Alberta, New Brunswick ranked best provinces for mining investment; Finland No. 1 worldwide while Quebec drops out of top 10
The Fraser Institute Alberta has unseated New Brunswick as the best place in Canada for mining investment while Quebec continues to lose the confidence of the international mining community, according to the annual global survey of mining executives released today by the Fraser Institute. Alberta ranks as the top province, ...
COMMENT: At $18.2 million, election campaigns don't come cheap in B.C.
They're off. The start to B.C.'s official pre-campaign period for the 2013 election campaign is well underway. Day one of the pre-campaign would have been an easy miss, coming as it did on the same day a meteor crashed to earth and the Canucks fell to the Dallas Stars. Heck, Elections BC didn't even post a news release...
Liberals setting next government up for failure, say independent MLAs
Independent MLAs say the current government is putting a stranglehold on the post-election government by deliberately cutting short funding supply for operations. In a statement released this week, the four independents say that no government in the past has taken this approach in advance of an election. "We are calling on ...
LETTER: IntegrityBC recommends platform commitments for all parties before election
IntegrityBC has released a letter that it has sent all 24 registered political parties in the province detailing a series of recommendations on electoral reform and government accountability for each party to consider putting forward in their respective platforms for the May 14th general election. The letter has also been...
Liberal minister decides to not seek re-election in May
Pat Bell, MLA Prince George-Mackenzie is thanking his lucky stars an xray found a potential dangerous health problem that has forced the B.C. Jobs Minister not to seek re-election in the upcoming BC Election. “Last fall I underwent a series of medical tests that were initiated to check for possible pneumonia," Bell said in ...
Honda Civic SiR 2DR tops the list of cars thieves like the most
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) recently released its annual list of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Canada. This year there is a new, but returning, hot target for thieves – the 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2DR. In fact Civics take up the top two places in this year’s list. Civics have always been high on the ...
COMMENT: Why this problem can’t be buried
Twenty-five years ago, after consensus on the reality and impacts of manmade climate change led to the formation of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, western governments had two choices. They could either stop subsidising fossil fuel industries and invest the savings in promoting energy efficiency and renewable...
Health Science Union, B.C. Gov strike up tentative two-year deal
A two-year tentative labour agreement has been reached with the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association. "This agreement keeps patients needs at the forefront by ensuring service stability," said Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid. "News of today's tentative agreement means that we have now ratified or reached ...
Two Vernon women face drug trafficking and possession charges
Two Vernon women are facing cocaine trafficking and marihuana possession charges after a police dog search revealed a large quantity of crack cocaine, marijuana and oxycodone. The Central Okanagan women were pulled over by a RCMP Traffic Services patrol team after the vehicle was observed travelling at a speed notably below...
A Smart Meter bombshell?
Surrey-Whiterock MLA Gordon Hogg’s office just released information that is being welcomed by the many thousands of British Columbians opposed to the forced installation of wireless smart meters. Mr. Hogg’s office reports that last Wednesday, Energy Minister Rich Coleman advised that individual home owners who continue to...
