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Velociraptor returns to Vancouver Island

Back from extinction! Stolen dinosaur lawn ornament is returned to owner. [reference to Vancouver's 420 pro-pot protest purely coincidental.]

Back from extinction! Stolen dinosaur lawn-ornament sculpture is returned to owner. [reference to Vancouver’s 4/20 pro-pot protest purely coincidental.]

B.C. Election: Dropping the Writ

Pre-election voter fatigue: If a writ drops in BC, will the voters hear it?

If a writ drops in BC, and no one wants to hear about it, will people still vote?

The Value of Education: $624,545.00

3 BC school superintendents make over $200,000 per year: Mike McKay, Surrey, Steve Cardwell, Vancouver and John Lewis, North Vancouver

3 BC school superintendents make over $200,000 per year: Mike McKay, Surrey, Steve Cardwell, Vancouver and John Lewis, North Vancouver

Scenes from the Evergreen Line, [in honour of St Patrick]

Mayor Robertson wish to make Vancouver North America's  "Greenest City" comes true, at least for today!

Mayor Robertson’s wish to make Vancouver North America’s “Greenest City” comes true, at least for today!

Christy Clark Apologizes

BC Premiere says "Sorry" for pre-election plan to attract "ethnic" votes which used tax-payer funded resources  for  "quick win" strategies such as apologizing for past wrongs!

BC Premiere says “Sorry” for pre-election strategy to attract “ethnic” votes, which proposed using tax-payer funded resources, creating an “ethnic database” and  scoring”quick wins” such as apologizing for historic wrongs!

LNG Shot!

BC Liberal Government bases budget on fanciful Liquid Natural Gas [LNG], revenues which may never materialize.

BC Liberal Government bases budget on fanciful projections of LNG, [Liquid Natural Gas] revenues which may never materialize.

Damning evidence against BC Hydro

US Judge rules that Hydro's subsidiary Powerex committed 2,708 infractions, a decision that could leave BC taxpayers on the hook for at least $265 million.

US Judge rules that Hydro’s subsidiary Powerex committed 2,708 infractions, a decision that could leave BC taxpayers on the hook for at least $265 million.

Many-headed Hydro?

BC Hydro predicted to lose 1 billion over next 4 years as Liberal Government locked in deals to purchase power from independent power projects.

BC Hydro predicted to lose 1 billion over next 4 years as Liberal Government locked in deals to purchase power from independent power projects at inflated rates.

BC Woman allowed to keep her dear pet deer [“Salad again?!”]

Government relents after Conservation Officers remove hand-raised deer from Ucluelet woman's home.

Government relents after Conservation Officers remove hand-raised deer from Ucluelet woman’s home.

Krall Space? $100,000.00 toilet!

Nanaimo City Coucillor is outraged at the price-tag of a proposed public toilet for the  Diana Krall Plaza

Nanaimo City Coucillor is outraged at the price-tag of a proposed public toilet for the Diana Krall Plaza