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Electronics recycling program revs up

2007-07-31

Costs covered by levy on new merchandise Cheryl Chan Province Mike Holmberg, 27, of Vancouver thinks the levy on electronic goods to pay for recycling is 'fantastic.' Ric Ernst - The Province A B.C.-wide electronics recycling program starti…

Electronics recycling program revs up

2007-07-31

Costs covered by levy on new merchandise Cheryl Chan Province Mike Holmberg, 27, of Vancouver thinks the levy on electronic goods to pay for recycling is 'fantastic.' Ric Ernst - The Province A B.C.-wide electronics recycling program starti…

Riverview housing plan shows great lack of sensitivity

2007-07-31

Province One of Riverview Hospital's magnificent trees frames its West Lawn Building. Photograph by : Arlen Redekop, The Province The definition of a trial balloon is information sent out in order to observe the reaction of an audience. And…

Riverview plan is a cover-up for real estate development

2007-07-31

Sun Re: B.C. targets homeless with Riverview project, July 27 Just what the Lower Mainland needs. More condos and towers. What the Lower Mainland really needs is help for the countless mentally ill, dual diagnosis, drug addicted individuals…

Let's see a plan for Riverview before arguing against it

2007-07-31

Objecting parties offer no alternative for growing problem of social housing Pete McMartin Sun Coquitlam council is afroth . The tree-huggers are afroth . The anti-poverty activists are afroth , as they ever are, since the poor are always w…

Buyers aren't intending to flip units, broker says

2007-07-31

Greater Vancouver no longer in a 'build it and they will come market' Derrick Penner Sun There is less speculative froth in Greater Vancouver's housing markets, according to one market researcher, evidenced by slower sales and higher levels…

Riverview plan a 'slap in the face'

2007-07-29

Coquitlam politicians vow to fight big proposal for hospital site John Bermingham Province A provincial government plan would transform the former psychiatric hospital site into a mixed-housing complex. Photograph by : Arlen Redekop, The Pr…

Riverview housing plan sparks political backlash

2007-07-28

Miro Cernetig Sun The government wants to build a mixture of market and social housing on the grounds of the Riverview mental health hospital. Photograph by : Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun VICTORIA -- A major political storm began to blow Frid…

Province offers hand to Google Earth

2007-07-28

B.C. could become first Canadian province to give key data to mapping service Marke Andrews Sun Google Earth’s chief technical officer, Michael Jones (centre), poses with B.C. Agriculture and Lands minister Pat Bell (right) and Ron La…

Dream home just takes a little bit of imagination

2007-07-28

A bigger room or the illusion of more space can be achieved with changes here or there Karen Turner Sun Not everyone lives in their dream home, and not every room in their home is quite as large as they'd like it to be. With space the ultim…

2005 Mayoral candidate Jim Green's Woodward's site was the love of his life

2007-07-28

Frances Bula Sun Jim Green's office overlooks the love of his life, the Woodward's site, in downtown Vancouver. Green has moved on after his failed bid to become mayor of Vancouver in 2005. Photograph by : Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Twice-fai…

B.C. targets homeless with Riverview Project

2007-07-27

Miro Cernetig Sun Centre Lawn Building at Riverview, B.C.'s old psychiatric hospital that may be transformed into a massive real estate development. Photograph by : Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun, files VICTORIA -- The site of B.C.'s century-old …

Real estate broker pushes for home 'green auditing'

2007-07-27

Industry group's director calls for mandatory energy evaluation before property can be put on the market Kathryn Young Sun Every Canadian home should have a mandatory energy evaluation before it can be put on the market, says a Toronto real…

Dancing atoms eyed for quantum computer

2007-07-26

Julie Steenhuysen Sun CHICAGO -- Suspended in laser light, thousands of atoms pair up and dance, each moving in perfect counterpoint to its partner. They are the building blocks of what may one day become an enormously powerful quantum comp…

Ding Hao presents high quality, authentic cuisine

2007-07-26

Taiwanese restaurant is pleasing to both the eye and the palate Stephanie Yuen Sun Chef Alan Chen offers Tomato Beef Noodle and Taiwanese Crispy Chicken at Ding Hao Noodle House in Coquitlam. The new restaurant is a welcome addition to nood…

Tot heaven, adult haven on the Drive

2007-07-26

Mother of two opens doors to kids in strollers with menu of 'alphabetty' soup and fruit fries Mia Stainsby Sun Little Nest owner Mary Macintyre with baby Tai LITTLE NEST 1716 Charles St. , 604-251-9994, www.littlenest.ca. Open every day exc…

Restaurants - Critics Picks For July 2007

2007-07-26

Sun A list of restaurants recommended and anonymously visited by Sun restaurant critic Mia Stainsby . Prices are per couple for three courses, with a glass of wine each, before tip and taxes. $ means $50 or less $$ means $50 to $100 $$$ mea…

Phones let you reach out and show someone

2007-07-26

Edward C. Baig USA Today Adam and AnnLee Schwadron of Miami try out the AT&T Video Share phone while touring Times Square in New York. Ever want a friend's opinion before buying an outfit, but the buddy whose advice you cherish is not w…

Home sales at slowest pace since 2002; prices inch up

2007-07-25

USA Today WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of existing homes fell for a fourth straight month in June and even a small increase in home prices was not enough to lift the gloom surrounding the housing industry. The National Association of Realt…

Realtor debuts offset program

2007-07-24

Ashley Ford Province The real-estate industry has long stood accused of being transfixed by "green," as in money. Now Vancouver-based Macdonald Realty is thinking about green in an environmentally friendly way and has launched a "carbon-neu…

Convention centre project the opposite of the fast ferries

2007-07-24

Smith Munro Sun I have a suggestion for those who attempt to draw comparisons between the expansion of the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre and British Columbia 's infamous fast ferries. Please venture down to the Vancouver wate…

Scottsdale, Ariz.: High-end homes help market, prices

2007-07-24

Noelle Knox USA Today The most expensive Tom Redmond, owner of Wolf Springs Ranch, a horse-training, boarding and auction company, is selling his 11.25-acre ranch, which he bought in 1999 for $3.2 million, according to property records. Pri…

Strike could cost housing developers $30,000 per day

2007-07-23

Costs from delays will be passed on to buyers David Carrigg and Laura Payton Province With the HSBC Celebration of Light fireworks competition starting Wednesday in English Bay, organizers are asking people attending the event to take their…