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British Columbia News : 20 Months To BC Electoral Reform Vote
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Posted by : rycroft
on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 09:27 AM PST -
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20 Months To BC Electoral Reform Vote
Bruce Hallsor - In just twenty short months British Columbians will go to the polls. On May 12th, 2009 we get a second chance to vote YES for BC-STV. In May 2005, 57.7% of voters voted YES. Only twice before have we elected our provincial government with support that high! In 2001 when our provincial government was elected with slightly less, 57.6%, and also carried 77 out of 79 ridings, it was called a landslide. For BC-STV, it fell just short of the unprecedented 60% threshold.
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British Columbia News : 2010 Legacies Now Gift to Volunteer BC
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Posted by : rycroft
on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 09:28 PM PST -
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2010 Legacies Now Gift to Volunteer BC
Volunteer BC - Vancouver, BC - April 18, 2007 - To help build capacity within BC's volunteer sector, 2010 Legacies Now is giving its Volunteer Centre Opportunity Listings tool, a component of the online volunteer recruitment website VolWeb.ca, to Volunteer BC. Volunteer BC will work with volunteer centres that would like to benefit from this tool.
www.volunteerbc.bc.ca
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British Columbia News : Oil Tankers Still Threaten Coast of British Columbia
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Posted by : rycroft
on Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 09:46 PM PST -
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Oil Tankers Still Threaten Coast of British Columbia
Newsdaily Canada - Are you concerned about the oil drilling proposed for the Queen Charlottes which is a World Heritage Site and a very dangerous seismically active area?
Are you concerned that the EXXON Valdez disaster could happen again along our pristine coast line causing the destruction of our fisheries, incredible environmental damage and enormous economic losses?
www.Newsdaily.ca
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British Columbia News : Victoria Status of Women Action Group Update
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Posted by : rycroft
on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 09:10 PM PST -
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Victoria Status of Women Action Group Update
SWAG - January 01, 2007 - The major part of the funding problem for groups like SWAG is that we are considered "political" and cannot become a registered charity with Revenue Canada so we cannot offer tax-deductible receipts for donations. Activities that advocate changes to laws or policies (rallies, letter or email campaigns for example), are considered "political activities" by Revenue Canada. So alleviating poverty is fine -- advocating policies to end poverty is not allowed.
In spite of this, groups like the Fraser Institute, are registered charities. These "free" market think tanks that advocate that everyone must sink or swim in the "free" market, can only exist because they can beg for tax-deductible charity donations.
http://pacificcoast.net/~swag
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British Columbia News : Legal Charge Against BC and Vancouver Sewage
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Posted by : rycroft
on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 11:21 PM PST -
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Legal Charge Against BC and Vancouver Sewage
Sierra Legal Defence Fund - Vancouver, BC - Today environmentalists laid a charge against both the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and Province of British Columbia over toxic sewage discharged by the Iona sewage treatment plant in Richmond, BC. Environmental investigator Douglas Chapman laid the charge before a Justice of the Peace in Richmond Provincial Court.
www.sierralegal.org
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British Columbia News : BC Liberal Connection to Land Give-Away
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Posted by : rycroft
on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 08:25 PM PST -
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BC Liberal Connection to Land Give-Away
Newsdaily.ca - Ben Isitt - I've recently come across information implicating the BC Liberals in a give-away of 43 hectares of Crown Land next to Goldstream Provincial Park in July 2001 -- a month after being sworn into office. This land is now part of the Bear Mountain Resort on Spaet/Skirt Mountain, a property at the centre of a major controversy over protection of Aboriginal cultural sites and ecosystem encroachment. A major player in this Crown land transfer was Robert Flitton, current Residential Development Manager for Bear Mountain and a former Deputy Minister of Lands in the Bill Bennett and Vander Zalm governments. This information has been confirmed in a Land Titles search and the sources documented below, including comments by former NDP MLA Bob Williams from Hansard in the late 1980s.
http://Newsdaily.ca
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British Columbia News : BC Liberals Play Blame Game on Homeless, Mentally Ill
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Posted by : rycroft
on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 08:02 PM PST -
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BC Liberals Play Blame Game on Homeless, Mentally Ill
Bill Tielman - November 27, 2006 - The B.C. Liberal government is launching a public-relations campaign to avoid being blamed for rising homelessness and mentally ill people on the street, internal government documents obtained by 24 hours indicate.
And a group representing people with mental and physical disabilities is appalled.
http://billtieleman.blogspot.com
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British Columbia News : Sooke Hills - Coastal Oil Drilling in BC?
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Posted by : rycroft
on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 10:57 PM PST -
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Sooke Hills - Coastal Oil Drilling in BC?
Western Canada Wilderness Committee - Victoria - Please take a wee bit of time to write 2 quick, important letters: One to ensure the ecological integrity of the new Sooke Hills regional parks west of Victoria, and another to keep BC's Pacific Coast safe from dirty oil exploration, drilling, and transportation, which is being actively pushed for by Premier Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberal government. - Ken Wu, Western Canada Wilderness Committee
www.wcwcvictoria.org
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British Columbia News : Ferry Workers Call for Judicial Review Into Sinking
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Posted by : rycroft
on Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 09:30 PM PST -
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Ferry Workers Call for Judicial Review Into Sinking
The BC Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union has reviewed Captain Darin Bowland's affidavit regarding safety issues at BC Ferries and are forwarding it to legal counsel for their input and evaluation. Captain Bowland's statements confirm concerns the Union has raised over the years about operational and occupational health and safety matters at BC Ferries.
The Union is supportive of the operational safety policy review currently being conducted by Mr. George Morfitt and his team. The Union encourages the auditor to investigate the statements contained in the affidavit in the context of the overall operational safety audit.
Further given the controversy regarding safety at BC Ferries, the BCFMWU are requesting a judicial review, as per the Nemetz Inquiry, be convened into the sinking of the MV Queen of the North and a full and complete audit be conducted into all aspects of the safety management system at BC Ferries including worker health and safety and environmental impact issues.
www.bcfmwu.com
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British Columbia News : Poll: Environmental Issues Dominate in BC
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Posted by : rycroft
on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 09:31 PM PST -
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Poll: Environmental Issues Dominate in BC
Ipsos - In comparison to other issues facing your local community (e.g. health care, education, crime, transportation, etc) how important is the environment to you personally?
Comments: Six-in-ten (58%) British Columbians consider the environment to be either the single most important issue facing their community (11%) or one of the most important issues facing their community (47%).
www.ipsos.com
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British Columbia News : BC School Fee Confusion - Easy Solution
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Posted by : rycroft
on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 09:22 PM PST -
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BC School Fee Confusion - Easy Solution
BC Advocacy Institute - John Young - The B.C. Supreme Court, in a landmark decision on September 29, struck down the widespread practice of charging fees for the official education program in B.C. schools.
Since the decision, there has been widespread confusion about "school fees" and fear that the court's decision will harm our children's education due to the loss of these revenues. As a lifelong educator, and the person who brought this court action against this discriminatory and illegal policy of charging fees, I want to clear up the confusion and fear.
The court's decision is simple: anything and everything that is required for any children's course (including electives), between Kindergarten and Grade 12, is free. So there can be no course fees, no instrument rentals, and no charges for calculators, text books, equipment, necessary materials, etc.
http://www.schoolfees.ca
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British Columbia News : Effects of Conservation Covenants on BC Property Taxes
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Posted by : rycroft
on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 01:17 PM PST -
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Effects of Conservation Covenants on BC Property Taxes
Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia - August 30, 2006 - For Immediate Release - For a Salt Spring Landowner, a Conservation Covenant "allowed me to stay in the home I love. I am very happy with the program, and the costs of the baseline and other fees for registering the covenant were more than made up for in the first year's tax reductions."
When a landowner decides to protect natural areas on their property, there are some financial costs, and there are some benefits. Throughout the province, many landowners are struggling to keep natural areas on their lands, whether it is a grove of trees, a wetland or pond that is home to numerous bird species, or some other unique habitat. However, the economic costs of increasing property values leads some owners to subdivide or clear the very elements of nature that made that home special to the landowner.
www.landtrustalliance.bc.ca
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British Columbia News : Universal World Flag for Unity and Peace
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Posted by : humanbeingflag
on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 11:23 PM PST -
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Universal World Flag for Unity and Peace
David Moore - I am involved in a project.. mission for Unity and Peace. I am presenting the world with a new Universal World Flag for Unity and Peace. The PURPOSE behind this flag is to unite all beings, together with Our first common bond, which is that we are All beings. Also to GO BEYOND, COLOR, PREJUDICE, INJUSTICE and INHUMANITY to all BEINGS. You may view the flag and Purpose at:
WWW.HumanBeingFlag.com
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British Columbia News : Independent Media Producers Program
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Posted by : rycroft
on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 11:12 PM PST -
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Independent Media Producers Program
Gulf Islands Film and Television School - The Gulf Islands Film & Television School presents... The Independent Media Producers Program, Sept 17 - Oct 13, 2006. A few spaces still available in either Drama or Documentary.
A one-month, hands-on media intensive program, mentored by Canada's finest cinematographers, producers, screenwriters and editors; all working professionals and independent filmmakers. Past mentors include Velcrow Ripper (dir. Scared Sacred), Jennifer Abbott (co-dir. The Corporation) and Diana Wilson (co-dir. Being Caribou). Students create a solo short film project using Super8 or 16mm with complete creative control, followed by a longer collaborative piece using Digital Video. In less than four weeks, aspiring filmmakers progress from inspiration to manifestation on the cutting edge of today's media evolution.
www.GIFTSfilms.com
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