April 25, 2024

Province standing by greenhouse gas reductions by 2020

Environment Minister Terry Lake is downplaying environmental concerns over the liquid natural gas industry. Lake says the government is still committed to a 33 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, the same year it hopes to see five L-N-G plants in operation. "So yeah I remain optimistic i think it's been shown that British Columbia is … [Read more...]

Prime Minister standing firm on Kits coast guard decision

Supporters of the Kitsilano Coast Guard base are hoping to attract the attention of the Prime Minister while he's in Metro Vancouver. Mike Cotter is the general manger of the Jericho Sailing centre. "I want to tell him that Vancouver's marine, transportation, industrial and recreational communities, along with all of our other elected officials … [Read more...]

Premier standing firm on tax breaks for movie industry

B-C'S Premier remains firm on her stance for tax breaks for filmmakers,  and is taking shots at the opposition leader for not being clear on where he stands. Four thousand people turned up at a rally last night in to try and save the BC film industry. But Christy Clark stands strong: she will not increase tax incentives. "I've been really … [Read more...]