Posts from ‘In Depth’ - Page 26
Port Alice's woes: Is government at fault?
The Port Alice mill closure illustrates how the Liberals’ new forest schemes benefit corporations at the expense of communities. Last year’s legislative changes allowed companies to transfer tenure over ...
Coalbed methane company plans to truck produced water to Alberta
This week’s Similkameen Spotlight has three items which should interest those following coalbed methane issues. In brief: 1. A half page ad by Petrobank, the company drilling for coalbed ...
Government gambles on privatizing tax collection
BC’s media, and the legislature, have been talking about gambling this week. The government plans to introduce PlayNow, a website that will allow people to bet on sports results. ...
Oct 23 Day of Reconciliation
On October 23, 600 members of BC’s First Nations and Chinese communities are sitting down together in Vancouver at a banquet to honour their respective histories in British Columbia ...
Government ignores public opposition, approves Jumbo resort
The BC government’s approval of the environmental assessment (EA) for the controversial Jumbo Glacier Resort is just the latest illustration of their contempt for public participation. Cabinet approved the ...
Dogwood staffer runs Victoria Marathon
Moira Campbell, Development Director at Dogwood Initiative, completed the Royal Victoria Marathon on Sunday, October 10. Congratulations, Moira, on your first marathon! Race results here
Terasen Exec Acknowledges First Nations' Power
Finally, a corporate executive admits what is obvious to anyone monitoring Aboriginal issues in BC. Big logging, mining and fossil fuel companies have a major problem in BC – ...
Haida decision cracks Liberal land use schemes
Cracks are beginning to widen in the Liberal government’s land use program. Portrayed as an attempt to modernize BC’s moribund logging and mining sectors, the Liberal legislation and policies ...
Government delays Jumbo decision-you still have time to act
As we wrote in September, the government is still accepting public comments on the Jumbo Glacier resort proposed for a pristine valley in the Kootenays. That means you still ...