Time to zip John Baird’s loose lips
It is hard to credit the latest statements and actions by Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird. On both Iran and Israel Baird seems to almost deliberately seek to humiliate both himself and the country he is supposed to represent on the international stage. Taking an ultra-orthodox rabbi (whose organization opposes any Palestinian...
Treaty Negotiations under microscope: FNS political executive to appear before Standing Senate Committee
The political executive of the First Nations Summit are travelling to Ottawa this week to provide testimony on the state of Treaty Negotiations in British Columbia to the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. Grand Chief Edward John, Chief Doug White and Dan Smith will appear before the Standing Senate Committee ...
IntegrityBC releases BC Conservative leader's video answers to Facebook questions
(Victoria, 9 February 2012) – IntegrityBC today released eight videos of B.C. Conservative party leader John Cummins responding to questions posed to him by British Columbians on the organization's Facebook page. Cummins responds to a variety of issues ranging from fears over a Conservative/Liberal vote split to the HST to ...
Premier declares Midway an example for B.C.
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark made an unprecedented visit to the Midway Mill, Monday, Feb. 6 to appreciate and learn from what the community has done to keep their mill running. She toured the facility, spoke to the more than 30 employees who came in to meet her and learned a lot about what it took to get the mill ...
SUMMING IT UP: Grand Forks City Council
Grand Forks City Council held a brief council meeting on Monday, Feb.6 in the City Hall Council Chambers. They discussed a variety of issues, including the need for more members in the deer committee. They also faced a contingent of more than 40 people supporting the Phoenix Mountain Alpine Ski Society. Looking for deer...
PERU: Following the great water march
It has been 7 days since the Great Water March set off, on February 1, 2012, from the heights of Celendín, Cajamarca, Peru, where the lakes threatened by the Conga [es] mining project are located. The march has unfolded practically without incidents, and is currently halfway to Lima, its final destination. Meanwhile,...
Don’t frack with our water, say majority of Canadians in new poll
The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, is facing mounting opposition across the country. A new Environics Research poll commissioned by the Council of Canadians has found that 62% of Canadians support “a moratorium on all fracking for natural gas until all the federal environmental ...
New meat inspection program planned for B.C. by 2014
The Province has completed a comprehensive review of options for provincially operated meat inspection services at Class A and B licensed abattoirs. This ensures that B.C. continues to provide the most effective, safe meat inspection system possible when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) steps back from this role. ...
SUMMING IT UP: Grand Forks City Council
Short, on topic council meetings seem to be the trend for the new Grand Forks team and their last meeting was no exception. City signs Council renewed their commitment to the Grand Forks Rotary Club’s project to create a welcome sign for the city. After several committee meetings, the design has been re-worked and they...
Dix, Mungall join students on National Day of Action
New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and the party advanced education critic Michelle Mungall joined students at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna Wednesday to call on the B.C. Liberal government to reinstate needs-based student grants. The gathering was part of the February 1 National Day of Action for post ...
