aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

There is a grass roots movement gaining momentum here in North Vancouver indeed across the Province of British Columbia. It is the 'Citizen's Initiative to End the Harmonized Sales Tax.' Combining the PST and GST is not so much the issue as is the fa...

topics: north-vancouver, premier

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Olympics are over, now start praying. We are, it seems, fighting to stay asleep. Wherein Allen Garr accidentally comes up with a great 90s instrumental post-rock album title. Could Vancouver and Seattle bid for World Cup? Holy shit people relax, it...

topics: gallery, olympics, premier, translink

aggregated from: GungHaggisFatChoy

Winter Olympics invited countries from around to the world to multicultural Vancouver, but cultural diversity was missing in the Opening and Closing ceremonies.Apparently the opening ceremonies did feature performers of cultural diversity. But we mi...

topics: arts, busted, mayor, olympic-games, olympics

aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

In October 2009, Premier Campbell created a joint taskforce to make recommendations for legislative changes to improve the electoral process for local government elections. Input can be submitted until April 15. How about a maximum of three terms ...

aggregated from: GungHaggisFatChoy

Idon't think Furlong gets it . Reflecting multicultural diversity isn'tabout presenting stereotypes to the world or having token heads ofstate - It's about how we as generations of so-called visibleminorities live our lives and make ourselves in...

topics: 2010-winter-games, activist, federal-government, investigation, john-furlong

aggregated from: Vancouverite

It was worth having the Olympics just to see Premier Gordon Campbell on a zipline. It's a shame the zipline isn't open to fatties. So people of of 275 pounds can't go on it. Um, how safe is this thing? Whatever. ...

topics: olympics, premier, vancouver-2010

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