B.C. workers benefit from minimum wage increase
B.C.’s minimum wage will increase to $9.50 on Tuesday, Nov. 1. At the same time, the minimum wage rate for liquor servers will increase to $8.75. This is the second increase to the minimum wage this year, and follows the announcment to increase minimum wage in three stages to $10.25 by May 1, 2012. Non-hourly […]
IntegrityBC launches “Who really runs BC?” campaign--Liberal donor Pattison Outdoor refuses to run transit ads
IntegrityBC has launched the first phase of its “Who really runs BC?” campaign with the unveiling of the transit shelter ad Pattison Outdoor doesn't want British Columbians to see. In launching its campaign to reform BC's election finance laws, the non-partisan organization is calling for a ban on corporate and union funding...
Trick-or-treaters down to lowest number in 23 years
Canada may see the lowest crop of trick-or-treaters in more than 20 years this Halloween, and it won’t be due to lousy weather or financial uncertainty, according to Statistics Canada, the Vancouver Province reports. Instead, the government agency said those who give out candy will have plenty of leftovers this year because the number of […]
Legalize marijuana sales, say B.C. experts
A high-profile political campaign has been launched to “end the cannabis cash cow of organized crime,” the CBC reports. A group of B.C. police officers, health professionals, legal experts and academics is calling for the legalization and regulated sale of marijuana. Called Stop the Violence, the group includes former B.C. Supreme Court justice Ross Lander […]
Kudos to Harper for shipbuilding methodology
It’s as much a tradition as Hockey Night in Canada: awarding federal contracts on the basis of political seats, powerful clout and, in essence, attempts to bribe voters. I saw that personally while covering Parliament Hill, when Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney overruled all technical assessments and recommendations...
Canada Post moves forward with new B.C. processing facility
Canada Post is investing $200 million in a new multi-purpose processing facility and related equipment to improve the flow of mail in B.C. The plant at the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond will process letters, parcels, packets and advertising mail all under one roof. Building a processing facility at the Vancouver International Airport is a […]
Occupy Surrey: George W. Bush met by War Criminal Welcoming Committee
On October 20th, former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were invited by Mayor Diane Watts, the Surrey Board of Trade and Surrey City Council to speak at the Surrey Regional Economic Summit. Each former President was given $150,000 for their appearance, while the attendees paid an astonishing $599 each to...
COMMENT: The costs of being aboriginal in BC
Being First Nations in BC comes at too high a price. We all know the statistics: dismal success at (white) school; endemic poverty on and off reserve; half the prison population despite being only three percent of the Canadian population; high incidence of sexual abuse; the too high a percentage of children in care; high...
COMMENT: Hope, anger, courage: Day One of Occupy Vancouver
A global call was put out for a day of action on October 15th, 2011. Inspired by the swelling movement at “Occupy Wall Street” and hundreds of similar protests around the world, Vancouver residents answered the beckon. This morning marked the inception of Vancouver’s Occupy Movement with thousands converging at the Vancouver...
Prince George police arrest 21-year-old alleged serial killer
The Prince George RCMP announced that a series of homicide charges have been laid in connection with one investigation dating back to 2009 and two investigations from 2010. These charges are the result of a 10-month coordinated investigation called Project E-Prelude, a joint investigation led by investigators from the North District Major Crime unit and […]
