B.C. talks tough on Ottawa red tape

VICTORIA – The B.C. government's throne speech takes an unusually harsh swipe at Ottawa for leaving private sector investments "stranded in the mire" of duplicated federal environmental assessments. In Tuesday's agenda-setting speech, the province repeats a long-standing demand that the B.C. and federal governments recognize each other's permit processes for mining,... more

Idols sign autographs

A group of Tri-City skaters got up close and personal with their Olympic idols when Calgary 1988 Olympic gold medalist Katarina Witt and silver medalist Elizabeth Manley joined them on the ice at Robson Square Sunday. Kim Horobec, president of the... more

• Olympic skaters will take to ice in PoMo
• 1976 Olympian getting different view of the torch run in Tri-Cities
• New program doesn’t mean a new future for Riverview

> more

B.C. throne speech re-commits to the Evergreen Line

The Evergreen Line continues to be top of mind for the the provincial government if the latest throne speech is any signal. In the speech delivered Tuesday by Lieut. Gov. Stephen Point, the Evergreen Line was mentioned along with promises to... more

• Tri-City program gives immigrant social workers, counsellors Canadian experience
• Port Moody students get business insight from Suncor grant
• Rapid transit will come to Tri-Cities, chamber chair predicts

> more

Wearable Art Awards draws visitors to PoMo

When it's time for a break from downhill skiing, bobsled, figure skating and tackling Olympic traffic, recharge your cultural batteries at the Wearable Art exhibit taking place throughout Port Moody. This year's show, running until March 21, is geared toward drawing... more

• Festival du Bois offers up local francophone culture
• Get a taste of PoCo spirit with Gerum
• Arts Calendar

> more

Coquitlam, how does our garden grow? With inspiration

For Jill Neumann, serenity comes in the form of a shovel, a spade and an afternoon in the garden. But while she enjoys the time she spends with her hands in the dirt, she is the first to admit that her... more

• Red and white and proud all over at Coquitlam's Panorama Heights school
• Class for Tri-City caregivers – but sign up early
• Tri-City parent group offers classes on driving and bullying

> more

A GOOD READ: Get ready for the battle of the books

A GOOD READ by Maryn Ashdown Every year, middle schools across the Tri-Cities face off in an epic battle of book-based trivia. Teams of students compete to see who knows the most about six excellent teen titles chosen by local teacher-librarians.... more

• SMART MONEY: Maximize your RRSP return
• SMART MONEY: How to reduce your taxes
• FEHR: Skinny & pretty, the looks to die for

> more

EDITORIAL: What is the value of Riverview Hospital lands?

Months have passed since anyone has heard about the Riverview Hospital lands being developed for market housing and, hopefully, that plan is a non-starter. As many Riverview advocates will tell you, the 244-acre property is too valuable as a public resource... more

• B.C. VIEWS: Lessons of the Peace valley flood
• FACE TO FACE/O'NEILL: Big, daring and magnificent
• FACE TO FACE/SIMS: Dubai hardly a green paragon

> more

Four fingers point to a lack of education funding in B.C.

The Editor, Most people have eight fingers and two thumbs. They may not be the most important feature of our bodies but, without them, life would be very different. Having 10 digits is the way it always was, the way it... more

• Protection is needed for Coquitlam's green spaces
• Coquitlam residents don't trust city council on land use changes
• Fraser Institute rankings a 'narrow snapshot of data,' say B.C. school trustees

> more

The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4

It took six weeks, but the B.C. Lions were finally able to put forward a complete effort in their 35-20 win over Saskatchewan last Friday. But it was their play on defense that won the game for the Lions. Six... more

• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp
• The Den Report, Lions sign three
• Everything I like is bad for me

> more