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“No telltale signs of landslide” says B.C. Premier Christy Clark

Clark says lessons need to be learned, but Johnsons Landing  tragedy couldn’t have been predicted.
Will she say the same on May 15th 2013?

“Ask not for whom the bridge tolls…”

B.C. Liberal Government spends $400,000 advertising Port Mann toll bridge.
In related news, 8 high-profile MLA’s won’t run for Christy Clark’s Liberals in next election.

Enbridge CEO Pat Daniel: Blowing Smoke?

Multi-million dollar PR campaign for Northern Gateway Pipeline Project rings false after U.S. regulatory watchdog issues damning report warning of “pervasive systemic problems, mistakes and missteps”

Enbridge acted like “Keystone Cops” after disastrous Michigan pipeline rupture

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman blasts Enbridge for mishandling 840,000 gallon oil spill which caused $800 million in damages.

B.C. Ferries Executive Salaries Rise as Corporation Sinks under Record Losses

B.C. Ferries awarded $1.7 million in bonuses to 4 executives in the same year that the Corporation lost $16 million and suffered historic low ridership.

Enbridge: “It’s a path to our Future”?

a “slick” 5-million-dollar  media campaign.

Drier Summers in Vancouver will require adaptations to conserve water?

Storm drains, parking lots and roads will need to be modified to replenish aquifers

“Out of the garbage-can, into the Fire-Hall?”

Port Moody citizen snaps photo of bears dining on fire-hall’s unlocked garbage in contravention of citys “Bear-aware” bylaws.

“Sure it’s crow, but it is deliciously cooked by the leader”

B.C. Conservative M.P. David Wilks forced to back-track after saying he wouldn’t support Harper’s Omnibus Bill.

Coming Next?: “Grey Tsunami” warning system for Vancouver Island?

Vancouver Island to get high-tech Tsunami warning system. / Latest Canadian Census shows Vancouver Island is favoured retirement destination and numbers of seniors will continue to climb.