Honorable Jim Abbott retiring. After being a politician for nearly twenty years, the Honorable Jim Abbott, MP, has announced he is retiring from the political arena and... [Read more]
“Supporting students, serving communities”. Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Government of Canada that provides funding for non-profit organizations, public-sector... [Read more]
Canada-British Columbia partnership creates jobs, stimulates economy in Elk Valley. BC Liberal Government Caucus. Residents from Fernie and Sparwood will benefit from federal... [Read more]
Shanghai code approval opens up market to Canadian wood. Ministry of Forests and Range. Shanghai’s approval of a new wood-frame building code is a major step forward... [Read more]
European consumers warned that trade deal with Canada could be used to weaken GMO regulations. by Council of Canadians. An alliance of Canadian groups is warning European... [Read more]
SaveOurNet.ca coalition urges action to save the open Internet in Canada. by Canadian Federation of Students. The SaveOurNet.ca coalition, a broad alliance of groups fighting... [Read more]
Just a week ago Canada’s health minister, Leona Aglukkaq, said that flu vaccines would not be rushed. “We will not skip a step to get the vaccine out into the... [Read more]
Action alert – Support Bill C-447 for a Department of Peace in Canada. Council of Canadians encourages everyone who is interested in a Canadian department of peace to... [Read more]
Shawn Buckley, constitutional lawyer and president of Natural Health and Products Protection Association (www.nhppa.org) explains that Bill C-6, the Consumer Protection... [Read more]
Action alert: oppose the Canada-US procurement deal now being negotiated. by Council of Canadians. Canadian and American trade officials are right now discussing a bilateral... [Read more]
Show us the “Buy American” deal before signing it, demands Council of Canadians. News of an imminent Canada-U.S. procurement agreement that would carve out exemptions... [Read more]
Parks Canada set to begin Redstreak Mountain prescribed fire in Kootenay National Park. by Parks Canada. Weather permitting, Parks Canada will begin operational activities... [Read more]
by Canadian Coalition for Health Freedom – A tremendous victory for sanity in a world gone crazy happened in the Canadian Senate yesterday. Liberal Senator Joseph Day... [Read more]
AFN national chief issues statement regarding H1N1. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo issued the following statement today regarding the H1N1 situation... [Read more]
The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the Campbell government to cancel the HST agreement with Ottawa. “At a time of great economic uncertainty, when BC is losing... [Read more]
Liberals plan to give portion of PST revenue to Feds in new HST. BC Conservative Deputy Leader, Chris Delaney, says he believes the BC Liberal government may be planning to... [Read more]
Privacy commissioners urge caution on expanded surveillance plan. Parliament should take a cautious approach to legislative proposals to create an expanded surveillance regime... [Read more]
Governments of Canada and B.C. invest $14M in jobs. An investment of more than $14 million through the Community Adjustment Fund and Job Opportunities Program will help organizations... [Read more]
September 15, Invermere – In June 1985, a group of prominent Canadians, including Maude Barlow, Farley Mowat and Margaret Atwood, met in Ottawa to share their concerns... [Read more]
Restaurant owners say the HST will significantly hurt their business. The vast majority of restaurant owners — 91% — say a harmonized sales tax in British Columbia... [Read more]
Harmonized Sales Tax to boost investment, job creation. British Columbia intends to harmonize its provincial sales tax with the federal Goods and Services Tax effective July... [Read more]
Press release – Governments of Canada and B.C. invest $60M in jobs. A $60-million commitment will help the Job Opportunities Program create immediate employment and... [Read more]
July 1 – Celebration of this Canada’s birthday is always a big deal in the Columbia Valley and plans for July 1, 2009 are no different. … [Read more]
The so-called ’swine flu’, which the World Health Organization calls H1N1 type A seasonal influenza, seems to be back on stage again — this time with a rather... [Read more]
