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Hume On Mining and Conflict in NW BC
Mark Hume has written a substantial article in the Globe and Mail outlining the history of resource development in northwestern BC (or here via Native News North). The article comes on the heels of the Union of BC Municipalities publicly opposing coal bed gas drilling and coal mining in the Klappan (Sacred Headwaters). It is timed nicely too with new support from Premier Gordon Campbell for a powerline up Highway 37. That line would connect the area to the BC Hydro grid and make power available for up to eight mines. Hume details the positions of the Tahltan people clearly. He notes caref...
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Tieleman, Airton, Tsakumis, King give federal leaders political advice in 24 hours Friday
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Alex Tsakumis, Erin Airton & Bill Tieleman - guess which one never bought the book!24 hours columnists have a wealth of experience in politics - so we decided to throw Bill Tieleman, Erin Airton, Alex Tsakumis and Ian King a curve ball and ask each t...
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topics: business, candidate, election, liberal, liberals
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Premier picks school in his riding for big benefit
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The scent of old-style pork barrel politics is hanging over the premier's office.The government has decided it would be a good idea to see schools threatened with closure used as community centres. The five lucky schools selected for the pilot projec...
30 views | aggregated: 10 weeks 6 days ago
topics: forestry, langley, liberals, point-grey, politics
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Former Premier Glen Clark's Daughter Layne becomes a Columnist
The last time I saw Layne Clark, it was years ago on the evening news. Her father NDP Premier Glen Clark was in the middle of a scandal so a Vancouver news crew went to the airport to meet him. Layne was just a kid and when she saw her father get off...
101 views | aggregated: 10 weeks 2 days ago
topics: ndp, premier
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Gassy Jack
"Gassy Jack" by The Evaporators (SOCAN). Video directed by Jason Margolis from the CD/LP &...
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When Jesse Was Born
Explores the turbulent, sometimes painful, and often humorous lives of one blue-collar family as the...
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A Piece of Glass
With the 2010 Olympics rapidly approaching, many people are concerned about the issue of homelessnes...
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