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Michael Smyth's column on "Recognition Cupboard" is on a BC Liberal Government website, open to the public

2012-02-12T11:34:00.000-08:00

The finance ministry has a website called “The Online Recognition Cupboard” stocked with presents, and employees don’t need formal permission to use it, according to the “Frequently Asked Questions” section on the site. Question: “Do I need my manager’s approval to recognize someone with the Recognition Cupboard items?” - Vancouver Province - Michael Smyth BC Government Website: Discounts

When the "crane" crumpled on the Port Mann Bridge the Press had trouble discerning if it was the old one or the new Bridge, turns out there's a third possibility

2012-02-12T08:49:00.000-08:00

When the news broke on the Car radio on Friday, the first report said that a crane had collapsed on the Port Mann Bridge.... not the old one, the new one..... Why oh why would the Press think that the Public would need to be told that it was NOT the old Port Mann Bridge, seeing as how the NEW Port Mann Bridge is still under construction. You'd think the powers to be would tear a page out of

1945 Comparing Apples with Oranges Hydro rates in North America to 2010

2012-02-11T16:50:00.000-08:00

1947 Comparative Prices for Electricity in North America (VPL newspaper clippings) The above is "cents per kilowatt hour sold in 1942" during WORLD WAR II The information is gathered from 56 US of A and Canadian Provinces (Newfoundland not included) ************************We have some world unrest, not economics alone, taking place two years after this study was done.

1949 West Coast Transmission came into existence and by 1955 the naturual gas "big pipeline" started

2012-02-10T10:50:00.000-08:00

Rummaging around the VPL newspaper clippings yesterday I came across a "bonus" system that was offered to those along the Big Pipeline back in 1955. I thought that it was the Westcoast Transmission Company but it turned out to be a different company altogether, something called Pacific Northern Gas, which as of December 31, 2011 was bought out by a company called AltaGas Ltd. The title of

Dagenais/Mentuck test bc rail trial

2012-02-09T11:53:00.000-08:00

Dagenais/Mentuck test bc rail trial R. v. Sipes, issue of access by media to exhibits entered at a trial ...bcjustice.com/index.php?...trial-trial...12 Jul 2011 – IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA .... The Dagenais/Mentuck test is applicable at every stage of the judicial process but must ... Sangha v. - BCJustice/Court cases/British Columbia/Supreme Court ...www.bcjustice.com/index.php?

Form for the nomination of High Commissioner: Gordon Campbell the Diamond Jubilee Medal winner

2012-02-08T22:44:00.000-08:00

Christy, have you filled this form in?

? Did you know... Birkeland Bros. Wool will be closing as of March 1, 2012. Mike, Mike McCardell ... there may be a buyer for Birkeland

2012-02-07T14:14:00.002-08:00

Small business makes up 98 per cent of all businesses in the B.C., and last year, there were approximately 391,700 small businesses operating in the province, employing over a million British Columbians.In North Vancouver, Garden Works store in Edgemont Village has had to close its doors, suddenly, in late December (2011) because of the property becoming too valuable to be a .... Garden. Maybe

In 1912 there was a BC Royal Commission on municipal governments having an Inspector of Finances...

2012-02-06T18:58:00.000-08:00

In 2011, Christy Clark came up with her NEW ERA idea of having an Auditor General of Municipalities. Just where does she get these ideas, and Why doesn't existing laws regarding the finances of municipalities, from the Royal Commission of 1912, need tampering with, by the Provincial government of today? INVESTMENT OF SINKING FUNDS. Sections 222 and 223 of the" Municipal Act" authorize the

The BC Liberals gave us the HST debt two-fold and now Kevin Falcon is saying what......?

2012-02-06T11:59:00.000-08:00

"We will have a balanced budget in 2013-14, as our prudent and conservative fiscal management will protect us from the debt-fuelled economic problems besetting other parts of the world," Falcon said in a statement. - Vancouver Sun Not only did the BC Liberals bring in the HST without mentioning one word of it during the 2009 provincial election, they then "forced" the Canadian Government to

British Columbia Major Projects Inventory 2004 to 2011

2012-02-04T23:12:00.000-08:00

British Columbia Major Projects Inventory Highlights of the September 2004 There are 29 new projects over $15 million proposed in British Columbia in the third quarter of 2004, totalling nearly $2.5 billion in potential new capital investment, if all the projects proceed. The largest projects are the LNG proposal for Kitimat, and several new listings for

Picasa allows, with a mouse, to hover over a face, and then write in a name

2012-02-04T11:47:00.000-08:00

I guess we could still do that here, put a name to a face, but not everyone on this photo is an MLA today. The photo is from "Living within our means" just prior to the 2009 Election. This fine photo was taken, I believe, from the Landslide Victory in 2001, 77 of 79 seats, possibly being set up to be used for the 2005 Election. But, here it is being used for the 2009 election. Gordon

"When the press fails to keep its distance from politicians."

2012-01-30T18:13:00.000-08:00

On July 29, 1987 one Hubert Beyer was busily writing his report from Victoria to British Columbian newspapers, and what he wrote then applies equally to today's journalists, and then some. "When the press fails to keep its distance from politicians" Victoria Report by Hubert BeyerVICTORIA - Hardly a week goes by without some social gathering between polticians and reporters covering provincial

As Christy would say, in light of BC's Economy: That's Fine by me.

2012-01-30T14:18:00.000-08:00

Sale of previously served unprotected food ... 15 (1) ... $230 (Page 65) Here's a booklet that contains every penalty, financially, that reverts back to the Province of British Columbia if you cross the Fine line: PROVINCIAL FINES BOOKLET 2011 For the operators of recreational vehicles in parking lots of Provincial Parks and/or Rest Stops or anywhere driving almost anything: Licence Plates No

Fortis BC sought from BCUC, and received, a raise in the price of Natural Gas on January 13, 2012. Why? When the price of natural gas is going DOWN!

2012-01-28T19:05:00.000-08:00

I don't open the family mail, therefore this December 29, 2011 Fortis BC item slipped under my "radar". 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (page 5 of 73) This Decision relates to an application filed by FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC, the Company) to introduce Residential Inclining Block (RIB) rates in its service territory. The filing is in response to an earlier British Columbia Utilities Commission (

(sigh) If you won the Lotto Max $50 million prize on Friday, you could buy something like this.....

2012-01-28T13:48:00.000-08:00

4898 Fannin Avenue, Vancouver, BC built in 1915 with the only thing between you and Spanish Banks is the public road and the public beaches, oh and a cliff. To the west, a forest, all the way to the BC Endowment Lands. Did I mention the price: recently reduced to $13,980,000 ( 49.274348° -123.224485°). Or this charming piece of property, 4883 Belmont Avenue, with a rustic gate, Hydro is

Now why would the gov.bc.ca be looking at this on my BBC blog on January 26th 2012?

2012-01-26T11:13:00.000-08:00

http://blogborgcollective.blogspot.com/2011/10/it-was-deputy-speakers-reading-of.html Maybe someone is about to be vindicated by the Speaker providing a Dress Code in the BC Legislature.

And if you're wondering where Christy Clark got the money to flip Campbell's old Executive out for her new Executives.....

2012-01-24T14:09:00.000-08:00

Of Premier Christy Clark three building blocks... "Families First"... it went down the tubes before June 1, 2011 because of this: Legal and civil rights advocates have joined forces against a B.C. government decision to close two jail units for girls in Victoria and Prince George. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association, West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund and Justice for Girls want a

Trials held In Camera.... What!? Secret Trial? How many have there been already?

2012-01-24T10:47:00.000-08:00

Bomb left at Hayer office was 'message'Alleged drug dealer bragged to operator Snip Before the trial began last week, Gingras applied to have it held in camera, saying his life would be in danger if proceedings took place in open court. The Vancouver Sun and Crown prosecutor Martha Devlin opposed the secret trial, saying Gingras had not provided evidence he would be at risk. Ross agreed with

Hon. R. Coleman and the Enbridge pipeline Blues, eh

2012-01-24T09:04:00.000-08:00

http://www.leg.bc.ca/Hansard/39th3rd/D10601y.htm J. Horgan: In discussions with the Premier prior to the nutrition break, there was what I characterize as a nebulous response. I'm sure the Premier felt differently about that. She had made some references to tankers traversing the St. Lawrence Seaway every day, and that was not a concern to her. She saw a possibility of that happening

Employees Who are direct relatives or permanently reside together: Basi Virk comes to mind, but who else?

2012-01-23T17:50:00.000-08:00

After the kerfuffle, or perhaps it happened during the BC Rail Trial that involved David Basi and Bobby Virk, the BC Liberal government quietly went about and rewrote the Standards of Conduct for Public Service Employees, which covered their hand picked Cabinet personnel as well. Here's a Google keyword search bc government public service standards of conduct The Google hit of interest is

Christy Clark sings from the Blues two different tunes..... one for Severances to her Staff and the other the HST

2012-01-23T12:57:00.000-08:00

They're expensive decisions to have to make as well. But we limited the number of decisions that we had to make on that as much as we possibly could. I'm advised that the rules of notice would have been something like, in some cases, up to 18 months, and waiting 18 months for change is not change. I mean, that might be....I don't know if that's how the member opposite characterizes

Vaughn Palmer "On Vacation" so says the Vancouver Sun

2012-01-23T11:11:00.000-08:00

I'm a subscriber to the Vancouver Sun. One main reason that I subscribe is because I enjoy the writings of Columnist Vaughn Palmer. I pay the price of that subscription because of Vaughn Palmer's presence, but as of late he seems to be away from his Vancouver Sun desk more often, and yet, I still pay the full subscription fee, in fact, only last month the Vancouver Sun informed me, and other

"...a Mountie decided to treat Bornmann as a witness after admitting to bribing a public official"

2012-01-22T17:33:00.000-08:00

Page 21 of 60 AKA http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=35&ved=0CDcQFjAEOB4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bcndpcaucus.ca%2Ffiles%2F09FOI%2FBinder_11_%2520Premiers_Office%2F11-05.pdf&ei=VrAcT6OTIa3UiALF6tXCCA&usg=AFQjCNGuiTd6lSRu_TW0_jXjOtOnEf_Z_Q&sig2=6ZNtKOlnt6w_E3EkSWt1Og

The latest news on the demise of the HST!

2012-01-22T16:44:00.000-08:00

BCGEU members in the Ministry of Finance: HST deal12 Jan '12 This week, the B.C. and federal governments announced they’ve agreed on a number of issues relating to the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). Of particular importance for BCGEU members in the Ministry of Finance is news the province has agreed to make job offers to its former employees who transferred to the Canada Revenue

The Province, according to Microsoft written material, is showing signs of Phishing

2012-01-22T08:54:00.000-08:00

In this morning's Province newspaper on the topic of ICBC: Nancy McKinstry, chair of the Insurance Corp. of B.C., has resigned her post, the organization has confirmed. Snip She was also the former vice-president and director of Odlum Borwn Ltd.Snip According to Microsoft's page on Phishing one characteristic of Phishing is the SPELLING: Eg. in the Province newspaper: She was also

The Second largest importer of LNG is....... South Korea

2012-01-21T23:02:00.000-08:00

If natural gas is the “wild card” in the total energy picture of North America, then liquefied natural gas (LNG) could well be the ace waiting to be played. LNG offers Canada, the United States and Mexico the chance to supplement their domestic production with relatively low-cost natural gas purchased from a diverse range of countries. The LNG infrastructure is already in place in North America,

Susan Heyes comes to mind with this: "Indeed in one early Canadian case an owner was put out of business through injurious affection but without redress since the injury was to his business and not to the land." BC Royal Commission on Expropriation 1963

2012-01-20T17:27:00.000-08:00

In 1963 I didn't pay too much attention to Expropriation Laws in BC, especially one that was reviewed by a BC Royal Commission that year, but having said that, and having seen what Susan Heyes has gone through, the loss of her customer base, having to move to another location, and then the Supreme Court of Canada turning a blind eye to justice not being seen...... you see, there's this little

Opening up BC

2012-01-20T09:38:00.000-08:00

Opening Up B.C.trek.ubc.ca/files/2010/08/OpeningUpBC.pdfFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View Prince Rupert is its Canadian heart. FACT: Prince Rupert is 16 hours closer to. Asia than Vancouver and 30 hours closer than U.S. ports. The $30 million the ... FACT: It costs $65,000 to resurface one kilometre of highway after 12 years of use – but the cost rises to $400,000 if

BC Royal Commission on the Incarceration of Female Offenders

2012-01-19T22:29:00.000-08:00

I saw a report on CBC last night regarding an allegation of a sexual assault on a female prisoner by a guard. A former female inmate at B.C.’s Surrey Pretrial Service Centre has filed a lawsuit against the province and a male jail guard who she alleges sexually assaulted her, CBC News has learned. I went looking and found this, something that was sort of hashed out in a: REPORT OF THE

Election Advisory Committee Minutes Friday, October 28, 2011 10-11:30 a.m.

2012-01-19T21:55:00.000-08:00

Page 3 of 9: Anton Boegman said that urban centers are particularly strained by the current model. He described a situation where there are 20 voting stations representing 20 voting areas in one gymnasium, where during large portions of the day 96% of the people in attendance are election officials, 2% are scrutineers, and 2% are voters. Anton reiterated that there's room for much greater

Dear BC Finance Minister Kevin Falcon, Read "Part II" on the conditions of Reinstatement of the PST

2012-01-17T23:00:00.000-08:00

Inside Story of why Gordon Campbell brought "Harmony" to the Provincial Sales Tax

2012-01-17T18:05:00.000-08:00

According to the BC Liberal Party's Biography on their former Premier: Mr. Campbell has been awarded the Simon Fraser University “Distinguished Alumni” Award and the Inter-Faith Brotherhood “Man of the Year” Award. Mr. Campbell was also granted the rare honour of being given a First Nations name by the Ahousaht First Nation in recognition of his efforts to improve the lives of First Nations

February 1978 there was a British Columbia West Coast Oil Port Inquiry, remember.... it took place Before the Exxon Valdez met its maker

2012-01-16T18:55:00.000-08:00

Oriental Nicety, formerly Exxon Valdez , Exxon Mediterranean, SeaRiver Mediterranean, S/R Mediterranean, Mediterranean, and Dong Fang Ocean is an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in Prince William Sound spilling hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil in Alaska. On March 24, 1989, while owned by the former Exxon Shipping Company....... meanwhile eleven years earlier...

If Kitimat LNG tanks, will Texada Island LNG take over?

2012-01-16T14:38:00.000-08:00

In case you missed the UPDATE to the West Coast LNG Project and Proposals, here is the UPDATE (below) and the Original.... here: As to who owns what on Canadian soil at the proposed Kitimat LNG site 1/15/10 – Apache acquired a controlling 51% stake in Kitimat LNG, with Galveston LNG (SOLD out to EOG Canada) retaining 49%. 1/21/10 – Kitimat signs MOU with ‘major’ Japanese firm after MOU with

"We already import fossil-fuel electricity from Alberta, and there are more shocks coming." - Benjamin Alldritt, North Shore News

2012-01-16T12:07:00.000-08:00

It wasn't that long ago that the news media came out with the fact that State of California claimed that BC Hydro's Powerex company didn't declare that they were selling them fossil-fuel electricity, to which Powerex counter claimed that California's statement wasn't true. Then in a local newspaper on the North Shore on January 16, 2012: "We already import fossil-fuel electricity from Alberta

Why does China need our Natural Gas when they have more beneath their own soil?

2012-01-15T23:12:00.000-08:00

It looks like the BC Liberal government of Christy Clark has missed the boat when it comes to shipping liquid natural gas off to China via Kitimat. As early as April of 2011 reports have been coming out of China announcing their intention of tapping into their own shale reserves via Fracking, one hitch though, a lack of fresh water. Maybe they'll start to tap into converting salt water into

December 2, 1926 "Review: Will Search for "Death Tree" in Heart of Africa"

2012-01-14T19:00:00.000-08:00

North Vancouver Museum and Archives has, what one could call, bizarre headlines from the newspapers of old, probably not as bizarre as to what bloggers use today. This item is 85 years old, and perhaps the source of the story died with one man's quest in Africa. Most of the stories in the Review, like most small town newspapers in British Columbia, from the early 1900's, came from anywhere BUT

Ties between BC Premier and Prime Minister is Hockey and photo opportunities

2012-01-14T09:28:00.000-08:00

A Liberal staff photographer captured the pairing with a series of engaging snaps and Clark lost no time posting them over the Internet, via her Face-book account. - Vaughn Palmer - Vancouver Sun A Liberal staff photographer.... Does that mean there are more Liberal staff photographers? Just how many more are being paid.....and is it on the BC Liberal Party dime or the the BC Government (read

Its cheaper to go to Mexico City than SFU from Victoria. CEO Elections BC Travel Expenses delivered on January 12, 2012 for November 2011

2012-01-13T12:35:00.000-08:00

I don't think its the Public's duty to fill in the missing information on a Spreadsheet, its been difficult enough doing it for Christy Clark's BC Liberal government on their Travel Expenses, but...... here's an official copy of the CEO for Elections BC. No Doctoring on my part, no Spin Doctoring on "their" part, but why would someone preparing a spreadsheet leave out the Air Fare to and from

BC Ferries Duke Point is a known factor, but the Oak Bay Ferry cancelled sailings for today

2012-01-13T07:34:00.000-08:00

Isn't it about time that BC Ferries was put on a leash? I received, from the Vancouver Sun this morning at precisely 7:14am, a news update that suggested that BC Ferries is having a problem with one of its vessels: A visit to the dedicated web site for BC Ferries, after the report from the Vancouver Sun shows this: The outstanding warning that Duke Point is still out of commission.... Yeah,

Vancouver's Shaughnessy, near where Kinsella lives, water is a problem...... but they have ways of dealing with it

2012-01-12T23:07:00.000-08:00

(8) Where a sleeve flashing is installed on a flat roof, it shall extend at least 150 mm above the flood level and on a sloped roof shall be at least 150 mm high on the short side. 150 mm = 5.90 inches Let's call it six inches, eh. In this photo, the Stacks, the vent stacks, the waste stacks have been extended by about 8 feet! Could it be that the home owner felt that there was some

Humpty Dumpty sat on the Wall, Humpty Dumpty Christy crew had a Great Fall

2012-01-12T17:18:00.000-08:00

Humpty Dumpty - Through the Looking Glass “The face is what one goes by, generally,” Alice remarked in a thoughtful tone. “That’s just what I complain of,” said Humpty Dumpty. “Your face is the same as everybody has—the two eyes, so ” (marking their places in the air with his thumb) “nose in the middle, mouth under. It’s always the same. Now if you had the two eyes on the same

"I think a stalwart peasant in sheepskin coat, born on the soil whose forefathers have been farmers for ten generations, with a stout wife and a half a dozen children, is good quality."

2012-01-11T17:57:00.000-08:00

OUCH, what a Title, but that search on Google, garnered a lot of hits, 14,300 in 0.65 seconds. This morning I was down at the Vancouver Archives, adjacent to the Vancouver Planetarium, where the latter is Pay parking, the first has FREE parking, as long as you're doing business at the Archives, researching. Vancouver Maritime and its Library, is a block away, where their parking is PAY, unless

Crude Awakening - Restarting an oil refinery after an emergency shutdown

2012-01-11T14:53:00.000-08:00

From an Annotated Bibliography Biba, Erin. "Crude Awakening." Wired 18.10 (2010): n.pag. Science Reference Center. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. The article discusses ways to save oil refineries in the U.S. after they've experienced an emergency shutdown. It explains that the process of restarting is slow and hazardous and goes into suggestions to make it go more smoothly. In reference to rebooting the

gov.bc.ca is looking at "With the BC Rail Trial over, why wasn't CLIFF called to the Stand to explain the missing timelined documents?"

2012-01-10T10:04:00.000-08:00

I didn't initiate this latest visit, but why, oh why is the Government of Christy Clark visiting my blog this morning on the topic of CLIFF (CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING SYSTEM DATABASE)....not being called to the Stand in the Basi Virk trial http://blogborgcollective.blogspot.com/2011/11/with-bc-rail-trial-over-why-wasnt-cliff.html The PAB, Trolls, or whatever they're now called, dropped by at:

In the North Shore News there was a statistical report on "Holiday drunk driver numbers climb"

2012-01-10T07:39:00.000-08:00

I was tempted to write a Letter to the Editor to the North Shore newspaper this morning, but knowing their Read-them and Shred-them attitude, I decided to just Post it here. On the topic of "Holiday drunk driver numbers climb" of January 8, 2012: Subject (which I would describe in a nutshell as): December 1 to January 1 is 32 Days, not TWO months. I'm still toiling with

Brad Marchand suspended for Five Games for Clipping (Rule 44) Sami Salo

2012-01-09T16:09:00.000-08:00

Next five games that Marchand will be missing.... Tue Jan 10, 2012 Jets Bruins 7:00 PM (H NESND) Thu Jan 12, 2012 Canadiens Bruins 7:00 PM RDS(HD), TSN, Sat Jan 14, 2012 Bruins Hurricanes 7:00 PM NESN(HD) Mon Jan 16, 2012 Bruins Panthers 7:30 PM NESN(HD) Tue Jan 17, 2012 Bruins Lightning 7:30 PM NESN(HD)

Alberta Tar Sands - go North to Alaska and Russia and then South to China's Refineries

2012-01-09T11:44:00.000-08:00

Why all of this talk of a pipeline going to the West Coast of British Columbia, when THE pipeline could go due North, cross the Bering Sea via island hopping USA held Little Diomed Island (for taxing purposes) then go to Big Diomed Island, Russia (more taxes), and then on to China.... The plant will process Aramco’s heavy crude. The world’s top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is the main supplier

".......through which 20 per cent of the world's sea-transported oil flows."

2012-01-08T10:42:00.000-08:00

From the Vancouver Province this morning, there's this story of an American warship to the rescue of a pirated fishing vessel in the Strait of Hormuz: "....... through which 20 per cent of the world's sea-transported oil flows." What if, when the pipelines containing crude oil, or LNG finally makes it from Alberta's tar sands to Kitimat .... will there be occurrences whereby the US Navy will be

Access to BC Court Records, where have all the Court's CDs gone?

2012-01-06T10:59:00.000-08:00

3. ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS a. General Rule It is an established rule that our Court is open to the public, but that access to court records must be supervised by the Court to ensure that the ends of justice are not subverted by inappropriate disclosure. Curtailment of public access is only justified where there is a need to protect a social value of superordinate importance. For instance, broad

Before the May 2009 provincial election, the HST had to be a factor, not just not on the Radar, because of this.....a report from Laurentian Bank Securities

2012-01-06T08:19:00.000-08:00

Three months before the Provincial election, this report came out: February 19, 2009 Carlos Leitao, Chief Economist Sébastien Lavoie, Economist Martine Bérubé, Coordinator The 2009 British Columbia Budget: The BC government mitigates the impact of the recession on the fiscal books The source The 2009 BC Budget delivered by Finance Minister Colin Hansen is titled towards fiscal conservatism

BC Rail Raid on the BC Legislature: Who was arrested that Sunday and then released?

2012-01-05T11:19:00.000-08:00

BC Mary says: "If you go over to my place and ask for the goods on Jasmohan Singh Bains (Court of Appeal of BC), I think you'll get a head start on who was arrested after the raids on the BC Legislature." And so I did. Here's the search link for BC Mary's Blog: The Legislature Raids Search Criteria: Jasmohan Singh Bains you'll find ten hits, that is to say TEN days of writings, jam

BC Hydro.....BC Residents pay high prices for Green IPP while Californias pay a higher price for fossil fuel generation bought from the USA to the USA (California)

2012-01-04T11:10:00.000-08:00

California's new carbon cap-and-trade regulations, which came into effect Jan. 1, will require BC Hydro's power exporting arm to buy costly carbon credits on its energy exports beginning in January, 2013, likely wiping out Hydro's primary export market and increasing the cost of electricity to B.C. consumers in the process, a B.C. energy economist said Tuesday. - Vancouver Sun While Gordon

Burnaby Lake HOV lane is not for a fast car, single occupant, middle age driver during construction

2012-01-02T10:16:00.000-08:00

Whew, the lead up to New Years Day started off in Kelowna, not much traffic till Burnaby Lake. Minor glitch at Britton Rest Stop on the Coquihalla Highway, the snowmobilers had taken over the entire parking lot (closet to the highway). I suppose that's because it was the last long weekend of the year, the snowmobilers thought that they have the right to take over the area closet to the flush

Elections BC Executive Summary on declining Voter Turnout AND the 1% versus the 99%

2012-01-02T09:29:00.000-08:00

20-Aug-2010EXECUTIVE SUMMARY on Who Heads to the Polls Across established democracies, the proportion of citizens who turn out to vote has been on a steady decline since the 1960s. British Columbia is no exception. In 1983, 71% of registered voters turned out at the polls, but since then the turnout rate in B.C. has fallen, and in 2009 only 55% of the 2.9 million registered voters cast a ballot.1

The Province (newspaper) Kelowna, sold at newspaper boxes, is old news, all for $2.00

2011-12-30T10:35:00.000-08:00

I discovered this morning, the reason why one newspaper, The Province, presents its front page only to buyers without a hint of what's inside when they are on sale at curbside metal boxes. The Front page was all about the Mayor's foster son being charged and a Santa Claus in his chair reclining advertisement along with iTunes too. Last night, the Canucks won in Anaheim, at least that's what I

ASD Code 88.1, 88.2, 58.4.1, 58.4.2, 58.4.3b aka F/V Sparta Antarctica

2011-12-28T12:17:00.000-08:00

Fishing areas from down under don't really make much sense to me, but, with the F/V Sparta having punched two holes into its one skinned steel plating, all the world is now focusing on it, and the possibility of a major oil disaster in a part of the world that would never be able to be cleaned by Man. Antarctica "88.1" is the fishing area of where the F/V Sparta has his license, and as a

My contribution to creating an IPP in every home on the North Shore of Vancouver.

2011-12-27T11:27:00.000-08:00

Date: December 23, 2011 Location: Riverway Golf Course (owned and operated by Municipality of Burnaby) Reason: Company Year end Dinner Why not talk shop, why not brainstorm, on the very last day of the year before we meet again for the daily grind on January 2nd, 2012. Christy will be doing the same thing, Thinking, and being paid handsomely for her efforts. Whereas we six, will be paid on

Lynn Headwater to NorVan Falls August 30th 2009

2011-12-26T08:30:00.000-08:00

"The Convenant" Similkameen Valley

2011-12-24T17:15:00.000-08:00

German built BC Ferries and "the Doors", can only be re-built in Germany

2011-12-23T23:21:00.000-08:00

. I've got a suggestion about the Coastal Inspiration repair job. The Coastal Inspiration was launched on August 31, 2007 and departed Flensburg on February 9, 2008, transited the Panama Canal on March 7, 2008, and arrived in Nanaimo, British Columbia at Departure Bay on March 25, 2008. Therefore BC Ferries' Coastal Inspiration, with her doors removed and slid inside and secured for rough seas

Vancouver Province newspaper has two versions for December 22, 2011 when it comes to a "thrown speech"

2011-12-22T18:29:00.000-08:00

Sometimes the news media get it right, if not the first time, then the second time around. The hard copy, had this to say: In her thrown speech in October, Premier Christy Clark said televising the proceedings of the court cases involving those accused of participating in June's Stanley Cup riot was going to be a top priority of her government. Whereas the On-line version said this,

Re-cycling the 35mm Film Canon F1 2.8 100mm lens and SpeedFinder. Don't do this in the District of North Vancouver!

2011-12-21T19:22:00.000-08:00

Long before Digital cameras came along (twenty-two years ago), film cameras were the in-thing to photograph with. These photos were taken, late afternoon, at the North Vancouver District Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge. The "two" riders, closet to the camera, are the same person, the one at top of the image made it across, and NOT by swinging his leg off of the bike at the end of his run.

ROYAL COMMISSIONS ON THE BRITISH COLUMBIA RAILWAY et al

2011-12-20T22:15:00.000-08:00

Note this along the bottom December 21, 2011: Coal mines14 The company may acquire and operate coal mines in British Columbia, and acquire all necessary and convenient land in connection with them.*************************************Eight Royal Commissions into BC Rail already, why would Premier Christy Clark call another one?But first there was this one regarding land surrounding

OOP-2011-00457 Early Christmas Presents for Premier Clark's "Premier" hired hands who JUST have to have an iPad tablet

2011-12-20T16:08:00.000-08:00

Christy Clark's Open Information on iPads via an FOI was released to the public on November 23, 2011. The Vancouver Province published it on October 4, 2011, two weeks earlier. Christy Clark can you explain why you caved in and provided Athana Mentzelopoulos and John Dyble and Dimitri Pantazopoulos and Sandy Wharf and Jennifer Chalmers and Mike McDonald with iPads at $953.33 each and a

TransLink SeaBus versus North Vancouver City Ferries, birds of the same feather, sort of.

2011-12-17T07:39:00.000-08:00

TransLink: Each ferry can seat up to 400 passengers at a time, and departs every 15 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes in the evening. http://tripplanning.translink.ca/hiwire?.a=iScheduleLookupSearch&LineName=998&LineAbbr=998 Whereas the North Vancouver City Ferries 1926 Advertisement in the "Review": North Vancouver Museum Archives The

What would the Lone Ranger have done, if he was told to remove his mask?

2011-12-17T07:01:00.000-08:00

The complaint about women wearing veils when it comes to uttering the oath of Canadian Citizenship is that the Judges, and politicians, can't see the lips moving. Why not go the way of the Lone Ranger, where his privacy as to who he really was, was protected by a mask across his eyes, the lips, readily visible. No one really knew who he was even though he had the uniqueness of having Silver

Vancouver Landscape Resources 41 Trees

2011-12-16T22:30:00.000-08:00

Vancouver Landscape Resources 41 Trees And here I thought that the only thing outdoorsy magical, in Vancouver, was MEC. Street addresses 101 to 199 West 10th, is Three Minutes away from MEC, its well worth the "hike" to see these towering, magnificent Horse Chestnut Trees, and the houses, equally towering above the street, with their Vancouver City Heritage signs aplenty. Don't

Once upon a time, there was a bc liberal who saw himself as a white stallion.....

2011-12-12T22:17:00.000-08:00

Now, the BC Liberal Party is but a Shadow, upon itself. For those asking about the Location, the Location, the Location = near Keremeos, Twenty-two years ago.

October 31, 1926.....Boxer May Be Shot to Moon * * * Many Ask for Reservations

2011-12-09T20:42:00.000-08:00

1926 The following.text, all of it, except of course for the Minutes from the City of North Vancouver (CNV), is from the North Vancouver Museum and Archives, where this newspaper is held in safe keeping. "The Review" - J.M. Bryan Publisher. Mr. Bryan decided that it was time for the North Shore to have its own newspaper.