BC BREAKING NEWS:

NewS.113.20090108192221.09trailmix_20090109.jpg

Except for bark beetles, wildlife didn’t win in ’08

There were no great victories achieved in 2008 for wildlife or their habitat, except for the mountain pine beetle. It is destroying the habitat of other species, but providing some new spots for cavit… more

Time for Air Canada to be melted down, sold for scrap

Back to work could not come fast enough this Christmas after a torture session at the hands of Air Canada. Mid-Sunday afternoon I grabbed my bags and headed for Vancouver International Airport thinkin… more

Opening up the bush country

Is there no end to how our governments can continue to seek new ideas to expand their revenue coffers? The latest caper is a new initiative announced this week by B.C. Forests Minister Pat Bell to tar… more

Shedding culinary residue

It came faster than I thought, the New Year. But with it comes promise and some of the culinary “residue” from the festi… more

A brief reprieve would be appreciated from all the snow

OK, I think I speak for the majority—other than snowsuit-clad kids and operators of ski hills—when I say enough with thi… more

Some signs for optimism

It’s been a rough start to the new year for the real estate business in Kelowna, a carryover from the decline registered… more

Numbers show economy not as bad as some think it is

I’m back in Ottawa until the weekend. It’s chilly here— politically as well as environmentally. But, even though -20 C i… more

Westbank name already being dropped

Goodbye Westbank, it’s been nice knowing you. The disappearance of the Westbank name is already occurring, less than a m… more

MP should dump the rose coloured glasses

As Canada’s international trade minister, it’s part of local MP Stockwell Day’s job to try and maintain confidence in Ca… more

Passionate about getting correct info to the public

I don’t advertise my occupation when I’m out and about, unless I’m at a Chamber of Commerce function where circulating b… more
more stories