Williams Lake man arrested for additional violent offences against women
Ed Note: The following is a press release issued by RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk: An April 2013 Smithers investigation into an incident of forcible confinement in a vehicle, has led to several more victims being identified in the Williams Lake area. The alleged incidents predate the Smithers BC matter and spanned from 2007 to 2012...
Garden of Wisdom: The "Cabbage of Choice"
The “Cabbage of Choice” I’m not sure if it’s just our growing area, but Ladner has what I would describe as an abundantly healthy population of Small White butterflies. So many so, that most years I don’t even bother growing Brassicas. The butterfly (Pieris rapae), lays a single tiny yellow egg on the underside of a Brassica...
VIDEO: Kinder Morgan, Coal Ports could turn Vancouver into 'Carbon Corridor'
Check out this new video from the Wilderness Committee and Vancouver filmmaker Dan Pierce, titled "Save the Salish Sea: Protecting an Ecological Gem from Fossil Fuel Extraction." The 5 min film details the government and industry vision to transform Vancouver into a "carbon corridor" to export fossil fuels to new markets....
Enhanced intellectual property protection for medicines will help Canada with trade agreements
The Fraser Institute Canada’s protection of intellectual property in the pharmaceutical industry falls short of international standards and could hinder its ability to negotiate new free trade agreements with the European Union and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, argues a new report from the Fraser Institute, an independent,...
Forty people still missing after train derails in Quebec
The Huffington Post LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — About 40 people were still missing a day after a runaway train derailed in Quebec, igniting explosions and fires that destroyed a busy downtown district and killed five people. Police said a higher death toll was inevitable, and authorities feared the number might soar once they're...
Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations balances the needs of patients with the safety and security of all Canadians
Editor, The Nelson Daily While the Courts have said Canadians must have reasonable access to a legal source of marihuana for medical purposes, the Government of Canada believes this must be done in a controlled fashion in order to protect public safety. On June 10, the Government of Canada announced the new Marihuana for...
Wildfire season gets early start in BC north
While the southern part of the province deals with soggy soil, the Northwest Fire Centre is dealing with the start of fire season as eight new wildfires started thanks to lightning that moved through northern B.C. Five of the fires are in the Cassiar Fire Zone and three are in the Skeena Fire Zone. All eight fires are less ...
Out of Left Field: Premier's response to Alberta flooding lukewarm at best
I was a little startled to read Premier Christy Clark's press release regarding Alberta flooding (see below) - there was no mention of flooding in B.C., no pledge of mutual assistance, nor any statement speaking to assistance already en route ... really, no information at all - I could've been more enlightened by a two-minute...
Summer health care forecast: Slowdown with risk of increased sluggishness
By Nadeem Esmail and Bacchus Barua, The Fraser Institute Get ready for Medicare’s annual summer slowdown, where the forecast calls for possibly poorer than usual service levels. Every year, provincial health care systems across Canada dutifully reduce the volume of services they provide in preparation for the summer vacation...
Working until June 10 to pay for a 'civilized society'
By Charles Lammam and Milagros Palacios, The Fraser Institute “Taxes,” according to the famous quote attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., “are the price we pay for a civilized society.” Fair enough. But Holmes didn’t put a price tag on the notion of a civilized society. How much are you willing to pay? Or put another way,...
