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A Dam Big Problem: unauthorized dams built for Petronas
By Ben Parfitt. This article is from DeSmog Canada.A subsidiary of Petronas, the Malaysian state-owned petro giant courted by the B.C. government, has built at least 16 unauthorized dams in northern...
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COLUMN: Work less, live better, do better
In 1926, U.S. automaker Henry Ford reduced his employees’ workweek from six eight-hour days to five, with no pay cuts. It’s something workers and labour unions had been calling for, and it followed...
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Teck sells Waneta interests to Fortis for $1.2 billion
Fortis Inc. ("Fortis"), (TSX/NYSE:FTS) and Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”), (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) today announced an agreement under which Fortis will purchase Teck’s two-thirds interest...
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Civil Suit Alleges B.C. Blacklisting Forestry Consultant Who Warned of Timber...
This article is by Judith Lavoie, and is from DeSmog CanadaForestry has been a passion and a career for Martin Watts for 25 years, but, since attempting to point out problems with B.C.’s process for...
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Trail city council responds to sale of Waneta Dam
In a Closed Meeting held on May 23, Trail City Council discussed the legal implications associated with the recently announced sale of the Waneta Dam by Teck Resources Limited to Fortis Inc. Council...
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COLUMN: Can We Put it to Better Use?
People who deny that humans are wreaking havoc on the planet’s life-support systems astound me. When confronted with the obvious damage we’re doing to the biosphere — from climate change to water and...
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Hunter-Funded Wildlife Agency Quietly Announced Before BC Election
By Judith Lavoie. This article is from DeSmog Canada.A plan to form a new, independent wildlife management agency in B.C., which would relieve the provincial government from managing contentious...
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UPDATED: Greens and NDP Agree to Form Government
It's official: The Green Party of BC and the BC NDP have reached an agreement on managing a minority government for the next four years. For the full wording of the agreement, click this link; it...
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COLUMN: From the Hill -- Our Italian Community
Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of taking in Trail Silver City Days festivities: the pageant, the parade, and more. The people of Trail proudly celebrated their history that weekend, and that...
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Colonel Chris Hadfield to Speak at CBT Symposium
Canadian astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield thrives in change. He became an astronaut in 1992 and went on to become the first Canadian to walk in space, operate the Canadarm in orbit and command the...
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Tax Freedom Day — when Canadians start working for themselves
Canadian families celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 9 this year, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual calculations. Tax Freedom Day measures the total yearly tax burden imposed on Canadian...
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Is the Fraser Institute Misleading Canadians About Taxes? Read This and Decide.
The Broadbent Institute and the Fraser Institute come up with different figures when analyzing the "tax burden" of Canadians. There's a report produced by statistitian Richard Shillington and...
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Community Futures — Micro lending program is the heart and soul of community
Sometimes it doesn’t take much to kick-start a business or help it grow.According to a study by Intuit Canada, more than half of all small businesses in Canada get off the ground for less than $5,000...
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Editorial: On being accused of smiling because the NDP are (sort of) in power
An acquaintance recently said to me, "I guess you're smiling because the NDP are forming the government now." Actually, I was smiling about something completely non-political. Besides, I tend to be a...
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Petronas pulls out on Pacific NorthWest LNG project
In a media release Tuesday, Petronas and its partners have decided not to proceed with the Pacific NorthWest LNG project at Port Edward in British Columbia, Canada.The decision was made after a careful...
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OP/ED: Kootenay Savings Supports BC Chamber Recommendations for Fair Taxation...
Kootenay Savings supports consultation with the current B.C. government to restore the small business tax credit for credit unions – together with B.C. credit unions, Chambers of Commerce and Boards of...
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Pacific NorthWest LNG is dead: five things you need to know.
This article is by Emma Gilchrist and is fromDeSmog Canada.Malaysia’s Petronas has cancelled plans to build the Pacific NorthWest LNG plant on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, B.C., in a move seen as a...
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COLUMN: Our firestorms
For the past month, we have seen a series of wildfires race through the British Columbia interior, destroying homes, disrupting lives and damaging businesses. The BC government has already spent over...
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Report on the high and rising cost of fire services; scrap or keep the...
Rossland City Council held a special meeting on Monday, July 31, at 9:00 a.m. They just had quorum, with Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, John Greene, and Andy Morel attending. The...
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CBT's wage subsidy makes it easier to hire a student
If your business or organization could benefit from hiring a student during the school year, Columbia Basin Trust’s School Works program may be able to help you afford it. Applications for the popular...
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