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Who Gets in on NEB Pipeline Hearing? It’s ‘Kafkaesque’ Says Planner

April 7, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

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.

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The Tyee

‘No Rationale Given,’ Say Rejected Kinder Morgan Intervenors

April 4, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Public hearings for TransMountain’s oilsands pipeline expansion begin next January.

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The Tyee

Premier Clark questioned over ties to TransLink lobbying

April 2, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

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.

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24 Hours

B.C. government ‘undermining’ Agricultural Land Reserve: BC NDP

April 1, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix has called planned changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve “very disappointing.”

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24 Hours

B.C. Premier Christy Clark didn’t lobby for Enbridge: spokesman

April 1, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

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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24 Hours

Inuit Flood Twitter With ‘Sealfies’ After Ellen DeGeneres Selfie Funds Hunt Haters

March 31, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

A month after Ellen DeGeneres tweeted her record-breaking celebrity-laden selfie during the Oscars on March 2—now surpassing 3.4 million retweets—Samsung’s copy.5-million donation to an anti-seal hunting organization has sparked a new viral meme.

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Indian Country Today Media Network

Fraser Health to ‘respect’ religious views on vaccines

March 31, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

A measles outbreak has reached roughly 320 diagnosed cases this week, Fraser Health reported Monday, making it the worst of its kind in B.C. history.

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24 Hours

Wrongful death law questioned after Pickton fund

March 23, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Lawyers are calling on B.C. to reform its wrongful death laws in the wake of a new $50,000 fund established for each child of missing and murdered women, including Robert Pickton’s victims.

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24 Hours

Clean-tech ‘Bulls’ Battle Climate ‘Bears’

March 22, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Green businesses are cashing in, but can they reverse our warming crisis?

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The Tyee

Redford exit unlikely to impact pipelines

March 20, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Alberta’s energy minister insists the push for new pipelines from the oilsands will be unaffected by premier Alison Redford’s resignation Wednesday.

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About David P. Ball


I'm an award-winning reporter, editor, podcaster & photographer in Vancouver.

Currently freelancing, I am on the editing team at IndigiNews, and was previously a staff reporter with CBC, the Toronto Star, The Tyee, and B.C. correspondent for Agence France-Presse.

My 25 years of experience include award-recognized investigative reporting, radio and video storytelling, photojournalism, and editing.

BYLINES:
Al Jazeera. Globe & Mail. Le Monde. VICE. The Guardian. The Tyee. National Post. South China Morning Post. Times of India.

For six years I've hosted Cited Media's Addiction Practice podcast, have experience in broadcast TV & radio at CBC, and previously produced & hosted the daily Pulse news show for CFRO 100.5fm.

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REPORTING PUBLISHED IN 150+ publications internationally, reaching billions:

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• Globe & Mail
• New York Post
• Bild am Sonntag (DE)
• National Post
• Toronto Star
• Georgia Straight
• VICE
• The Province
• Jakarta Post

IMAGES LICENSED for:

• Canadian Museum of History exhibit
• Canadian Museum of Human Rights exhibit
• Museum of Anthropology exhibit
• International School of Geneva exhibit
• Canadian Centre for Architecture exhibit
• University of Toronto Press cover, Responding to Human Trafficking (J Kaye)
• University of Toronto Press photo in Remembering Vancouver's Disappeared Women (A Dean)
• John Wiley & Sons photo in Abnormal Psychology 5th Canadian Ed. (ed. G Davison)
• Chenelière Éducation photo in textbook


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