BC Transportation Minister Mary Polak will meet with the Mayor’s Council for Translink this week to tackle the thorny issue of transit funding shortfalls. The council is seeking long-term funding to help deal with a multimillion dollar budget shortfall without raising taxes. Langley Mayor and Vice Chair of the Council Peter Fassbender says he … [Read more...]
Environmentalist bristles over report urging more logging
August 16, 2012 by
A government report looking at the pine beetle's impact in B.C.'s central interior has taken the wrong approach in urging more logging, says the executive director of Ancient Forest Alliance. Ken Wu says the report's recommendation to increase the timber supply and value of pine-beetle wood could allow for logging in protected … [Read more...]
Squamish family urging bicycle safety in light of their son’s death
April 24, 2012 by
A Squamish family grieving the loss of their 15-year-old son is appealing to parents and youths, to understand how dangerous it is to ride a bicycle along a highway at night. 15-year-old Dean Mccall was riding along Highway 99 near Mamquam Road at 11:35 on saturday night when he was hit by a taxi. He suffered severe head injuries and died the … [Read more...]
Coalition opposing smart meters urging British Columbians to do what they can to prevent meter installation
October 3, 2011 by
The director of the Coalition to Stop Smart Meters is urging people to do what they can to prevent the meters from being installed. Sharon Noble says people can call BC Hydro and ask their account be flagged to prevent the meters from being put in as well as.. "I have put a wired basket fixed to my home over the meter because the Hydro people … [Read more...]
