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Another record year for North Shore film BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
Some of your new neighbours on the North Shore in the last year may have included Power Rangers, reindeer and a robot with flailing appendages warning “Danger! Danger!”
SEVENS HEAVEN Three members of New Zealand’s national rugby team, in town for the Canada Sevens tournament, came to Hollyburn Country Club to work with students in West Vancouver’s rugby academy Wednesday. In photo, Rockridge’s Kai Toku-Contreras and Sam Clothier work on a drill. The All Blacks won the inaugural Canada Sevens event last year and will try to defend their title against the world’s best Saturday and Sunday at BC Place. Visit nsnews.com for a photo gallery. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
All three of the North Shore’s municipalities are reporting record numbers of film shoots and revenues for 2016. The District of North Vancouver hosted 122 TV, movie and commercial productions in 2016, 38 per cent more than the previous year. That brought in $643,000 in fees for general revenues, up 17 per cent from the year before. West Vancouver almost doubled the number of film permits issued to 60 and more than tripled the amount of cash it brought in from film permits, inspection and location fees, and contributions to park amenities at $175,000. The City of North Vancouver, meanwhile
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Uber could be street legal by end of 2017
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Ride sharing services will be picking up and dropping off in B.C. by the end of the year according to Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone, who announced what amounted to a legislative first draft Wednesday. “It will be here in time for the holiday season in December, of course, that is assuming we’re fortunate to be entrusted with another four years through this election,” Stone said.
Taxi companies voice concern about announcement despite plan by Liberals to cut more ‘red tape’ However, at least one observer dubbed the announcement: “an election-year stunt.” “They kind of met some of our expectations but on the other hand failed most of it,” said North Shore Taxi general manager Moonyem Mohammad.
The taxi industry can be competitive if Uber and Lyft roll into B.C., according to Peter Fassbender, the minister responsible for TransLink. Fassbender touted the province’s plan to provide cab companies $1 million to access “enhanced technology.” That $1 million is a “waste of taxpayer money,” according to Mohammad, who noted there are already multiple apps connecting passengers with cabs. The legislative plan gives taxis “exclusive rights” for street hailing and taxi stands, Fassbender noted.
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