aggregated from: Beyond Robson

With the Vancouver 2010 Games a little over one month away, the office of British Columbia's Premier is abuzz with activity in preparation to welcome the world. Provincial Government employees have been putting in a lot of overtime said Frank Aaro...

topics: bc-rail, election, premier, provincial-government, vancouver-2010

aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB].During the last provincial election, the BC Liberal Party stated in black and white that ...

topics: bc-government, bc-rail, business, candidate, concert

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

HST may spell the end for B.C. Premier. Of course, because of a tax. Not for having the lowest minimum wage in Canada, not for tearing up contracts, not for drunk driving, not for selling off rivers, not for mismanaging the economy and lying about a ...

topics: bc-rail, economy, mla, premier, tax

aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

I have spent many hours going through the DNV Council candidates' websites, answers to questions by FONVCA, and have attendedall-candidates meetings. They are all saying the same things. The incumbents are talking about affordable housing, homelessne...

topics: bc-rail, density, pollution, sustainability, transportation

aggregated from: Legislature Raids

.Judge dismisses defence application for records of Liberal insider in Basi-Virk caseBy NEAL HALLVancouver Sun - September 14, 2009 10:28 AMVANCOUVER - In her last ruling as the long-sitting judge in the Basi-Virk political corruption trial, Justice ...

topics: bc-rail, election, liberal, liberals, political

aggregated from: Bill Tieleman

Outgoing Justice Elizabeth Bennett is scheduled to rule on a defence application to gain access to the private records of BC Liberal Party insider Patrick Kinsella at 9 a.m. on Monday September 14 at BC Supreme Court.Kinsella, the BC Liberals' 2001 a...

topics: bc-rail, election, investigation, liberal, liberals

aggregated from: Legislature Raids

.v. rail road ed, rail road ing, rail roadsv.tr.1. To transport by railroad.2. To supply (an area) with railroads. or obstruction3. Informala. To rush or push (something) through quickly in order to prevent careful consideration and possible cri...

topics: bc-government, bc-rail, election, liberal, liberals

aggregated from: Legislature Raids

.I've been wondering if other people have recently had a feeling that something is hugely wrong, we don't know what, but we're almost holding our breath, silently waiting for the big explosion. Or the big BC Rail Trial. Something that will unlock the...

topics: bc-rail, school-board

aggregated from: Legislature Raids

.A comment from Lynx:This is a really interesting excerpt to read from an article on Glen Clark's trial, especially in light of how the BC Rail case is proceeding...or not proceeding. It was written by Neal Hall in November, 2001. In 2001, Police we...

topics: bc-rail, crime, investigation, premier, supreme-court

aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

In looking at the daily revelations surrounding the Liberals, the deficit, and the Budget - not to mention BC Rail - I'm left to wonder just what is going on. A deficit that was sold to voters as no more than $495 million suddenly balloons to a mini...

topics: bc-rail, election, liberal, liberals, translink