BC Hydro has announced it has selected the first group of 19 projects to be awarded electricity purchase agreements under the Clean Power Call. Combined, the projects will... [Read more]
March 18 webcast – All across British Columbia, people are talking about the HST. They are angry and frustrated that the BC Liberal government seems to be turning... [Read more]
It’s time to change the clocks again this weekend – forward, this time – and since we are likely going to lose some snooze, we may be shuffling around in a bit of a... [Read more]
As of December of 2010 no passenger on a Canadian airline who is flying to a US destinations, or even over US airspace enroute to another destination, will be allowed on board... [Read more]
HST report: giant leap forward for investment, jobs. Ministry of Finance. Sales tax harmonization and corporate tax cuts will increase capital investment by $14.4 billion... [Read more]
Snowpack and water supply bulletin. Ministry of Environment. Environment Minister Barry Penner says there has been a decrease in snowpacks across the province over the past... [Read more]
29 per cent BC Hydro rate increase a hidden tax on consumers: Macdonald. Tuesday’s BC Liberal budget contains an unfair and hidden tax on consumers by forcing at 29 per... [Read more]
Stats for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are mind-boggling, what with medal counts, visitor counts, etc. as people from every corner of the globe played and cheered for... [Read more]
Record audience peaks as overtime goal sends nation into frenzy - Canadians consume 1.25 billion hours of Vancouver 2010 coverage - 2010 Winter Games audiences 138% higher... [Read more]
It would seem that at least two people are happy with Colin Hansen’s ‘stay the course’ budget – Mr. Hansen himself and John Pankratz, FCGA, the President of the Certified... [Read more]
Anger about the BC Budget has exploded from the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association. CFRA Western Canada Vice President, Mark von Schellwitz has taken aim at... [Read more]
While BC Government Finance Minister is smiling about his ministry’s commitment to health care, the Health Sciences Association of BC, the union that represents 16,000 diagnostic,... [Read more]
BC Budget 2010 was released in the BC Legislature the afternoon of March 2 by Finance Minister Colin Hansen. The following are highlights of the budget. by BC Liberal Party.... [Read more]
With the last Olympic hurrah having faded into the history books and the ink barely dry on BC Finance Minister’s Budget, the province came back down to earth today with... [Read more]
A Budget that benefits nobody but the Liberals. by Dean Skoreyko, BC Conservative Party. The new BC Liberal budget is another step in the wrong direction for this government,... [Read more]
Macdonald defends farmers’ market coupon project. BC Liberals cut funding that provided fresh produce to low-income families. In his response to the budget speech yesterday,... [Read more]
BC Liberal budget all about service cuts and the HST. British Columbians need a government that will focus on strategies to promote economic recovery, but instead the BC Liberal... [Read more]
This video trailer was released January 29 on YouTube by producer Liz Marshall. It’s timely release is now followed by a BC Government review of the Water Act (see... [Read more]
Budget 2010 – building a prosperous British Columbia. Ministry of Finance. Setting the foundation for decades of renewed economic growth, protecting vital services,... [Read more]
Some 2010 Winter Games trivia. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games has not only left British Columbians with a powerful and enduring legacy, it has provided one of the defining... [Read more]
The pride and gratitude of all Canadians is due to the members of the Canadian Olympic team for their incredible performances at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games! Their 14 gold... [Read more]
Pacific leaders take action on clean energy, transportation, ocean conservation. On February 12, 2010, leaders from British Columbia, California, Oregon and Washington state,... [Read more]
“Millions of people, from royalty to your next door neighbor, travel the world over to ‘feel’ bear country, often because their own bear country is gone”... [Read more]
MLA Macdonald responds to BC Liberal Throne Speech. Following the presentation of the BC Liberal Throne Speech on Tuesday, February 9th, Columbia River – Revelstoke MLA... [Read more]
