belugas are utilized for entertainment and experimental studies (“Beluga Research”). This remains a significant problem because keeping marine animals in confinement for human purposes is a violation of animal rights to live freely from human utilization, regardless the type of treatment that the…

Crystal Allen, author of How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy is trying to portray teenage boy Lamar Washington as a confident self-proclaimed maddest, baddest, most spectacular bowler ever at Striker’s Bowling Paradise. Lamar’s summer is about to begin and with it comes the best bowling games, the opportunity in getting a summer job, and will finally get the girl of his dreams. Not to mention that his bowling idol Bubba Sanders is going to make an appearance at his favorite bowling…

Purpose: The purpose of this briefing note is to bring The Board Of Directors For Vancouver General Hospital up to speed on the current porter system conflicts, and give some recommendations on improving the efficiency of the Porter system to prevent as much delays as possibles, and meet the demands of the hospital. Background: Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) poster system represents a vital aspect of efficient hospital operations, facilitating the timely flow of patients, equipment and…

Robson Square and the Delta Vancouver Suites will bring each other a variety of benefits. First of all, the UBC Robson Square will experience a better service of the conference rooms provided by Delta Vancouver Suites. Most of the conference rooms from the UBC Robson Square are unique theatre spaces and medium-sized classrooms. (Please see Appendix D for more details). However, they don’t really have lots of spaces for medium-sized meeting rooms. Fortunately, Delta Vancouver Suites provides…

Gold Rush and Vancouver History course has started at Wildwood. Eamon "We learned about a lot of things, like the struggles of miners and the natives, how peoples searched for gold, and the route to the gold mining area. In the 1850s, the natives found gold in nearby rivers, but they didn't care about it because, for them, gold was worthless. But when they noticed that the white settlers craved for gold, the natives brought gold to trading posts, and bartered them for tools. Soon, words got…

destruction, debris, thick plumes of smoke. These images will give you a good idea as to what transpired and the eventual aftermath, in the evening of the Vancouver Hockey Riot. Some would argue a series of unfortunate events, such as inadequate planning, closing liquor stores early that day, and allowing overcrowding of downtown Vancouver. However what really happened was a handful of “proud” Canadians taking it upon themselves to destroy property, each other, and their city. Perhaps these…