The independent candidate in Abbotsford West is demanding the Liberal government return the taxpayer money used to bring the Times of India Film awards to BC. Moe Gill says the 11 million dollars of taxpayer money used to bring the first ever Indian film awards to BC is ethnic pandering at its worst. "I think that, that is the taxpayers money and I … [Read more...]
FVRD looking to block funding for Metro Vancouver waste to energy incinerator
October 27, 2012 by
The gloves are coming off in the battle over building a waste to energy incinerator between the Fraser Valley Regional District and Metro Vancouver. As a controversy swirls over tonnes of toxic ash pumped out by a Burnaby incinerator that was shipped to Cache Creek for months with no warning FVRD Chair Sharon Gaetz seems to be saying enough … [Read more...]
Hazardous waste or not? Regional District and incinerator at odds
October 24, 2012 by
Metro Vancouver and the Ministry of Environment are trying to figure out what to do with thousands of tonnes of potentially hazardous material pumped out by a Burnaby waste to energy facility. Regional district solid waste manager Paul Henderson says ash, with levels of cadmium exceeding allowable limits, was produced by the facility in July and … [Read more...]
VPD waste no time issuing another public warning about a notorious prolific offender
April 30, 2012 by
Vancouver police have wasted no time issuing a public warning about a chronic offender who's been released from custody, yet again. Tracy Lloyd Caza's record dates back to 1977 with the 51-year old being convicted of at least 100 crimes. He's now been sentenced to time served for assault and drug charges laid in … [Read more...]
BC’s Environment Minister is preaching calm on the waste to energy debate.
January 13, 2012 by
As the Mayor of Abbotsford says Metro Vancouver better put on their gloves and brace for a fight BC's Environment Minister is preaching calm over garbage incineration. Terry Lake says "I would like to see the temperature turned down and that people talk to each other and I am sure that is exactly what will happen." Lake says when the … [Read more...]
The NDP Education critic calls the expense of mailing out report cards a “waste.”
December 6, 2011 by
The NDP Education critic says the money being spent on sending out mostly blank report cards is a "complete waste." But Robin Austin says the government has very few options in the situation. Austin says "Because the School Act stipulated report cards going out and of course the Industrial Relations Board had ruled that … [Read more...]
