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BC MLAs cash in, while working poor keep waiting

In one of the more ludicrous announcements to come out of Victoria in recent memory, a government-appointed panel has decided that BC MLAs should get a 29 per-cent pay increase. Even more laughable is the panel’s decision to give the Premier an even bigger increase, with a 50 per-cent pay raise.
The report found that while […]

Posted 04 May 2007 † Jeff § Politics ‡ Comments (0)

Elk Mountain needs your help right now!

No one denies the necessity of logging, which is a critical piece of the BC economy. However, the current clear-cut practices used by most logging companies cause well documented long term environmental damage. Combine that with one company’s plan to log a popular recreation area near Chlliwack… well, its clear that logging companies need to […]

Posted 01 May 2007 † Jeff § Politics § Environment ‡ Comments (0)

Meeting the BC blogging community

There seems to be very little available in the way of blogging resources specifically aimed at folks from British Columbia. There are a couple of sites I’ve found — The Tyee, for example — that have listings of BC weblogs, but they aren’t really well organized, and provide little or no information about the site.
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Posted 03 March 2006 † Jeff § General Commentary ‡ Comments (0)