Raul Pacheco-Vega is a well-known blogger and social-media consultant who can often be found live blogging at local technology-related events.

A “dangerous rock fall” has closed the Grouse Grind.

Wilf Hanni has resigned as leader of the B.C. Conservative Party, citing infighting among members of its board of directors.

Tatsuya Nakagawa once wanted to be a professional tennis player. Now, he’s the president and CEO of Atomica Creative Group, a Burnaby-based strategic product marketing company that works with manufacturing and technology firms.

On September 12, Twitterers will again be called upon to support Twestival fundraisers, but this time the cause will be closer to home.

Karen Quinn Fung likes to think of herself as a “community facilitator”. The 24-year-old Mount Pleasant resident is helping organize and will present a session on mapping at Vancouver ChangeCamp, which will take place tomorrow (June 20) at the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s downtown campus.

The Burnaby School District has shut down Marlborough Elementary School for one week, after the Fraser Health Authority confirmed today (June 16) a fifth case of swine flu at the school.

Protesters will demonstrate against the disputed results and violent aftermath of the Iranian presidential election outside the Vancouver Convention Centre today (June 14) from 4 to 8:30 p.m.

Jessica Fraser wants to connect North Americans with social entrepreneurs in developing countries. She’s one of the producers of Mobile Movement, a microfinance Web site that launched on May 26.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on the Vancouver Olympic organizing committee to help stop the Canadian seal hunt.

Facebook will start allowing its users to create vanity URLs for their profiles on Friday (June 12) at 9:01 p.m.

Rogers Wireless and Fido will begin selling the new iPhone 3G S for $199 (16GB model) and $299 (32GB) on June 19.

Nine charges have been laid against a Vancouver high-school student who was arrested after allegedly compiling a hit list of fellow students and staff at Templeton Secondary School.

The iPhone 3G S, the latest version of Apple’s touchscreen smartphone, will be released in Canada, the U.S., and several other countries on June 19.

Chris Messina applauds the City of Vancouver for endorsing the principles of open-source software, open standards, and open data.

Chris Messina advocates for an open Web. He works on the DiSo Project, is on the board of the OpenID Foundation, and helped create BarCamp.

Run-of-river power projects pose a “new threat” to some of B.C.’s most scenic waterfalls, according to a new guide to cascades and cataracts in the province.

Colleen Coplick calls herself a “professional loudmouth”. The 34-year-old is the director of social media at Wantsa.

NDP MP Bill Siksay tabled today (June 3) a motion in the House of Commons which calls on the federal government to take action to ensure that sex reassignment surgery is covered by Canada’s health system.

B.C. solicitor general Rich Coleman has ordered the RCMP in the province to immediately recall all 578 of its older-model M-26 Tasers from service.

A Vancouver high-school student is facing weapons and firearms charges after allegedly compiling a “hit list” of 117 staff and students at Templeton Secondary School, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

Maura Rodgers is an enthusiastic promoter of Vancouver’s technology sector.

The Conference Board of Canada has recalled three reports on intellectual property rights that it published last week, after initially defending one of them from accusations of plagiarism.

Independent candidate Vicki Huntington has won the May 12 election in Delta South, according to a recount by Elections B.C.

Adrian Crook is living his dream. For the past two years, the 34-year-old North Vancouver resident has been getting paid solely through his work as a game consultant.

The newly formed B.C. chapter of the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance’s Women in Technology Forum will officially mark its launch with a lunchtime event on June 2.

Shannon Lee of Toronto has won the Vancouver Film School’s first Women in Games Scholarship.

John Chow calls himself a “Dot Com Mogul”. The local blogger, affiliate marketer, and founder and CEO of TTZ Media claims he’s made millions of dollars on the Web.

Mayor Gregor Robertson and Coun. Andrea Reimer want the City of Vancouver to support open-source software and open standards.

Are you interested in putting your site on the Semantic Web but don’t know how to start?

Last night (May 13), the 2009 PopVox Awards recognized the achievements of British Columbia’s digital-media sector.

British Columbians have rejected electoral reform for the second time in four years.

British Columbians have rejected electoral reform for the second time in four years.

Tanya Annicchiarico works on the Need for Speed video games. She’s a development director for franchise talent at Electronic Arts’ Black Box studio, which will soon leave downtown Vancouver to join the “mother ship”—EA Canada—in Burnaby.

Rebecca Bollwitt is one of Vancouver’s most well-known bloggers.

John van Dongen has resigned as B.C.'s minister of public safety and solicitor general.

John van Dongen has resigned as B.C.'s minister of public safety and solicitor general.

Michel Dumontier will speak about his research on the representation of biochemical knowledge at the second meeting of the Vancouver Semantic Web Meetup Group on May 21.

The B.C. Liberals, NDP, and Greens are fighting an all-out social-media war in the lead-up to the May 12 provincial election.

The B.C. Liberals, NDP, and Greens are fighting an all-out social-media war in the lead-up to the May 12 provincial election.

NDP candidate Spencer Herbert is calling for the resignation of B.C. Liberal candidate Marc Dalton over “disturbingly homophobic comments”.

NDP candidate Spencer Herbert is calling for the resignation of B.C. Liberal candidate Marc Dalton over “disturbingly homophobic comments”.

The second annual event, organized by the Vancouver PHP Users Association, will take place on June 11 and 12 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Mélanie Courtot is helping build the Semantic Web through her work on ontologies.

B.C. Green party leader Jane Sterk envisions marijuana being sold in establishments resembling liquor stores.

B.C. Green party leader Jane Sterk envisions marijuana being sold in establishments resembling liquor stores.

A new group aims to bring together Vancouverites who are interested in the Semantic Web.

Like the NDP and the Greens, the B.C. Liberals make a few promises related to technology in their election platform.

Like the NDP and the Greens, the B.C. Liberals make a few promises related to technology in their election platform.

Even though peak oil may pose one of the greatest challenges facing humankind, neither the B.C. Liberals nor the NDP address this issue in their election platforms.