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5/16/2012
VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
Advocates for seniors and people with disabilities are speechless after Translink announced it is phasing out the TaxiSaver service.
For the past 20 years, TaxiSaver allowed HandyDart customers to call for a cab ride at half the price.
Translink expects the move will save more than 3 million dollars over the next three years -- to be reinvested into HandyDart.
But Jill Weiss, chair of the City of Vancouver’s persons with disabilities advisory committee, says thousands of people will likely suffer 'devastating' effects.
"That option is no longer going to be available for seniors and people with disabilities. And I just have no words to describe what that's going to mean."
She says if she was running Translink, she would double both the HandyDart and TaxiSaver services because they are just that important for people.
“If you're running a fever and you need to go to the doctor and you can't get a HandyDart ride, you can use your TaxiSavers.
She adds HandyDart is unable to provide same-day service most of the time.
“Translink has said they're doing this so that people will get proper care with their rides. Excuse me, but when you spend 45 minutes to an hour ...
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5/16/2012
METRO VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
The operator of a daycare in Maple Ridge has been charged with sex-related offences, but the daycare remains open.
Edgar Hernandez faces charges of sexual interference and sexual assault, and is accused of touching a young girl inappropriately.
A spokesman with the Fraser Health Authority, which licensed the Dragonfly Daycare, says the facility remains open.
Roy Thorpe-Dorward says officials visited the daycare and put a plan in place to ensure the accused is not there when children are present.
"They conduct follow-up scheduled visits to ensure that the health and safety plan is being followed and they've been in full compliance."
The daycare runs out of the operator's home, and is licensed to care for up to seven children.
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5/16/2012
VICTORIA/CKNW (AM980)
BC Liberal house leader Rich Coleman sounded like a red-baiting politician of the 1950's in the Legislature today.
Coleman called the NDP "communists" during a debate about his government's plan to privatize the liquor distribution system.
"I know the socialist communist thinking is that everything should be nationalized and controlled, if you had your ways you'd probably nationalize mining, nationalize natural gas, you would nationalize everything cause you don't believe in the private sector, Mr.Speaker!"
NDP Adrian Dix later shrugged off what he calls "name calling".
"If I was to say something similar in comparing the government -- which I would never do -- to extreme right political movements that are against liberty, I think they would have been up in the legislature expressing anger about that."
On liquor privatization itself, the NDP says the government has not explained how the public will benefit.
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5/16/2012
VICTORIA/CKNW (AM980)
Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Kevin Falcon says he's amazed at comments by federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, who has called the premiers of BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan "messengers" for Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The premiers have criticized Mulcair for suggesting the booming energy and resource sectors in western Canada are dragging down manufacturing in eastern Canada....Falcon says Mulcair is ignorant. "The natural resource sector is going to be a huge contributor to BC's economy, ING exports alone have the potential to generate tens of billions of dollars for the benefit of taxpayers in British Columbia and to have a federal leader, who wants to be prime minister, making those kind of comments is just shocking."
Falcon is calling on BC NDP leader Adrian Dix to "disavow" the comments of his federal counterpart.
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5/16/2012
METRO VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
A daycare operator in Maple Ridge is facing sex charges.
Police say 48 year old Edgar Hernandez of Maple Ridge is facing charges of sexual interference and sexual assault.
He's accused of touching a young girl inappropriately.
The crimes are said to have occured at a "Dragonfly Daycare" in Maple Ridge.
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5/16/2012
METRO VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
An appeal for information today, exactly three years after a local man was gunned down at the Legacy Bar in Cloverdale.
Police say Chris Whitmee was an innocent victim, just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Today in Surrey, his 12 year old daughter, Lexus, says someone must know something that could lead to an arrest. "Hopefully they would maybe see this and want to come forward and help out the situation".
She was speaking on Global News.
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5/16/2012
VICTORIA/CKNW (AM980)
The BC government has announced what it's calling a new "mining strategy" to promote growth in what is already a booming industry.
Energy and Mines Minister Rich Coleman says the plan includes further streamlining of regulations, and building partnerships with first nations.
His government hopes to see eight new mines up and running in BC by 2015.
"We're well on our way to our goal but this strategy sends an international message to the marketplace that BC this year is a partner to work with them on their investments in the province and make sure we create the jobs and the investment that we're looking for."
Coleman admits the return to the P-S-T will cost the industry some money, but so far that's not scaring away investors.
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5/16/2012
VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
The former Mayor of Vancouver, who once said he wasn't interested in financing a "location service" for hookers, is now testifying at the Missing Women Inquiry.
In April of 1999, Philip Owen said he was not in favour of offering a reward to find 20 sex trade workers missing from the Downtown Eastside, because there was no proof any had been murdered.
"I did care and I did care a lot, but the police department had a view of it and I was chair of the police board working closely with the chief. I had to get permission from the city management and city council, so I couldn't snap my fingers and make quick decisions. I had a process to go through. it would normally take quite a while and it took perhaps two or three weeks which was fairly quick."
Owen is testifying in a panel consisting of former police board members.
Serial killer Robert Pickton was arrested in 2002, and later convicted of murdering six women, but he confessed to killing 49.
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5/16/2012
METRO VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
The mounties in Surrey are looking for the driver of a red sports car involved in a hit and run last night on 150th Street near 105th Avenue.
Around 9:30, a 24-year old man was run down while trying to cross the street.
RCMP Corporal Drew Grainger says he suffered a pretty bad leg injury.
"He's since stabilized and is expected to make a full recovery. If any persons may have seen this unfortunate accident last night, if they could please give the surrey rcmp a call, at 604-599-0502."
The driver sped away from the scene, heading south along 150th Street.
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5/16/2012
VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
Unemployment will drop, retail sales will rise and British Columbia's overall economic growth is expected to climb to 3.4 per cent.Those are predictions in the Conference Board of Canada's latest quarterly report.
The board's Marie-Christine Bernard says BC's growth stems from the ongoing recovery of the U-S economy.
"What we're seeing for 2013 is an improvement in the forestry sector and the manufacturing sector."
The only negative in this latest report is an expected slowdown in the re-sale housing market, which could weaken BC's real estate industry.
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