aggregated from: Vancouverite

Is it just me or does a non-hunger strike really have nothing to do with homelessness? Vancouver's 2nd most annoying Member of Parliament is taking her turn in a week-long hunger strike to raise awareness for homelessness in the 2010 Homelessness Hun...

topics: premier, strike

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: Beyond Robson

Mind your manners during the 2010 Games. No sir, I shall not.Power outage stops Olympic countdown clock. Symbolism!Campbell planning for one-meter sea level rise. The worst part of which is, he will be probably still be the premier. Lack of economic ...

aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

Canadian Chamber of Commerce in HK s response to Harper s China visit (released to CIV on Dec 6):Andrew Work of Canadian Chamber of Commerce in HKCanadians doing business in China hold similar values to Canadians in Canada. Where there may be a diffe...

topics: business, economy, investment, olympic-games, premier

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: GungHaggisFatChoy

Toddish McWong's inaugural 7 day visit to ScotlandI am now back in Canada. It was an incredible learning experience for my first trip across the Atlantic to one of the most important cultural and historical ancestral homes for this country called ...

topics: mayor, museum, park, poet, premier

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].The BC Liberals often claimed that economic development and management are their strength...

topics: 2010-winter-games, business, candidate, economy, election

aggregated from: Vancouverite

So, back in 2007, Premier Campbell invited a kids choir to come participate in the Olympics. They claim he promised them a spot in the opening ceremonies. He claims it wasn't a specific opening ceremony invite. He has since then offered other ways th...

topics: olympics, premier

aggregated from: Vancouverite

And if that last post didn't seal the deal for you, here is the current opposition. Here's the reason why Gordon Campbell can do whatever he wants. there is no real opposition. No, it's not Carole James, although she is pure glamor, it's the one-two ...

topics: political, premier

aggregated from: Vancouverite

Doesn't this remind you of the slow mo walking opening credits of 1992's Reservoir Dogs? For realz. So awesome. HST recall? Come on? Apparently a real poll found in an BC Federation of Labour news release (no bias there at all) says that 42% of Vanco...

topics: point-grey, premier