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Good news for community forests?
Word is coming out of the Ministry of Forests that the community forest movement may finally receive support from the government. The community forest movement had an initial boost ...
"Preservation" spin – the year ahead in land use plans
Some recent news stories have provided a glimpse into the BC government’s strategy for the Land & Resource Management Plans (LRMPs) it is trying to complete before the election ...
Flathead & Crowsnest drilling rights posted
The BC government has for the second time this year posted for auction the Crowsnest (Flathead and Coal Creek) petroleum and natural gas drilling rights. Earlier, the government withdrew ...
The New VI sacks political discourse
On July 7, the New VI sacked all of its political commentators – Moe Sihota, Pia Shandel, Norman Spector, Briony Penn – in a mass layoff of 28 people. ...
Compliance Energy options site for coal power plant
Compliance Energy owns a small coal mine near Coalmont in the Tulameen Coalfield, just west of Princeton. They are also the 75% owner of coalbed methane rights in the ...
Hillsborough acquires coal rights in East Kootenays
Hillsborough Resources owns the Quinsam Coal Mine in Campbell River, on Vancouver Island. In 2003, Hillsborough teamed up with Cinergy Corp., of Cincinnatti, proposing to build a 150 megawatt ...
What apathy? "Fahrenheit 9-11" and the activist spirit
It seems fitting that this particular election day take place the day after successful first weekend of Michael Moore’s latest tour de force. Throughout this election, I’ve read a ...
Simplifying Softwood Spin
Over the past few weeks the US-Canada softwood dispute marched across the headlines, but once again the stories have offered little analysis or context. NDP leader Jack Layton promised ...
The election and reconciling Aboriginal Title
The election on June 28 may have a big impact on First Nations in BC. Except for photo ops on National Aboriginal Day showing all the party leaders drumming ...
