Richard Hughes-Political Blogger For many of us the best days in British Columbia were when Dave Barrett formed the first NDP government in BC. He and his fellow MLA’s accomplished…
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Vancouver was the birthplace of talk radio in Canada. Pat Burns, Jack Webster, Judy LaMarsh, Barry Clark, were headliners in the early days. Of course there…
BC and the LNG Myth Patrick Smyth By: Patrick Smyth Back in March 2014 I wrote about BC putting all of its eggs into one basket by pursuing a one…
Richard Hughes- Blogger The wind and rain challenged the scheduled rally to support striking News Leader workers but it seemed to have little if any effect. Local citizens, trade union…
Climate Change, Greenhouses Gases, Global Warming, Wind Power, Solar these subjects are being discussed or touched upon pretty much on a daily basis. Peter Nix, Don Skerik and others are…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger A ‘Support Rally’ in backing Cowichan News Leader striking employees, members of Unifor, will be held Monday 2PM at the News Leader offices. The BC Fed’s newly…
Rafe has always been hesitant to be a ‘Horgan Booster’and God knows I tried over the years. OK, I give up, our challenges today are way beyond narrow partisan ask…
Don Maroc by Don Maroc Last Wednesday, at the Cowichan Community Centre, Isobel Mackenzie, newly appointed Seniors Advocate for B.C., spent two hours listening to the concerns of about 50…
I am pleased to have received this message from Keith Simmonds. The need for change is in the air. RJH Keith Simmonds I have heard some talking points out of…
Don Maroc sent this along this morning courtesy of Michelle Staples. Along with this video word that she will be filming solar installations that are beginning to bloom throughout the…
Don Maroc December 3rd, 7 p.m., second floor of the Ingram Street Cowichan Valley Regional District offices, the Board of Directors meeting room, all seats for the public are filled,…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Have Canadians had enough of the attack on our environment and the NEB’s that has repeatedly denied the right to fair and open processes when reviewing proposals…
Germany’s biggest utility firm, E.ON, has announced plans to split in two and spin off most of its power generation, energy trading and upstream businesses, responding to a crisis that…
Globe & Mail’s Brent Jang reports from Vancouver Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas has delayed making a final investment decision on its Pacific NorthWest LNG project in British Columbia. The Petronas-led joint…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It seems that Christy Clark and her BC Liberal Party of Pipeline pushers have been blowing smoke according to Dwight Newman. Dwight Newman is a senior fellow…
Christy Clark’s Supernatural BC Gas Giveaway – “Black Friday” Address This “Black Friday/Giving Tuesday” Christy Clark’s BC Liberals lead the world with massive giveaways to the largest oil companies on…
France’s Socialist-led parliament has passed a symbolic vote to recognize Palestinian statehood, despite staunch objections from Israel. MPs in Britain and Spain have already passed similar motions. The proposal was…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Richard Blackwell-Globe & Mail reporter filed this story but I have yet to see either the BC Liberals or the BC NDP embracing this growing industry in…
This just in. The picket lines are up at the Cowichan News Leader. Black Press is trying to impose a two-year wages system on new employees. Here is the CHEK…
