Keeping it Real…

The north shore Burrard band is reportedly billing the tiny Village of Belcarra $36,000 for its participation in an environmental review of a $6 million water pipeline project. The Burrard band (now calling themselves the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation) says the charges are ”consulting fees”,  but to me they look  more like a shakedown.  And the governments of Canada and B.C. had [...]

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It was a tough week for B.C.’s democratic socialists. A third term flor Gordon Campbell and his Liberals must seem like a very bad dream … certainly enough to get them down. But I wouldn’t want anyone to have 1200 sleepless nights, so here’s some good news that may even give NDP supporters some pleasant dreams … and hope. [...]

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