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Secret privatizations benefit Liberal donors

July 15, 2004 | 

The BC Liberal government is a good investment for corporate donors. One can’t help but wonder what influence the almost $1 million dollars donated to the Liberal party by ...

Clayoquot – one step forward, two steps back?

July 14, 2004 | 

Clayoquot is in the news again. Many people view Clayoquot Sound as victory for environmentalists and First Nations. What few realize is that the struggle continues. As with most ...

Donations – why are Canadians giving less?

July 13, 2004 | 

and by Moira Campbell, Dogwood Initiative’s Development Director Why do Americans give over twice as much to charity as Canadians? And why is the number of Canadians giving to ...

Good news for community forests?

July 12, 2004 | 

Word is coming out of the Ministry of Forests that the community forest movement may finally receive support from the government. The community forest movement had an initial boost ...

"Preservation" spin – the year ahead in land use plans

July 11, 2004 | 

Some recent news stories have provided a glimpse into the BC government’s strategy for the Land & Resource Management Plans (LRMPs) it is trying to complete before the election ...

Flathead & Crowsnest drilling rights posted

July 9, 2004 | 

The BC government has for the second time this year posted for auction the Crowsnest (Flathead and Coal Creek) petroleum and natural gas drilling rights. Earlier, the government withdrew ...

The New VI sacks political discourse

July 8, 2004 | 

On July 7, the New VI sacked all of its political commentators – Moe Sihota, Pia Shandel, Norman Spector, Briony Penn – in a mass layoff of 28 people. ...

Compliance Energy options site for coal power plant

July 6, 2004 | 

Compliance Energy owns a small coal mine near Coalmont in the Tulameen Coalfield, just west of Princeton. They are also the 75% owner of coalbed methane rights in the ...

Hillsborough acquires coal rights in East Kootenays

July 5, 2004 | 

Hillsborough Resources owns the Quinsam Coal Mine in Campbell River, on Vancouver Island. In 2003, Hillsborough teamed up with Cinergy Corp., of Cincinnatti, proposing to build a 150 megawatt ...