BC Liquor stores to accept donations for Philippines typhoon relief
BC Liquor Stores customers can support Red Cross Super Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts in the Philippines by making a donation at any of the 195 BC Liquor Stores located in communities throughout the province. These donations will help the Red Cross provide urgently-needed assistance in affected communities. This includes...
COMMENT: Harper,why we must stop the Canada-China FIPA and the deal you still don’t really know about
There are two very important things I would ask my readers to do today. First, head on over to this page. There, you will find detailed and easy to understand instructions on how to register your comments with the sadly flawed, final environmental assessment for the Canada China FIPA that must be stopped. Please do so,because...
Here's what 'my senate' would look like
What to do about the Senate? Abolishing it would put a merciful end to this remnant of royal trappings. Judging by the experience of the past few years, however, abolishing the Senate would bring us closer to a Vladimir Putin style democracy. I do not want to abolish the Senate, I want to see it restructured with a new focus...
Double the natural gas reserves, double the funds
A new report released today reveals British Columbia's natural gas reserves are more than double previous estimates. British Columbia's resource potential is a competitive advantage the province holds over many other areas of the globe competing for growth and investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG). "The global demand for...
Tips flooding in after composite sketch released of suspect in UBC sexual assaults
The BC RCMP Major Crimes Section would like to thank the public for the tips that are pouring in relating to the sexual assaults on the UBC, Vancouver campus. Since the release of the suspect composite sketch on Tuesday, Nov. 5 shortly after 12 p.m., there have been 57 additional tips of varying reliability that have been...
Bring Fracking Directly to the Premier As She Travels to Champion B.C.'s Gas Industry
On Sunday morning, activists with Rising Tide-Vancouver Coast Salish Territories set up a 15-foot mock fracking rig on Premier Christy Clark's lawn and announcing that "Because the Premier loves fracking, we figured we would save her the hassle of trying to take over other peoples' homes and bring it right to her!" says...
Liquor review creates lots of interest
Liquor, or changes to government regulations, definitely was a hot-button topic for the BC public as more than 76,255 people logged into the Liquor Policy Review website to voice their opinions. Parliamentary Secretary John Yap said the consultation process saw an nprecedented level of engagement with the public, stakeholders...
Driver's concentration, alertness and reaction time decrease with end of daylight savings time
The end of daylight savings time occurs Sunday morning at 2 a.m. Accidents happen for the next two weeks according to statistics released by ICBC. The Insurance Corporation of BC says 16 per cent increase in the average number of crashes in B.C. during the late afternoon commute in the two weeks following the end of Daylight...
COMMENT: Translating science
Even though I found it stultifying, the secondary school I attended was considered quite progressive, largely because students could elect in third year to stream their arts and science education into arts or science. I couldn’t wait to free myself of math and science. I was fine with basic arithmetic, but when teachers started...
B.C. government to study liquor in grocery stores
Beer from WalMart, wine at Save On Foods or spirits at the local corner store? Purchasing alcohol in grocery stores could be a reality sooner than consumers think as the provincial government plows though the responses from the Liquor Policy Review. "I've heard strong support for liquor sales in grocery stores and the added...
