900 kilometers of desert highway — the longest desert highway in the world — is now being built in Inner Mongolia, North China. The highway is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which is a plan to connect Asia with Europe: Beijing to Rotterdam, Holland. More immediately, the desert highway will be part of the new … Read more
UBC is to receive another $51.5 million dollars from the federal and provincial governments, bringing the total investment in the university to almost $100 million. The announcement of the joint-funding plan was announced by Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains and British Columbia Minister of Advanced Education Andrew Wilkinson today at the school. It … Read more
24/7 online permit for trucks entering British Columbia “We know that the current system of obtaining a truck permit takes time. With the introduction of a new automated online permitting system, commercial operators will now have the ability to obtain permits 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with no wait times,” said Transportation … Read more
Environmental Reporting BC recently published a report on protected lands and water in the province which shows in detail areas are protected environments. In B.C., 15.4% of land is protected. 3.2% of marine areas are also protected. Of particular note when it comes to marine areas is Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), as well ass … Read more
“As more people move here to pursue their dreams, we need to continue expanding and improving transit services, because it plays a pivotal role in creating liveable, affordable, and connected communities,” stated B.C. Premier Christy Clark as the Mayor’s Council voted in favor of Phase 1 of expanding Metro Vancouver transit. “The provincial government’s contribution … Read more
A scrolling storytelling platform, Scrollytelling, is now filing DMCA against news organization Al Jazeera for allegedly stealing their code. The fellows at Scrollytelling state that they ” exhaustively tried to resolve the situation amicably, but our friendly requests over multiple channels were ignored. The DMCA request was our last resort.” On their website, they presented … Read more
“All of you are aware of my view that this loss of independence and control is not only an apprehension, but an effective reality today,” wrote the Chief Statistician of Canada Wayne Smith in a resignation letter obtained by The Canadian Press. Smith is the second chief of the organization to quit on principle in the last … Read more
Japan is dealing with a shrinking population — Japan’s fertility rate is 1.4, one of the lowest in the world. One of problems behind the shrinking numbers was recently highlighted by a study that has found that a large number of Japanese adults are not in relationships, are not looking for relationships, and many have never … Read more
“There is a valuable idea inside Twitter. But Twitter won’t be the company that realizes it,” Paul Graham tweeted last month. Twitter top brass has now stated that they are in a strong position to sell, and are considering “the right options” for moving forward. Twitter’s sales are slowing down, it’s not attracting new users, and … Read more
Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz have now said they won’t endorse Trump, the nominee for their party. “We are not making any endorsement in the current presidential election,” stated the two Republican foreign policy experts in a written statement, as reported by Time. “We are dedicated to fostering a bipartisan foreign … Read more
At the Ohana festival in Dana Point, California this week, singer Eddie Vedder debuted a new song, called “Out of Sand.” “This is a new one I haven’t played yet,” said vedder sitting on a stool with an acoustic guitar on his lap. The lyrics for the song were published Wednesday by PearlJamOnLine’s twitter account. Vedder has … Read more
“It is very unusual. I’ve heard of cattle having been killed by lightning, but not in such huge numbers,” said Knut Nylend, a warden at the Norwegian Nature Inspectorate (SNO) who came across hundreds of dead animals in a field between Møsvatn and Kalhovd Telemark, Hardangervidda. The area covered with dead reindeer was around 50 – 80 meters in diameter, … Read more