This story apparently has no end.
The plot gets thicker by the day…but finally…THE SMOKING GUN!
If any of you were thinking that there was no reason for Dr. Penny Ballem to either be fired or resign, keep reading.
I can confirm today, that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), fed up with the lack of a [...]

The controversy over the January 21st firing of the city’s Chief Electrical Inspector has now hit a crisis point.
I can confirm today that, last month, when Dr. Ballem was asked by local reporters why Ark Tsisserev, a nationally recognized life safety expert was fired after a stellar career at the City of Vancouver, her response, [...]

Through the weekend and beginning of this week, I’ve been listening to a variety of different voices from City Hall. To describe the morale of city staffers as being at an all-time low, is to understate the case by a country mile. More so, the concerns from some very dedicated and qualified people about the [...]

In the ongoing saga of failed political worker, PR bluffer and Vision Vancouver millstone, Jonathan Ross, we discover yet another disturbing trend: The race card. Mr. Ross went to great lengths after the last Vancouver municipal election to pretend that his candidate, Kashmir Dhaliwal, lost because he is Indo-Canadian. This is a pattern for some, [...]

After breaking the story last week about how there was a great coincidence between the firing of a long-standing and highly respected City of Vancouver employee and his freshly lodged observations about a potential for fire alarm safety issues at the Olympic Village, much has transpired.
Firstly, I received a package of some twenty plus pages [...]

Some time ago, I read in the Province newspaper of how Vancouver Police Department Chief Constable Jim Chu had announced that the VPD were going to toe a soft line on protesters. I thought then, as is confirmed now, that when you make these kinds of incredibly stupid, politically-correct statements, they come back to haunt you.
Big [...]

There was a necessity for redemption, until about the magical moment Rick Hansen entered the Olympic opening ceremonies; I thought we might have repaired ourselves in the eyes of Canadians. Might.
You’ll notice I mention, CANADIANS. For there cannot be an objective opinion which will resonate that the opening ceremonies were anything but pandering, cliché accommodation [...]

I received a very pleasant note from an official with General Electric yesterday afternoon. She was extremely pleasant, very polite and incredibly helpful.
She has provided MOST answers related to issues I raised earlier this week and promised to return today with others. She is in Michigan and the time difference precluded more immediate answers, but [...]

In the fallout from the January 21st dismissal of nationally recognized and highly respected Vancouver Chief Electrical Inspector, Ark Tsisserev, are some very compelling reasons to believe the endless accusations that Vision Vancouver have allowed City Manager Penny Ballem, who they hired just over a year ago without an open process, to politicize the city [...]

On Saturday night, last, the Friends of the Bloedel Conservatory held a sold-out dinner which was attended by 400 people from all walks of life (even though they had demand for an extra 200 – 300 tickets).
Some interesting notes from the event and about this issue:
1) On the eve of the event, Mayor Gregor [...]