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'Alternate approval' can go both ways

'Alternate approval' can go both ways

Re: "Opposing RCMP building now futile and costly," editorial, Jan. 12. Very few would dispute the necessity of the RCMP to have suitable facilities in which to conduct their business.
Auto glass staff appreciated

Auto glass staff appreciated

I just wanted to publicly thank the fantastic men working at Diamond Auto Glass. With my husband out of town, two small children to take care of, and a broken window in my only vehicle, I was feeling very upset.
Any HST savings yet?

Any HST savings yet?

I am wondering if anyone out there has found the big HST saving in any purchases. According to the Liberals, the savings that businesses were going to get back from the HST was to be returned to the consumers.
Cut off

Cut off

It seems funny that the editorial staff of this "news"paper seem to have taken upon themselves the chore of actually editing some of their readers' comments.
Aykroyd’s wine selections will chase the ‘Blues’ away

Aykroyd’s wine selections will chase the ‘Blues’ away

Kam Cabral By The Glass You may be wondering why a wine writer would ask you this, but are you a fan of Saturday Night Live, Ghost Busters or the BluesBrothers movies? Well, thanks in part to this excellent entertainment (really, if you haven't watch
Internet usage billing nothing more than a cash grab

Internet usage billing nothing more than a cash grab

Canadian Internet companies including Bell, Shaw, Telus and Rogers have begun usage-based billing (UBB).
The sun is still shining

The sun is still shining

In the late 1800s the British crown came to the shores of the Lesser Slave Lke. There the crown signed treaty No. 8 with my great-great-grandfathers that stated that education was a treaty right.
Liberal leadership still horse race

Liberal leadership still horse race

Bruce Strachan Right Side Up In a little over three weeks, British Columbia will have a new premier. For the Liberal Party it will be its best day.
Too close to call?

Too close to call?

On Jan. 26, I read with skepticism about the BC Liberal appointment of a four-person, "independent" panel to provide an analysis of keeping the Harmonized Sales Tax, versus returning to the former tax system.
Heed’s star status begining to dim

Heed’s star status begining to dim

Paul Willcocks In Victoria You could make a pretty good movie based on Kash Heed's disastrous political career. A cautionary tale about ambition, the perils of modern politics and the risks of a "star candidate.