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FOI Request for ICBC

Tanjot Purewal 6637 127 Street Surrey, BC V3W 1G5 (604)445-3487 tanjot_purewal19@hotmail.com Peter Burns ICBC - Privacy & Freedom of Information 217 - 151 West Esplanade North Vancouver, BC V7M 3H9                   Dear Peter Burns,  This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act, I request that you provide me with:   A complete list of all overturned parking tickets in all Surrey parking lots that are secured   through ICBC during the year of 2017, January through December of 2017. Also would like   a number of disputed parking tickets but were ultimately upheld. If possible please provide me with the information electronically through email in any format to avoid any issues through the mail. The email I would like it sent to is: tanjot_purewal19@hotmail.com If there are any other further questions or concerns upon my request feel free to contact me at (604)-445-3487 or through...

Cell-phone use in the class-room does a lot more harm than good

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                                Connor can you please explain the answer for question number three ? Connor ? Connor... Put your phone away and please pay attention to what I am explaining to the class. If we're planning on allowing the use of cell-phones in high-school classrooms , teachers might as well just get used to that. The pure frustration that teachers will have to face on a daily basis is just one of the many issues that come with allowing the use of cell-phones in the classroom.             Photo by Brandi Campbell via Flickr              Mohit makes some decent arguments in his blog post about allowing the use of cell-phones in the classroom. Starting with how cellphones can "provide students extra information through search engines". Although that is a valid point and about the only decent argument you can make for ...

News organizations should be forced to hand over footage of illegal activity, like the Vancouver riots, to help police catch those responsible.

      Just like journalists , the police need the facts to be able to do their job. The police have a very important job that entails keeping the public and the community safe from possible threats. That is why it is important that the police have all the facts and every bit of information that can help them ultimately keep people like me and you safe. The police have every right to demand that news organizations hand over crucial evidence such as footage of any illegal activity because at the end of the day handing over that information could be the difference between putting a dangerous criminal behind bars or allowing them to freely roam the streets and be a threat to the public. In this case the Vancouver Riots that occurred directly afterward game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in 2011 in which the Vancouver Canucks were defeated by a score of four to zero in the deciding game of the series. Hundreds of Canucks fans were downtown that day as the city was playing th...

Neighbourhood Photo Gallery

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Rainy Sunday's create for a quiet and peaceful neighborhood, and a beautiful walk with the rhythm of the rainfall. A cold evening creates for an empty playground , but also the calm before the storm. Christmas spirit is in at the local neighborhood shopping center, empty but comforting. So simple yet so sophisticated. A long narrow path to more of the same. Dark nights with bright lights and shadows , nothing better than a walk through a rainy night with an umbrella.