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OP/ED: Is BC heading for its own fiscal cliff?

by Erik Andersen on 02 Jan 2013
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OP/ED: Is BC heading for its own fiscal cliff?

The Government of BC has been on a borrowing and spending spree for about eight years. A lot of this is being done using the “Public-Private Partnership” model (P3) of which the former Premier Campbell was exceedingly fond.

Parents of B.C. newborns named Liam and Emma not alone

by Nelson Daily staff on 30 Dec 2012
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It was a banner year for newborns in B.C. in 2011.

Parents naming their newborn baby Liam and Emma are not alone according to the 140th edition of the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency Annual Repor.

Liam and Emma are the most popular names for B.C. babies born in 2011 according to the annual report from the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency.

The most widely selected names for boys were Liam, Ethan, Mason, Lucas and Benjamin.

The top five names for girls were Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Ava and Chloe. In 2011, there were a total of 43,991 births in B.C., up from 43,670 in 2010.

The winter driving season is a challenge for all drivers

by Contributor on 30 Dec 2012
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Visibility can sometimes be a challenge during the winter driving season. — photo courtesy ICBC

Sadly, an average of 34 people are killed and 7,110 injured in 4,740 crashes every December on B.C. roads, making it one of the highest months of the year for crashes.

Now that the winter season has kicked into full swing on road conditions across B.C. driving can be both challenging and unpredictable. Which is why ICBC is asking drivers who will be travelling during the holidays to get prepared and adjust their driving to the weather conditions.

Growing Forward program extended for B.C. agriculture

by Contributor on 27 Dec 2012
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Growing Forward program extended for B.C. agriculture

Canada and B.C. targeted funding to support business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward agreement in the first quarter of 2012-13. Growing Forward is a five-year framework that co-ordinates federal, provincial and territorial agricultural policy.

Between April 1 and June 30, 2012, the following funding was released under Growing Forward:

COMMENT: Forsaken on Highway 16

by Andre Carrel on 20 Dec 2012
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COMMENT: Forsaken on Highway 16

Wally Oppal’s long awaited report commissioned in the wake of the conviction of serial killer Robert Pickton holds a surprise. Something had gone tragically wrong with law enforcement. How else could one individual have murdered dozens of women in one location over more than a decade without being caught?

COMMENT: How the environment is becoming the top issue for Canadians

by Rafe Mair on 19 Dec 2012
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COMMENT: How the environment is becoming the top issue for Canadians

Wendy and I, exercising a habit of some years now, are further depleting our kids' legacies and will be away until January 10, starting with 20 days in the Caribbean then 4 days in Boston visiting friends.

It’s been an interesting year in the environmental field.

Surrey cops credit citizen for helping nab Christmas Grinch

by Contributor on 17 Dec 2012
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Surrey cops credit citizen for helping nab Christmas Grinch

 

Surrey RCMP is crediting an alert citizen for helping them successfully arrest a Grinch.

On Dec. 15 around 12 p.m., the Surrey RCMP were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person going door to door in the area of 126th Street and 67B Avenue. The complainant called police after a male came to her door asking for donations to the BC Food Bank. 

Keep safe during the holiday season

by Contributor on 17 Dec 2012
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During the holiday season fire causes significant injury and cause thousands of dollars in property damage to British Columbians.

Since many of these fires are preventable, the Office of the Fire Commissioner and the Ministry of Justice are offering some basic fire safety tips, so British Columbians can enjoy a fire-safe holiday season.

Candle safety and holiday decorating

COMMENT: Time for changes to MLA pensions and perks

by Dermod Travis on 14 Dec 2012
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COMMENT: Time for changes to MLA pensions and perks

Reforms to the MLA pension plan, living allowances and meal per diems should be among the top New Year's resolutions B.C. MLAs make this season, according to IntegrityBC.

B.C.'s Grade 4 students among world's top readers

by Contributor on 11 Dec 2012
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The news shows B.C. is on the right track when is comes to reading.

Things are looking up in the education system after B.C.'s Grade 4 students were graded the world's top readers at their grade level and had the highest average score in Canada, according to a just-released international report.

In 2011, 45 countries and nine Canadian provinces took part in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), one of the world's most influential global assessments of reading literacy among young students.

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