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PETERS – We’ve spent eons trying to harness fire, but we still can’t control it

May 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

EVER SINCE humanity learned to harness the power of combustion, we have found it very useful. Fire gave us heat and light, allowing us to exist comfortably in the night time [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Will government give British Columbians break at the pump?

May 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

Debate during Question Period in the Legislature on Thursday, May 17, 2018 between North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite of the Liberals, and Premier John Horgan. J. [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Anonymity is not enough for security on apps

May 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

YOU CAN SET your privacy settings on apps so that personal data is not shared. But even anonymous data can threaten security. Take the case of the fitness tracking app [Continue]

NORTH SHORE BIA – Lots can be done about social issues on the street

May 17, 2018 // 1 Comment

By JEREMY HEIGHTON Executive Director, NSBIA PLEASE INDULGE me in a bit of an opinion piece this week. I’ve spent some time talking with many members of the BIA and [Continue]

BEPPLE – Time Milobar took his job as environment critic more seriously

May 16, 2018 // 5 Comments

NORTH THOMPSON MLA and Opposition Environment Critic Peter Milobar made me smile this week with his proposal that Greater Victoria MLAs not receive a per diem meal allowance [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Cannabis: ‘We don’t see the government trying to sell sofas’

May 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

Excerpts from comments by Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar on Monday, May 14, 2018 during debate on Bill 31, Cannabis Distribution Act, second reading. P. [Continue]