Barefoot man given fellow rider’s shoes
A bus driver has had his faith in people restored after witnessing a rider wearing plastic bags instead of shoes given a surprising gift this holiday weekend — a stranger’s own shoes and socks.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Group objects to Canada sharing wiretap info with U.S.
Canada violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when it shared wiretaps about an alleged ecstasy trafficker with the U.S. government, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association is claiming.
Lower Mainland to score resource jobs: report
The bulk of the province’s new resource industry jobs will be in the Lower Mainland, not rural areas.
Opposition questions B.C. Premier Clark’s ties to firm
Premier Christy Clark’s ties to the private sector before re-entering politics are once against under the spotlight, after a leaked document said she was listed as “founding chair” of a private firm’s subsidiary that she has extensively promoted on trade missions since taking office.
Who Gets in on NEB Pipeline Hearing? It’s ‘Kafkaesque’ Says Planner
Among the 468 people rejected outright from participating in the National Energy Board’s Kinder Morgan pipeline hearings next year, one professional planner is calling the process “Kafkaesque” — and now questions its legitimacy altogether.
‘No Rationale Given,’ Say Rejected Kinder Morgan Intervenors
Public hearings for TransMountain’s oilsands pipeline expansion begin next January.
Premier Clark questioned over ties to TransLink lobbying
B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s transit policies and push for a referendum are being questioned after revelations she worked directly on a contract for TransLink when she was briefly partnered in her ex-husband’s lobby firm before returning to politics.
B.C. government ‘undermining’ Agricultural Land Reserve: BC NDP
BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix has called planned changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve “very disappointing.”
B.C. Premier Christy Clark didn’t lobby for Enbridge: spokesman
An anti-oil sands group is “concerned about disclosure” regarding Premier Christy Clark’s relationship with Enbridge after a document listed her as a “partner” in her ex-husband’s lobbying firm — which worked for the energy company until 2006.
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