October 29, 2010 - 10:49 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
These kinds of images provided by CTV are deceiving and fail to give the entire picture about the state of affairs within the local cab industry.
Every year around this time, CTV does a story about how the local cab industry is not serving the public well, and how there are not enough cabs on the road. The latest two installments of this annual series can be found here and here.
But as per usual, their analysis is slanted towards the sensational, and the depth in which they cover the issue is a centimetre deep.
Here are some realities when it comes to the local cab business.
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October 1, 2009 - 10:08 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Cinderella may have to go home early, but many living in Vancouver still want to have a drink.
Later hours for serving alcohol at restaurants are coming to Vancouver, as a staff report that will be presented to Council next Thursday will suggest extensions to 1am on weekdays and 2am on weekends.
To this, I say it is about bloddy time, and hallellujah.
I just had a cousin in town from Montreal, and upon finishing a movie late at about 12:15 on a Tuesday, he was shocked at our inability find a restaurant where we could go for a late-night snack and a beer – in downtown Vancouver, no less.
There seems to be complete unity on passing these staff recommendations, as evidenced by Suzanne Anton’s simple and effective quote on why things need to change:
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