GINTA – Why our province’s forests could use a Lorax or two
IT WAS ON a very rainy early day of spring that, being half-way through the book beautifully titled ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’ by Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books, 2016), [Continue]
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KNOX – With the provincial election about to begin, let the muck fly
I PLOPPED DOWN in front of the television, only to be confronted by a commercial featuring a wild-eyed man with horns growing out of his head. “The NDP’s John Horgan is [Continue]
FORSETH – Twigg says, ‘I can promise you it won’t be a boring campaign!’
WELL IT SEEMS like the B.C. Conservative Party leadership announcement ended up being much ado about nothing — perhaps? Maybe so, maybe not, as the leadership (being the [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Tax loopholes: the good, the bad and the ugly
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE between a tax break and a tax loophole? Tax breaks are legitimate deductions that I make and loopholes are shady tax dodges that others use. [Continue]
FORSETH – B.C. Liberal government doesn’t even know where rural B.C. is
A RECENT B.C. Government News post from Donna Barnett (Ministry of State for Rural Development), indicated, “Province accepting applications to Rural Dividend Fund [Continue]
McQUARRIE – ‘The public has moved beyond their government’
May 9, 2017 – BC Liberals lose election. Confirming what many predicted would be a tight race; John Horgan leads the NDP to a victory of sorts with a minority [Continue]
