Christy Clark's Proposed Societies Act Overhaul Is Breathtakingly Stupid
Environmental non-profit groups better watch their step because they're in the cross-hairs. Premier Clark is handing the legal hammer to Enbridge, Kinder Morgan, ExxonMobil, Koch, Encana, Chevron, Sinopec, Suncor and the entire B.C. LNG sector to tie non-profits up in court for years. READ MORE
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Site C Dam Proposal Puts Treaty Commitments to the Test
B.C. First Nations chiefs recently travelled to Ottawa to urge the federal government to pull the plug on the costliest infrastructure project in the country. READ MORE
Thanksgiving in the Jumbo Republic
The continuing saga of the Jumbo Glacier Resort symbolizes all that is wrong with British Columbia’s politics and economy. Where else but in Jumbo would we find a mayor without residents, a town without homes or a ski hill without investors? Welcome to the Jumbo Republic! READ MORE
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New Maps Reveal B.C. Has Enough Geothermal Potential to Power Entire Province
At a time when B.C.’s politicians are considering flooding the Peace Valley for the Site C hydroelectric dam, a new project by the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association says the province could be sitting on a figurative gold mine of power with low environmental impact. READ MORE
Ktunaxa Chief Willing to Go to Jail to Stop Jumbo Glacier Resort In Sacred Spiritual Place Qat'muk
There is steel behind Kathryn Teneese’s smile as she describes her nation’s unwavering commitment to continue fighting against plans for a European-style ski resort in the remote valleys of the Purcell Mountains — the Ktunaxa Nation’s spiritual centre. READ MORE
When it Comes to Jumbo Glacier Resort, All Questions Lead Back to Minister Bill Bennett
During the last decade, as Jumbo Glacier Resort’s plans for an all-season ski resort in the Purcell Mountains wilderness have inched their way through a labyrinth of controversy, protest and legislation, proponents have had a powerful ally in Victoria.
Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett, the often-outspoken MLA whose East Kootenay riding is south of the Jumbo site, has been instrumental in many of Glacier Resort’s steps towards approval and, in the nearby community of Invermere, almost all conversations about Jumbo include references to Bennett. READ MORE
Postmedia Could Soon Own Almost Every English Newspaper in Canada: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Postmedia has struck a $316 million deal to buy 175 of Quebecor’s English-language newspapers, specialty publications and digital properties, including the Sun chain of papers, according to a report in the Globe and Mail this morning.
If it passes regulatory hurdles, the deal will mark a step further down the path of media concentration in Canada. r0